diff --git a/installer/PowerToysBootstrapper/bootstrapper/bootstrapper.cpp b/installer/PowerToysBootstrapper/bootstrapper/bootstrapper.cpp
index 144f54abaa..f2d996c30e 100644
--- a/installer/PowerToysBootstrapper/bootstrapper/bootstrapper.cpp
+++ b/installer/PowerToysBootstrapper/bootstrapper/bootstrapper.cpp
@@ -219,16 +219,6 @@ int Bootstrapper(HINSTANCE hInstance)
 
     SetupLogger(logDir, severity);
     spdlog::debug("PowerToys Bootstrapper is launched\nnoFullUI: {}\nsilent: {}\nno_start_pt: {}\nskip_dotnet_install: {}\nlog_level: {}\ninstall_dir: {}\nextract_msi: {}\n", noFullUI, g_Silent, noStartPT, skipDotnetInstall, logLevel, installDirArg, extractMsiOnly);
-    
-    const VersionHelper myVersion(VERSION_MAJOR, VERSION_MINOR, VERSION_REVISION);
-
-    // Do not support installing on Windows < 1903
-    if (myVersion >= VersionHelper{0, 36, 0} && updating::is_old_windows_version())
-    {
-      ShowMessageBoxError(IDS_OLD_WINDOWS_ERROR);
-      spdlog::error("PowerToys {} requires at least Windows 1903 to run.", myVersion.toString());
-      return 1;
-    }
 
     // If a user requested an MSI -> extract it and exit
     if (extractMsiOnly)
@@ -241,9 +231,20 @@ int Bootstrapper(HINSTANCE hInstance)
         {
             spdlog::error("MSI installer couldn't be extracted");
         }
+
         return 0;
     }
 
+    const VersionHelper myVersion(VERSION_MAJOR, VERSION_MINOR, VERSION_REVISION);
+
+    // Do not support installing on Windows < 1903
+    if (updating::is_1809_or_older())
+    {
+      ShowMessageBoxError(IDS_OLD_WINDOWS_ERROR);
+      spdlog::error("PowerToys {} requires at least Windows 1903 to run.", myVersion.toString());
+      return 1;
+    }
+
     // Check if there's a newer version installed
     const auto installedVersion = updating::get_installed_powertoys_version();
     if (installedVersion && *installedVersion >= myVersion)
diff --git a/src/common/updating/installer.cpp b/src/common/updating/installer.cpp
index fd5c7574c1..f7b4a673a3 100644
--- a/src/common/updating/installer.cpp
+++ b/src/common/updating/installer.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ namespace updating
         co_return false;
     }
 
-    bool is_old_windows_version()
+    bool is_1809_or_older()
     {
         return !Is19H1OrHigher();
     }
diff --git a/src/common/updating/installer.h b/src/common/updating/installer.h
index 5263fe4e3e..0da8952482 100644
--- a/src/common/updating/installer.h
+++ b/src/common/updating/installer.h
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ namespace updating
     std::optional<VersionHelper> get_installed_powertoys_version();
     std::future<bool> uninstall_previous_msix_version_async();
 
-    bool is_old_windows_version();
+    bool is_1809_or_older();
 }
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