fix(HttpClient): take Uri by value in request() to prevent dangling reference

The coroutine suspends at co_await, so a const-ref to a temporary Uri
would dangle. Take by value like the download() overloads already do.

ARCHITECTURE_NOTES.md

@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-# PDF Fullscreen Toggle Fix - Architecture
-
-## Event Flow Diagram
-
-```
-User clicks PDF fullscreen button
-              ↓
-    WebView2 (CoreWebView2)
-    ContainsFullScreenElement = true/false
-              ↓
-    ContainsFullScreenElementChanged event fires
-              ↓
-┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
-│  BrowserControl.xaml.cs                         │
-│  CoreWebView2_ContainsFullScreenElementChanged  │
-│    → FullScreenChanged?.Invoke(isFullScreen)    │
-└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-              ↓
-┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
-│  FilePreview.xaml.cs                            │
-│  BrowserPreview_FullScreenChanged               │
-│    → FullScreenChanged?.Invoke(this, ...)       │
-└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-              ↓
-┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
-│  MainWindow.xaml.cs                             │
-│  FilePreviewer_FullScreenChanged                │
-│    → AppWindow.SetPresenter(FullScreen/Default) │
-└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-              ↓
-         Window toggles
-    FullScreen ↔ Windowed mode
-```
-
-## Component Responsibilities
-
-### BrowserControl
-- **Role**: WebView2 wrapper, direct interface with CoreWebView2
-- **Responsibility**: Listen to WebView2 events, expose them as custom events
-- **Key Methods**:
-  - `CoreWebView2_ContainsFullScreenElementChanged()` - Event handler
-  - Raises `FullScreenChanged` event with boolean parameter
-
-### FilePreview
-- **Role**: Preview coordinator, manages different preview types
-- **Responsibility**: Route events from preview controls to main window
-- **Key Methods**:
-  - `BrowserPreview_FullScreenChanged()` - Event handler
-  - Propagates `FullScreenChanged` event upward
-
-### MainWindow
-- **Role**: Application window, manages window-level behavior
-- **Responsibility**: Handle window presentation mode changes
-- **Key Methods**:
-  - `FilePreviewer_FullScreenChanged()` - Event handler
-  - Calls `AppWindow.SetPresenter()` to change window mode
-
-## Key APIs Used
-
-### CoreWebView2.ContainsFullScreenElementChanged
-- **Type**: Event
-- **When**: Fires when PDF viewer's fullscreen button is clicked
-- **Property**: `CoreWebView2.ContainsFullScreenElement` (bool)
-- **Documentation**: Part of Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core namespace
-
-### AppWindow.SetPresenter()
-- **Type**: Method
-- **Parameter**: `AppWindowPresenterKind` enum
-- **Values**:
-  - `AppWindowPresenterKind.FullScreen` - True fullscreen, hides titlebar
-  - `AppWindowPresenterKind.Default` - Normal overlapped window
-- **Documentation**: Part of Microsoft.UI.Windowing namespace (WinUI 3)
-
-## Design Decisions
-
-### Why Event Propagation?
-Instead of directly accessing MainWindow from BrowserControl:
-1. **Separation of Concerns**: BrowserControl shouldn't know about MainWindow
-2. **Reusability**: BrowserControl can be used in other contexts
-3. **Testability**: Each component can be tested independently
-4. **Maintainability**: Clear data flow, easy to debug
-
-### Why AppWindow.SetPresenter?
-Alternative approaches considered:
-1. ~~Manual hiding of titlebar~~ - Complex, doesn't handle all edge cases
-2. ~~Maximize window~~ - Not true fullscreen, taskbar still visible
-3. **AppWindow.SetPresenter** ✓ - Native WinUI 3 API, handles everything correctly
-
-### Why Not Just Hide TitleBar?
-Setting `ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = false` and hiding the titlebar isn't sufficient:
-- Window still has borders
-- Taskbar remains visible
-- Window doesn't cover entire screen
-- Need to manually restore all settings when exiting
-
-`AppWindowPresenterKind.FullScreen` handles all of this automatically.
-
-## Edge Cases Handled
-
-1. **Rapid toggling**: Events are properly subscribed/unsubscribed
-2. **Navigation between files**: Each file gets its own fullscreen state
-3. **Escape key**: Existing behavior preserved (closes Peek)
-4. **Non-PDF files**: Event only fires for PDF viewer, others unaffected
-5. **Dispose/cleanup**: Properly unsubscribe from events to prevent leaks
-
-## Future Enhancements
-
-Potential improvements for consideration:
-1. **Remember fullscreen preference**: Store user's last fullscreen state
-2. **Keyboard shortcut**: Add F11 or similar to toggle fullscreen
-3. **Context menu option**: Right-click menu item for fullscreen
-4. **Status indicator**: Show fullscreen status in UI
-5. **Per-file-type settings**: Remember fullscreen preference per file type
-
-## Related Issues
-
-This fix addresses:
-- [Peek] How do I un-fullscreen a PDF? (Main issue)
-- Any future WebView2 fullscreen requirements in PowerToys
-- Pattern for handling WebView2 element state changes
-
-## References
-
-- WebView2 API: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/
-- WinUI 3 AppWindow: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-app-sdk/api/winrt/microsoft.ui.windowing.appwindow
-- PowerToys Peek: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/tree/main/src/modules/peek

Cpp.Build.props

@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
       <TreatWarningAsError>true</TreatWarningAsError>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
       <BuildStlModules>false</BuildStlModules>
-      <AdditionalOptions>/await %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <!-- TODO: _SILENCE_STDEXT_ARR_ITERS_DEPRECATION_WARNING for compatibility with VS 17.8. Check if we can remove. -->
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_SILENCE_STDEXT_ARR_ITERS_DEPRECATION_WARNING;_UNICODE;UNICODE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <!-- CLR + CFG are not compatible >:{ -->

Directory.Build.props

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <Project>
-  <Import Project="src\Version.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <RepoRoot>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)</RepoRoot>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Version.props" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Copyright>Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.</Copyright>
     <AssemblyCopyright>Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.</AssemblyCopyright>
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <_PropertySheetDisplayName>PowerToys.Root.Props</_PropertySheetDisplayName>
-    <ForceImportBeforeCppProps>$(MsbuildThisFileDirectory)\Cpp.Build.props</ForceImportBeforeCppProps>
+    <ForceImportBeforeCppProps>$(RepoRoot)Cpp.Build.props</ForceImportBeforeCppProps>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
 
@@ -70,8 +73,8 @@
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\src\codeAnalysis\GlobalSuppressions.cs" Link="GlobalSuppressions.cs" />
-    <AdditionalFiles Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\src\codeAnalysis\StyleCop.json" Link="StyleCop.json" />
+    <Compile Include="$(RepoRoot)src\codeAnalysis\GlobalSuppressions.cs" Link="GlobalSuppressions.cs" />
+    <AdditionalFiles Include="$(RepoRoot)src\codeAnalysis\StyleCop.json" Link="StyleCop.json" />
 
