diff --git a/python/ide/impl/src/com/intellij/pycharm/community/ide/impl/configuration/PyUvSdkConfiguration.kt b/python/ide/impl/src/com/intellij/pycharm/community/ide/impl/configuration/PyUvSdkConfiguration.kt
index 83dc69a1a691..6b689f1dd9fa 100644
--- a/python/ide/impl/src/com/intellij/pycharm/community/ide/impl/configuration/PyUvSdkConfiguration.kt
+++ b/python/ide/impl/src/com/intellij/pycharm/community/ide/impl/configuration/PyUvSdkConfiguration.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.*
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.basePath
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.configuration.PyProjectSdkConfigurationExtension
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.uv.PY_PROJECT_TOML
-import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.uv.getUvExecutable
+import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.uv.impl.getUvExecutable
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.uv.setupUvSdkUnderProgress
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException
 import java.nio.file.Path
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/add/v2/EnvironmentCreatorUv.kt b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/add/v2/EnvironmentCreatorUv.kt
index 91607135a144..928ae19c969c 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/add/v2/EnvironmentCreatorUv.kt
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/add/v2/EnvironmentCreatorUv.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 // Copyright 2000-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 package com.jetbrains.python.sdk.add.v2
 
-import com.intellij.ide.util.PropertiesComponent
 import com.intellij.openapi.module.Module
 import com.intellij.openapi.observable.properties.ObservableMutableProperty
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
 import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.Sdk
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.ModuleOrProject
-import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.uv.uvPath
+import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.uv.impl.setUvExecutable
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.uv.setupUvSdkUnderProgress
 import com.jetbrains.python.statistics.InterpreterType
 import java.nio.file.Path
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ class EnvironmentCreatorUv(model: PythonMutableTargetAddInterpreterModel, privat
   }
 
   override fun savePathToExecutableToProperties() {
-    PropertiesComponent.getInstance().uvPath = Path.of(executable.get())
+    setUvExecutable(Path.of(executable.get()))
   }
 
   override suspend fun setupEnvSdk(project: Project?, module: Module?, baseSdks: List<Sdk>, projectPath: String, homePath: String?, installPackages: Boolean): Result<Sdk> {
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/add/v2/models.kt b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/add/v2/models.kt
index 6a341a2e49ec..47b5f1669341 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/add/v2/models.kt
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/add/v2/models.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.flavors.conda.PyCondaEnv
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.flavors.conda.PyCondaEnvIdentity
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.pipenv.getPipEnvExecutable
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.poetry.getPoetryExecutable
-import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.uv.getUvExecutable
+import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.uv.impl.getUvExecutable
 import com.jetbrains.python.util.ErrorSink
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/uv/UvExt.kt b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/uv/UvExt.kt
index 3faf20b1600e..9085cbb4950e 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/uv/UvExt.kt
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/uv/UvExt.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2000-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 package com.jetbrains.python.sdk.uv
 
-import com.intellij.ide.util.PropertiesComponent
 import com.intellij.openapi.module.Module
 import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.Sdk
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.NlsSafe
@@ -15,15 +14,11 @@ import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.findAmongRoots
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.setAssociationToModule
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.uv.impl.createUvCli
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.uv.impl.createUvLowLevel
-import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.uv.impl.detectUvExecutable
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import java.nio.file.Path
-import kotlin.io.path.exists
 import kotlin.io.path.pathString
 
-internal const val UV_PATH_SETTING: String = "PyCharm.UV.Path"
-
 internal val Sdk.isUv: Boolean
   get() = sdkAdditionalData is UvSdkAdditionalData
 
@@ -50,18 +45,6 @@ val UV_LOCK: String = "uv.lock"
 // FIXME: move pyprojecttoml code out to common package
 val PY_PROJECT_TOML: String = "pyproject.toml"
 
-var PropertiesComponent.uvPath: Path?
-  get() {
-    return getValue(UV_PATH_SETTING)?.let { Path.of(it) }
-  }
-  set(value) {
-    setValue(UV_PATH_SETTING, value.toString())
-  }
-
-fun getUvExecutable(): Path? {
-  return PropertiesComponent.getInstance().uvPath?.takeIf { it.exists() } ?: detectUvExecutable()
-}
-
 suspend fun setupUvSdkUnderProgress(
   module: Module,
   projectPath: Path,
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/uv/impl/UvCli.kt b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/uv/impl/UvCli.kt
index e0b626499916..71676b168246 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/uv/impl/UvCli.kt
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/uv/impl/UvCli.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 package com.jetbrains.python.sdk.uv.impl
 
 import com.intellij.execution.configurations.PathEnvironmentVariableUtil
+import com.intellij.ide.util.PropertiesComponent
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.ValidationInfo
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.SystemInfo
 import com.intellij.util.SystemProperties
 import com.jetbrains.python.PyBundle
 import com.jetbrains.python.pathValidation.PlatformAndRoot
@@ -12,20 +14,21 @@ import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.runExecutable
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.uv.UvCli
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineDispatcher
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
-
 import java.nio.file.Path
-
 import kotlin.io.path.exists
 import kotlin.io.path.pathString
 
