diff --git a/Cpp.Build.props b/Cpp.Build.props
index 5acfbdee1a..b6fa0ddecd 100644
--- a/Cpp.Build.props
+++ b/Cpp.Build.props
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
       <TreatWarningAsError>true</TreatWarningAsError>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
       <BuildStlModules>false</BuildStlModules>
-      <AdditionalOptions>/await %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <!-- TODO: _SILENCE_STDEXT_ARR_ITERS_DEPRECATION_WARNING for compatibility with VS 17.8. Check if we can remove. -->
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_SILENCE_STDEXT_ARR_ITERS_DEPRECATION_WARNING;_UNICODE;UNICODE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <!-- CLR + CFG are not compatible >:{ -->
diff --git a/installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext.vcxproj b/installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext.vcxproj
index 9e07a41049..bee5c02505 100644
--- a/installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext.vcxproj
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext.vcxproj
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>inc;..\..\src\;..\..\src\common\Telemetry;telemetry;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <AdditionalOptions>/await /Zc:twoPhase- /Wv:18 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/Zc:twoPhase- /Wv:18 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
       <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
     </ClCompile>
diff --git a/src/Update/PowerToys.Update.cpp b/src/Update/PowerToys.Update.cpp
index 1e16598c43..5be4a80d33 100644
--- a/src/Update/PowerToys.Update.cpp
+++ b/src/Update/PowerToys.Update.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ std::optional<fs::path> ObtainInstaller(bool& isUpToDate)
 
     auto state = UpdateState::read();
 
-    const auto new_version_info = get_github_version_info_async().get();
+    const auto new_version_info = std::move(get_github_version_info_async()).get();
     if (std::holds_alternative<version_up_to_date>(*new_version_info))
     {
         isUpToDate = true;
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ std::optional<fs::path> ObtainInstaller(bool& isUpToDate)
         // Cleanup old updates before downloading the latest
         updating::cleanup_updates();
 
-        auto downloaded_installer = download_new_version(std::get<new_version_download_info>(*new_version_info)).get();
+        auto downloaded_installer = std::move(download_new_version_async(std::get<new_version_download_info>(*new_version_info))).get();
         if (!downloaded_installer)
         {
             Logger::error("Couldn't download new installer");
diff --git a/src/common/updating/installer.cpp b/src/common/updating/installer.cpp
index 2be4a97c5f..0e491392d5 100644
--- a/src/common/updating/installer.cpp
+++ b/src/common/updating/installer.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace // Strings in this namespace should not be localized
 
 namespace updating
 {
-    std::future<bool> uninstall_previous_msix_version_async()
+    winrt::Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperation<bool> uninstall_previous_msix_version_async()
     {
         winrt::Windows::Management::Deployment::PackageManager package_manager;
 
diff --git a/src/common/updating/installer.h b/src/common/updating/installer.h
index 5f2ca4bbb9..0b3694e17d 100644
--- a/src/common/updating/installer.h
+++ b/src/common/updating/installer.h
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include <optional>
-#include <future>
 
+#include <winrt/Windows.Foundation.h>
 #include <common/version/helper.h>
 
 namespace updating
 {
-    std::future<bool> uninstall_previous_msix_version_async();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    winrt::Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperation<bool> uninstall_previous_msix_version_async();
+}
diff --git a/src/common/updating/pch.h b/src/common/updating/pch.h
index 41408474c9..e57cdb04f9 100644
--- a/src/common/updating/pch.h
+++ b/src/common/updating/pch.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <winrt/Windows.System.h>
 
