diff --git a/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/bundle.wxs b/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/bundle.wxs
index b433f6444..a8271d4e6 100644
--- a/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/bundle.wxs
+++ b/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/bundle.wxs
@@ -11,11 +11,16 @@
           Compressed="yes">
 
     <bal:Condition Message="The installation path for x64 SDK installations: &quot;[DOTNETHOME_X64]&quot; cannot be the same as for x86 SDK installations: &quot;[DOTNETHOME_X86]&quot;">
-        WixBundleInstalled OR ((NOT (DOTNETHOME_X64 ~= DOTNETHOME_X86)) OR DOTNETHOMESIMILARITYCHECKOVERRIDE)
+        WixBundleInstalled OR (NOT DOTNETHOME_X64 ~= DOTNETHOME_X86) OR DOTNETHOMESIMILARITYCHECKOVERRIDE
     </bal:Condition>
 
     <bal:Condition Message="The installation path for ARM64 SDK installations: &quot;[DOTNETHOME_ARM64]&quot; cannot be the same as for x86 SDK installations: &quot;[DOTNETHOME_X86]&quot;">
-        WixBundleInstalled OR ((NOT (DOTNETHOME_ARM64 ~= DOTNETHOME_X86)) OR DOTNETHOMESIMILARITYCHECKOVERRIDE)
+        WixBundleInstalled OR (NOT DOTNETHOME_ARM64 ~= DOTNETHOME_X86) OR DOTNETHOMESIMILARITYCHECKOVERRIDE
+    </bal:Condition>
+
+    <!-- Permit same path on non-ARM64 machines since past SDKs always wrote this value -->
+    <bal:Condition Message="The installation path for ARM64 SDK installations: &quot;[DOTNETHOME_ARM64]&quot; cannot be the same as for x64 SDK installations: &quot;[DOTNETHOME_X64]&quot;">
+        WixBundleInstalled OR (NOT DOTNETHOME_ARM64 ~= DOTNETHOME_X64) OR (NOT NativeProcessorArchitecture=&quot;ARM64&quot;) OR DOTNETHOMESIMILARITYCHECKOVERRIDE
     </bal:Condition>
 
     <BootstrapperApplicationRef Id="WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.Foundation">
@@ -27,7 +32,7 @@
       <PayloadGroupRef Id="DotnetCoreBAPayloads" />
     </BootstrapperApplicationRef>
 
-    <swid:Tag Regid="microsoft.com" InstallPath="[DOTNETHOME]" />
+    <swid:Tag Regid="microsoft.com" InstallPath="[$(var.Program_Files)]dotnet" />
 
     <util:RegistrySearch Id="CheckDotnetInstallLocation_x86"
               Variable="DotnetInstallLocationExists_x86"
@@ -56,7 +61,7 @@
               Variable="DOTNETHOME_X86"
               Path="[ProgramFilesFolder]dotnet"/>
 
-    <?if $(var.Platform)=x64?>
+    <?if $(var.Platform)!=x86?>
     <util:RegistrySearch Id="CheckDotnetInstallLocation_x64"
               Variable="DotnetInstallLocationExists_x64"
               Result="exists"
@@ -71,11 +76,21 @@
               Root="HKLM"
               Key="SOFTWARE\dotnet\Setup\InstalledVersions\x64"
               Value="InstallLocation" />
-
-    <util:FileSearch Id="DotnetExeSearch_x64"
+    
+    <!-- Determine native OS architecture -->
+    <util:RegistrySearch Id="CheckProcessorArchitecture_x64"
               After="DotnetInstallLocation_x64"
+              Variable="NativeProcessorArchitecture"
+              Result="value"
+              Root="HKLM"
+              Key="SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment"
+              Value="PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE" />
+
+    <!-- Check default location when on x64 OS-->
+    <util:FileSearch Id="DotnetExeSearch_x64"
+              After="CheckProcessorArchitecture_x64"
               Variable="DotnetExeExists_x64"
-              Condition="NOT DotnetInstallLocationExists_x64"
+              Condition="NOT DotnetInstallLocationExists_x64 AND NativeProcessorArchitecture=&quot;AMD64&quot;"
               Result="exists"
               Path="[ProgramFiles64Folder]dotnet\dotnet.exe"/>
     <util:DirectorySearch Id="DotnetExeLocation_x64"
@@ -84,7 +99,20 @@
               Variable="DOTNETHOME_X64"
               Path="[ProgramFiles64Folder]dotnet"/>
 
