diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.WinGet/ClientHelpers/SystemWinGetLocator.cs b/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.WinGet/ClientHelpers/SystemWinGetLocator.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b652924f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.WinGet/ClientHelpers/SystemWinGetLocator.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+using Microsoft.Win32;
+using UniGetUI.Core.Logging;
+
+namespace UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.WingetManager;
+
+internal static class SystemWinGetLocator
+{
+    private const string WinGetExecutableName = "winget.exe";
+    private const string AppInstallerPackageName = "Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller";
+    private const string AppInstallerPublisherId = "8wekyb3d8bbwe";
+
+    private const string AppxRepositoryKey =
+        @"Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\Repository\Packages";
+
+    public static IEnumerable<string> EnumerateOffPathExecutables(Func<string, bool> fileExists)
+    {
+        return EnumerateOffPathExecutables(
+            fileExists,
+            Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),
+            ReadAppInstallerInstallDirectories
+        );
+    }
+
+    internal static IEnumerable<string> EnumerateOffPathExecutables(
+        Func<string, bool> fileExists,
+        string localAppDataDirectory,
+        Func<IReadOnlyList<string>> readAppInstallerInstallDirectories
+    )
+    {
+        foreach (
+            string directory in EnumerateCandidateDirectories(
+                localAppDataDirectory,
+                readAppInstallerInstallDirectories
+            )
+        )
+        {
+            string candidate = Path.Join(directory, WinGetExecutableName);
+            if (fileExists(candidate))
+            {
+                yield return candidate;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static IEnumerable<string> EnumerateCandidateDirectories(
+        string localAppDataDirectory,
+        Func<IReadOnlyList<string>> readAppInstallerInstallDirectories
+    )
+    {
+        IReadOnlyList<string> installDirectories = readAppInstallerInstallDirectories();
+        if (installDirectories.Count is 0)
+        {
+            yield break;
+        }
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(localAppDataDirectory))
+        {
+            yield return Path.Join(localAppDataDirectory, "Microsoft", "WindowsApps");
+        }
+
+        foreach (string directory in installDirectories)
+        {
+            yield return directory;
+        }
+    }
+
+    internal static IReadOnlyList<string> ReadAppInstallerInstallDirectories()
+    {
+        List<(Version Version, string Directory)> matches = [];
+
+        try
+        {
+            using var root = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(AppxRepositoryKey);
+            if (root is null)
+            {
+                return [];
+            }
+
+            foreach (string packageFullName in root.GetSubKeyNames())
+            {
+                if (!IsAppInstallerPackageFullName(packageFullName))
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                try
+                {
+                    using var entry = root.OpenSubKey(packageFullName);
+                    if (
+                        entry?.GetValue("PackageRootFolder") is not string directory
+                        || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(directory)
+                    )
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    matches.Add((ParsePackageVersion(packageFullName), directory));
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Logger.Debug(
+                $"Could not read the App Installer install location from the registry: {ex.Message}"
+            );
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        return matches
+            .OrderByDescending(match => match.Version)
+            .Select(match => match.Directory)
+            .ToArray();
+    }
+
+    internal static bool IsAppInstallerPackageFullName(string packageFullName)
+    {
+        string[] pieces = packageFullName.Split('_');
+        return pieces.Length >= 4
+            && pieces[0].Equals(AppInstallerPackageName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            && pieces[^1].Equals(AppInstallerPublisherId, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
+    internal static Version ParsePackageVersion(string packageFullName)
+    {
+        string[] pieces = packageFullName.Split('_');
+        return pieces.Length >= 2 && Version.TryParse(pieces[1], out Version? version)
+            ? version
+            : new Version(0, 0);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.WinGet/WinGet.cs b/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.WinGet/WinGet.cs
index cca42b0e0f..a668c2e698 100644
--- a/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.WinGet/WinGet.cs
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.WinGet/WinGet.cs
@@ -332,7 +332,8 @@ public override IReadOnlyList<string> FindCandidateExecutableFiles()
                 executableName => CoreTools.WhichMultiple(executableName),
                 File.Exists,
                 GetBundledPingetExecutablePath(),
-                GetCliToolPreference()
+                GetCliToolPreference(),
+                () => SystemWinGetLocator.EnumerateOffPathExecutables(File.Exists)
             );
         }
 
@@ -340,7 +341,8 @@ internal static IReadOnlyList<string> FindCandidateExecutableFiles(
             Func<string, IReadOnlyList<string>> findExecutables,
             Func<string, bool> fileExists,
             string bundledPingetPath,
-            WinGetCliToolPreference cliToolPreference = WinGetCliToolPreference.Default
+            WinGetCliToolPreference cliToolPreference = WinGetCliToolPreference.Default,
+            Func<IEnumerable<string>>? findOffPathSystemWinGetFiles = null
         )
         {
             List<string> candidates = [];
@@ -348,6 +350,7 @@ internal static IReadOnlyList<string> FindCandidateExecutableFiles(
             if (cliToolPreference is not WinGetCliToolPreference.BundledPinget)
             {
                 candidates.AddRange(findExecutables(SystemWinGetExecutableName));
+                candidates.AddRange(findOffPathSystemWinGetFiles?.Invoke() ?? []);
             }
 
             if (cliToolPreference is not WinGetCliToolPreference.SystemWinGet)
diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Tests/WinGetManagerTests.cs b/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Tests/WinGetManagerTests.cs
index e8a1c1abb4..ecee1fec0b 100644
--- a/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Tests/WinGetManagerTests.cs
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Tests/WinGetManagerTests.cs
@@ -311,6 +311,147 @@ public void FindCandidateExecutableFilesReturnsEmptyWhenNoCliToolExists()
