diff --git a/backend/commons/src/main/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/core/commons/util/git/GitUtils.java b/backend/commons/src/main/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/core/commons/util/git/GitUtils.java
index 04132a8bac..37507f02e7 100644
--- a/backend/commons/src/main/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/core/commons/util/git/GitUtils.java
+++ b/backend/commons/src/main/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/core/commons/util/git/GitUtils.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -61,6 +60,7 @@
 import static java.util.Optional.ofNullable;
 import static org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Constants.GITIGNORE_FILENAME;
 import static org.sonarsource.sonarlint.core.commons.util.git.BlameParser.parseBlameOutput;
+import static org.sonarsource.sonarlint.core.commons.util.git.WinGitUtils.locateGitOnWindows;
 
 public class GitUtils {
   private static final SonarLintLogger LOG = SonarLintLogger.get();
@@ -163,23 +163,6 @@ private static String getNativeGitExecutable() {
     return nativeGitExecutable;
   }
 
-  private static String locateGitOnWindows() throws IOException {
-    // Windows will search current directory in addition to the PATH variable, which is unsecure.
-    // To avoid it we use where.exe to find git binary only in PATH.
-    LOG.debug("Looking for git command in the PATH using where.exe (Windows)");
-    var whereCommandResult = new LinkedList<String>();
-    new ProcessWrapperFactory()
-      .create(null, whereCommandResult::add, "C:\\Windows\\System32\\where.exe", "$PATH:git.exe")
-      .execute();
-
-    if (!whereCommandResult.isEmpty()) {
-      var out = whereCommandResult.get(0).trim();
-      LOG.debug("Found git.exe at {}", out);
-      return out;
-    }
-    throw new IllegalStateException("git.exe not found in PATH. PATH value was: " + System.getProperty("PATH"));
-  }
-
   private static String getGitExecutable() throws IOException {
     return SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS ? locateGitOnWindows() : "git";
   }
diff --git a/backend/commons/src/main/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/core/commons/util/git/WinGitUtils.java b/backend/commons/src/main/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/core/commons/util/git/WinGitUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c758bcdf5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/commons/src/main/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/core/commons/util/git/WinGitUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * SonarLint Core - Commons
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2025 SonarSource SA
+ * mailto:info AT sonarsource DOT com
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+package org.sonarsource.sonarlint.core.commons.util.git;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import org.sonarsource.sonarlint.core.commons.log.SonarLintLogger;
+
+public class WinGitUtils {
+  private static final SonarLintLogger LOG = SonarLintLogger.get();
+
+  private WinGitUtils() {
+    // utils
+  }
+
+  public static String locateGitOnWindows() throws IOException {
+    // Windows will search current directory in addition to the PATH variable, which is unsecure.
+    // To avoid it we use where.exe to find git binary only in PATH.
+    LOG.debug("Looking for git command in the PATH using where.exe (Windows)");
+    var whereCommandResult = new LinkedList<String>();
+    new ProcessWrapperFactory()
+      .create(null, whereCommandResult::add, "C:\\Windows\\System32\\where.exe", "$PATH:git.exe")
+      .execute();
+
+    if (!whereCommandResult.isEmpty()) {
+      var out = whereCommandResult.get(0).trim();
+      LOG.debug("Found git.exe at {}", out);
+      return out;
+    }
+    throw new IllegalStateException("git.exe not found in PATH. PATH value was: " + System.getProperty("PATH"));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bc6f3c77ad..5f3a798ae6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
 
     <!-- Exclude Maven Shade plug-in dependency as the test is done via the Maven build itself ... -->
     <sonar.coverage.exclusions>buildSrc/maven-shade-ext-bnd-transformer/**</sonar.coverage.exclusions>
+    <!-- We don't compute coverage on windows UTs   -->
+    <sonar.coverage.exclusions>backend/commons/src/main/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/core/commons/util/git/WinGitUtils.java</sonar.coverage.exclusions>
     <!-- Exclude from the duplication detection deprecated DTOs that were replaced by new types. They should be removed in 10.3 -->
     <sonar.cpd.exclusions>rpc-protocol/src/main/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/core/rpc/protocol/client/analysis/*Dto.java</sonar.cpd.exclusions>
   </properties>