diff --git a/python/python-sdk/intellij.python.sdk.iml b/python/python-sdk/intellij.python.sdk.iml
index a05a8bcc2f67..df5ebed6a41f 100644
--- a/python/python-sdk/intellij.python.sdk.iml
+++ b/python/python-sdk/intellij.python.sdk.iml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
       <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/src" isTestSource="false" />
       <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/resources" type="java-resource" />
+      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/tests" isTestSource="true" />
     </content>
     <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
@@ -25,5 +26,7 @@
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.execution" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.remote.core" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="commons-collections" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="jna" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" scope="TEST" name="JUnit4" level="project" />
   </component>
 </module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/flavors/WinAppxTools.kt b/python/python-sdk/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/WinAppxTools.kt
similarity index 85%
rename from python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/flavors/WinAppxTools.kt
rename to python/python-sdk/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/WinAppxTools.kt
index 2d216a28babc..19664617dcdf 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/flavors/WinAppxTools.kt
+++ b/python/python-sdk/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/WinAppxTools.kt
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 // Copyright 2000-2020 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-package com.jetbrains.python.sdk.flavors
+package com.jetbrains.python.sdk
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.SystemInfo
+import com.intellij.util.io.isAncestor
 import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.Kernel32
 import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.Kernel32.*
 import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.Ntifs
 import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.WinioctlUtil
 import com.sun.jna.ptr.IntByReference
-import java.io.File
-import java.io.FilenameFilter
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer
+import java.nio.file.Path
+import kotlin.io.path.*
 
 /**
  * AppX packages installed to AppX volume (see ``Get-AppxDefaultVolume``, ``Get-AppxPackage``).
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer
  * There is no Java API to see reparse point destination, so we use JNA.
  * This tool returns AppX name (either ``PythonSoftwareFoundation...`` or ``DesktopAppInstaller..``).
  * We use it to check if ``python.exe`` is real python or WindowsStore mock.
+ *
+ * See [WinAppxTest]
  */
 
 /**
@@ -39,22 +42,24 @@ private const val storeMarker = "DesktopAppInstaller"
  * There may be several files linked to this product, we need only first.
  * And for 3.7 there could be ``PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.7_(SOME_OTHER_UID)``.
  */
-fun getAppxFiles(expectedProduct: String, filePattern: Regex): Collection<File> =
-  userAppxFolder?.listFiles(FilenameFilter { _, name -> filePattern.matches(name) })
+fun getAppxFiles(expectedProduct: String?, filePattern: Regex): Collection<Path> =
+  userAppxFolder?.listDirectoryEntries()
+    ?.filter { filePattern.matches(it.name) }
     ?.sortedBy { it.nameWithoutExtension }
     ?.mapNotNull { file -> file.appxProduct?.let { product -> Pair(product, file) } }
     ?.toMap()
-    ?.filterKeys { expectedProduct in it }
+    ?.filterKeys { expectedProduct == null || expectedProduct in it }
     ?.values ?: emptyList()
 
 
 /**
  * If file is AppX reparse point link -- return its product name
  */
-val File.appxProduct: String?
+val Path.appxProduct: String?
   get() {
-    if (parentFile?.equals(userAppxFolder) != true) return null
-    return getAppxTag(absolutePath)?.let {
+    val userAppxFolder = userAppxFolder ?: return null
+    if (!userAppxFolder.isAncestor(this)) return null
+    return getAppxTag(this)?.let {
       if (storeMarker !in it) it else null
     }
   }
@@ -63,13 +68,13 @@ val File.appxProduct: String?
 /**
  * Path to ``%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps``
  */
-private val userAppxFolder =
+private val userAppxFolder: Path? =
   if (!SystemInfo.isWin10OrNewer) {
     null
   }
   else {
     System.getenv("LOCALAPPDATA")?.let { localappdata ->
-      val appsPath = File(localappdata, "Microsoft//WindowsApps")
+      val appsPath = Path.of(localappdata, "Microsoft//WindowsApps")
       if (appsPath.exists()) appsPath else null
     }
   }
@@ -99,11 +104,11 @@ See https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/PY-43082
 
 Output is unicode 16-LE
  */
-private fun getAppxTag(path: String): String? {
+private fun getAppxTag(path: Path): String? {
   if (!SystemInfo.isWin10OrNewer) return null
   val kernel = INSTANCE
   val logger = Logger.getInstance(Kernel32::class.java)
-  val file = kernel.CreateFile(path, GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ, null, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_FLAG_OPEN_REPARSE_POINT, null)
+  val file = kernel.CreateFile(path.pathString, GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ, null, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_FLAG_OPEN_REPARSE_POINT, null)
   if (file == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
     logger.warn("Invalid handle for $path")
     return null
diff --git a/python/python-sdk/tests/com/jetbrains/python/tests/WinAppxTest.kt b/python/python-sdk/tests/com/jetbrains/python/tests/WinAppxTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c1a3cc05e33a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/python-sdk/tests/com/jetbrains/python/tests/WinAppxTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package com.jetbrains.python.tests
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.SystemInfoRt
+import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.appxProduct
+import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.getAppxFiles
+import org.junit.Assert
+import org.junit.Assume
+import org.junit.Test
+
+class WinAppxTest {
+  @Test
+  fun testAppx() {
+    Assume.assumeTrue("Win only", SystemInfoRt.isWindows)
+    val appxFiles = getAppxFiles(null, Regex(".+"))
+    Assume.assumeTrue("No appx apps found", appxFiles.isNotEmpty())
+    for (appxFile in appxFiles) {
+      Assert.assertNotNull("No appx product product for $appxFile", appxFile.appxProduct)
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/flavors/WinPythonSdkFlavor.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/flavors/WinPythonSdkFlavor.java
index cc94a0e9f00a..4f2f1be61eb3 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/flavors/WinPythonSdkFlavor.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/flavors/WinPythonSdkFlavor.java
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.*;
 
-import static com.jetbrains.python.sdk.flavors.WinAppxToolsKt.getAppxFiles;
-import static com.jetbrains.python.sdk.flavors.WinAppxToolsKt.getAppxProduct;
+import static com.jetbrains.python.sdk.WinAppxToolsKt.getAppxFiles;
+import static com.jetbrains.python.sdk.WinAppxToolsKt.getAppxProduct;
 
 /**
  * This class knows how to find python in Windows Registry according to
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ public class WinPythonSdkFlavor extends CPythonSdkFlavor<PyFlavorData.Empty> {
     }
     var path = sdk.getHomePath();
     return path != null && isLocalPathValidPython(Path.of(path));
-
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -117,8 +116,7 @@ public class WinPythonSdkFlavor extends CPythonSdkFlavor<PyFlavorData.Empty> {
       return true;
     }
 
-    final File file = path.toFile();
-    return StringUtils.contains(getAppxProduct(file), APPX_PRODUCT) && isValidSdkPath(file);
+    return StringUtils.contains(getAppxProduct(path), APPX_PRODUCT) && isValidSdkPath(path.toFile());
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -160,7 +158,7 @@ public class WinPythonSdkFlavor extends CPythonSdkFlavor<PyFlavorData.Empty> {
 
   @NotNull
   private static Set<String> getPythonsFromStore() {
-    return ContainerUtil.map2Set(getAppxFiles(APPX_PRODUCT, PYTHON_EXE), file -> file.getAbsolutePath());
+    return ContainerUtil.map2Set(getAppxFiles(APPX_PRODUCT, PYTHON_EXE), file -> file.toAbsolutePath().toString());
   }
 
   @NotNull