-internal fun detectUvExecutable(): Path? {
-  val name = "uv"
-  return PathEnvironmentVariableUtil.findInPath(name)?.toPath() ?: SystemProperties.getUserHome().let { homePath ->
-    Path.of(homePath, ".cargo", "bin", name).takeIf { it.exists() }
-  }
-}
+private const val UV_PATH_SETTING: String = "PyCharm.Uv.Path"
 
-internal fun validateUvExecutable(uvPath: Path?): ValidationInfo? {
+private var PropertiesComponent.uvPath: Path?
+  get() {
+    return getValue(UV_PATH_SETTING)?.let { Path.of(it) }
+  }
+  set(value) {
+    setValue(UV_PATH_SETTING, value.toString())
+  }
+
+private fun validateUvExecutable(uvPath: Path?): ValidationInfo? {
   return validateExecutableFile(ValidationRequest(
     path = uvPath?.pathString,
     fieldIsEmpty = PyBundle.message("python.sdk.uv.executable.not.found"),
@@ -34,15 +37,15 @@ internal fun validateUvExecutable(uvPath: Path?): ValidationInfo? {
   ))
 }
 
-internal suspend fun runUv(uv: Path, workingDir: Path, vararg args: String): Result<String> {
+private suspend fun runUv(uv: Path, workingDir: Path, vararg args: String): Result<String> {
   return runExecutable(uv, workingDir, *args)
 }
 
-internal class UvCliImpl(val dispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher, uvPath: Path?): UvCli {
+private class UvCliImpl(val dispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher, uvPath: Path?) : UvCli {
   val uv: Path
 
   init {
-    val path = uvPath ?: detectUvExecutable()
+    val path = uvPath ?: getUvExecutable()
     val error = validateUvExecutable(path)
     if (error != null) {
       throw RuntimeException(error.message)
@@ -52,12 +55,31 @@ internal class UvCliImpl(val dispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher, uvPath: Path?): Uv
   }
 
   override suspend fun runUv(workingDir: Path, vararg args: String): Result<String> {
-    with(Dispatchers.IO) {
+    with(dispatcher) {
       return runUv(uv, workingDir, *args)
     }
   }
 }
 
+fun detectUvExecutable(): Path? {
+  val name = when {
+    SystemInfo.isWindows -> "uv.exe"
+    else -> "uv"
+  }
+
+  return PathEnvironmentVariableUtil.findInPath(name)?.toPath() ?: SystemProperties.getUserHome().let { homePath ->
+    Path.of(homePath, ".local", "bin", name).takeIf { it.exists() } ?: Path.of(homePath, ".cargo", "bin", name).takeIf { it.exists() }
+  }
+}
+
+fun getUvExecutable(): Path? {
+  return PropertiesComponent.getInstance().uvPath?.takeIf { it.exists() } ?: detectUvExecutable()
+}
+
+fun setUvExecutable(path: Path) {
+  PropertiesComponent.getInstance().uvPath = path
+}
+
 fun createUvCli(dispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher = Dispatchers.IO, uv: Path? = null): UvCli {
   return UvCliImpl(dispatcher, uv)
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/uv/ui/AddNewUvPanel.kt b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/uv/ui/AddNewUvPanel.kt
index 48fba4937f04..cac560e4cf98 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/uv/ui/AddNewUvPanel.kt
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/uv/ui/AddNewUvPanel.kt
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.add.addInterpretersAsync
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.basePath
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.uv.*
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.uv.impl.detectUvExecutable
+import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.uv.impl.getUvExecutable
+import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.uv.impl.setUvExecutable
 import com.jetbrains.python.statistics.InterpreterTarget
 import com.jetbrains.python.statistics.InterpreterType
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
@@ -96,8 +98,10 @@ class PyAddNewUvPanel(
     addBrowseFolderListener(null, FileChooserDescriptorFactory.createSingleFileDescriptor())
     val field = textField as? JBTextField ?: return@apply
     service<PythonSdkCoroutineService>().cs.launch {
-      detectUvExecutable()?.let { field.emptyText.text = "Auto-detected: ${it.absolutePathString()}" }
-      PropertiesComponent.getInstance().uvPath?.let {
+      detectUvExecutable()?.let {
+          field.emptyText.text = "Auto-detected: ${it.absolutePathString()}"
+      }
+      getUvExecutable()?.let {
         field.text = it.pathString
       }
     }
@@ -153,7 +157,9 @@ class PyAddNewUvPanel(
     }
 
     val uvPath = uvPathField.text.nullize()?.let { Path.of(it) }
-    uvPath?.let { PropertiesComponent.getInstance().uvPath = it }
+    uvPath?.let {
+      setUvExecutable(it)
+    }
     val sdk = runBlockingCancellable {
       setupUvSdkUnderProgress(module, Path.of(path), existingSdks, Path.of(python))
     }