diff --git a/Lib/test/test_embed.py b/Lib/test/test_embed.py
index 3620a7619601df..94161b651ff86c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_embed.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_embed.py
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ def _get_expected_config(self):
         return configs
 
     def get_expected_config(self, expected_preconfig, expected,
-                            env, api, modify_path_cb=None):
+                            env, api, modify_path_cb=None, cwd=None):
         configs = self._get_expected_config()
 
         pre_config = configs['pre_config']
@@ -618,6 +618,14 @@ def get_expected_config(self, expected_preconfig, expected,
             expected['base_executable'] = default_executable
         if expected['program_name'] is self.GET_DEFAULT_CONFIG:
             expected['program_name'] = './_testembed'
+            if MS_WINDOWS:
+                # follow the calculation in getpath.py
+                tmpname = expected['program_name'] + '.exe'
+                if cwd:
+                    tmpname = os.path.join(cwd, tmpname)
+                if os.path.isfile(tmpname):
+                    expected['program_name'] += '.exe'
+                del tmpname
 
         config = configs['config']
         for key, value in expected.items():
@@ -711,7 +719,7 @@ def check_all_configs(self, testname, expected_config=None,
         self.get_expected_config(expected_preconfig,
                                  expected_config,
                                  env,
-                                 api, modify_path_cb)
+                                 api, modify_path_cb, cwd)
 
         out, err = self.run_embedded_interpreter(testname,
                                                  env=env, cwd=cwd)
diff --git a/Modules/getpath.c b/Modules/getpath.c
index f77b18eee95b65..acb945c25b0864 100644
--- a/Modules/getpath.c
+++ b/Modules/getpath.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ getpath_isxfile(PyObject *Py_UNUSED(self), PyObject *args)
         DWORD attr = GetFileAttributesW(path);
         r = (attr != INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES) &&
             !(attr & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY) &&
-            SUCCEEDED(PathCchFindExtension(path, cchPath, &ext)) &&
+            SUCCEEDED(PathCchFindExtension(path, cchPath + 1, &ext)) &&
             (CompareStringOrdinal(ext, -1, L".exe", -1, 1 /* ignore case */) == CSTR_EQUAL)
             ? Py_True : Py_False;
 #else