diff --git a/lib/find-visualstudio.js b/lib/find-visualstudio.js
index d3815112e6..28718f9dc8 100644
--- a/lib/find-visualstudio.js
+++ b/lib/find-visualstudio.js
@@ -126,7 +126,19 @@ VisualStudioFinder.prototype = {
   // Invoke the PowerShell script to get information about Visual Studio 2017
   // or newer installations
   findVisualStudio2017OrNewer: function findVisualStudio2017OrNewer (cb) {
-    var ps = path.join(process.env.SystemRoot, 'System32',
+    // 32-bit PowerShell (available in SysWOW64) is needed on ARM64 because of
+    // the COM classes and interfaces used by Find-VisualStudio.cs, which are
+    // not registered for being used from ARM64 processes.
+    //
+    // This fix is required for the clean installation of Windows 11. Old
+    // versions (e.g. Windows 10 upgraded to 11) work without it.
+    //
+    // Since VS v17.4 and later is natively supported on ARM64 it seems to
+    // register the ARM64 COM components correctly, but VS 2019 and 2017 will
+    // still have problems being detected. Once support for VS 2017 and 2019
+    // is dropped, this change can be reverted.
+    var systemDirectory = process.arch === 'arm64' ? 'SysWOW64' : 'System32'
+    var ps = path.join(process.env.SystemRoot, systemDirectory,
       'WindowsPowerShell', 'v1.0', 'powershell.exe')
     var csFile = path.join(__dirname, 'Find-VisualStudio.cs')
     var psArgs = [