diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index 53196f67..6161475d 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -99611,8 +99611,18 @@ function useCpythonVersion(version, architecture, updateEnvironment, checkLatest
                 const version = path.basename(path.dirname(installDir));
                 const major = semver.major(version);
                 const minor = semver.minor(version);
-                const userScriptsDir = path.join(process.env['APPDATA'] || '', 'Python', `Python${major}${minor}`, 'Scripts');
-                core.addPath(userScriptsDir);
+                if (architecture === 'x86' &&
+                    (major > 3 || (major === 3 && minor >= 10))) {
+                    // For Python >= 3.10 and architecture= 'x86', add the architecture-specific folder to the path
+                    const arch = '32';
+                    const userScriptsDir = path.join(process.env['APPDATA'] || '', 'Python', `Python${major}${minor}-${arch}`, 'Scripts');
+                    core.addPath(userScriptsDir);
+                }
+                else {
+                    const userScriptsDir = path.join(process.env['APPDATA'] || '', 'Python', `Python${major}${minor}`, 'Scripts');
+                    // Add the default path to the environment PATH variable
+                    core.addPath(userScriptsDir);
+                }
             }
             // On Linux and macOS, pip will create the --user directory and add it to PATH as needed.
         }
diff --git a/src/find-python.ts b/src/find-python.ts
index 77278770..7a3704bc 100644
--- a/src/find-python.ts
+++ b/src/find-python.ts
@@ -141,13 +141,31 @@ export async function useCpythonVersion(
       const major = semver.major(version);
       const minor = semver.minor(version);
 
-      const userScriptsDir = path.join(
-        process.env['APPDATA'] || '',
-        'Python',
-        `Python${major}${minor}`,
-        'Scripts'
-      );
-      core.addPath(userScriptsDir);
+      if (
+        architecture === 'x86' &&
+        (major > 3 || (major === 3 && minor >= 10))
+      ) {
+        // For Python >= 3.10 and architecture= 'x86', add the architecture-specific folder to the path
+        const arch = '32';
+
+        const userScriptsDir = path.join(
+          process.env['APPDATA'] || '',
+          'Python',
+          `Python${major}${minor}-${arch}`,
+          'Scripts'
+        );
+        core.addPath(userScriptsDir);
+      } else {
+        const userScriptsDir = path.join(
+          process.env['APPDATA'] || '',
+          'Python',
+          `Python${major}${minor}`,
+          'Scripts'
+        );
+
+        // Add the default path to the environment PATH variable
+        core.addPath(userScriptsDir);
+      }
     }
     // On Linux and macOS, pip will create the --user directory and add it to PATH as needed.
   }