-    <?elseif $(var.Platform)=arm64?>
+    <!-- Check alternate location on non-x64 OS -->
+    <util:FileSearch Id="DotnetExeSearch_alt_x64"
+              After="CheckProcessorArchitecture_x64"
+              Variable="DotnetExeExists_alt_x64"
+              Condition="NOT DotnetInstallLocationExists_x64 AND NOT NativeProcessorArchitecture=&quot;AMD64&quot;"
+              Result="exists"
+              Path="[ProgramFiles64Folder]dotnet\x64\dotnet.exe"/>
+    <util:DirectorySearch Id="DotnetExeLocation_alt_x64"
+              After="DotnetExeSearch_alt_x64"
+              Condition="DotnetExeExists_alt_x64"
+              Variable="DOTNETHOME_X64"
+              Path="[ProgramFiles64Folder]dotnet\x64"/>
+    <?endif?>
+    <?if $(var.Platform)=arm64?>
     <util:RegistrySearch Id="CheckDotnetInstallLocation_arm64"
               Variable="DotnetInstallLocationExists_arm64"
               Result="exists"
@@ -121,9 +149,9 @@
         Example:
             dotnet-sdk-3.0.100-alpha1-009719-win-x64.exe /install DOTNETHOME_X64="D:\dotnet\x64" DOTNETHOME_X86="D:\dotnet\x86" /log "installation.log" /quiet /norestart
     -->
-    <Variable Name="DOTNETHOME_X86" Type="string" Value="[ProgramFilesFolder]dotnet" bal:Overridable="yes" />
-    <Variable Name="DOTNETHOME_X64" Type="string" Value="[ProgramFiles64Folder]dotnet" bal:Overridable="yes" />
-    <Variable Name="DOTNETHOME_ARM64" Type="string" Value="[ProgramFiles64Folder]dotnet" bal:Overridable="yes" />
+    <Variable Name="DOTNETHOME_X86" bal:Overridable="yes" />
+    <Variable Name="DOTNETHOME_X64" bal:Overridable="yes" />
+    <Variable Name="DOTNETHOME_ARM64" bal:Overridable="yes" />
     <Variable Name="DOTNETHOME" Type="string" Value="[DOTNETHOME_$(var.PlatformToken)]" bal:Overridable="no" />
     <Variable Name="BUNDLEMONIKER" Type="string" Value="$(var.ProductMoniker)" bal:Overridable="no" />
     <Variable Name="DOTNETSDKVERSION" Type="string" Value="$(var.NugetVersion)" bal:Overridable="no" />
diff --git a/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/dotnet.wxs b/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/dotnet.wxs
index 211883bb3..902a2505f 100644
--- a/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/dotnet.wxs
+++ b/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/dotnet.wxs
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
     <Property Id="NUGETVERSION" Value="$(var.NugetVersion)" />
     <WixVariable Id="WixUILicenseRtf" Value="$(var.MicrosoftEula)" />
 
-    <Property Id="DOTNETEXE">
-      <DirectorySearch Id="DOTNETPATH" Path="[#DOTNETHOME]">
-        <FileSearch Id="DOTNETEXESEARCH" Name="dotnet.exe" />
-      </DirectorySearch>
-    </Property>
-
     <CustomActionRef Id="WixBroadcastEnvironmentChange" />
 
