diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-run-test.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-run-test.yml
index f882ef78d56c..62f8fdd85081 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-run-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-run-test.yml
@@ -125,14 +125,6 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ inputs.enable-coverage && runner.os != 'Windows' }}
         run: |
           echo "PULUMI_TEST_COVERAGE_PATH=$(pwd)/coverage" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-      # See: https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/2642#issuecomment-774988591
-      - name: Configure Windows pagefile
-        uses: aaronfriel/action-configure-pagefile@v2.0-beta.1
-        if: ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' }}
-        with:
-          minimum-size: 4GB
-          maximum-size: 4GB
-          disk-root: "D:"
       - name: Configure Go Cache Key
         env:
           CACHE_KEY: "${{ fromJson(inputs.version-set).go }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}"
diff --git a/changelog/pending/20221205--sdk--add-methods-to-cast-pointer-types-to-corresponding-pulumi-ptr-types.yaml b/changelog/pending/20221205--sdk--add-methods-to-cast-pointer-types-to-corresponding-pulumi-ptr-types.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..98064d91c897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/pending/20221205--sdk--add-methods-to-cast-pointer-types-to-corresponding-pulumi-ptr-types.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+changes:
+- type: feat
+  scope: sdk
+  description: Add methods to cast pointer types to corresponding Pulumi Ptr types
diff --git a/sdk/go/pulumi/generate/templates/types_builtins.go.template b/sdk/go/pulumi/generate/templates/types_builtins.go.template
index 0777ad28c864..5ac68f4f2a83 100644
--- a/sdk/go/pulumi/generate/templates/types_builtins.go.template
+++ b/sdk/go/pulumi/generate/templates/types_builtins.go.template
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ type {{.PtrType}} {{.ElemElementType}}
 func {{.Name}}(v {{.ElemElementType}}) {{.Name}}Input {
 	return ({{.InputType}})(&v)
 }
+func {{.Name}}FromPtr(v *{{.ElemElementType}}) {{.Name}}Input {
+	if v == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return ({{.InputType}})(v)
+}
 {{end}}
 {{if .DefineInputMethods}}
 // ElementType returns the element type of this Input ({{.ElementType}}).
diff --git a/sdk/go/pulumi/types_builtins.go b/sdk/go/pulumi/types_builtins.go
index f276ce12e3e3..868c49c4ecbd 100644
--- a/sdk/go/pulumi/types_builtins.go
+++ b/sdk/go/pulumi/types_builtins.go
@@ -1378,6 +1378,12 @@ type boolPtr bool
 func BoolPtr(v bool) BoolPtrInput {
 	return (*boolPtr)(&v)
 }
+func BoolPtrFromPtr(v *bool) BoolPtrInput {
+	if v == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return (*boolPtr)(v)
+}
 
 // ElementType returns the element type of this Input (*bool).
 func (*boolPtr) ElementType() reflect.Type {
@@ -1909,6 +1915,12 @@ type float64Ptr float64
 func Float64Ptr(v float64) Float64PtrInput {
 	return (*float64Ptr)(&v)
 }
+func Float64PtrFromPtr(v *float64) Float64PtrInput {
+	if v == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return (*float64Ptr)(v)
+}
 
 // ElementType returns the element type of this Input (*float64).
 func (*float64Ptr) ElementType() reflect.Type {
@@ -2455,6 +2467,12 @@ type idPtr ID
 func IDPtr(v ID) IDPtrInput {
 	return (*idPtr)(&v)
 }
+func IDPtrFromPtr(v *ID) IDPtrInput {
+	if v == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return (*idPtr)(v)
+}
 
 // ElementType returns the element type of this Input (*ID).
 func (*idPtr) ElementType() reflect.Type {
@@ -3462,6 +3480,12 @@ type intPtr int
 func IntPtr(v int) IntPtrInput {
 	return (*intPtr)(&v)
 }
+func IntPtrFromPtr(v *int) IntPtrInput {
+	if v == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return (*intPtr)(v)
+}
 
 // ElementType returns the element type of this Input (*int).
 func (*intPtr) ElementType() reflect.Type {
@@ -3993,6 +4017,12 @@ type stringPtr string
 func StringPtr(v string) StringPtrInput {
 	return (*stringPtr)(&v)
 }
+func StringPtrFromPtr(v *string) StringPtrInput {
+	if v == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return (*stringPtr)(v)
+}
 
 // ElementType returns the element type of this Input (*string).
 func (*stringPtr) ElementType() reflect.Type {
@@ -4539,6 +4569,12 @@ type urnPtr URN
 func URNPtr(v URN) URNPtrInput {
 	return (*urnPtr)(&v)
 }
+func URNPtrFromPtr(v *URN) URNPtrInput {
+	if v == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return (*urnPtr)(v)
+}
 
 // ElementType returns the element type of this Input (*URN).
 func (*urnPtr) ElementType() reflect.Type {