diff --git a/src/detection/packages/packages_windows.c b/src/detection/packages/packages_windows.c
index f62bc9d97..46a36dc46 100644
--- a/src/detection/packages/packages_windows.c
+++ b/src/detection/packages/packages_windows.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <handleapi.h>
 #include <fileapi.h>
 
-static uint32_t getNumElements(const char* searchPath /* including `\*` suffix */, DWORD type)
+static uint32_t getNumElements(const char* searchPath /* including `\*` suffix */, DWORD type, const char* ignore)
 {
     uint32_t counter = 0;
     WIN32_FIND_DATAA wfd;
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ static uint32_t getNumElements(const char* searchPath /* including `\*` suffix *
     {
         do // Managed to locate and create an handle to that folder.
         {
-            if(wfd.dwFileAttributes & type)
-                counter++;
+            if(!(wfd.dwFileAttributes & type)) continue;
+            if(ignore != NULL && strcasecmp(ignore, wfd.cFileName) == 0) continue;
+            counter++;
         } while (FindNextFileA(hFind, &wfd));
         FindClose(hFind);
 
@@ -42,9 +43,7 @@ static void detectScoop(const FFinstance* instance, FFPackagesResult* result)
         ffStrbufAppendS(&scoopPath, instance->state.platform.homeDir.chars);
         ffStrbufAppendS(&scoopPath, "/scoop/apps/*");
     }
-    result->scoop = getNumElements(scoopPath.chars, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY);
-    if(result->scoop > 0)
-        result->scoop--; // scoop
+    result->scoop = getNumElements(scoopPath.chars, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, "scoop");
 }
 
 static void detectChoco(FF_MAYBE_UNUSED const FFinstance* instance, FFPackagesResult* result)
@@ -56,9 +55,7 @@ static void detectChoco(FF_MAYBE_UNUSED const FFinstance* instance, FFPackagesRe
     char chocoPath[MAX_PATH + 3];
     strcpy(chocoPath, chocoInstall);
     strncat(chocoPath, "/lib/*", sizeof(chocoPath) - 1 - strlen(chocoPath));
-    result->choco = getNumElements(chocoPath, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY);
-    if(result->choco > 0)
-        result->choco--; // choco
+    result->choco = getNumElements(chocoPath, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, "choco");
 }
 
 static void detectPacman(FF_MAYBE_UNUSED const FFinstance* instance, FFPackagesResult* result)
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ static void detectPacman(FF_MAYBE_UNUSED const FFinstance* instance, FFPackagesR
     char pacmanPath[MAX_PATH + 3];
     strcpy(pacmanPath, msystemPrefix);
     strncat(pacmanPath, "/../var/lib/pacman/local/*", sizeof(pacmanPath) - 1 - strlen(pacmanPath));
-    result->pacman = getNumElements(pacmanPath, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY);
+    result->pacman = getNumElements(pacmanPath, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, NULL);
 }
 
 void ffDetectPackagesImpl(const FFinstance* instance, FFPackagesResult* result)