         Assert.Empty(candidates);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void FindCandidateExecutableFilesPrefersOffPathSystemWinGetOverBundledPinget()
+    {
+        const string bundledPinget = @"C:\Program Files\UniGetUI\pinget.exe";
+        const string packagedWinGet =
+            @"C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.29.290.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\winget.exe";
+
+        var candidates = WinGet.FindCandidateExecutableFiles(
+            static _ => [],
+            path => path == bundledPinget,
+            bundledPinget,
+            WinGetCliToolPreference.Default,
+            static () => [packagedWinGet]
+        );
+
+        Assert.Equal([packagedWinGet, bundledPinget], candidates);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void FindCandidateExecutableFilesDeduplicatesOffPathSystemWinGetAlreadyFoundOnPath()
+    {
+        const string systemWinGet = @"C:\WindowsApps\winget.exe";
+        const string bundledPinget = @"C:\Program Files\UniGetUI\pinget.exe";
+
+        var candidates = WinGet.FindCandidateExecutableFiles(
+            static executableName => executableName == "winget.exe" ? [systemWinGet] : [],
+            path => path == bundledPinget,
+            bundledPinget,
+            WinGetCliToolPreference.Default,
+            static () => [systemWinGet]
+        );
+
+        Assert.Equal([systemWinGet, bundledPinget], candidates);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void FindCandidateExecutableFilesIgnoresOffPathSystemWinGetInPingetMode()
+    {
+        const string bundledPinget = @"C:\Program Files\UniGetUI\pinget.exe";
+
+        var candidates = WinGet.FindCandidateExecutableFiles(
+            static _ => [],
+            path => path == bundledPinget,
+            bundledPinget,
+            WinGetCliToolPreference.BundledPinget,
+            static () =>
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                    "System WinGet should not be queried in Pinget mode."
+                )
+        );
+
+        Assert.Equal([bundledPinget], candidates);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EnumerateOffPathExecutablesReturnsExecutionAliasAndAppInstallerLocations()
+    {
+        const string localAppData = @"C:\Users\test\AppData\Local";
+        string alias = Path.Join(localAppData, "Microsoft", "WindowsApps", "winget.exe");
+        const string packageRoot =
+            @"C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.29.290.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe";
+        string packagedWinGet = Path.Join(packageRoot, "winget.exe");
+
+        var executables = SystemWinGetLocator
+            .EnumerateOffPathExecutables(
+                path => path == alias || path == packagedWinGet,
+                localAppData,
+                () => [packageRoot]
+            )
+            .ToArray();
+
+        Assert.Equal([alias, packagedWinGet], executables);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EnumerateOffPathExecutablesSkipsDirectoriesWithoutWinGet()
+    {
+        const string packageRoot =
+            @"C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.29.290.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe";
+        string packagedWinGet = Path.Join(packageRoot, "winget.exe");
+
+        var executables = SystemWinGetLocator
+            .EnumerateOffPathExecutables(
+                path => path == packagedWinGet,
+                @"C:\Users\test\AppData\Local",
+                () => [@"C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_0.0.0.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe", packageRoot]
+            )
+            .ToArray();
+
+        Assert.Equal([packagedWinGet], executables);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EnumerateOffPathExecutablesIgnoresTheExecutionAliasWhenAppInstallerIsNotRegistered()
+    {
+        const string localAppData = @"C:\Users\test\AppData\Local";
+        string alias = Path.Join(localAppData, "Microsoft", "WindowsApps", "winget.exe");
+
+        var executables = SystemWinGetLocator
+            .EnumerateOffPathExecutables(path => path == alias, localAppData, static () => [])
+            .ToArray();
+
+        Assert.Empty(executables);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.29.290.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe", true)]
+    [InlineData("Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.29.290.0_neutral_split.scale-100_8wekyb3d8bbwe", true)]
+    [InlineData("Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_9.9.9.0_x64__1abcdefghijkl", false)]
+    [InlineData("Microsoft.DesktopAppInstallerExtra_1.0.0.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe", false)]
+    [InlineData("Contoso.DesktopAppInstaller_1.0.0.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe", false)]
+    [InlineData("Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.0.0.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe", false)]
+    [InlineData("Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe", false)]
+    [InlineData("Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller", false)]
+    public void IsAppInstallerPackageFullNameRequiresTheMicrosoftPublisherId(
+        string packageFullName,
+        bool expected
+    )
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(
+            expected,
+            SystemWinGetLocator.IsAppInstallerPackageFullName(packageFullName)
+        );
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.29.290.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe", "1.29.290.0")]
+    [InlineData("Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.2_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe", "1.2")]
+    [InlineData("Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller", "0.0")]
+    [InlineData("Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_notaversion_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe", "0.0")]
+    public void ParsePackageVersionReadsTheVersionPieceOfThePackageFullName(
+        string packageFullName,
+        string expected
+    )
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(
+            Version.Parse(expected),
+            SystemWinGetLocator.ParsePackageVersion(packageFullName)
+        );
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void PingetCliHelperDeserializesListResponsesWithGeneratedContext()
     {
@@ -424,6 +565,10 @@ int expectedPreference
     [InlineData(@"C:\Program Files\UniGetUI\pinget.exe", 1)]
     [InlineData(@"C:\Tools\pinget.exe", 1)]
     [InlineData(@"C:\WindowsApps\winget.exe", 0)]
+    [InlineData(
+        @"C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.29.290.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\winget.exe",
+        0
+    )]
     public void GetCliToolKindRecognizesPingetExecutableName(
         string executablePath,
         int expectedKind