diff --git a/images/win/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Tools.psm1 b/images/win/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Tools.psm1
index 878a838c2..e85b328fe 100644
--- a/images/win/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Tools.psm1
+++ b/images/win/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Tools.psm1
@@ -277,13 +277,17 @@ function Get-GHVersion {
 }
 
 function Get-VisualCPPComponents {
-    $vcpp = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Product -Filter "Name LIKE 'Microsoft Visual C++%'"
-    $vcpp | Sort-Object Name, Version | ForEach-Object {
-        $isMatch = $_.Name -match "^(?<Name>Microsoft Visual C\+\+ \d{4})\s+(?<Arch>\w{3})\s+(?<Ext>.+)\s+-"
+    $regKeys = @(
+        "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*"
+        "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*"
+    )
+    $vcpp = Get-ItemProperty -Path $regKeys | Where-Object DisplayName -like "Microsoft Visual C++*"
+    $vcpp | Sort-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion | ForEach-Object {
+        $isMatch = $_.DisplayName -match "^(?<Name>Microsoft Visual C\+\+ \d{4})\s+(?<Arch>\w{3})\s+(?<Ext>.+)\s+-"
         if ($isMatch) {
             $name = '{0} {1}' -f $matches["Name"], $matches["Ext"]
             $arch = $matches["Arch"].ToLower()
-            $version = $_.Version
+            $version = $_.DisplayVersion
             [PSCustomObject]@{
                 Name = $name
                 Architecture = $arch