 #include <wil/resource.h>
+#include <wil/coroutine.h>
 
 #endif //PCH_H
 
diff --git a/src/common/updating/updating.cpp b/src/common/updating/updating.cpp
index 9d80662d54..d4d6fc3a8c 100644
--- a/src/common/updating/updating.cpp
+++ b/src/common/updating/updating.cpp
@@ -82,11 +82,7 @@ namespace updating
 // prevent the warning that may show up depend on the value of the constants (#defines)
 #pragma warning(push)
 #pragma warning(disable : 4702)
-#if USE_STD_EXPECTED
-    std::future<std::expected<github_version_info, std::wstring>> get_github_version_info_async(const bool prerelease)
-#else
-    std::future<nonstd::expected<github_version_info, std::wstring>> get_github_version_info_async(const bool prerelease)
-#endif
+    wil::task<github_version_result> get_github_version_info_async(const bool prerelease)
     {
         // If the current version starts with 0.0.*, it means we're on a local build from a farm and shouldn't check for updates.
         if constexpr (VERSION_MAJOR == 0 && VERSION_MINOR == 0)
@@ -170,7 +166,7 @@ namespace updating
         return !ec ? std::optional{ installer_download_path } : std::nullopt;
     }
 
-    std::future<std::optional<std::filesystem::path>> download_new_version(const new_version_download_info& new_version)
+    wil::task<std::optional<std::filesystem::path>> download_new_version_async(new_version_download_info new_version)
     {
         auto installer_download_path = create_download_path();
         if (!installer_download_path)
diff --git a/src/common/updating/updating.h b/src/common/updating/updating.h
index 148a5e5b25..4afedfa928 100644
--- a/src/common/updating/updating.h
+++ b/src/common/updating/updating.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
-#include <future>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <variant>
 #include <winrt/Windows.Foundation.h>
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <common/version/helper.h>
+#include <wil/coroutine.h>
 
 namespace updating
 {
@@ -32,13 +32,15 @@ namespace updating
     };
     using github_version_info = std::variant<new_version_download_info, version_up_to_date>;
 
-    std::future<std::optional<std::filesystem::path>> download_new_version(const new_version_download_info& new_version);
-    std::filesystem::path get_pending_updates_path();
 #if USE_STD_EXPECTED
-    std::future<std::expected<github_version_info, std::wstring>> get_github_version_info_async(const bool prerelease = false);
+    using github_version_result = std::expected<github_version_info, std::wstring>;
 #else
-    std::future<nonstd::expected<github_version_info, std::wstring>> get_github_version_info_async(const bool prerelease = false);
+    using github_version_result = nonstd::expected<github_version_info, std::wstring>;
 #endif
+
+    wil::task<github_version_result> get_github_version_info_async(bool prerelease = false);
+    wil::task<std::optional<std::filesystem::path>> download_new_version_async(new_version_download_info new_version);
+    std::filesystem::path get_pending_updates_path();
     void cleanup_updates();
 
     // non-localized
diff --git a/src/common/utils/HttpClient.h b/src/common/utils/HttpClient.h
index 8726368fbb..ff9b47917f 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/HttpClient.h
+++ b/src/common/utils/HttpClient.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <future>
+#include <functional>
+#include <string>
 #include <winrt/Windows.Foundation.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.Storage.Streams.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.Web.Http.h>
@@ -21,15 +22,15 @@ namespace http
             headers.UserAgent().TryParseAdd(USER_AGENT);
         }
 
-        std::future<std::wstring> request(const winrt::Windows::Foundation::Uri& url)
+        winrt::Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperation<winrt::hstring> request(winrt::Windows::Foundation::Uri url)
         {
             auto response = co_await m_client.GetAsync(url);
             (void)response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
             auto body = co_await response.Content().ReadAsStringAsync();
-            co_return std::wstring(body);
+            co_return body;
         }
 
-        std::future<void> download(const winrt::Windows::Foundation::Uri& url, const std::wstring& dstFilePath)
+        winrt::Windows::Foundation::IAsyncAction download(winrt::Windows::Foundation::Uri url, std::wstring dstFilePath)
         {
             auto response = co_await m_client.GetAsync(url);
             (void)response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ namespace http
             file_stream.Close();
         }
 
-        std::future<void> download(const winrt::Windows::Foundation::Uri& url, const std::wstring& dstFilePath, const std::function<void(float)>& progressUpdateCallback)
+        winrt::Windows::Foundation::IAsyncAction download(winrt::Windows::Foundation::Uri url, std::wstring dstFilePath, std::function<void(float)> progressUpdateCallback)
         {
             auto response = co_await m_client.GetAsync(url, HttpCompletionOption::ResponseHeadersRead);
             response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
diff --git a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncher/WorkspacesLauncher.vcxproj b/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncher/WorkspacesLauncher.vcxproj
index 8faf362704..046395f529 100644
--- a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncher/WorkspacesLauncher.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncher/WorkspacesLauncher.vcxproj
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
       <ConformanceMode>false</ConformanceMode>
       <TreatWarningAsError>true</TreatWarningAsError>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
-      <AdditionalOptions>/await %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_UNICODE;UNICODE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
diff --git a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesSnapshotTool/WorkspacesSnapshotTool.vcxproj b/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesSnapshotTool/WorkspacesSnapshotTool.vcxproj
index 00f0633f11..85b4e2d79c 100644
--- a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesSnapshotTool/WorkspacesSnapshotTool.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesSnapshotTool/WorkspacesSnapshotTool.vcxproj
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
       <ConformanceMode>false</ConformanceMode>
       <TreatWarningAsError>true</TreatWarningAsError>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
-      <AdditionalOptions>/await %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_UNICODE;UNICODE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
diff --git a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesWindowArranger/WorkspacesWindowArranger.vcxproj b/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesWindowArranger/WorkspacesWindowArranger.vcxproj
index 85d2c021ba..77b048edcb 100644
--- a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesWindowArranger/WorkspacesWindowArranger.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesWindowArranger/WorkspacesWindowArranger.vcxproj
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
       <ConformanceMode>false</ConformanceMode>
       <TreatWarningAsError>true</TreatWarningAsError>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
-      <AdditionalOptions>/await %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_UNICODE;UNICODE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
diff --git a/src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/Zoomit.cpp b/src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/Zoomit.cpp
index 68731f1a98..b3f736fd43 100644
--- a/src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/Zoomit.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/Zoomit.cpp
@@ -5140,7 +5140,7 @@ bool IsPenInverted( WPARAM wParam )
 // Captures the specified screen using the capture APIs
 //
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-std::future<winrt::com_ptr<ID3D11Texture2D>> CaptureScreenshotAsync(winrt::IDirect3DDevice const& device, winrt::GraphicsCaptureItem const& item, winrt::DirectXPixelFormat const& pixelFormat)
+wil::task<winrt::com_ptr<ID3D11Texture2D>> CaptureScreenshotAsync(winrt::IDirect3DDevice const& device, winrt::GraphicsCaptureItem const& item, winrt::DirectXPixelFormat const& pixelFormat)
 {
     auto d3dDevice = GetDXGIInterfaceFromObject<ID3D11Device>(device);
     winrt::com_ptr<ID3D11DeviceContext> d3dContext;
@@ -5176,9 +5176,7 @@ std::future<winrt::com_ptr<ID3D11Texture2D>> CaptureScreenshotAsync(winrt::IDire
     framePool.Close();
 
     auto texture = GetDXGIInterfaceFromObject<ID3D11Texture2D>(frame.Surface());
-    auto result = util::CopyD3DTexture(d3dDevice, texture, true);
-
-    co_return result;
+    co_return util::CopyD3DTexture(d3dDevice, texture, true);
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -5205,10 +5203,7 @@ winrt::com_ptr<ID3D11Texture2D>CaptureScreenshot(winrt::DirectXPixelFormat const
 
     auto item = util::CreateCaptureItemForMonitor(hMon);
 
-    auto capture = CaptureScreenshotAsync(device, item, pixelFormat);
-    capture.wait();
-
-    return capture.get();
+    return CaptureScreenshotAsync(device, item, pixelFormat).get();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/pch.h b/src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/pch.h
index 12b0d326b2..42d134704d 100644
--- a/src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/pch.h
+++ b/src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/pch.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 // WIL
 #include <wil/com.h>
 #include <wil/resource.h>
+#include <wil/coroutine.h>
 
 // DirectX
 #include <d3d11_4.h>
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.Terminal.UI/Microsoft.Terminal.UI.vcxproj b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.Terminal.UI/Microsoft.Terminal.UI.vcxproj
index 208ad4166e..285904115d 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.Terminal.UI/Microsoft.Terminal.UI.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.Terminal.UI/Microsoft.Terminal.UI.vcxproj
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
     <None Include="Microsoft.Terminal.UI.def" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\CmdPal\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\CmdPal\</OutDir>
     <IntDir>obj\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</IntDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones/FancyZones.vcxproj b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones/FancyZones.vcxproj
index cc0513799d..5ee124f77b 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones/FancyZones.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones/FancyZones.vcxproj
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
       <ConformanceMode>false</ConformanceMode>
       <TreatWarningAsError>true</TreatWarningAsError>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
-      <AdditionalOptions>/await %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_UNICODE;UNICODE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
diff --git a/src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEditor/KeyboardManagerEditor.vcxproj b/src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEditor/KeyboardManagerEditor.vcxproj
index ef6a9b29f5..880bbc7142 100644
--- a/src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEditor/KeyboardManagerEditor.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEditor/KeyboardManagerEditor.vcxproj
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
       <ConformanceMode>false</ConformanceMode>
       <TreatWarningAsError>true</TreatWarningAsError>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
-      <AdditionalOptions>/await %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_UNICODE;UNICODE;_WINDOWS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/common/PreviewHandlerCommon.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/common/PreviewHandlerCommon.csproj
index 0c3654e7ca..7e535eaa2a 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/common/PreviewHandlerCommon.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/previewpane/common/PreviewHandlerCommon.csproj
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <ProjectGuid>{AF2349B8-E5B6-4004-9502-687C1C7730B1}</ProjectGuid>
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.PreviewHandlerCommon</AssemblyName>
+    <!-- AutoUnify resolves WindowsBase version conflict (WebView2.Wpf refs .NET 5 version, we target .NET 9) -->
+    <AutoUnifyAssemblyReferences>true</AutoUnifyAssemblyReferences>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/runner/UpdateUtils.cpp b/src/runner/UpdateUtils.cpp
index 820b926984..8c33d781a1 100644
--- a/src/runner/UpdateUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/runner/UpdateUtils.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ void ProcessNewVersionInfo(const github_version_info& version_info,
         // Cleanup old updates before downloading the latest
         updating::cleanup_updates();
 
-        if (download_new_version(new_version_info).get())
+        auto downloaded_installer = std::move(download_new_version_async(new_version_info)).get();
+        if (downloaded_installer)
         {
             state.state = UpdateState::readyToInstall;
             state.downloadedInstallerFilename = new_version_info.installer_filename;
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ void PeriodicUpdateWorker()
         bool version_info_obtained = false;
         try
         {
-            const auto new_version_info = get_github_version_info_async().get();
+            const auto new_version_info = std::move(get_github_version_info_async()).get();
             if (new_version_info.has_value())
             {
                 version_info_obtained = true;
@@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ void CheckForUpdatesCallback()
     auto state = UpdateState::read();
     try
     {
-        auto new_version_info = get_github_version_info_async().get();
+        auto new_version_info = std::move(get_github_version_info_async()).get();
         if (!new_version_info)
         {
             // We couldn't get a new version from github for some reason, log error
diff --git a/src/runner/pch.h b/src/runner/pch.h
index 537bef12d6..2c713c7099 100644
--- a/src/runner/pch.h
+++ b/src/runner/pch.h
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@
 #include <winrt/Windows.Storage.h>
 
 #include <wil/resource.h>
+#include <wil/coroutine.h>