diff --git a/installer/PowerToysSetup/CmdPal.wxs b/installer/PowerToysSetup/CmdPal.wxs
index 89a813979b..c74e27d6c1 100644
--- a/installer/PowerToysSetup/CmdPal.wxs
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetup/CmdPal.wxs
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
           <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="Module_CmdPal_Deps" Value="" KeyPath="yes"/>
         </RegistryKey>
         <File Source="$(var.CmdPalBuildDir)AppPackages\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_$(var.CmdPalVersion).0_Test\Dependencies\x64\Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx" />
-        <File Source="$(var.CmdPalBuildDir)AppPackages\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_$(var.CmdPalVersion).0_Test\Dependencies\x64\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.6.msix" />
       </Component>
     </DirectoryRef>
     <?else ?>
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@
           <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="Module_CmdPal_Deps" Value="" KeyPath="yes"/>
         </RegistryKey>
         <File Source="$(var.CmdPalBuildDir)AppPackages\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_$(var.CmdPalVersion).0_Test\Dependencies\arm64\Microsoft.VCLibs.ARM64.14.00.Desktop.appx" />
-        <File Source="$(var.CmdPalBuildDir)AppPackages\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_$(var.CmdPalVersion).0_Test\Dependencies\arm64\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.6.msix" />
       </Component>
     </DirectoryRef>
     <?endif ?>
diff --git a/src/common/utils/package.h b/src/common/utils/package.h
index a3ce07db22..60bde7ea53 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/package.h
+++ b/src/common/utils/package.h
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 
 #include <Windows.h>
 
+#include <appxpackaging.h>
 #include <exception>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <regex>
 #include <string>
 #include <optional>
+#include <Shlwapi.h>
+#include <wrl/client.h>
 
 #include <winrt/Windows.ApplicationModel.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.Foundation.h>
@@ -15,11 +18,12 @@
 #include "../logger/logger.h"
 #include "../version/version.h"
 
-namespace package {
-
+namespace package
+{
     using namespace winrt::Windows::Foundation;
     using namespace winrt::Windows::ApplicationModel;
     using namespace winrt::Windows::Management::Deployment;
+    using Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr;
 
     inline BOOL IsWin11OrGreater()
     {
@@ -46,6 +50,118 @@ namespace package {
             dwlConditionMask);
     }
 
+    struct PACKAGE_VERSION
+    {
+        UINT16 Major;
+        UINT16 Minor;
+        UINT16 Build;
+        UINT16 Revision;
+    };
+
+    class ComInitializer
+    {
+    public:
+        explicit ComInitializer(DWORD coInitFlags = COINIT_MULTITHREADED) :
+            _initialized(false)
+        {
+            const HRESULT hr = CoInitializeEx(nullptr, coInitFlags);
+            _initialized = SUCCEEDED(hr);
+        }
+
+        ~ComInitializer()
+        {
+            if (_initialized)
+            {
+                CoUninitialize();
+            }
+        }
+
+        bool Succeeded() const { return _initialized; }
+
+    private:
+        bool _initialized;
+    };
+
+    inline bool GetPackageNameAndVersionFromAppx(
+        const std::wstring& appxPath,
+        std::wstring& outName,
+        PACKAGE_VERSION& outVersion)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            ComInitializer comInit;
+            if (!comInit.Succeeded())
+            {
+                Logger::error(L"COM initialization failed.");
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            ComPtr<IAppxFactory> factory;
+            ComPtr<IStream> stream;
+            ComPtr<IAppxPackageReader> reader;
+            ComPtr<IAppxManifestReader> manifest;
+            ComPtr<IAppxManifestPackageId> packageId;
+
+            HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(__uuidof(AppxFactory), nullptr, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_PPV_ARGS(&factory));
+            if (FAILED(hr))
+                return false;
+
+            hr = SHCreateStreamOnFileEx(appxPath.c_str(), STGM_READ | STGM_SHARE_DENY_WRITE, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, FALSE, nullptr, &stream);
+            if (FAILED(hr))
+                return false;
+
+            hr = factory->CreatePackageReader(stream.Get(), &reader);
+            if (FAILED(hr))
+                return false;
+
+            hr = reader->GetManifest(&manifest);
+            if (FAILED(hr))
+                return false;
+
+            hr = manifest->GetPackageId(&packageId);
+            if (FAILED(hr))
+                return false;
+
+            LPWSTR name = nullptr;
+            hr = packageId->GetName(&name);
+            if (FAILED(hr))
+                return false;
+
+            UINT64 version = 0;
+            hr = packageId->GetVersion(&version);
+            if (FAILED(hr))
+                return false;
+
+            outName = std::wstring(name);
+            CoTaskMemFree(name);
+
+            outVersion.Major = static_cast<UINT16>((version >> 48) & 0xFFFF);
+            outVersion.Minor = static_cast<UINT16>((version >> 32) & 0xFFFF);
+            outVersion.Build = static_cast<UINT16>((version >> 16) & 0xFFFF);
+            outVersion.Revision = static_cast<UINT16>(version & 0xFFFF);
+
+            Logger::info(L"Package name: {}, version: {}.{}.{}.{}, appxPath: {}",
+                         outName,
+                         outVersion.Major,
+                         outVersion.Minor,
+                         outVersion.Build,
+                         outVersion.Revision,
+                         appxPath);
+
+            return true;
+        }
+        catch (const std::exception& ex)
+        {
+            Logger::error(L"Standard exception: {}", winrt::to_hstring(ex.what()));
+            return false;
+        }
+        catch (...)
+        {
+            Logger::error(L"Unknown or non-standard exception occurred.");
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     inline std::optional<Package> GetRegisteredPackage(std::wstring packageDisplayName, bool checkVersion)
     {
         PackageManager packageManager;
@@ -229,6 +345,59 @@ namespace package {
         return matchedFiles;
     }
 
+    inline bool IsPackageSatisfied(const std::wstring& appxPath)
+    {
+        std::wstring targetName;
+        PACKAGE_VERSION targetVersion{};
+
+        if (!GetPackageNameAndVersionFromAppx(appxPath, targetName, targetVersion))
+        {
+            Logger::error(L"Failed to get package name and version from appx: " + appxPath);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        PackageManager pm;
+
+        for (const auto& package : pm.FindPackagesForUser({}))
+        {
+            const auto& id = package.Id();
+            if (std::wstring(id.Name()) == targetName)
+            {
+                const auto& version = id.Version();
+
+                if (version.Major > targetVersion.Major ||
+                    (version.Major == targetVersion.Major && version.Minor > targetVersion.Minor) ||
+                    (version.Major == targetVersion.Major && version.Minor == targetVersion.Minor && version.Build > targetVersion.Build) ||
+                    (version.Major == targetVersion.Major && version.Minor == targetVersion.Minor && version.Build == targetVersion.Build && version.Revision >= targetVersion.Revision))
+                {
+                    Logger::info(
+                        L"Package {} is already satisfied with version {}.{}.{}.{}; target version {}.{}.{}.{}; appxPath: {}",
+                        id.Name(),
+                        version.Major,
+                        version.Minor,
+                        version.Build,
+                        version.Revision,
+                        targetVersion.Major,
+                        targetVersion.Minor,
+                        targetVersion.Build,
+                        targetVersion.Revision,
+                        appxPath);
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Logger::info(
+            L"Package {} is not satisfied. Target version: {}.{}.{}.{}; appxPath: {}",
+            targetName,
+            targetVersion.Major,
+            targetVersion.Minor,
+            targetVersion.Build,
+            targetVersion.Revision,
+            appxPath);
+        return false;
+    }
+
     inline bool RegisterPackage(std::wstring pkgPath, std::vector<std::wstring> dependencies)
     {
         try
@@ -247,7 +416,14 @@ namespace package {
                 {
                     try
                     {
-                        uris.Append(Uri(dependency));
+                        if (IsPackageSatisfied(dependency))
+                        {
+                            Logger::info(L"Dependency already satisfied: {}", dependency);
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            uris.Append(Uri(dependency));
+                        }
                     }
                     catch (const winrt::hresult_error& ex)
                     {
@@ -282,7 +458,6 @@ namespace package {
             {
                 Logger::debug(L"Register {} package started.", pkgPath);
             }
-
         }
         catch (std::exception& e)
         {
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.csproj b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.csproj
index 9a4061f6bc..e1f891558d 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.csproj
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     <EnableMsixTooling>true</EnableMsixTooling>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>
 
     <Version>$(CmdPalVersion)</Version>