diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows_release_dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/windows_release_dependencies.yml
index 6428891ee..85e6a52fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows_release_dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows_release_dependencies.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
         description: 'extra dependencies'
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "\"numpy<2\""
+        default: ""
       cu:
         description: 'cuda version'
         required: true
diff --git a/comfy/model_management.py b/comfy/model_management.py
index 93fcbb641..5b7dd0981 100644
--- a/comfy/model_management.py
+++ b/comfy/model_management.py
@@ -854,27 +854,21 @@ def force_channels_last():
     #TODO
     return False
 
+def cast_to(weight, dtype=None, device=None, non_blocking=False, copy=False):
+    if device is None or weight.device == device:
+        if not copy:
+            if dtype is None or weight.dtype == dtype:
+                return weight
+        return weight.to(dtype=dtype, copy=copy)
+
+    r = torch.empty_like(weight, dtype=dtype, device=device)
+    r.copy_(weight, non_blocking=non_blocking)
+    return r
+
 def cast_to_device(tensor, device, dtype, copy=False):
-    device_supports_cast = False
-    if tensor.dtype == torch.float32 or tensor.dtype == torch.float16:
-        device_supports_cast = True
-    elif tensor.dtype == torch.bfloat16:
-        if hasattr(device, 'type') and device.type.startswith("cuda"):
-            device_supports_cast = True
-        elif is_intel_xpu():
-            device_supports_cast = True
+    non_blocking = device_supports_non_blocking(device)
+    return cast_to(tensor, dtype=dtype, device=device, non_blocking=non_blocking, copy=copy)
 
-    non_blocking = device_should_use_non_blocking(device)
-
-    if device_supports_cast:
-        if copy:
-            if tensor.device == device:
-                return tensor.to(dtype, copy=copy, non_blocking=non_blocking)
-            return tensor.to(device, copy=copy, non_blocking=non_blocking).to(dtype, non_blocking=non_blocking)
-        else:
-            return tensor.to(device, non_blocking=non_blocking).to(dtype, non_blocking=non_blocking)
-    else:
-        return tensor.to(device, dtype, copy=copy, non_blocking=non_blocking)
 
 def xformers_enabled():
     global directml_enabled
diff --git a/comfy/ops.py b/comfy/ops.py
index c90e25ead..a8bfe1ea7 100644
--- a/comfy/ops.py
+++ b/comfy/ops.py
@@ -20,19 +20,10 @@ import torch
 import comfy.model_management
 from comfy.cli_args import args
 
-def cast_to(weight, dtype=None, device=None, non_blocking=False, copy=False):
-    if device is None or weight.device == device:
-        if not copy:
-            if dtype is None or weight.dtype == dtype:
-                return weight
-        return weight.to(dtype=dtype, copy=copy)
-
-    r = torch.empty_like(weight, dtype=dtype, device=device)
-    r.copy_(weight, non_blocking=non_blocking)
-    return r
+cast_to = comfy.model_management.cast_to #TODO: remove once no more references
 
 def cast_to_input(weight, input, non_blocking=False, copy=True):
-    return cast_to(weight, input.dtype, input.device, non_blocking=non_blocking, copy=copy)
+    return comfy.model_management.cast_to(weight, input.dtype, input.device, non_blocking=non_blocking, copy=copy)
 
 def cast_bias_weight(s, input=None, dtype=None, device=None, bias_dtype=None):
     if input is not None:
@@ -47,12 +38,12 @@ def cast_bias_weight(s, input=None, dtype=None, device=None, bias_dtype=None):
     non_blocking = comfy.model_management.device_supports_non_blocking(device)
     if s.bias is not None:
         has_function = s.bias_function is not None
-        bias = cast_to(s.bias, bias_dtype, device, non_blocking=non_blocking, copy=has_function)
+        bias = comfy.model_management.cast_to(s.bias, bias_dtype, device, non_blocking=non_blocking, copy=has_function)
         if has_function:
             bias = s.bias_function(bias)
 
     has_function = s.weight_function is not None
-    weight = cast_to(s.weight, dtype, device, non_blocking=non_blocking, copy=has_function)
+    weight = comfy.model_management.cast_to(s.weight, dtype, device, non_blocking=non_blocking, copy=has_function)
     if has_function:
         weight = s.weight_function(weight)
     return weight, bias
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index c7bf6622d..ada6d90c3 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class BinaryEventTypes:
 async def send_socket_catch_exception(function, message):
     try:
         await function(message)
-    except (aiohttp.ClientError, aiohttp.ClientPayloadError, ConnectionResetError) as err:
+    except (aiohttp.ClientError, aiohttp.ClientPayloadError, ConnectionResetError, BrokenPipeError, ConnectionError) as err:
         logging.warning("send error: {}".format(err))
 
 def get_comfyui_version():