diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2024-04-29-13-53-25.gh-issue-118347.U5ZRm_.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2024-04-29-13-53-25.gh-issue-118347.U5ZRm_.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8f02ed94f100fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2024-04-29-13-53-25.gh-issue-118347.U5ZRm_.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixes launcher updates not being installed.
diff --git a/Tools/msi/bundle/bootstrap/PythonBootstrapperApplication.cpp b/Tools/msi/bundle/bootstrap/PythonBootstrapperApplication.cpp
index e0e179e3aede6d..7cddda9b06555d 100644
--- a/Tools/msi/bundle/bootstrap/PythonBootstrapperApplication.cpp
+++ b/Tools/msi/bundle/bootstrap/PythonBootstrapperApplication.cpp
@@ -464,11 +464,11 @@ class PythonBootstrapperApplication : public CBalBaseBootstrapperApplication {
 
         LOC_STRING *pLocString = nullptr;
         LPCWSTR locKey = L"#(loc.Include_launcherHelp)";
-        LONGLONG detectedLauncher;
+        LONGLONG blockedLauncher;
 
-        if (SUCCEEDED(BalGetNumericVariable(L"DetectedLauncher", &detectedLauncher)) && detectedLauncher) {
+        if (SUCCEEDED(BalGetNumericVariable(L"BlockedLauncher", &blockedLauncher)) && blockedLauncher) {
             locKey = L"#(loc.Include_launcherRemove)";
-        } else if (SUCCEEDED(BalGetNumericVariable(L"DetectedOldLauncher", &detectedLauncher)) && detectedLauncher) {
+        } else if (SUCCEEDED(BalGetNumericVariable(L"DetectedOldLauncher", &blockedLauncher)) && blockedLauncher) {
             locKey = L"#(loc.Include_launcherUpgrade)";
         }
 
@@ -2671,7 +2671,7 @@ class PythonBootstrapperApplication : public CBalBaseBootstrapperApplication {
                 /*Elevate when installing for all users*/
                 L"InstallAllUsers or "
                 /*Elevate when installing the launcher for all users and it was not detected*/
-                L"(Include_launcher and InstallLauncherAllUsers and not DetectedLauncher)"
+                L"(Include_launcher and InstallLauncherAllUsers and not BlockedLauncher)"
             L")",
             L""
         };
diff --git a/Tools/msi/bundle/packagegroups/launcher.wxs b/Tools/msi/bundle/packagegroups/launcher.wxs
index a6922758f31f14..080598a0a486ef 100644
--- a/Tools/msi/bundle/packagegroups/launcher.wxs
+++ b/Tools/msi/bundle/packagegroups/launcher.wxs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                         EnableFeatureSelection="yes"
                         Permanent="yes"
                         Visible="yes"
-                        InstallCondition="(InstallAllUsers or InstallLauncherAllUsers) and Include_launcher and not DetectedLauncher">
+                        InstallCondition="(InstallAllUsers or InstallLauncherAllUsers) and Include_launcher and not BlockedLauncher">
                 <?if $(var.Platform)~="ARM64" ?>
                 <MsiProperty Name="ARM64_SHELLEXT" Value="1" />
                 <?endif ?>
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
                         EnableFeatureSelection="yes"
                         Permanent="yes"
                         Visible="yes"
-                        InstallCondition="not (InstallAllUsers or InstallLauncherAllUsers) and Include_launcher and not DetectedLauncher">
+                        InstallCondition="not (InstallAllUsers or InstallLauncherAllUsers) and Include_launcher and not BlockedLauncher">
                 <?if $(var.Platform)~="ARM64" ?>
                 <MsiProperty Name="ARM64_SHELLEXT" Value="1" />
                 <?endif ?>