diff --git a/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Directory.Build.props b/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Directory.Build.props
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..505e3cf844
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Directory.Build.props
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<Project>
+  <Import Project="..\..\src\Version.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\src\Version.props')" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <!-- Set BaseIntermediateOutputPath for each project to avoid conflicts -->
+    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectName)' == 'PowerToysInstallerVNext'">obj\Installer\</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
+    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectName)' == 'PowerToysBootstrapperVNext'">obj\Bootstrapper\</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
+    
+    <!-- Set MSBuildProjectExtensionsPath to use the BaseIntermediateOutputPath -->
+    <MSBuildProjectExtensionsPath Condition="'$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)' != ''">$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)</MSBuildProjectExtensionsPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/PowerToysBootstrapperVNext.wixproj b/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/PowerToysBootstrapperVNext.wixproj
index 759956492e..a842ec9352 100644
--- a/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/PowerToysBootstrapperVNext.wixproj
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/PowerToysBootstrapperVNext.wixproj
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
     <OutputName Condition=" '$(PerUser)' == 'true' ">PowerToysUserSetupVNext-$(Version)-$(Platform)</OutputName>
     <OutputPath Condition=" '$(PerUser)' != 'true' ">$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\MachineSetup</OutputPath>
     <OutputPath Condition=" '$(PerUser)' == 'true' ">$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\UserSetup</OutputPath>
-    <IntermediateOutputPath>obj\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</IntermediateOutputPath>
+    <IntermediateOutputPath Condition=" '$(PerUser)' != 'true' ">$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\MachineSetup</IntermediateOutputPath>
+    <IntermediateOutputPath Condition=" '$(PerUser)' == 'true' ">$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\UserSetup</IntermediateOutputPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="PowerToys.wxs" />
diff --git a/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/PowerToysInstallerVNext.wixproj b/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/PowerToysInstallerVNext.wixproj
index b45e989173..4de354ad29 100644
--- a/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/PowerToysInstallerVNext.wixproj
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/PowerToysInstallerVNext.wixproj
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ call powershell.exe -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted -File $(MSBuil
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputPath Condition=" '$(PerUser)' != 'true' ">$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\MachineSetup</OutputPath>
     <OutputPath Condition=" '$(PerUser)' == 'true' ">$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\UserSetup</OutputPath>
-    <IntermediateOutputPath Condition=" '$(PerUser)' != 'true' ">obj\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\MachineSetup</IntermediateOutputPath>
-    <IntermediateOutputPath Condition=" '$(PerUser)' == 'true' ">obj\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\UserSetup</IntermediateOutputPath>
+    <IntermediateOutputPath Condition=" '$(PerUser)' != 'true' ">$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\MachineSetup</IntermediateOutputPath>
+    <IntermediateOutputPath Condition=" '$(PerUser)' == 'true' ">$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\UserSetup</IntermediateOutputPath>
     <SuppressIces>ICE40</SuppressIces>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>