diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/FilesFolders.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/FilesFolders.cs
index 97d8c25d3..c59f05598 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/FilesFolders.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/FilesFolders.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Windows;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands
 {
@@ -243,16 +242,17 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Returns if <paramref name="subPath"/> is a sub path of <paramref name="basePath"/>.
+        /// Returns if <paramref name="parentPath"/> contains <paramref name="subPath"/>.
         /// From https://stackoverflow.com/a/66877016
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="subPath"></param>
-        /// <param name="basePath"></param>
+        /// <param name="parentPath">Parent path</param>
+        /// <param name="subPath">Sub path</param>
+        /// <param name="allowEqual">If <see langword="true"/>, when <paramref name="parentPath"/> and <paramref name="subPath"/> are equal, returns <see langword="true"/></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        public static bool IsSubPathOf(string subPath, string basePath)
+        public static bool PathContains(string parentPath, string subPath, bool allowEqual = false)
         {
-            var rel = Path.GetRelativePath(basePath, subPath);
-            return rel != "."
+            var rel = Path.GetRelativePath(parentPath, subPath);
+            return (rel != "." || allowEqual)
                    && rel != ".."
                    && !rel.StartsWith("../")
                    && !rel.StartsWith(@"..\")
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
index 324832990..3a1dc3726 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search
             }
 
             results.RemoveWhere(r => Settings.IndexSearchExcludedSubdirectoryPaths.Any(
-                excludedPath => FilesFolders.IsSubPathOf(r.SubTitle, excludedPath.Path)));
+                excludedPath => FilesFolders.PathContains(excludedPath.Path, r.SubTitle)));
 
             return results.ToList();
         }
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program/Programs/Win32.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program/Programs/Win32.cs
index 28eb9832f..e0079967b 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program/Programs/Win32.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program/Programs/Win32.cs
@@ -470,8 +470,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program.Programs
             }
 
             var paths = pathEnv.Split(";", StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).DistinctBy(p => p.ToLowerInvariant());
-
-            var toFilter = paths.Where(x => commonParents.All(parent => !FilesFolders.IsSubPathOf(x, parent)))
+            
+            var toFilter = paths.Where(x => commonParents.All(parent => !FilesFolders.PathContains(parent, x)))
                 .AsParallel()
                 .SelectMany(p => EnumerateProgramsInDir(p, suffixes, recursive: false));
 
@@ -774,8 +774,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program.Programs
                 HashSet<ProgramSource> parents = group.ToHashSet();
                 foreach (var source in group)
                 {
-                    if (parents.Any(p => FilesFolders.IsSubPathOf(source.Location, p.Location) &&
-                                         source != p))
+                    if (parents.Any(p => FilesFolders.PathContains(p.Location, source.Location)))
                     {
                         parents.Remove(source);
                     }