diff --git a/changes/update-installutils-to-allow-for-special-characters-in-registry b/changes/update-installutils-to-allow-for-special-characters-in-registry
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3bab1ae9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/update-installutils-to-allow-for-special-characters-in-registry
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Fixes an issue where special characters in HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall breaks the "installer_utils.ps1 -uninstallOrbit" step in the Windows MSI installer
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diff --git a/orbit/pkg/packaging/windows_templates.go b/orbit/pkg/packaging/windows_templates.go
index a50748bfe9..1c166defb1 100644
--- a/orbit/pkg/packaging/windows_templates.go
+++ b/orbit/pkg/packaging/windows_templates.go
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ function Force-Remove-Orbit {
     Get-ChildItem "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" -Recurse  -ErrorAction "SilentlyContinue" |  Where-Object {($_.ValueCount -gt 0)} | ForEach-Object {
 
       # Filter for osquery entries
-      $properties = Get-ItemProperty $_.PSPath  -ErrorAction "SilentlyContinue" |  Where-Object {($_.DisplayName -eq "Fleet osquery")}
+      $properties = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $_.PSPath  -ErrorAction "SilentlyContinue" |  Where-Object {($_.DisplayName -eq "Fleet osquery")}
       if ($properties) {
 
         #Remove Registry Entries
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ function Force-Remove-Osquery {
     Get-ChildItem "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" -Recurse -ErrorAction "SilentlyContinue" |  Where-Object {($_.ValueCount -gt 0)} | ForEach-Object {
 
       # Filter for osquery entries
-      $properties = Get-ItemProperty $_.PSPath -ErrorAction "SilentlyContinue" |  Where-Object {($_.DisplayName -eq "osquery")}
+      $properties = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $_.PSPath -ErrorAction "SilentlyContinue" |  Where-Object {($_.DisplayName -eq "osquery")}
       if ($properties) {
 
         #Remove files from osquery location