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--- a/installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext.vcxproj
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diff --git a/src/common/updating/updating.vcxproj b/src/common/updating/updating.vcxproj
index ffc321c979..cf3fb9b175 100644
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index 79a56c1e3f..a8f2d46b97 100644
--- a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithCLI/FileLocksmithCLI.vcxproj
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-  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
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-    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutDir>
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+    <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')" />
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diff --git a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncher/WorkspacesLauncher.vcxproj b/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncher/WorkspacesLauncher.vcxproj
index 0d5e19c490..8faf362704 100644
--- a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncher/WorkspacesLauncher.vcxproj
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+  <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')" />
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+    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(SolutionDir)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h WorkspacesLauncherResource.base.rc WorkspacesLauncherResource.rc" />
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     <Link>
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+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
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     <RootNamespace>KeyboardManagerEditorLibrary</RootNamespace>
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     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
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+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>./;$(SolutionDir)src\modules\;$(SolutionDir)src\common\Display;$(SolutionDir)src\common\inc;$(SolutionDir)src\common\Telemetry;$(SolutionDir)src;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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-    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\Display\Display.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Display\Display.vcxproj">
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     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
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     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\Themes\Themes.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Themes\Themes.vcxproj">
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     <ProjectReference Include="..\common\KeyboardManagerCommon.vcxproj">
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-  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
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+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlApplication.6.1.3\build\native\Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlApplication.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlApplication.6.1.3\build\native\Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlApplication.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlApplication.6.1.3\build\native\Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlApplication.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlApplication.6.1.3\build\native\Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlApplication.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.2-prerelease.220830001\build\native\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.2-prerelease.220830001\build\native\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.props'))" />
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+    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(SolutionDir)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\..\KeyboardManagerEditor\ resource.base.h resource.h KeyboardManagerEditor.base.rc KeyboardManagerEditor.rc" />
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diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/common/PreviewHandlerCommon.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/common/PreviewHandlerCommon.csproj
index 7ae8a7b400..0c3654e7ca 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/common/PreviewHandlerCommon.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/previewpane/common/PreviewHandlerCommon.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
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-  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
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     <DocumentationFile>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\PreviewHandlerCommonDocumentation.xml</DocumentationFile>
-    <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
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