diff --git a/Lib/test/pythoninfo.py b/Lib/test/pythoninfo.py
index 49e41ca6cda..6dfb7f37e40 100644
--- a/Lib/test/pythoninfo.py
+++ b/Lib/test/pythoninfo.py
@@ -925,6 +925,8 @@ def collect_windows(info_add):
                                 stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
                                 text=True)
         output = proc.communicate()[0]
+        if proc.returncode == 0xc0000142:
+            return
         if proc.returncode:
             output = ""
     except OSError: