diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/windowsInstallerTemplate.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/windowsInstallerTemplate.spec.ts
index 3482bbc911..26a31254d2 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/windowsInstallerTemplate.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/windowsInstallerTemplate.spec.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ describe("Windows offline installer template", () => {
   it("routes supported legacy Windows users from generic installers to the fixed-runtime package", () => {
     expect(template).toContain("ManifestSupportedOS all");
     expect(template).toContain("!include WinVer.nsh");
-    expect(template).toContain('!if "${INSTALLWEBVIEW2MODE}" != "fixedRuntime"');
+    // Tauri 2.11 renders fixedRuntime as an empty NSIS install mode instead of
+    // the literal "fixedRuntime" string.
+    expect(template).toContain('!if "${INSTALLWEBVIEW2MODE}" != ""');
+    expect(template).not.toContain('!if "${INSTALLWEBVIEW2MODE}" != "fixedRuntime"');
     expect(template).toContain("${If} ${IsWin7}");
     expect(template).toContain("${OrIf} ${IsWin2012R2}");
     expect(template).toContain('MessageBox MB_ICONSTOP|MB_YESNO|MB_DEFBUTTON1 "$(dbxWin7InstallerRequired)" IDYES dbx_open_win7_installer');
diff --git a/src-tauri/windows/nsis/installer.nsi b/src-tauri/windows/nsis/installer.nsi
index 489df03c1b..9e6cb10820 100644
--- a/src-tauri/windows/nsis/installer.nsi
+++ b/src-tauri/windows/nsis/installer.nsi
@@ -530,9 +530,10 @@ Function .onInit
     !insertmacro MUI_LANGDLL_DISPLAY
   !endif
 
-  ; Evergreen WebView2 installers no longer run on Windows 7. Route interactive
-  ; users to the fixed WebView2 109 bundle before the generic installer fails.
-  !if "${INSTALLWEBVIEW2MODE}" != "fixedRuntime"
+  ; Tauri renders fixedRuntime (and skip) as an empty install mode in NSIS;
+  ; DBX does not ship a skip-mode installer. Only route builds that actually
+  ; install an Evergreen WebView2 runtime to the fixed WebView2 109 bundle.
+  !if "${INSTALLWEBVIEW2MODE}" != ""
     ${If} ${IsWin7}
     ${OrIf} ${IsWin2012R2}
       ${If} ${Silent}