diff --git a/internal/cmd/upgradecmd.go b/internal/cmd/upgradecmd.go
index 28b8220a10fa..c48ffd2798a5 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/upgradecmd.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/upgradecmd.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
@@ -545,8 +546,12 @@ func getUpgradeMethod(fileSystem vfs.Stater, executableAbsPath chezmoi.AbsPath)
 		return upgradeMethodBrewUpgrade, nil
 	case runtime.GOOS == "linux" && strings.Contains(executableAbsPath.String(), "/.linuxbrew/"):
 		return upgradeMethodBrewUpgrade, nil
-	case runtime.GOOS == "windows" && strings.Contains(executableAbsPath.ToSlash().String(), "/WinGet/"):
-		return upgradeMethodWingetUpgrade, nil
+	case runtime.GOOS == "windows":
+		if ok, err := isWinGetInstall(fileSystem, executableAbsPath.String()); err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		} else if ok {
+			return upgradeMethodWingetUpgrade, nil
+		}
 	}
 
 	// If the executable is in the user's home directory, then always use
@@ -646,3 +651,66 @@ func getReleaseAssetByName(rr *github.RepositoryRelease, name string) *github.Re
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+type InstallBehavior struct {
+	PortablePackageUserRoot    string `json:"portablePackageUserRoot"`
+	PortablePackageMachineRoot string `json:"portablePackageMachineRoot"`
+	DefaultInstallRoot         string `json:"defaultInstallRoot"`
+}
+
+func (ib *InstallBehavior) Values() []string {
+	return []string{
+		ib.PortablePackageUserRoot,
+		ib.PortablePackageMachineRoot,
+		ib.DefaultInstallRoot,
+	}
+}
+
+type WinGetSettings struct {
+	InstallBehavior InstallBehavior `json:"installBehavior"`
+}
+
+// isWinGetInstall determines if executableAbsPath contains a WinGet installation path.
+func isWinGetInstall(fileSystem vfs.Stater, executableAbsPath string) (bool, error) {
+	realExecutableAbsPath := executableAbsPath
+	fi, err := os.Lstat(executableAbsPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	if fi.Mode().Type() == os.ModeSymlink {
+		realExecutableAbsPath, err = os.Readlink(executableAbsPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+	}
+	winGetSettings := WinGetSettings{
+		InstallBehavior: InstallBehavior{
+			PortablePackageUserRoot:    os.ExpandEnv(`${LOCALAPPDATA}\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\`),
+			PortablePackageMachineRoot: os.ExpandEnv(`${PROGRAMFILES}\WinGet\Packages\`),
+		},
+	}
+	settingsPaths := []string{
+		os.ExpandEnv(`${LOCALAPPDATA}\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json`),
+		os.ExpandEnv(`${LOCALAPPDATA}\Microsoft\WinGet\Settings\settings.json`),
+	}
+	for _, settingsPath := range settingsPaths {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(settingsPath); err == nil {
+			winGetSettingsContents, err := os.ReadFile(settingsPath)
+			if err == nil {
+				if err := chezmoi.FormatJSONC.Unmarshal([]byte(winGetSettingsContents), &winGetSettings); err != nil {
+					return false, err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	for _, path := range winGetSettings.InstallBehavior.Values() {
+		path = filepath.Clean(path)
+		if path == "." {
+			continue
+		}
+		if ok, _ := vfs.Contains(fileSystem, realExecutableAbsPath, path); ok {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return false, nil
+}