diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.launching/launching/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/launching/DetectVMInstallationsJob.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.launching/launching/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/launching/DetectVMInstallationsJob.java
index cc5ebf5198..b3806578fb 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.launching/launching/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/launching/DetectVMInstallationsJob.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.launching/launching/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/launching/DetectVMInstallationsJob.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ public IStatus run(IProgressMonitor monitor) {
 			VMStandin workingCopy = new VMStandin(standardType, f.getAbsolutePath());
 			workingCopy.setInstallLocation(f);
 			String name = f.getName();
-			int i = 1;
+			int i = 2;
 			while (isDuplicateName(name)) {
 				name = f.getName() + '(' + i++ + ')';
 			}
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ public IStatus run(IProgressMonitor monitor) {
 			}
 			SubMonitor subMon = SubMonitor.convert(monitor, systemVM.getInstallLocation().getAbsolutePath(), 1);
 			String name = systemVM.getName();
-			int i = 1;
+			int i = 2;
 			while (isDuplicateName(name)) {
 				name = systemVM.getName() + '(' + i++ + ')';
 			}
@@ -129,7 +130,9 @@ private boolean isDuplicateName(String name) {
 	private Collection<File> computeCandidateVMs(StandardVMType standardType) {
 		// parent directories containing a collection of VM installations
 		Collection<File> rootDirectories = new HashSet<>();
-		if (!Platform.OS_WIN32.equals(Platform.getOS())) {
+		if (Platform.OS_WIN32.equals(Platform.getOS())) {
+			computeWindowsCandidates(rootDirectories);
+		} else {
 			rootDirectories.add(new File("/usr/lib/jvm")); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		}
 		rootDirectories.add(new File(System.getProperty("user.home"), ".sdkman/candidates/java")); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
@@ -165,6 +168,18 @@ private Collection<File> computeCandidateVMs(StandardVMType standardType) {
 			.collect(Collectors.toCollection(HashSet::new));
 	}
 
+	private void computeWindowsCandidates(Collection<File> rootDirectories) {
+		List<String> progFiles = List.of("ProgramFiles", "ProgramFiles(x86)"); //$NON-NLS-1$//$NON-NLS-2$
+		List<String> subDirs = List.of("Eclipse Adoptium", "RedHat");  //$NON-NLS-1$//$NON-NLS-2$
+		rootDirectories.addAll(
+		progFiles.stream()
+			.map(name -> System.getenv(name))
+			.filter(Objects::nonNull)
+			.distinct()
+			.flatMap(progFilesDir -> subDirs.stream().map(subDir -> new File(progFilesDir, subDir)))
+			.collect(Collectors.toList()));
+	}
+
 	private static Set<File> knownVMs() {
 		return Stream.of(JavaRuntime.getVMInstallTypes())
 			.map(IVMInstallType::getVMInstalls)
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.launching/launching/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/launching/LaunchingMessages.properties b/org.eclipse.jdt.launching/launching/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/launching/LaunchingMessages.properties
index 147ebb2e5c..dd09cad639 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.launching/launching/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/launching/LaunchingMessages.properties
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.launching/launching/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/launching/LaunchingMessages.properties
@@ -207,5 +207,5 @@ RunnerBootpathPError=Xbootclasspath/p option have been removed as not supported
 VMLogging_1=Restoring vm library location:
 VMLogging_2=Creating Library with Java Install path:
 VMLogging_3=Default Install retrieved:
-lookupInstalledJVMs=Look up for installed JVMs
+lookupInstalledJVMs=Detect installed JVMs
 configuringJVM=Configuring installed JVM {0}
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