diff --git a/cmd/config-fix.go b/cmd/config-fix.go
index 82d43209..df4beccf 100644
--- a/cmd/config-fix.go
+++ b/cmd/config-fix.go
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/minio/mc/pkg/console"
@@ -26,6 +29,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func fixConfig() {
+	// Migrate config location on windows
+	fixConfigLocation()
 	// Fix config V3
 	fixConfigV3()
 	// Fix config V6
@@ -240,3 +245,45 @@ func fixConfigV6() {
 		console.Infof("Successfully fixed %s broken config for version `6`.\n", mustGetMcConfigPath())
 	}
 }
+
+// fixConfigLocation will resolve the possible duplicate location of Windows config files.
+// If there is duplicate configs, it will use the currently enabled config location and
+// move it to the 'normalized' location.
+// See https://github.com/minio/mc/pull/2898
+func fixConfigLocation() {
+	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" || mcCustomConfigDir != mustGetMcConfigDir() {
+		return
+	}
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(strings.ToLower(filepath.Base(os.Args[0])), ".exe") {
+		// Most likely scenario, command was called as 'mc'.
+		// If there is a config at legacyLoc+".exe", rename it.
+		legacyLoc := mcCustomConfigDir + ".exe"
+		unusedLoc := mcCustomConfigDir + ".unused"
+		_ = os.Rename(legacyLoc, unusedLoc)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// mc was called with '.exe';
+	// config can have changed location.
+	_, err := os.Stat(mcCustomConfigDir)
+	wantExists := !os.IsNotExist(err)
+
+	legFileName := mcCustomConfigDir + ".exe"
+	_, err = os.Stat(legFileName)
+	legExists := !os.IsNotExist(err)
+	switch {
+	case legExists && wantExists:
+		// Both exist and mc was called with legacy path (.exe)
+		// Rename the 'mc' config and move the legacy location one to where we want it.
+		backupdir := fmt.Sprintf("%s.unused\\", mcCustomConfigDir)
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(backupdir)
+		err := os.Rename(mcCustomConfigDir, backupdir)
+		fatalIf(probe.NewError(err), fmt.Sprintln("Renaming unused config", mcCustomConfigDir, "->", backupdir, "failed. Please rename/remove file."))
+		fallthrough
+	case !wantExists && legExists:
+		err := os.Rename(legFileName, mcCustomConfigDir)
+		fatalIf(probe.NewError(err), fmt.Sprintln("Migrating config location", legFileName, "->", mcCustomConfigDir, "failed. Please move config file."))
+	default:
+		// Legacy does not exist.
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
index b7f3a2b6..98e3a3f2 100644
--- a/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/minio/mc/pkg/probe"
 
@@ -46,16 +47,24 @@ func getMcConfigDir() (string, *probe.Error) {
 	if e != nil {
 		return "", probe.NewError(e)
 	}
-	var configDir string
-	// For windows the path is slightly different
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		configDir = filepath.Join(homeDir, globalMCConfigWindowsDir)
-	} else {
-		configDir = filepath.Join(homeDir, globalMCConfigDir)
-	}
+	configDir := filepath.Join(homeDir, defaultMCConfigDir())
 	return configDir, nil
 }
 
+// Return default default mc config directory.
+// Generally you want to use getMcConfigDir which returns custom overrides.
+func defaultMCConfigDir() string {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		// For windows the path is slightly different
+		cmd := filepath.Base(os.Args[0])
+		if strings.HasSuffix(strings.ToLower(cmd), ".exe") {
+			cmd = cmd[:strings.LastIndex(cmd, ".")]
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s\\", cmd)
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf(".%s/", filepath.Base(os.Args[0]))
+}
+
 // mustGetMcConfigDir - construct MinIO Client config folder or fail
 func mustGetMcConfigDir() (configDir string) {
 	configDir, err := getMcConfigDir()
diff --git a/cmd/globals.go b/cmd/globals.go
index 88865ca5..a837d61e 100644
--- a/cmd/globals.go
+++ b/cmd/globals.go
@@ -19,20 +19,11 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"crypto/x509"
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/minio/cli"
 	"github.com/minio/mc/pkg/console"
 )
 
-// mc configuration related constants.
-var (
-	globalMCConfigDir        = fmt.Sprintf(".%s/", filepath.Base(os.Args[0]))
-	globalMCConfigWindowsDir = fmt.Sprintf("%s\\", filepath.Base(os.Args[0]))
-)
-
 const (
 	globalMCConfigVersion = "9"
 
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 27a0374b..9f7b7222 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@ func Main(args []string) {
 
 	// Set the mc app name.
 	appName := filepath.Base(args[0])
-
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" && strings.HasSuffix(strings.ToLower(appName), ".exe") {
+		// Trim ".exe" from Windows executable.
+		appName = appName[:strings.LastIndex(appName, ".")]
+	}
 	// Run the app - exit on error.
 	if err := registerApp(appName).Run(args); err != nil {
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/pkg/console/console.go b/pkg/console/console.go
index 6192c409..47e44bbe 100644
--- a/pkg/console/console.go
+++ b/pkg/console/console.go
@@ -20,11 +20,10 @@ package console
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
-	"path/filepath"
-
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/mattn/go-colorable"
 	"github.com/mattn/go-isatty"