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>

TESTING_NOTES.md

@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-# Testing Notes for PDF Fullscreen Toggle Fix
-
-## Issue
-[Peek] How do I un-fullscreen a PDF? (#Issue number to be filled)
-
-## Summary of Changes
-Fixed the PDF fullscreen toggle functionality in Peek. When viewing PDFs in Peek, clicking the fullscreen button now properly toggles between fullscreen and windowed modes.
-
-## Files Changed
-1. `src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/Controls/BrowserControl.xaml.cs`
-   - Added `FullScreenChangedHandler` delegate and `FullScreenChanged` event
-   - Subscribed to `CoreWebView2.ContainsFullScreenElementChanged` event
-   - Added event handler `CoreWebView2_ContainsFullScreenElementChanged`
-
-2. `src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/FilePreview.xaml`
-   - Wired up `FullScreenChanged` event handler to BrowserControl
-
-3. `src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/FilePreview.xaml.cs`
-   - Added `FullScreenChanged` event
-   - Added `BrowserPreview_FullScreenChanged` event handler to propagate state
-
-4. `src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/PeekXAML/MainWindow.xaml`
-   - Wired up `FullScreenChanged` event handler to FilePreview
-
-5. `src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/PeekXAML/MainWindow.xaml.cs`
-   - Added `FilePreviewer_FullScreenChanged` event handler
-   - Toggles between `AppWindowPresenterKind.FullScreen` and `AppWindowPresenterKind.Default`
-
-## Manual Testing Steps
-
-### Prerequisites
-1. Build PowerToys with the changes
-2. Have a PDF file ready for testing
-
-### Test Case 1: Enter and Exit Fullscreen
-1. Open File Explorer
-2. Select a PDF file
-3. Press `Ctrl+Space` to open Peek
-4. Verify PDF is displayed correctly
-5. **Click the fullscreen button in the PDF viewer** (usually in bottom-right corner)
-6. **EXPECTED**: Window enters fullscreen mode, titlebar disappears
-7. **Click the fullscreen button again**
-8. **EXPECTED**: Window exits fullscreen mode, titlebar reappears
-
-### Test Case 2: Escape Key Still Works
-1. Open a PDF in Peek
-2. Click the fullscreen button to enter fullscreen
-3. Press `Escape` key
-4. **EXPECTED**: Window exits fullscreen AND Peek closes (existing behavior)
-
-### Test Case 3: Multiple Toggle Cycles
-1. Open a PDF in Peek
-2. Click fullscreen button (enter fullscreen)
-3. Click fullscreen button (exit fullscreen)
-4. Click fullscreen button (enter fullscreen again)
-5. Click fullscreen button (exit fullscreen again)
-6. **EXPECTED**: All toggles work correctly without any stuck states
-
-### Test Case 4: Navigation Between Files
-1. Select multiple PDF files in File Explorer
-2. Open Peek with `Ctrl+Space`
-3. Enter fullscreen mode
-4. Use arrow keys to navigate to next/previous PDF
-5. **EXPECTED**: Fullscreen state persists across file navigation
-
-### Test Case 5: Non-PDF Files
-1. Open a non-PDF file (e.g., image, text file) in Peek
-2. **EXPECTED**: No fullscreen button appears, behavior unchanged
-
-## Expected Behavior
-
-### Before Fix
-- Clicking fullscreen button hides titlebar but doesn't properly put window in fullscreen
-- Clicking fullscreen button again does nothing (stuck in pseudo-fullscreen)
-- Only way to exit is pressing Escape (which closes Peek entirely)
-
-### After Fix
-- Clicking fullscreen button properly enters fullscreen mode
-- Titlebar automatically hides
-- Window fills entire screen
-- Clicking fullscreen button again exits fullscreen
-- Titlebar reappears
-- Window returns to previous size/position
-
-## Technical Details
-
-The fix leverages WebView2's `ContainsFullScreenElementChanged` event which fires when:
-1. User clicks the PDF viewer's fullscreen button (enters fullscreen)
-2. User clicks the fullscreen button again (exits fullscreen)
-
-The event chain is:
-1. `CoreWebView2.ContainsFullScreenElementChanged` fires in BrowserControl
-2. BrowserControl raises `FullScreenChanged` event
-3. FilePreview propagates the event to MainWindow
-4. MainWindow calls `AppWindow.SetPresenter()` with appropriate presenter kind
-
-## Verification
-After testing, verify:
-- [ ] PDF fullscreen button enters fullscreen mode
-- [ ] PDF fullscreen button exits fullscreen mode (toggle works)
-- [ ] Titlebar visibility toggles correctly
-- [ ] Window size changes correctly
-- [ ] Escape key still closes Peek when in fullscreen
-- [ ] Navigation between PDFs maintains fullscreen state
-- [ ] No regressions with other file types

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext.vcxproj

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>inc;..\..\src\;..\..\src\common\Telemetry;telemetry;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <AdditionalOptions>/await /Zc:twoPhase- /Wv:18 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/Zc:twoPhase- /Wv:18 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
       <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
     </ClCompile>

src/ActionRunner/actionRunner.vcxproj

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" 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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <Target Name="GenerateResourceFiles" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
-    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(SolutionDir)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h actionRunner.base.rc actionRunner.rc" />
+    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(RepoRoot)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h actionRunner.base.rc actionRunner.rc" />
   </Target>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
@@ -10,11 +11,10 @@
     <RootNamespace>actionRunner</RootNamespace>
     <ProjectName>PowerToys.ActionRunner</ProjectName>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="..\..\deps\expected.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\expected.props" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -59,17 +59,17 @@
     <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([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('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/Update/PowerToys.Update.cpp

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ std::optional<fs::path> ObtainInstaller(bool& isUpToDate)
 
     auto state = UpdateState::read();
 
-    const auto new_version_info = get_github_version_info_async().get();
+    const auto new_version_info = std::move(get_github_version_info_async()).get();
     if (std::holds_alternative<version_up_to_date>(*new_version_info))
     {
         isUpToDate = true;
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ std::optional<fs::path> ObtainInstaller(bool& isUpToDate)
         // Cleanup old updates before downloading the latest
         updating::cleanup_updates();
 
-        auto downloaded_installer = download_new_version(std::get<new_version_download_info>(*new_version_info)).get();
+        auto downloaded_installer = std::move(download_new_version_async(std::get<new_version_download_info>(*new_version_info))).get();
         if (!downloaded_installer)
         {
             Logger::error("Couldn't download new installer");

src/Update/PowerToys.Update.vcxproj

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" 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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <Target Name="GenerateResourceFiles" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
-    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(SolutionDir)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h PowerToys.Update.base.rc PowerToys.Update.rc" />
+    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(RepoRoot)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h PowerToys.Update.base.rc PowerToys.Update.rc" />
   </Target>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
@@ -10,11 +11,10 @@
     <RootNamespace>Update</RootNamespace>
     <ProjectName>PowerToys.Update</ProjectName>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="..\..\deps\expected.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\expected.props" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -65,17 +65,17 @@
     <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
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   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([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('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/common/AllExperiments/AllExperiments.csproj

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>

src/common/COMUtils/COMUtils.vcxproj

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
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+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
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-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
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src/common/CalculatorEngineCommon/CalculatorEngineCommon.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>true</CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>
     <CppWinRTGenerateWindowsMetadata>true</CppWinRTGenerateWindowsMetadata>
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@
     <_NoWinAPIFamilyApp>true</_NoWinAPIFamilyApp>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- END cppwinrt.build.pre.props -->
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetName>CalculatorEngineCommon</TargetName>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
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   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
@@ -138,16 +138,16 @@
     <ResourceCompile Include="CalculatorEngineCommon.rc" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <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="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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-    <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'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
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src/common/Common.Search/Common.Search.csproj

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>

src/common/Common.UI/Common.UI.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>

src/common/Display/Display.vcxproj

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\;..\..\common;.\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\;..\..\common;.\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>

src/common/FilePreviewCommon/FilePreviewCommon.csproj

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\Monaco.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Monaco.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>PowerToys FilePreviewCommon</Description>

src/common/GPOWrapper/GPOWrapper.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <CppWinRTOptimized>true</CppWinRTOptimized>
     <CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>true</CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@
     <ApplicationType>Windows Store</ApplicationType>
     <ApplicationTypeRevision>10.0</ApplicationTypeRevision>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     
@@ -116,13 +116,13 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
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-    <Import Project="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([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('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
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src/common/GPOWrapperProjection/GPOWrapperProjection.csproj

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 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>

src/common/LanguageModelProvider/LanguageModelProvider.csproj

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>

src/common/ManagedCommon/ManagedCommon.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>PowerToys ManagedCommon</Description>

src/common/ManagedCsWin32/ManagedCsWin32.csproj

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 	<!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\.\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<Description>PowerToys ManagedCsWin32</Description>

src/common/ManagedTelemetry/Telemetry/ManagedTelemetry.csproj

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>PowerToys Telemetry</Description>

src/common/PowerToys.ModuleContracts/PowerToys.ModuleContracts.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>

src/common/SettingsAPI/SettingsAPI.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" 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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
@@ -9,7 +10,6 @@
     <RootNamespace>SettingsAPI</RootNamespace>
     <ProjectName>SettingsAPI</ProjectName>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
@@ -52,17 +52,17 @@
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
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   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
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       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
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-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
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+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
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src/common/Telemetry/EtwTrace/EtwTrace.vcxproj

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
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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')" />
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
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+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/common/Themes/Themes.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" 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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
     <ProjectGuid>{98537082-0FDB-40DE-ABD8-0DC5A4269BAB}</ProjectGuid>
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@
     <RootNamespace>Themes</RootNamespace>
     <ProjectName>Themes</ProjectName>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(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="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)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>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <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'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/common/UITestAutomation/UITestAutomation.csproj

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>

src/common/UnitTests-CommonLib/UnitTests-CommonLib.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" 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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
     <ProjectGuid>{1A066C63-64B3-45F8-92FE-664E1CCE8077}</ProjectGuid>
@@ -9,7 +10,6 @@
     <ProjectSubType>NativeUnitTestProject</ProjectSubType>
     <ProjectName>Common.Lib.UnitTests</ProjectName>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseOfMfc>false</UseOfMfc>
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([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('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/common/interop/HotkeyManager.cpp

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::Interop::implementation
     }
 
     // When all Shortcut keys are pressed, fire the HotkeyCallback event.
-    void HotkeyManager::KeyboardEventProc(KeyboardEvent ev)
+    void HotkeyManager::KeyboardEventProc(KeyboardEvent /*ev*/)
     {
         // pressedKeys always stores the latest keyboard state
         auto pressedKeysHandle = GetHotkeyHandle(pressedKeys);

src/common/interop/PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" 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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.Interop</AssemblyTitle>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@
     <ApplicationType>Windows Store</ApplicationType>
     <ApplicationTypeRevision>10.0</ApplicationTypeRevision>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetName>PowerToys.Interop</TargetName>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <CopyCppRuntimeToOutputDir>true</CopyCppRuntimeToOutputDir>
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>$(IntDir)pch.pch</PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_WINRT_DLL;WINRT_LEAN_AND_MEAN;PowerToysInterop;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(SolutionDir)src\common\interop;../../;../;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\common\interop;../../;../;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalUsingDirectories>$(WindowsSDK_WindowsMetadata);$(AdditionalUsingDirectories)</AdditionalUsingDirectories>
       <OmitDefaultLibName>false</OmitDefaultLibName>
       <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /bigobj /Zc:twoPhase- </AdditionalOptions>
@@ -172,15 +172,15 @@
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets" />
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\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')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)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>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\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'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/common/interop/interop-tests/Common.Interop.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>

src/common/logger/logger.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" 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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
@@ -33,14 +34,12 @@
     <ProjectGuid>{d9b8fc84-322a-4f9f-bbb9-20915c47ddfd}</ProjectGuid>
     <RootNamespace>logger</RootNamespace>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
   </ImportGroup>
   <ImportGroup Label="Shared">
@@ -83,13 +82,13 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([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('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/common/notifications/BackgroundActivator/BackgroundActivator.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <CppWinRTOptimized>true</CppWinRTOptimized>
     <CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>true</CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@
     <ApplicationType>Windows Store</ApplicationType>
     <ApplicationTypeRevision>10.0</ApplicationTypeRevision>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetName>notifications</TargetName>
+    <!-- Use unique name to avoid conflict with parent notifications.vcxproj -->
+    <TargetName>BackgroundActivator</TargetName>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
     <ClCompile>
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>$(IntDir)pch.pch</PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>
       <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
-      <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /bigobj</AdditionalOptions>
+      <!-- /FS required for parallel builds - prevents C1041 PDB conflicts -->
+      <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /bigobj /FS</AdditionalOptions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_WINRT_DLL;WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN;WINRT_LEAN_AND_MEAN;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalUsingDirectories>$(WindowsSDK_WindowsMetadata);$(AdditionalUsingDirectories)</AdditionalUsingDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -96,13 +98,13 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([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('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
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 </Project>

src/common/notifications/BackgroundActivatorDLL/BackgroundActivatorDLL.vcxproj

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" 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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
     <ProjectGuid>{031AC72E-FA28-4AB7-B690-6F7B9C28AA73}</ProjectGuid>
     <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
     <RootNamespace>BackgroundActivatorDLL</RootNamespace>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\version\version.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\version\version.vcxproj">
       <Project>{cc6e41ac-8174-4e8a-8d22-85dd7f4851df}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\BackgroundActivator\BackgroundActivator.vcxproj">
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     <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>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <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'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/common/notifications/notifications.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" 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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
     <ProjectGuid>{1D5BE09D-78C0-4FD7-AF00-AE7C1AF7C525}</ProjectGuid>
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@
     <RootNamespace>notifications</RootNamespace>
     <ProjectName>Notifications</ProjectName>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/FS %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
@@ -44,15 +45,15 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(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.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.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>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <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'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/common/updating/installer.cpp

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace // Strings in this namespace should not be localized
 
 namespace updating
 {
-    std::future<bool> uninstall_previous_msix_version_async()
+    winrt::Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperation<bool> uninstall_previous_msix_version_async()
     {
         winrt::Windows::Management::Deployment::PackageManager package_manager;
 

src/common/updating/installer.h

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include <optional>
-#include <future>
 
+#include <winrt/Windows.Foundation.h>
 #include <common/version/helper.h>
 
 namespace updating
 {
-    std::future<bool> uninstall_previous_msix_version_async();
-}
+    winrt::Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperation<bool> uninstall_previous_msix_version_async();
+}

src/common/updating/pch.h

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <winrt/Windows.System.h>
 
 #include <wil/resource.h>
+#include <wil/coroutine.h>
 
 #endif //PCH_H
 

src/common/updating/updating.cpp

@@ -82,11 +82,7 @@ namespace updating
 // prevent the warning that may show up depend on the value of the constants (#defines)
 #pragma warning(push)
 #pragma warning(disable : 4702)
-#if USE_STD_EXPECTED
-    std::future<std::expected<github_version_info, std::wstring>> get_github_version_info_async(const bool prerelease)
-#else
-    std::future<nonstd::expected<github_version_info, std::wstring>> get_github_version_info_async(const bool prerelease)
-#endif
+    wil::task<github_version_result> get_github_version_info_async(const bool prerelease)
     {
         // If the current version starts with 0.0.*, it means we're on a local build from a farm and shouldn't check for updates.
         if constexpr (VERSION_MAJOR == 0 && VERSION_MINOR == 0)
@@ -170,7 +166,7 @@ namespace updating
         return !ec ? std::optional{ installer_download_path } : std::nullopt;
     }
 
-    std::future<std::optional<std::filesystem::path>> download_new_version(const new_version_download_info& new_version)
+    wil::task<std::optional<std::filesystem::path>> download_new_version_async(new_version_download_info new_version)
     {
         auto installer_download_path = create_download_path();
         if (!installer_download_path)

src/common/updating/updating.h

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
-#include <future>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <variant>
 #include <winrt/Windows.Foundation.h>
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <common/version/helper.h>
+#include <wil/coroutine.h>
 
 namespace updating
 {
@@ -32,13 +32,15 @@ namespace updating
     };
     using github_version_info = std::variant<new_version_download_info, version_up_to_date>;
 
-    std::future<std::optional<std::filesystem::path>> download_new_version(const new_version_download_info& new_version);
-    std::filesystem::path get_pending_updates_path();
 #if USE_STD_EXPECTED
-    std::future<std::expected<github_version_info, std::wstring>> get_github_version_info_async(const bool prerelease = false);
+    using github_version_result = std::expected<github_version_info, std::wstring>;
 #else
-    std::future<nonstd::expected<github_version_info, std::wstring>> get_github_version_info_async(const bool prerelease = false);
+    using github_version_result = nonstd::expected<github_version_info, std::wstring>;
 #endif
+
+    wil::task<github_version_result> get_github_version_info_async(bool prerelease = false);
+    wil::task<std::optional<std::filesystem::path>> download_new_version_async(new_version_download_info new_version);
+    std::filesystem::path get_pending_updates_path();
     void cleanup_updates();
 
     // non-localized

src/common/utils/HttpClient.h

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <future>
+#include <functional>
+#include <string>
 #include <winrt/Windows.Foundation.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.Storage.Streams.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.Web.Http.h>
@@ -21,15 +22,15 @@ namespace http
             headers.UserAgent().TryParseAdd(USER_AGENT);
         }
 
-        std::future<std::wstring> request(const winrt::Windows::Foundation::Uri& url)
+        winrt::Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperation<winrt::hstring> request(winrt::Windows::Foundation::Uri url)
         {
             auto response = co_await m_client.GetAsync(url);
             (void)response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
             auto body = co_await response.Content().ReadAsStringAsync();
-            co_return std::wstring(body);
+            co_return body;
         }
 
-        std::future<void> download(const winrt::Windows::Foundation::Uri& url, const std::wstring& dstFilePath)
+        winrt::Windows::Foundation::IAsyncAction download(winrt::Windows::Foundation::Uri url, std::wstring dstFilePath)
         {
             auto response = co_await m_client.GetAsync(url);
             (void)response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ namespace http
             file_stream.Close();
         }
 
-        std::future<void> download(const winrt::Windows::Foundation::Uri& url, const std::wstring& dstFilePath, const std::function<void(float)>& progressUpdateCallback)
+        winrt::Windows::Foundation::IAsyncAction download(winrt::Windows::Foundation::Uri url, std::wstring dstFilePath, std::function<void(float)> progressUpdateCallback)
         {
             auto response = co_await m_client.GetAsync(url, HttpCompletionOption::ResponseHeadersRead);
             response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();

src/common/version/version.vcxproj

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
     </ClCompile>

src/dsc/PowerToys.Settings.DSC.Schema.Generator/PowerToys.Settings.DSC.Schema.Generator.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.SelfContained.props" />
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>

src/dsc/v3/PowerToys.DSC.UnitTests/PowerToys.DSC.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Configuration)\$(Platform)\tests\PowerToys.DSC.Tests\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Configuration)\$(Platform)\tests\PowerToys.DSC.Tests\</OutputPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/dsc/v3/PowerToys.DSC/PowerToys.DSC.csproj

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.SelfContained.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.DSC</AssemblyName>

src/logging/logging.vcxproj

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="16.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
@@ -31,13 +32,12 @@
     <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
     <ProjectName>spdlog</ProjectName>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
     
-    <OutDir>..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
@@ -65,98 +65,98 @@
     </Lib>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ClCompile Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\src\spdlog.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\src\stdout_sinks.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\src\color_sinks.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\src\file_sinks.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\src\async.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\src\cfg.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\src\fmt.cpp" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\async.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\async_logger-inl.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\async_logger.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\common-inl.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\common.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\formatter.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\fwd.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\logger-inl.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\logger.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\pattern_formatter-inl.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\pattern_formatter.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\spdlog-inl.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\spdlog.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\stopwatch.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\tweakme.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\version.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\backtracer-inl.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\backtracer.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\circular_q.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\console_globals.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\file_helper-inl.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\file_helper.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\fmt_helper.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\log_msg-inl.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\log_msg.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\log_msg_buffer-inl.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\log_msg_buffer.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\mpmc_blocking_q.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\null_mutex.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\os-inl.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\os.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\periodic_worker-inl.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\periodic_worker.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\registry-inl.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\registry.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\synchronous_factory.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\tcp_client-windows.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\tcp_client.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\thread_pool-inl.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\thread_pool.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\details\windows_include.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\sinks\android_sink.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\sinks\ansicolor_sink-inl.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\sinks\ansicolor_sink.h" />
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-    <ClInclude Include="$(ProjectDir)..\..\deps\spdlog\include\spdlog\sinks\daily_file_sink.h" />
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src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests/AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests.csproj

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 	<!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-	<Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-	<Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.FuzzTest.props" />
+	<Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+	<Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.FuzzTest.props" />
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
 		<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
 		<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 	<PropertyGroup>
-		<OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests\</OutputPath>
+		<OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests\</OutputPath>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 	<ItemGroup>
 		<Compile Include="..\AdvancedPaste\Helpers\JsonHelper.cs" Link="JsonHelper.cs" />

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.UnitTests/AdvancedPaste.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.csproj

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.SelfContained.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps</OutputPath>
     <UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>
     <ApplicationIcon>Assets\AdvancedPaste\AdvancedPaste.ico</ApplicationIcon>
     <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPasteModuleInterface/AdvancedPasteModuleInterface.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" 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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <Target Name="GenerateResourceFiles" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted ..\..\..\..\tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h AdvancedPaste.base.rc AdvancedPaste.rc" />
   </Target>
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@
     <ProjectName>AdvancedPasteModuleInterface</ProjectName>
     <TargetName>PowerToys.AdvancedPasteModuleInterface</TargetName>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>EXAMPLEPOWERTOY_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\inc;..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\common\inc;$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <OutputFile>$(OutDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt)</OutputFile>
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@
     <ClCompile Include="trace.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
       <Project>{d9b8fc84-322a-4f9f-bbb9-20915c47ddfd}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
       <Project>{6955446d-23f7-4023-9bb3-8657f904af99}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
@@ -73,15 +73,15 @@
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   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <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="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)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>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <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'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPasteModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cwctype>
+#include <chrono>
 #include <thread>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ namespace
     const wchar_t JSON_KEY_IS_AI_ENABLED[] = L"IsAIEnabled";
     const wchar_t JSON_KEY_IS_OPEN_AI_ENABLED[] = L"IsOpenAIEnabled";
     const wchar_t JSON_KEY_SHOW_CUSTOM_PREVIEW[] = L"ShowCustomPreview";
+    const wchar_t JSON_KEY_AUTO_COPY_SELECTION_CUSTOM_ACTION[] = L"AutoCopySelectionForCustomActionHotkey";
     const wchar_t JSON_KEY_PASTE_AI_CONFIGURATION[] = L"paste-ai-configuration";
     const wchar_t JSON_KEY_PROVIDERS[] = L"providers";
     const wchar_t JSON_KEY_SERVICE_TYPE[] = L"service-type";
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ private:
     bool m_is_ai_enabled = false;
     bool m_is_advanced_ai_enabled = false;
     bool m_preview_custom_format_output = true;
+    bool m_auto_copy_selection_custom_action = false;
 
     // Event listening for external triggers (e.g., from CmdPal extension)
     EventWaiter m_triggerEventWaiter;
@@ -348,6 +351,11 @@ private:
             {
                 m_preview_custom_format_output = propertiesObject.GetNamedObject(JSON_KEY_SHOW_CUSTOM_PREVIEW).GetNamedBoolean(JSON_KEY_VALUE);
             }
+
+            if (propertiesObject.HasKey(JSON_KEY_AUTO_COPY_SELECTION_CUSTOM_ACTION))
+            {
+                m_auto_copy_selection_custom_action = propertiesObject.GetNamedObject(JSON_KEY_AUTO_COPY_SELECTION_CUSTOM_ACTION).GetNamedBoolean(JSON_KEY_VALUE, false);
+            }
         }
 
         if (old_data_migrated)
@@ -481,6 +489,131 @@ private:
         }
     }
 
+    bool try_send_copy_message()
+    {
+        GUITHREADINFO gui_info = {};
+        gui_info.cbSize = sizeof(GUITHREADINFO);
+
+        if (!GetGUIThreadInfo(0, &gui_info))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        HWND target = gui_info.hwndFocus ? gui_info.hwndFocus : gui_info.hwndActive;
+        if (!target)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        DWORD_PTR result = 0;
+        return SendMessageTimeout(target,
+                                  WM_COPY,
+                                  0,
+                                  0,
+                                  SMTO_ABORTIFHUNG | SMTO_BLOCK,
+                                  50,
+                                  &result) != 0;
+    }
+
+    bool send_copy_selection()
+    {
+        constexpr int copy_attempts = 2;
+        constexpr auto copy_retry_delay = std::chrono::milliseconds(100);
+        constexpr int clipboard_poll_attempts = 5;
+        constexpr auto clipboard_poll_delay = std::chrono::milliseconds(30);
+
+        bool copy_succeeded = false;
+        for (int attempt = 0; attempt < copy_attempts; ++attempt)
+        {
+            const auto initial_sequence = GetClipboardSequenceNumber();
+            copy_succeeded = try_send_copy_message();
+
+            if (!copy_succeeded)
+            {
+                std::vector<INPUT> inputs;
+
+                // send Ctrl+C (key downs and key ups)
+                {
+                    INPUT input_event = {};
+                    input_event.type = INPUT_KEYBOARD;
+                    input_event.ki.wVk = VK_CONTROL;
+                    input_event.ki.dwExtraInfo = CENTRALIZED_KEYBOARD_HOOK_DONT_TRIGGER_FLAG;
+                    inputs.push_back(input_event);
+                }
+
+                {
+                    INPUT input_event = {};
+                    input_event.type = INPUT_KEYBOARD;
+                    input_event.ki.wVk = 0x43; // C
+                    // Avoid triggering detection by the centralized keyboard hook.
+                    input_event.ki.dwExtraInfo = CENTRALIZED_KEYBOARD_HOOK_DONT_TRIGGER_FLAG;
+                    inputs.push_back(input_event);
+                }
+
+                {
+                    INPUT input_event = {};
+                    input_event.type = INPUT_KEYBOARD;
+                    input_event.ki.wVk = 0x43; // C
+                    input_event.ki.dwFlags = KEYEVENTF_KEYUP;
+                    // Avoid triggering detection by the centralized keyboard hook.
+                    input_event.ki.dwExtraInfo = CENTRALIZED_KEYBOARD_HOOK_DONT_TRIGGER_FLAG;
+                    inputs.push_back(input_event);
+                }
+
+                {
+                    INPUT input_event = {};
+                    input_event.type = INPUT_KEYBOARD;
+                    input_event.ki.wVk = VK_CONTROL;
+                    input_event.ki.dwFlags = KEYEVENTF_KEYUP;
+                    input_event.ki.dwExtraInfo = CENTRALIZED_KEYBOARD_HOOK_DONT_TRIGGER_FLAG;
+                    inputs.push_back(input_event);
+                }
+
+                auto uSent = SendInput(static_cast<UINT>(inputs.size()), inputs.data(), sizeof(INPUT));
+                if (uSent != inputs.size())
+                {
+                    DWORD errorCode = GetLastError();
+                    auto errorMessage = get_last_error_message(errorCode);
+                    Logger::error(L"SendInput failed for Ctrl+C. Expected to send {} inputs and sent only {}. {}", inputs.size(), uSent, errorMessage.has_value() ? errorMessage.value() : L"");
+                    Trace::AdvancedPaste_Error(errorCode, errorMessage.has_value() ? errorMessage.value() : L"", L"input.SendInput");
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    copy_succeeded = true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (copy_succeeded)
+            {
+                bool sequence_changed = false;
+                for (int poll_attempt = 0; poll_attempt < clipboard_poll_attempts; ++poll_attempt)
+                {
+                    if (GetClipboardSequenceNumber() != initial_sequence)
+                    {
+                        sequence_changed = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    std::this_thread::sleep_for(clipboard_poll_delay);
+                }
+
+                copy_succeeded = sequence_changed;
+            }
+
+            if (copy_succeeded)
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            if (attempt + 1 < copy_attempts)
+            {
+                std::this_thread::sleep_for(copy_retry_delay);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return copy_succeeded;
+    }
+
     void try_to_paste_as_plain_text()
     {
         std::wstring clipboard_text;
@@ -826,6 +959,28 @@ public:
         Logger::trace(L"AdvancedPaste hotkey pressed");
         if (m_enabled)
         {
+            size_t additional_action_index = 0;
+            size_t custom_action_index = 0;
+            bool is_custom_action_hotkey = false;
+
+            if (hotkeyId >= NUM_DEFAULT_HOTKEYS)
+            {
+                additional_action_index = hotkeyId - NUM_DEFAULT_HOTKEYS;
+                if (additional_action_index >= m_additional_actions.size())
+                {
+                    custom_action_index = additional_action_index - m_additional_actions.size();
+                    is_custom_action_hotkey = custom_action_index < m_custom_actions.size();
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (is_custom_action_hotkey && m_auto_copy_selection_custom_action)
+            {
+                if (!send_copy_selection())
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
             m_process_manager.start();
 
             // hotkeyId in same order as set by get_hotkeys
@@ -868,7 +1023,6 @@ public:
             }
 
 
-            const auto additional_action_index = hotkeyId - NUM_DEFAULT_HOTKEYS;
             if (additional_action_index < m_additional_actions.size())
             {
                 const auto& id = m_additional_actions.at(additional_action_index).id;
@@ -881,7 +1035,6 @@ public:
                 return true;
             }
 
-            const auto custom_action_index = additional_action_index - m_additional_actions.size();
             if (custom_action_index < m_custom_actions.size())
             {
                 const auto id = m_custom_actions.at(custom_action_index).id;

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/UITest-AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste-UITests.csproj

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 	<!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-	<Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+	<Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<ProjectGuid>{2B1505FA-132A-460B-B22B-7CC3FFAB0C5D}</ProjectGuid>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
 	<PropertyGroup>
-		<OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\UITests-AdvancedPaste\</OutputPath>
+		<OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\UITests-AdvancedPaste\</OutputPath>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>

src/modules/CropAndLock/CropAndLock/CropAndLock.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <CppWinRTOptimized>true</CppWinRTOptimized>
     <CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>true</CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@
     <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion Condition=" '$(WindowsTargetPlatformVersion)' == '' ">10.0.26100.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
     <WindowsTargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.19041.0</WindowsTargetPlatformMinVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|ARM64">
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetName>PowerToys.$(MSBuildProjectName)</TargetName>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_CONSOLE;WINRT_LEAN_AND_MEAN;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
       <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /bigobj</AdditionalOptions>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(SolutionDir)src\common\Telemetry;$(SolutionDir)src;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;$(RepoRoot)src;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -143,33 +143,33 @@
     <Manifest Include="app.manifest" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
       <Project>{d9b8fc84-322a-4f9f-bbb9-20915c47ddfd}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
       <Project>{6955446d-23f7-4023-9bb3-8657f904af99}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Telemetry\EtwTrace\EtwTrace.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry\EtwTrace\EtwTrace.vcxproj">
       <Project>{8f021b46-362b-485c-bfba-ccf83e820cbd}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Themes\Themes.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\Themes\Themes.vcxproj">
       <Project>{98537082-0fdb-40de-abd8-0dc5a4269bab}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <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\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
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   <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>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <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'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/modules/CropAndLock/CropAndLockModuleInterface/CropAndLockModuleInterface.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" 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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
     <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@
     <RootNamespace>CropAndLockModuleInterface</RootNamespace>
     <ProjectName>CropAndLockModuleInterface</ProjectName>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
     <TargetName>PowerToys.CropAndLockModuleInterface</TargetName>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;$(SolutionDir)src\common\Telemetry;$(SolutionDir)src;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;$(RepoRoot)src;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <OutputFile>$(OutDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt)</OutputFile>
@@ -91,28 +91,28 @@
     <ResourceCompile Include="CropAndLockModuleInterface.rc" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
       <Project>{d9b8fc84-322a-4f9f-bbb9-20915c47ddfd}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
       <Project>{6955446d-23f7-4023-9bb3-8657f904af99}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.211019.2\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.211019.2\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets')" />
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+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.211019.2\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.211019.2\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
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src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.SelfContained.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
     <WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>
     <DefineConstants>DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN,TRACE</DefineConstants>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps</OutputPath>
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.EnvironmentVariables</AssemblyName>
     <ApplicationIcon>Assets\EnvironmentVariables\EnvironmentVariables.ico</ApplicationIcon>
     <!-- MRT from windows app sdk will search for a pri file with the same name of the module before defaulting to resources.pri -->

src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesModuleInterface/EnvironmentVariablesModuleInterface.vcxproj

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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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')" />
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)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 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h EnvironmentVariablesModuleInterface.base.rc EnvironmentVariablesModuleInterface.rc" />
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+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
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+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
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src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithCLI/tests/FileLocksmithCLIUnitTests.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
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+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
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@@ -8,8 +9,7 @@
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-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
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@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\FileLocksmithCLI\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\FileLocksmithCLI\</OutDir>
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   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;..\..\;..\..\..\..\;$(VCInstallDir)UnitTest\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;$(VCInstallDir)UnitTest\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
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+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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-    <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'))" />
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+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
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+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
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+    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(RepoRoot)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h FileLocksmithContextMenu.base.rc FileLocksmithContextMenu.rc" />
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-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
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+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
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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')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
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+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
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@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@
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     <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
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-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
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+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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-    <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'))" />
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+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
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src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/FileLocksmithLibInterop.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
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+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|ARM64">
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
@@ -26,10 +27,9 @@
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     <RootNamespace>PowerToys.FileLocksmithLib.Interop</RootNamespace>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.22621.0</TargetFramework>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
     <TargetName>PowerToys.FileLocksmithLib.Interop</TargetName>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     
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     <ClInclude Include="resource.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\interop\PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\interop\PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj">
       <Project>{f055103b-f80b-4d0c-bf48-057c55620033}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
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@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@
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   <Import Project="$(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="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
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-    <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'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
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src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/FileLocksmithUI.csproj

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.SelfContained.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.FileLocksmith</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys File Locksmith</AssemblyDescription>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps</OutputPath>
     <RootNamespace>PowerToys.FileLocksmithUI</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.FileLocksmithUI</AssemblyName>
     <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>

src/modules/Hosts/Hosts.FuzzTests/HostsEditor.FuzzTests.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
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-	<Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-	<Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.FuzzTest.props" />
+	<Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+	<Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.FuzzTest.props" />
 
 	<PropertyGroup>
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	</PropertyGroup>
 	
 	<PropertyGroup>
-		<OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\Hosts.FuzzTests\</OutputPath>
+		<OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\Hosts.FuzzTests\</OutputPath>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 	
 	<ItemGroup>

src/modules/Hosts/Hosts.Tests/HostsEditor.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
   
   <PropertyGroup>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>

src/modules/Hosts/Hosts.UITests/HostsEditor.UITests.csproj

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ProjectGuid>{4E0AE3A4-2EE0-44D7-A2D0-8769977254A0}</ProjectGuid>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       <RunVSTest>false</RunVSTest>
     </PropertyGroup>
     <PropertyGroup>
-      <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\Hosts.UITests\</OutputPath>
+      <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\Hosts.UITests\</OutputPath>
     </PropertyGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
       <EmbeddedResource Include="Baseline\HostModuleTests_TestAddingEntry_arm64.png" />

src/modules/Hosts/Hosts/Hosts.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.SelfContained.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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     <WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps</OutputPath>
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.Hosts</AssemblyName>
     <DefineConstants>DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN,TRACE</DefineConstants>
     <ApplicationIcon>Assets/Hosts/Hosts.ico</ApplicationIcon>

src/modules/Hosts/HostsModuleInterface/HostsModuleInterface.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
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 <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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <Target Name="GenerateResourceFiles" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted ..\..\..\..\tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h HostsModuleInterface.base.rc HostsModuleInterface.rc" />
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@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@
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-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
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@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
     <TargetName>PowerToys.HostsModuleInterface</TargetName>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\inc;..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\common\inc;$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@
     <ClCompile Include="dllmain.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
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     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
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   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
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     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([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('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
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src/modules/Hosts/HostsUILib/HostsUILib.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
 
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src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchModuleInterface/LightSwitchModuleInterface.vcxproj

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+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|x64">
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
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-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
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     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
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   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
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   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\LightSwitchLib;..\..\..\common\inc;..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\LightSwitchLib;$(RepoRoot)src\common\inc;$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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   <ItemGroup>
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       <Project>{d9b8fc84-322a-4f9f-bbb9-20915c47ddfd}</Project>
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-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
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   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
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+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchService/LightSwitchService.vcxproj

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+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
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-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
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+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(MSBuildProjectName)\</OutDir>
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         ..\..\..\common;
-        ..\..\..\common\logger;
-        ..\..\..\common\utils;
-        ..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI;
-        ..\..\..\common\Telemetry;
-        ..\..\..\;
+        $(RepoRoot)src\common\logger;
+        $(RepoRoot)src\common\utils;
+        $(RepoRoot)src\common\SettingsAPI;
+        $(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;
+        $(RepoRoot)src\;
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@@ -98,16 +99,16 @@
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   </ItemGroup>
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-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
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     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\notifications\notifications.vcxproj">
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     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Telemetry\EtwTrace\EtwTrace.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry\EtwTrace\EtwTrace.vcxproj">
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   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
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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')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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src/modules/LightSwitch/Tests/LightSwitch.UITests/LightSwitch.UITests.csproj

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
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     <RootNamespace>PowerToys.LightSwitch.UITests</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>LightSwitch.UITests</AssemblyName>

src/modules/MeasureTool/MeasureToolCore/PowerToys.MeasureToolCore.vcxproj

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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   <PropertyGroup Label="NuGet">
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@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
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     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
       <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /bigobj</AdditionalOptions>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(SolutionDir)src\;..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\;$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
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       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -125,19 +125,19 @@
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   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
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+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\Display\Display.vcxproj">
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     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
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     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
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     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Telemetry\EtwTrace\EtwTrace.vcxproj">
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       <Project>{8f021b46-362b-485c-bfba-ccf83e820cbd}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Themes\Themes.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\Themes\Themes.vcxproj">
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@@ -145,5 +145,5 @@
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   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
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src/modules/MeasureTool/MeasureToolModuleInterface/MeasureToolModuleInterface.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
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+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
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     <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
     <ProjectGuid>{92C39820-9F84-4529-BC7D-22AAE514D63B}</ProjectGuid>
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@
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     <ProjectName>MeasureToolModuleInterface</ProjectName>
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-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
     <TargetName>PowerToys.MeasureToolModuleInterface</TargetName>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(SolutionDir)src\;$(SolutionDir)src\modules;$(SolutionDir)src\common\Telemetry;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\;$(RepoRoot)src\modules;$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@
     <ClCompile Include="trace.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
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     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
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@@ -74,15 +74,15 @@
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   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
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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')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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     <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.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'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/modules/MeasureTool/MeasureToolUI/MeasureToolUI.csproj

