diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1523d28..4c0160a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ messages_control.disable = [
 
 [tool.pixi.project]
 channels = ["conda-forge"]
-platforms = ["osx-arm64", "linux-64"]
+platforms = ["osx-arm64", "linux-64", "win-64"]
 
 [tool.pixi.environments]
 default = { solve-group = "default" }
diff --git a/src/coincident/search/main.py b/src/coincident/search/main.py
index 8f06cac..ea50c1e 100644
--- a/src/coincident/search/main.py
+++ b/src/coincident/search/main.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def _validate_spatial_bounds(
     intersects: gpd.GeoSeries,
 ) -> None:
     """
-    Validate that the specified area of interest (AOI) within CONUS or Alaska.
+    Validate that the specified area of interest (AOI) is type GeoDataFrame or GeoSeries
     Parameters
     ----------
     dataset : _Dataset
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ def _validate_spatial_bounds(
     Raises
     ------
     ValueError
-        If the AOI is not within the bounds of the Continental U.S. or Alaska.
+        If the AOI is not type GeoDataFrame or GeoSeries
     """
     if not isinstance(intersects, gpd.GeoDataFrame | gpd.GeoSeries):
         message = f"intersects value must be a GeoDataFrame or GeoSeries, not {type(intersects)}"
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@ def _validate_spatial_bounds(
         raise ValueError(message)
 
     # NOTE: use geopandas to first convert to projected CRS?
-    aoi = intersects.to_crs("EPSG:4326").geometry.iloc[0]  # shapely geometry
-    CONUS = box(*(-124.84, 24.39, -66.88, 49.38))
-    AK = box(*(-179.99, 51.21, -129.63, 71.35))
-    if not aoi.within(CONUS) and not aoi.within(AK):
-        message = "Requested search polygon not within Continental U.S. or Alaska"
-        raise ValueError(message)
+    #aoi = intersects.to_crs("EPSG:4326").geometry.iloc[0]  # shapely geometry
+    #CONUS = box(*(-124.84, 24.39, -66.88, 49.38))
+    #AK = box(*(-179.99, 51.21, -129.63, 71.35))
+    #if not aoi.within(CONUS) and not aoi.within(AK):
+    #    message = "Requested search polygon not within Continental U.S. or Alaska"
+    #    raise ValueError(message)
         # warnings.warn(f'Requested search polygon not within Continental U.S. or Alaska')