diff --git a/crates/uv-interpreter/src/python_query.rs b/crates/uv-interpreter/src/python_query.rs
index 3984e5ae0..549a559d3 100644
--- a/crates/uv-interpreter/src/python_query.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-interpreter/src/python_query.rs
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ impl PythonVersionSelector {
 }
 
 mod windows {
-    use std::path::PathBuf;
+    use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
     use std::process::Command;
 
     use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
@@ -412,17 +412,56 @@ mod windows {
     /// does not want us to do this as the format is unstable.  So this is a best effort way.
     /// we just hope that the reparse point has the python redirector in it, when it's not
     /// pointing to a valid Python.
-    pub(super) fn is_windows_store_shim(path: &std::path::Path) -> bool {
+    ///
+    /// Matches against paths like:
+    ///     `C:\Users\crmar\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python.exe`
+    pub(super) fn is_windows_store_shim(path: &Path) -> bool {
         // Rye uses a more sophisticated test to identify the windows store shim.
         // Unfortunately, it only works with the `python.exe` shim but not `python3.exe`.
         // What we do here is a very naive implementation but probably sufficient for all we need.
         // There's the risk of false positives but I consider it rare, considering how specific
         // the path is.
-        // Rye Shim detection: https://github.com/mitsuhiko/rye/blob/78bf4d010d5e2e88ebce1ba636c7acec97fd454d/rye/src/cli/shim.rs#L100-L172
-        path.to_str().map_or(false, |path| {
-            path.ends_with("Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\python.exe")
-                || path.ends_with("Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\python3.exe")
-        })
+        if !path.is_absolute() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        let mut components = path.components().rev();
+
+        // Ex) `python.exe` or `python3.exe` or `python3.12.exe`
+        if !components
+            .next()
+            .and_then(|component| component.as_os_str().to_str())
+            .and_then(|component| component.rsplit_once('.'))
+            .is_some_and(|(name, extension)| name.starts_with("python") && extension == "exe")
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Ex) `WindowsApps`
+        if !components
+            .next()
+            .is_some_and(|component| component.as_os_str() == "WindowsApps")
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Ex) `Microsoft`
+        if !components
+            .next()
+            .is_some_and(|component| component.as_os_str() == "Microsoft")
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Ex) `Local`
+        if !components
+            .next()
+            .is_some_and(|component| component.as_os_str() == "Local")
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        true
     }
 
     #[cfg(test)]
@@ -464,6 +503,22 @@ mod windows {
         "###);
             });
         }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn detect_shim() {
+            assert!(super::is_windows_store_shim(
+                r"C:\Users\crmar\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python.exe".as_ref()
+            ));
+            assert!(super::is_windows_store_shim(
+                r"C:\Users\crmar\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python3.exe".as_ref()
+            ));
+            assert!(super::is_windows_store_shim(
+                r"C:\Users\crmar\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python3.12.exe".as_ref()
+            ));
+            assert!(!super::is_windows_store_shim(
+                r"C:\Users\crmar\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.11_qbs5n2kfra8p0\python.exe".as_ref()
+            ));
+        }
     }
 }