diff --git a/build/windows/2_bundle-gimp-uni_base.sh b/build/windows/2_bundle-gimp-uni_base.sh
index 10758b1495..af13e14802 100644
--- a/build/windows/2_bundle-gimp-uni_base.sh
+++ b/build/windows/2_bundle-gimp-uni_base.sh
@@ -208,7 +208,13 @@ if [ "$CI_JOB_NAME" != 'gimp-win-x64-cross' ]; then
   #bundle "$MSYS_PREFIX" lib/lua
   #bundle "$MSYS_PREFIX" share/lua
 
-  bundle "$MSYS_PREFIX" bin/python*.exe
+  if [ "$GIMP_UNSTABLE" ]; then
+    #python.exe is prefered in unstable versions because of error output
+    bundle "$MSYS_PREFIX" bin/python.exe
+  else
+    #pythonw.exe is prefered in stable releases because it works silently
+    bundle "$MSYS_PREFIX" bin/pythonw.exe
+  fi
   bundle "$MSYS_PREFIX" lib/python*
   clean "$GIMP_DISTRIB" lib/python*/*.pyc
 else
diff --git a/build/windows/installer/base_gimp3264.iss b/build/windows/installer/base_gimp3264.iss
index bf13b35a37..7b6816dbec 100644
--- a/build/windows/installer/base_gimp3264.iss
+++ b/build/windows/installer/base_gimp3264.iss
@@ -1470,10 +1470,12 @@ begin
 		InterpFile := ExpandConstant('{app}\lib\gimp\{#GIMP_API_VERSION}\interpreters\pygimp.interp');
     DebugMsg('PrepareInterp','Writing interpreter file for gimp-python: ' + InterpFile);
 
-#ifdef GIMP_UNSTABLE
-	  #define PYTHON="python.exe"
+#if Defined(GIMP_UNSTABLE) && GIMP_UNSTABLE != ""
+		//python.exe is prefered in unstable versions because of error output
+		#define PYTHON="python.exe"
 #else
-	  #define PYTHON="pythonw.exe"
+	  //pythonw.exe is prefered in stable releases because it works silently
+		#define PYTHON="pythonw.exe"
 #endif
 
 		InterpContent := 'python=' + ExpandConstant('{app}\bin\{#PYTHON}') + #10 +
diff --git a/plug-ins/python/meson.build b/plug-ins/python/meson.build
index d45451c073..748f5f7a35 100644
--- a/plug-ins/python/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/python/meson.build
@@ -37,10 +37,16 @@ foreach plugin : plugins
   endforeach
 endforeach
 
-# Fallback fix to the problem of non-configured interpreters
+# Fallback fix to the problem of non-configured interpreters (needed by MSIX)
 if platform_windows and not meson.is_cross_build() and python.found()
   python_config = configuration_data()
-  python_config.set('PYTHON_PATH', '')
+  if not stable
+    #python.exe is prefered in unstable versions because of error output
+    python_config.set('PYTHON_EXE', 'python.exe')
+  else
+    #pythonw.exe is prefered in stable releases because it works silently
+    python_config.set('PYTHON_EXE', 'pythonw.exe')
+  endif
 
   configure_file(input : 'pygimp.interp.in',
                  output: 'pygimp.interp',
diff --git a/plug-ins/python/pygimp.interp.in b/plug-ins/python/pygimp.interp.in
index 28cccf017e..c33abc7415 100644
--- a/plug-ins/python/pygimp.interp.in
+++ b/plug-ins/python/pygimp.interp.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-python=@PYTHON_PATH@python.exe
-python3=@PYTHON_PATH@python.exe
-/usr/bin/python=@PYTHON_PATH@python.exe
-/usr/bin/python3=@PYTHON_PATH@python.exe
+python=@PYTHON_EXE@
+python3=@PYTHON_EXE@
+/usr/bin/python=@PYTHON_EXE@
+/usr/bin/python3=@PYTHON_EXE@
 :Python:E::py::python3: