diff --git a/src/tribler-common/tribler_common/rest_utils.py b/src/tribler-common/tribler_common/rest_utils.py
index e0d89a53778..0bc4eb2bc19 100644
--- a/src/tribler-common/tribler_common/rest_utils.py
+++ b/src/tribler-common/tribler_common/rest_utils.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import re
 from typing import Any, Union
 
 from yarl import URL
@@ -6,6 +7,8 @@
 HTTP_SCHEME = 'http'
 FILE_SCHEME = 'file'
 
+re_fix_win_path = re.compile(r'^(?:/)(\w:)', re.UNICODE)
+
 
 def to_file_uri(file_path: Union[str, Any]) -> str:
     if not isinstance(file_path, str):
@@ -14,4 +17,6 @@ def to_file_uri(file_path: Union[str, Any]) -> str:
 
 
 def from_file_uri(file_uri: str) -> str:
-    return URL(file_uri).path
+    path = URL(file_uri).path
+    corrected_path = re_fix_win_path.sub(r'\1', path)
+    return corrected_path
diff --git a/src/tribler-common/tribler_common/tests/test_rest_utils.py b/src/tribler-common/tribler_common/tests/test_rest_utils.py
index dec4f74555a..15b4592979b 100644
--- a/src/tribler-common/tribler_common/tests/test_rest_utils.py
+++ b/src/tribler-common/tribler_common/tests/test_rest_utils.py
@@ -1,9 +1,35 @@
-from tribler_common.rest_utils import from_file_uri, to_file_uri
+import pytest
 
+from tribler_common.rest_utils import from_file_uri, re_fix_win_path, to_file_uri
 
-def test_to_file_uri():
-    assert to_file_uri('/path') == 'file:///path'
+PATHS = [
+    # nix
+    ('/path/to/file', 'file:///path/to/file'),
+    ('/path/to/%20%21file', 'file:///path/to/%2520%2521file'),  # See: https://github.com/Tribler/tribler/issues/6700
+    # win
+    ('E:\\path\\to\\file', 'file:///E:%5Cpath%5Cto%5Cfile'),
+]
 
+PATHS_TO_FIX = [
+    # correct
+    ('c:\\', 'c:\\'),
+    ('/path', '/path'),
+    # corrupted:
+    ('/c:\\', 'c:\\'),
+    ('/C:\\', 'C:\\'),
+]
 
-def test_from_file_uri():
-    assert from_file_uri('file:///path') == '/path'
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('path,uri', PATHS)
+def test_to_file_uri(path, uri):
+    assert to_file_uri(path) == uri
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('path,uri', PATHS)
+def test_from_file_uri(path, uri):
+    assert from_file_uri(uri) == path
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('original,expected', PATHS_TO_FIX)
+def test_re_fix_win_path(original, expected):
+    assert re_fix_win_path.sub(r'\1', original) == expected
diff --git a/src/tribler-core/tribler_core/requirements.txt b/src/tribler-core/tribler_core/requirements.txt
index d9b67a1134d..f043d25a03e 100644
--- a/src/tribler-core/tribler_core/requirements.txt
+++ b/src/tribler-core/tribler_core/requirements.txt
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ pyyaml==6.0
 sentry-sdk==1.5.0
 service-identity==21.1.0
 yappi==1.3.3
-yarl==1.7.0
\ No newline at end of file
+yarl==1.7.2 # keep this dependency higher than 1.6.3. See: https://github.com/aio-libs/yarl/issues/517