     <CustomAction Id="PropertyAssignPrimeCacheAndTelemetry"
@@ -68,6 +62,10 @@
         </Directory>
       </Directory>
     </Directory>
+    
+    <?if $(var.Platform)~=x64?>
+    <CustomActionRef Id="Set_DOTNETHOME_NON_NATIVE_ARCHITECTURE" />
+    <?endif?>
   </Fragment>
   <Fragment>
     <ComponentGroup Id="DotnetToolSetup">
diff --git a/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/dotnethome_x64.wxs b/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/dotnethome_x64.wxs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e30f9871
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/dotnethome_x64.wxs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements. The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license. -->
+<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
+  <?ifndef Platform?>
+    <?define Platform = "$(sys.BUILDARCH)"?>
+  <?endif?>
+
+  <!-- InstallerArchitecture matches the expected values for PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE 
+       https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winprog64/wow64-implementation-details  -->
+  <?if $(var.Platform)~=x86?>
+    <?define InstallerArchitecture="X86"?>
+  <?elseif $(var.Platform)~=x64?>
+    <?define InstallerArchitecture="AMD64"?>
+  <?elseif $(var.Platform)~=arm64?>
+    <?define InstallerArchitecture="ARM64"?>
+  <?else?>
+    <?error Unknown platform, $(var.Platform) ?>?
+  <?endif?>
+
+  <Fragment>
+    <!-- Identify when installing in emulation as when PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE does not match the installer architecture
+          https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winprog64/wow64-implementation-details -->
+    <SetProperty Action="Set_NON_NATIVE_ARCHITECTURE" Id="NON_NATIVE_ARCHITECTURE" Value="true" Before="CostFinalize">
+      NOT %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE="$(var.InstallerArchitecture)"
+    </SetProperty>
+  </Fragment>
+
+  <?if $(var.Platform)~=x64?>
+  <Fragment>
+    <!-- When running in a non-native architecture and user hasn't specified install directory,
+         install to an x64 subdirectory.
+         This is only define for x64, since x86 has redirection and no other native architecture can install ARM64 today -->
+    <SetProperty Action="Set_DOTNETHOME_NON_NATIVE_ARCHITECTURE" Id="DOTNETHOME" Value="[ProgramFiles64Folder]dotnet\x64\" After="Set_NON_NATIVE_ARCHITECTURE">
+      NON_NATIVE_ARCHITECTURE AND NOT DOTNETHOME
+    </SetProperty>
+  </Fragment>
+  <?endif?>
+</Wix>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/generatemanifestsmsi.ps1 b/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/generatemanifestsmsi.ps1
index 4ef97e1dc..bef841dc2 100644
--- a/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/generatemanifestsmsi.ps1
+++ b/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/generatemanifestsmsi.ps1
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ function RunCandle
         -ext WixDependencyExtension.dll `
         "$PSScriptRoot\manifests.wxs" `
         "$PSScriptRoot\provider.wxs" `
+        "$PSScriptRoot\dotnethome_x64.wxs" `
         $InstallFileswsx
 
     Write-Information "Candle output: $candleOutput"
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ function RunLight
         -cultures:en-us `
         manifests.wixobj `
         provider.wixobj `
+        dotnethome_x64.wixobj `
         $InstallFilesWixobj `
         -b "$inputDir" `
         -b "$PSScriptRoot" `
diff --git a/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/generatemsi.ps1 b/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/generatemsi.ps1
index 47d83909c..13b4e9636 100644
--- a/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/generatemsi.ps1
+++ b/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/generatemsi.ps1
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ function RunCandle
         -arch "$Architecture" `
         -ext WixDependencyExtension.dll `
         "$PSScriptRoot\dotnet.wxs" `
+        "$PSScriptRoot\dotnethome_x64.wxs" `
         "$PSScriptRoot\provider.wxs" `
         "$PSScriptRoot\registrykeys.wxs" `
         $InstallFileswsx
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ function RunLight
     $lightOutput = .\light.exe -nologo -ext WixUIExtension -ext WixDependencyExtension -ext WixUtilExtension `
         -cultures:en-us `
         dotnet.wixobj `
+        dotnethome_x64.wixobj `
         provider.wixobj `
         registrykeys.wixobj `
         $InstallFilesWixobj `
diff --git a/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/generatetemplatesmsi.ps1 b/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/generatetemplatesmsi.ps1
index 151767c7e..ecbb68ba6 100644
--- a/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/generatetemplatesmsi.ps1
+++ b/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/generatetemplatesmsi.ps1
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ function RunCandle
         -dDependencyKeyName="$DependencyKeyName" `
         -arch "$Architecture" `
         -ext WixDependencyExtension.dll `
+        "$PSScriptRoot\dotnethome_x64.wxs" `
         "$PSScriptRoot\templates.wxs" `
         "$PSScriptRoot\provider.wxs" `
         $InstallFileswsx
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ function RunLight
 
