diff --git a/meshagent.js b/meshagent.js
index 5bf163c1..d8aaffb0 100644
--- a/meshagent.js
+++ b/meshagent.js
@@ -1916,6 +1916,7 @@ module.exports.CreateMeshAgent = function (parent, db, ws, req, args, domain) {
 
         // No match, update the agent.
         if (args.agentupdatesystem === 2) return 2; // If set, force a meshcore update.
+        if (agentExeInfo.id == 3) return 2; // Due to a bug in Windows 7 SP1 environement variable exec, we always update 32bit Windows agent using MeshCore for now. Upcoming agent will have a fix for this.
         // NOTE: Windows agents with no commit dates may have bad native update system, so use meshcore system instead.
         // NOTE: Windows agents with commit date prior to 1612740413000 did not kill all "meshagent.exe" processes and update could fail as a result executable being locked, meshcore system will do this.
         if (((obj.AgentCommitDate == null) || (obj.AgentCommitDate < 1612740413000)) && ((agentExeInfo.id == 3) || (agentExeInfo.id == 4))) return 2; // For older Windows agents, use the meshcore update technique.