diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/extensionsdk/Microsoft.CmdPal.Extensions/Microsoft.CmdPal.Extensions.vcxproj b/src/modules/cmdpal/extensionsdk/Microsoft.CmdPal.Extensions/Microsoft.CmdPal.Extensions.vcxproj
index c2e85d5963..03236338ac 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/extensionsdk/Microsoft.CmdPal.Extensions/Microsoft.CmdPal.Extensions.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/extensionsdk/Microsoft.CmdPal.Extensions/Microsoft.CmdPal.Extensions.vcxproj
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <WasdkNuget>..\..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.5.240428000</WasdkNuget>
-    <CppWinRTNuget>..\..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5</CppWinRTNuget>
-    <WindowsSdkBuildToolsNuget>..\..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.22621.2428</WindowsSdkBuildToolsNuget>
+    <PathToRoot>..\..\..\..\..\</PathToRoot>
+    <WasdkNuget>$(PathToRoot)packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.5.240428000</WasdkNuget>
+    <CppWinRTNuget>$(PathToRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5</CppWinRTNuget>
+    <WindowsSdkBuildToolsNuget>$(PathToRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.22621.2428</WindowsSdkBuildToolsNuget>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <Import Project="$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props" Condition="Exists('$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" />
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/src/Microsoft.Terminal.UI/Microsoft.Terminal.UI.vcxproj b/src/modules/cmdpal/src/Microsoft.Terminal.UI/Microsoft.Terminal.UI.vcxproj
index 9717bcc55b..7b9bdf6662 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/src/Microsoft.Terminal.UI/Microsoft.Terminal.UI.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/src/Microsoft.Terminal.UI/Microsoft.Terminal.UI.vcxproj
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.5.240428000\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.5.240428000\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <PathToRoot>..\..\..\..\..\</PathToRoot>
+    <WasdkNuget>$(PathToRoot)packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.5.240428000</WasdkNuget>
+    <CppWinRTNuget>$(PathToRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5</CppWinRTNuget>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props" Condition="Exists('$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" />
+  <Import Project="$(CppWinRTNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(CppWinRTNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <CppWinRTOptimized>true</CppWinRTOptimized>
     <CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>true</CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>
@@ -182,22 +186,19 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.5.240428000\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.5.240428000\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(CppWinRTNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(CppWinRTNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets" Condition="Exists('$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" />
     <Import Project="..\..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
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-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.5.240428000\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.5.240428000\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.5.240428000\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.5.240428000\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(CppWinRTNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(CppWinRTNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(CppWinRTNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(CppWinRTNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', 'Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
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   </ItemGroup>