     $lightOutput = .\light.exe -nologo -ext WixUIExtension -ext WixDependencyExtension -ext WixUtilExtension `
         -cultures:en-us `
+        dotnethome_x64.wixobj `
         templates.wixobj `
         provider.wixobj `
         $InstallFilesWixobj `
diff --git a/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/manifests.wxs b/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/manifests.wxs
index a2ef49c4b..27a3017d0 100644
--- a/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/manifests.wxs
+++ b/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/manifests.wxs
@@ -32,5 +32,9 @@
         <Directory Id="DOTNETHOME" Name="dotnet"/>
       </Directory>
     </Directory>
+    
+    <?if $(var.Platform)~=x64?>
+    <CustomActionRef Id="Set_DOTNETHOME_NON_NATIVE_ARCHITECTURE" />
+    <?endif?>
   </Fragment>
 </Wix>
diff --git a/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/registrykeys.wxs b/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/registrykeys.wxs
index a84391c81..02d94f810 100644
--- a/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/registrykeys.wxs
+++ b/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/registrykeys.wxs
@@ -34,5 +34,47 @@
         </RegistryKey>
       </Component>
     </ComponentGroup>
+
+    <!-- Set values for DOTNETHOME if not passed in.  
+         These searches prefer the existing registry key and fallback to probing the default location if registry key isn't present -->
+    <Property Id="DOTNETHOME_X86_SEARCH">
+      <DirectorySearch Id="dirDOTNETHOME_X86_search" Path="[ProgramFilesFolder]dotnet" AssignToProperty="yes">
+        <FileSearch Id="fileDOTNETHOME_X86_search" Name="dotnet.exe" />
+      </DirectorySearch>
+      <RegistrySearch Id="regDOTNETHOME_X86_search" Root="HKLM"  Key="SOFTWARE\dotnet\Setup\InstalledVersions\x86" Name="InstallLocation" Win64="no" Type="raw" />
+    </Property>
+    <Property Id="DOTNETHOME_X64_SEARCH">
+      <DirectorySearch Id="dirDOTNETHOME_X64_search" Path="[ProgramFiles64Folder]dotnet" AssignToProperty="yes">
+        <FileSearch Id="fileDOTNETHOME_X64_search" Name="dotnet.exe" />
+      </DirectorySearch>
+      <RegistrySearch Id="regDOTNETHOME_X64_search" Root="HKLM"  Key="SOFTWARE\dotnet\Setup\InstalledVersions\x64" Name="InstallLocation" Win64="no" Type="raw" />
+    </Property>
+    <Property Id="DOTNETHOME_X64_ALT_SEARCH">
+      <DirectorySearch Id="dirDOTNETHOME_X64_ALT_search" Path="[ProgramFiles64Folder]dotnet\x64" AssignToProperty="yes">
+        <FileSearch Id="fileDOTNETHOME_X64_ALT_search" Name="dotnet.exe" />
+      </DirectorySearch>
+      <RegistrySearch Id="regDOTNETHOME_X64_ALT_search" Root="HKLM"  Key="SOFTWARE\dotnet\Setup\InstalledVersions\x64" Name="InstallLocation" Win64="no" Type="raw" />
+    </Property>
+    <Property Id="DOTNETHOME_ARM64_SEARCH">
+      <DirectorySearch Id="dirDOTNETHOME_ARM64_search" Path="[ProgramFiles64Folder]dotnet" AssignToProperty="yes">
+        <FileSearch Id="fileDOTNETHOME_ARM64_search" Name="dotnet.exe" />
+      </DirectorySearch>
+      <RegistrySearch Id="regDOTNETHOME_ARM64_search" Root="HKLM"  Key="SOFTWARE\dotnet\Setup\InstalledVersions\arm64" Name="InstallLocation" Win64="no" Type="raw" />
+    </Property>
+
+    <!-- Set the DOTNETHOME property if not passed in and we found a path -->
+    <SetProperty Id="DOTNETHOME_X86" Value="[DOTNETHOME_X86_SEARCH]" Before="CostFinalize">
+      NOT DOTNETHOME_X86 AND DOTNETHOME_X86_SEARCH
+    </SetProperty>
+    <SetProperty Id="DOTNETHOME_X64" Value="[DOTNETHOME_X64_SEARCH]" Before="CostFinalize">
+      NOT DOTNETHOME_X64 AND DOTNETHOME_X64_SEARCH AND %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE="AMD64"
+    </SetProperty>
+    <SetProperty Action="Set_DOTNETHOME_X64_alt" Id="DOTNETHOME_X64" Value="[DOTNETHOME_X64_ALT_SEARCH]" Before="CostFinalize">
+      NOT DOTNETHOME_X64 AND DOTNETHOME_X64_ALT_SEARCH AND NOT %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE="AMD64"
+    </SetProperty>
+    <SetProperty Id="DOTNETHOME_ARM64" Value="[DOTNETHOME_ARM64_SEARCH]" Before="CostFinalize">
+      NOT DOTNETHOME_ARM64 AND DOTNETHOME_ARM64_SEARCH
+    </SetProperty>
+
   </Fragment>
 </Wix>
diff --git a/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/templates.wxs b/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/templates.wxs
index a2ef49c4b..27a3017d0 100644
--- a/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/templates.wxs
+++ b/src/redist/targets/packaging/windows/clisdk/templates.wxs
@@ -32,5 +32,9 @@
         <Directory Id="DOTNETHOME" Name="dotnet"/>
       </Directory>
     </Directory>
+    
+    <?if $(var.Platform)~=x64?>
+    <CustomActionRef Id="Set_DOTNETHOME_NON_NATIVE_ARCHITECTURE" />
+    <?endif?>
   </Fragment>
 </Wix>