diff --git a/.changes/enhance-download-bootstrapper.md b/.changes/enhance-download-bootstrapper.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"tauri-bundler": patch
+---
+
+Enhance the `DownloadedBootstrapper` Webview2 install mode compatibility with Windows 8.
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/main.wxs b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/main.wxs
index 39244d03e..23623829d 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/main.wxs
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/main.wxs
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
         </Property>
 
         {{#if download_bootstrapper}}
-        <CustomAction Id='DownloadAndInvokeBootstrapper' Directory="INSTALLDIR" Execute="deferred" ExeCommand='powershell.exe -NoProfile -windowstyle hidden Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=2124703" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe" ; Start-Process -FilePath "$env:TEMP\MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe" -ArgumentList ({{{webview_installer_args}}} &apos;/install&apos;) -Wait' Return='check'/>
+        <CustomAction Id='DownloadAndInvokeBootstrapper' Directory="INSTALLDIR" Execute="deferred" ExeCommand='powershell.exe -NoProfile -windowstyle hidden try [\{] [\[]Net.ServicePointManager[\]]::SecurityProtocol = [\[]Net.SecurityProtocolType[\]]::Tls12 [\}] catch [\{][\}]; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=2124703" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe" ; Start-Process -FilePath "$env:TEMP\MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe" -ArgumentList ({{{webview_installer_args}}} &apos;/install&apos;) -Wait' Return='check'/>
         <InstallExecuteSequence>
             <Custom Action='DownloadAndInvokeBootstrapper' Before='InstallFinalize'>
                 <![CDATA[NOT(REMOVE OR WVRTINSTALLED)]]>