diff --git a/dotnet/src/Devolutions.Pinget.Core.Tests/CoreTests.cs b/dotnet/src/Devolutions.Pinget.Core.Tests/CoreTests.cs
index 261c998..28ec4e6 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/Devolutions.Pinget.Core.Tests/CoreTests.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/Devolutions.Pinget.Core.Tests/CoreTests.cs
@@ -2203,6 +2203,16 @@ public void RegistryEntryMatchesInstalledPackage_UsesLocalIdentityInsteadOfCorre
         Assert.False(InstallerDispatch.RegistryEntryMatchesInstalledPackage("ShareX.ShareX", "ShareX.ShareX", null, installed));
     }
 
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(null, false)]
+    [InlineData(0, false)]
+    [InlineData(1, true)]
+    public void IsMsiArpEntry_RequiresWindowsInstallerDword(int? windowsInstaller, bool expected)
+    {
+        // A GUID-shaped Burn/EXE key must not be treated as an MSI ProductCode.
+        Assert.Equal(expected, InstallerDispatch.IsMsiArpEntry(windowsInstaller));
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void CorrelateInstalledPackage_TiebreaksOnUnnormalizedNamePrefix()
     {
diff --git a/dotnet/src/Devolutions.Pinget.Core/InstallerDispatch.cs b/dotnet/src/Devolutions.Pinget.Core/InstallerDispatch.cs
index a4b2a47..36de9b6 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/Devolutions.Pinget.Core/InstallerDispatch.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/Devolutions.Pinget.Core/InstallerDispatch.cs
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ private static bool TryUninstallArp(ListMatch installed, UninstallRequest reques
                     if (!RegistryEntryMatchesInstalledPackage(subkeyName, displayName, productCode, installed))
                         continue;
 
-                    if (TryRunMsiUninstall(installed, subkeyName, productCode, request, out exitCode))
+                    if (IsMsiArpEntry(subkey.GetValue("WindowsInstaller")) &&
+                        TryRunMsiUninstall(installed, subkeyName, productCode, request, out exitCode))
                         return true;
 
                     var quietUninstallCmd = subkey.GetValue("QuietUninstallString") as string;
@@ -1013,7 +1014,15 @@ internal static string BuildMsixUninstallScript(string? packageFullName, IReadOn
                "$targets | Remove-AppxPackage";
     }
 
-    private static bool TryRunMsiUninstall(ListMatch installed, string subkeyName, string? productCode, UninstallRequest request, out int exitCode)
+    internal static bool IsMsiArpEntry(object? windowsInstaller)
+        => windowsInstaller is int value && value == 1;
+
+    private static bool TryRunMsiUninstall(
+        ListMatch installed,
+        string subkeyName,
+        string? productCode,
+        UninstallRequest request,
+        out int exitCode)
     {
         exitCode = 0;
         var uninstallCode = installed.ProductCodes
diff --git a/rust/crates/pinget-core/src/lib.rs b/rust/crates/pinget-core/src/lib.rs
index bd6ba2c..f9f56d0 100644
--- a/rust/crates/pinget-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/crates/pinget-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -9944,8 +9944,9 @@ fn try_uninstall_arp(installed: &ListMatch, request: &UninstallRequest) -> Resul
                             continue;
                         }
 
-                        if let Some(exit_code) =
-                            try_run_msi_uninstall(installed, &subkey_name, product_code.as_deref(), request)?
+                        if is_msi_arp_entry(read_reg_dword(&subkey, "WindowsInstaller"))
+                            && let Some(exit_code) =
+                                try_run_msi_uninstall(installed, &subkey_name, product_code.as_deref(), request)?
                         {
                             return Ok(Some(exit_code));
                         }
@@ -10195,6 +10196,11 @@ fn build_msix_uninstall_script(package_full_name: Option<&str>, package_family_n
     )
 }
 
+#[cfg(any(windows, test))]
+fn is_msi_arp_entry(windows_installer: Option<u32>) -> bool {
+    windows_installer == Some(1)
+}
+
 #[cfg(windows)]
 fn try_run_msi_uninstall(
     installed: &ListMatch,
@@ -15272,6 +15278,14 @@ Installers:
         ));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn msi_arp_dispatch_requires_windows_installer_dword() {
+        // A GUID-shaped Burn/EXE key must not be treated as an MSI ProductCode.
+        assert!(!is_msi_arp_entry(None));
+        assert!(!is_msi_arp_entry(Some(0)));
+        assert!(is_msi_arp_entry(Some(1)));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     #[cfg(windows)]
     fn build_uninstall_command_only_appends_silent_flag_when_needed() {