diff --git a/src/runner/runner.vcxproj b/src/runner/runner.vcxproj
index afff599d8e..1eae5a3573 100644
--- a/src/runner/runner.vcxproj
+++ b/src/runner/runner.vcxproj
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <WindowsPackageType>None</WindowsPackageType>
     <WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>
+    <WindowsAppSdkUndockedRegFreeWinRTInitialize>true</WindowsAppSdkUndockedRegFreeWinRTInitialize>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">