diff --git a/src/Files.App/Constants.cs b/src/Files.App/Constants.cs
index 46e4325eeea5..eb71b9366eb5 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Constants.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Constants.cs
@@ -240,6 +240,14 @@ public static class UserEnvironmentPaths
 
 			public static readonly string RecentItemsPath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Recent);
 
+			public static readonly string SystemDrivePath;
+
+			static UserEnvironmentPaths()
+			{
+				var systemDrive = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SystemDrive");
+				SystemDrivePath = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(systemDrive) ? systemDrive : "C:";
+			}
+
 			public static Dictionary<string, string> ShellPlaces =
 				new()
 				{
diff --git a/src/Files.App/Data/Items/DriveItem.cs b/src/Files.App/Data/Items/DriveItem.cs
index 342597d87ca2..25e5a840bc38 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Data/Items/DriveItem.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Data/Items/DriveItem.cs
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public static async Task<DriveItem> CreateFromPropertiesAsync(StorageFolder root
 				IsLocationItem = true,
 				ShowEjectDevice = item.IsRemovable,
 				ShowShellItems = true,
-				ShowFormatDrive = !(item.Type == DriveType.Network || string.Equals(root.Path, $@"{Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SystemDrive")}\", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)),
+				ShowFormatDrive = !(item.Type == DriveType.Network || string.Equals(root.Path, $@"{Constants.UserEnvironmentPaths.SystemDrivePath}\", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)),
 				ShowProperties = true
 			};
 			item.Path = string.IsNullOrEmpty(root.Path) ? $"\\\\?\\{root.Name}\\" : root.Path;
diff --git a/src/Files.App/Services/Storage/StorageDevicesService.cs b/src/Files.App/Services/Storage/StorageDevicesService.cs
index a8b355b143ec..e415b0a9fb09 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Services/Storage/StorageDevicesService.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Services/Storage/StorageDevicesService.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public async IAsyncEnumerable<ILocatableFolder> GetDrivesAsync()
 
 		public async Task<ILocatableFolder> GetPrimaryDriveAsync()
 		{
-			string cDrivePath = $@"{Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SystemDrive")}\";
+			string cDrivePath = $@"{Constants.UserEnvironmentPaths.SystemDrivePath}\";
 			return new WindowsStorageFolder(await StorageFolder.GetFolderFromPathAsync(cDrivePath));
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Files.App/Utils/Cloud/Detector/LucidLinkCloudDetector.cs b/src/Files.App/Utils/Cloud/Detector/LucidLinkCloudDetector.cs
index 49a5f83a3224..74ccb39f5dcb 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Utils/Cloud/Detector/LucidLinkCloudDetector.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Utils/Cloud/Detector/LucidLinkCloudDetector.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ protected override async IAsyncEnumerable<ICloudProvider> GetProviders()
 					string syncFolder = inner.GetProperty("filespaceName").GetString();
 
 					string[] orgNameFilespaceName = syncFolder.Split(".");
-					string path = Path.Combine($@"{Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SystemDrive")}\Volumes", orgNameFilespaceName[1], orgNameFilespaceName[0]);
+					string path = Path.Combine($@"{Constants.UserEnvironmentPaths.SystemDrivePath}\Volumes", orgNameFilespaceName[1], orgNameFilespaceName[0]);
 					string filespaceName = orgNameFilespaceName[0];
 
 					string iconPath = Path.Combine(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("ProgramFiles"), "Lucid", "resources", "Logo.ico");
diff --git a/src/Files.App/Utils/Shell/ContextMenu.cs b/src/Files.App/Utils/Shell/ContextMenu.cs
index 01354324a24e..dbef74c3696c 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Utils/Shell/ContextMenu.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Utils/Shell/ContextMenu.cs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public async Task<bool> InvokeItem(int itemID)
 
 		public static async Task WarmUpQueryContextMenuAsync()
 		{
-			using var cMenu = await GetContextMenuForFiles(new string[] { $@"{Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SystemDrive")}\" }, Shell32.CMF.CMF_NORMAL);
+			using var cMenu = await GetContextMenuForFiles(new string[] { $@"{Constants.UserEnvironmentPaths.SystemDrivePath}\" }, Shell32.CMF.CMF_NORMAL);
 		}
 
 		private void EnumMenuItems(HMENU hMenu, List<Win32ContextMenuItem> menuItemsResult, bool loadSubenus = false)
diff --git a/src/Files.App/Utils/Storage/Helpers/StorageSenseHelper.cs b/src/Files.App/Utils/Storage/Helpers/StorageSenseHelper.cs
index 0299f7570cba..4679ee851af2 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Utils/Storage/Helpers/StorageSenseHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Utils/Storage/Helpers/StorageSenseHelper.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ internal sealed class StorageSenseHelper
 	{
 		public static async Task OpenStorageSenseAsync(string path)
 		{
-			if (!path.StartsWith(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SystemDrive"), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+			if (!path.StartsWith(Constants.UserEnvironmentPaths.SystemDrivePath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
 				&& ApiInformation.IsApiContractPresent("Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract", 8))
 			{
 				LaunchHelper.LaunchSettings("page=SettingsPageStorageSenseStorageOverview&target=SystemSettings_StorageSense_VolumeListLink");
diff --git a/src/Files.App/ViewModels/Dialogs/CreateShortcutDialogViewModel.cs b/src/Files.App/ViewModels/Dialogs/CreateShortcutDialogViewModel.cs
index 3ddfc8b8f7db..f8012b42c568 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/ViewModels/Dialogs/CreateShortcutDialogViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/ViewModels/Dialogs/CreateShortcutDialogViewModel.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public sealed class CreateShortcutDialogViewModel : ObservableObject
 		public readonly string WorkingDirectory;
 
 		// Placeholder text of destination path textbox
-		public readonly string DestinationPlaceholder = $@"{Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SystemDrive")}\Users\";
+		public readonly string DestinationPlaceholder = $@"{Constants.UserEnvironmentPaths.SystemDrivePath}\Users\";
 
 		// Tells whether destination path exists
 		public bool DestinationPathExists { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/Files.App/ViewModels/Properties/BasePropertiesPage.cs b/src/Files.App/ViewModels/Properties/BasePropertiesPage.cs
index ab81ba6ece79..5524d9e5bc24 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/ViewModels/Properties/BasePropertiesPage.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/ViewModels/Properties/BasePropertiesPage.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ protected override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e)
 				BaseProperties = props;
 
 				ViewModel.CleanupVisibility = props.Drive.Type != DriveType.Network;
-				ViewModel.FormatVisibility = !(props.Drive.Type == DriveType.Network || string.Equals(props.Drive.Path, $@"{Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SystemDrive")}\", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+				ViewModel.FormatVisibility = !(props.Drive.Type == DriveType.Network || string.Equals(props.Drive.Path, $@"{Constants.UserEnvironmentPaths.SystemDrivePath}\", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
 				ViewModel.CleanupDriveCommand = new AsyncRelayCommand(() => StorageSenseHelper.OpenStorageSenseAsync(props.Drive.Path));
 				ViewModel.FormatDriveCommand = new RelayCommand(async () =>
 				{