diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2024-11-07-20-42-31.gh-issue-126497.EARpd-.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2024-11-07-20-42-31.gh-issue-126497.EARpd-.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c902b9d6da8c65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2024-11-07-20-42-31.gh-issue-126497.EARpd-.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fixes venv failure due to missing redirector executables in experimental
+free-threaded installs.
diff --git a/Tools/msi/freethreaded/freethreaded_files.wxs b/Tools/msi/freethreaded/freethreaded_files.wxs
index 49ecb3429ad8f3..367fd978efd484 100644
--- a/Tools/msi/freethreaded/freethreaded_files.wxs
+++ b/Tools/msi/freethreaded/freethreaded_files.wxs
@@ -159,11 +159,13 @@
             
             <?endforeach ?>
             
-            <Component Id="venvlaunchert_d.pdb" Directory="Lib_venv_scripts_nt__freethreaded" Guid="*">
-                <File Name="venvlaunchert_d.pdb" KeyPath="yes" />
+            <Component Id="venvlaunchert_d.exe" Directory="Lib_venv_scripts_nt__freethreaded" Guid="*">
+                <File Name="venvlaunchert_d.exe" KeyPath="yes" />
+                <File Name="venvlaunchert_d.pdb" />
             </Component>
-            <Component Id="venvwlaunchert_d.pdb" Directory="Lib_venv_scripts_nt__freethreaded" Guid="*">
-                <File Name="venvwlaunchert_d.pdb" KeyPath="yes" />
+            <Component Id="venvwlaunchert_d.exe" Directory="Lib_venv_scripts_nt__freethreaded" Guid="*">
+                <File Name="venvwlaunchert_d.exe" KeyPath="yes" />
+                <File Name="venvwlaunchert_d.pdb" />
             </Component>
         </ComponentGroup>
     </Fragment>