diff --git a/unlocker.py b/unlocker.py
index 7509099..70873f8 100644
--- a/unlocker.py
+++ b/unlocker.py
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ def main():
 
     elif osname == 'windows':
         reg = ConnectRegistry(None, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE)
-        key = OpenKey(reg, r'SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Workstation')
+        key = OpenKey(reg, r'SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc.\VMware Workstation')
         vmwarebase_path = QueryValueEx(key, 'InstallPath')[0]
         vmx_path = QueryValueEx(key, 'InstallPath64')[0]
         vmx = joinpath(vmx_path, 'vmware-vmx.exe')
diff --git a/win-helper-functions.cmd b/win-helper-functions.cmd
index 2c7a66e..76523fa 100644
--- a/win-helper-functions.cmd
+++ b/win-helper-functions.cmd
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ goto :EOF
 :: --- Function: Detect VMware ---
 :detect_vmware
 set "INSTALLPATH="
-set KeyName="HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player"
+set KeyName="HKLM\SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc.\VMware Workstation"
 for /f "tokens=2* delims=	 " %%A in ('REG QUERY %KeyName% /v InstallPath 2^>nul') do set "INSTALLPATH=%%B"
 if not defined INSTALLPATH (
     set "VMWARE_INSTALLED=0"