diff --git a/xonsh/procs/executables.py b/xonsh/procs/executables.py
index ec0a50ed1..94e7b4617 100644
--- a/xonsh/procs/executables.py
+++ b/xonsh/procs/executables.py
@@ -38,16 +38,33 @@ def get_paths(env=None):
     return tuple(reversed(tuple(clear_paths(env.get("PATH") or []))))
 
 
-def is_executable_in_windows(filepath, env=None):
-    """Check the file is executable in Windows."""
+def is_file(filepath):
+    """Check that ``filepath`` is file and exist."""
+    if isinstance(filepath, str):
+        filepath = Path(filepath)
+    try:
+        if filepath.is_file():
+            return True
+    except OSError:
+        return False
+    return False
+
+
+def is_executable_in_windows(filepath, check_file_exist=True, env=None):
+    """Check the file is executable in Windows.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    filepath : str
+        Path to file.
+    check_file_exist : bool
+        If ``False`` do not check that file exists. This helps to disable double checking in case the file already
+        checked in upstream code. This is important for Windows where checking can take a long time.
+    """
     filepath = Path(filepath)
     try:
-        try:
-            if not filepath.is_file():
-                return False
-        except OSError:
+        if check_file_exist and not is_file(filepath):
             return False
-
         env = env if env is not None else XSH.env
         return any(s.lower() == filepath.suffix.lower() for s in env.get("PATHEXT", []))
     except FileNotFoundError:
@@ -57,10 +74,20 @@ def is_executable_in_windows(filepath, env=None):
         return False
 
 
-def is_executable_in_posix(filepath):
-    """Check the file is executable in POSIX."""
+def is_executable_in_posix(filepath, check_file_exist=True):
+    """Check the file is executable in POSIX.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    filepath : str
+        Path to file.
+    check_file_exist : bool
+        If ``False`` do not check that file exists. This made to consistency with ``is_executable_in_windows``.
+    """
     try:
-        return filepath.is_file() and os.access(filepath, os.X_OK)
+        if check_file_exist and not is_file(filepath):
+            return False
+        return os.access(filepath, os.X_OK)
     except OSError:
         # broken Symlink are neither dir not files
         pass
@@ -94,8 +121,8 @@ def locate_relative_path(name, env=None, check_executable=False, use_pathext=Fal
         for possible_name in possible_names:
             filepath = p.parent / possible_name
             try:
-                if not filepath.is_file() or (
-                    check_executable and not is_executable(filepath)
+                if not is_file(filepath) or (
+                    check_executable and not is_executable(filepath, check_file_exist=False)
                 ):
                     continue
                 return str(p.absolute())
@@ -123,8 +150,8 @@ def locate_file_in_path_env(name, env=None, check_executable=False, use_pathext=
     for path, possible_name in itertools.product(paths, possible_names):
         filepath = Path(path) / possible_name
         try:
-            if not filepath.is_file() or (
-                check_executable and not is_executable(filepath)
+            if not is_file(filepath) or (
+                check_executable and not is_executable(filepath, check_file_exist=False)
             ):
                 continue
             return str(filepath)