testing a alternative task to verify Windows SDK.

Author: Timothy Mothra Lee (from Dev Box)

.github/workflows/codeql-daily.yml

@@ -63,8 +63,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Visual Studio Build Tools
         uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1
 
-      - name: Set up Windows SDK
-        uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
+      # This step uses Microsoft's vswhere tool to verify that the official Windows 10 SDK (version 19041) is installed.
+      # vswhere is a Microsoft-provided command-line utility that locates Visual Studio installations and their components.
+      - name: Verify Windows SDK installation
+        run: |
+          & "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -products * -requires Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Windows10SDK.19041 -property installationPath
+        shell: pwsh
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4