[CI] Add basic tests action workflow with one job (#2753)

Author: jbampton

.github/workflows/basic-tests.yml

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+
+name: Basic Tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - '*'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  test-git-clone-on-windows:
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    name: 'Test git clone on Windows'
+    runs-on: ['windows-latest']
+    steps:
+      - name: 'Checkout ${{ github.ref }} ( ${{ github.sha }} )'
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 2
+          persist-credentials: false