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.SelfContained.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.MeasureTool</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys MeasureTool</AssemblyDescription>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps</OutputPath>
     <RootNamespace>PowerToys.MeasureToolUI</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.MeasureToolUI</AssemblyName>
     <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>

src/modules/MeasureTool/MeasureToolUI/MeasureToolXAML/MainWindow.xaml

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     IsMaximizable="False"
     IsMinimizable="False"
     IsResizable="False"
-    IsShownInSwitchers="False"
     IsTitleBarVisible="False"
     mc:Ignorable="d">
     <winuiex:WindowEx.Backdrop>

src/modules/MeasureTool/MeasureToolUI/MeasureToolXAML/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -52,12 +52,23 @@ namespace MeasureToolUI
             var presenter = _appWindow.Presenter as OverlappedPresenter;
             presenter.IsAlwaysOnTop = true;
             this.SetIsAlwaysOnTop(true);
-            this.SetIsShownInSwitchers(false);
             this.SetIsResizable(false);
             this.SetIsMinimizable(false);
             this.SetIsMaximizable(false);
             IsTitleBarVisible = false;
 
+            try
+            {
+                this.SetIsShownInSwitchers(false);
+            }
+            catch (NotImplementedException)
+            {
+                // WinUI will throw if explorer is not running, safely ignore
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+            }
+
             // Remove the caption style from the window style. Windows App SDK 1.6 added it, which made the title bar and borders appear for Measure Tool. This code removes it.
             var windowStyle = GetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_STYLE);
             windowStyle = windowStyle & (~WS_CAPTION);

src/modules/MeasureTool/Tests/ScreenRuler.UITests/ScreenRuler.UITests.csproj

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
   <PropertyGroup>
 	  <RootNamespace>PowerToys.ScreenRuler.UITests</RootNamespace>
 	  <AssemblyName>ScreenRuler.UITests</AssemblyName>

src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/CursorWrap.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
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+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
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     <VCProjectVersion>15.0</VCProjectVersion>
     <ProjectGuid>{48a1db8c-5df8-4fb3-9e14-2b67f3f2d8b5}</ProjectGuid>
@@ -8,8 +9,7 @@
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     <ProjectName>CursorWrap</ProjectName>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
     <TargetName>PowerToys.CursorWrap</TargetName>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\inc;..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\common\inc;$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@
     <ResourceCompile Include="CursorWrap.rc" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
       <Project>{d9b8fc84-322a-4f9f-bbb9-20915c47ddfd}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
       <Project>{6955446d-23f7-4023-9bb3-8657f904af99}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
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@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@
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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')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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-    <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'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
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src/modules/MouseUtils/FindMyMouse/FindMyMouse.vcxproj

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
     <TargetName>PowerToys.FindMyMouse</TargetName>
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   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
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-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(GeneratedFilesDir);$(SolutionDir)src\;$(SolutionDir)src\modules;$(SolutionDir)src\common\Telemetry;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\..\src\;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\..\src\modules;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\..\src\common\Telemetry;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(GeneratedFilesDir);$(RepoRoot)src\;$(RepoRoot)src\modules;$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\..\src\;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\..\src\modules;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\..\src\common\Telemetry;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@
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   <ItemGroup>
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+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
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     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
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@@ -153,5 +153,5 @@
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   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
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src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseHighlighter/MouseHighlighter.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
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+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
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src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJump.Common/MouseJump.Common.csproj

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src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJump/MouseJump.vcxproj

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+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
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src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJumpUI/MouseJumpUI.csproj

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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
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src/modules/MouseUtils/MousePointerCrosshairs/MousePointerCrosshairs.vcxproj

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+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />	
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />	
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src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/MouseWithoutBorders.csproj

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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
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src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Service/MouseWithoutBordersService.csproj

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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
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src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/ModuleInterface/MouseWithoutBordersModuleInterface.vcxproj

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     <Link>
       <OutputFile>$(OutDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt)</OutputFile>
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@
     <ClCompile Include="trace.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
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     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
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@@ -64,17 +64,17 @@
     <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
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-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([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('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
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src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/MouseWithoutBorders.UnitTests/MouseWithoutBorders.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.SelfContained.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>

src/modules/NewPlus/NewShellExtensionContextMenu.win10/NewPlus.ShellExtension.win10.vcxproj

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" 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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <Target Name="GenerateResourceFiles" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
-    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(SolutionDir)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h new.base.rc new.rc" />
+    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(RepoRoot)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h new.base.rc new.rc" />
   </Target>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>17.0</VCProjectVersion>
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@
     <RootNamespace>NewPlusShellExtensionWin10</RootNamespace>
     <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0.26100.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
     <TargetName>PowerToys.NewPlus.ShellExtension.win10</TargetName>
     <LinkIncremental />
     <IgnoreImportLibrary />
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;NEWPLUSSHELLEXTENSIONWIN10_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
       <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);..\NewShellExtensionContextMenu;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);..\NewShellExtensionContextMenu;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <CompileAsWinRT>false</CompileAsWinRT>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;NEWPLUSSHELLEXTENSIONWIN10_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
       <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);..\NewShellExtensionContextMenu;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);..\NewShellExtensionContextMenu;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <CompileAsWinRT>false</CompileAsWinRT>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@
     </None>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
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     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Telemetry\EtwTrace\EtwTrace.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry\EtwTrace\EtwTrace.vcxproj">
       <Project>{8f021b46-362b-485c-bfba-ccf83e820cbd}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Themes\Themes.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\Themes\Themes.vcxproj">
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     </ProjectReference>
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@@ -140,17 +140,17 @@
     <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([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('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
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src/modules/NewPlus/NewShellExtensionContextMenu/NewShellExtensionContextMenu.vcxproj

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" 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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <Target Name="GenerateResourceFiles" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
-    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(SolutionDir)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h new.base.rc new.rc" />
+    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(RepoRoot)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h new.base.rc new.rc" />
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   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>17.0</VCProjectVersion>
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@
     <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0.20348.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
     <ProjectName>NewPlus.ShellExtension</ProjectName>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
     <TargetExt>.dll</TargetExt>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
     <TargetName>PowerToys.NewPlus.ShellExtension</TargetName>
     <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\TemporaryBuild\obj\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
     <LinkIncremental />
     <IgnoreImportLibrary />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
     <TargetName>PowerToys.NewPlus.ShellExtension</TargetName>
     <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\TemporaryBuild\obj\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
     <LinkIncremental />
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
       <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
       <PrecompiledHeaderFile>pch.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ MakeAppx.exe pack /d . /p $(OutDir)NewPlusPackage.msix /nv</Command>
       <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
       <PrecompiledHeaderFile>pch.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -167,19 +167,19 @@ MakeAppx.exe pack /d . /p $(OutDir)NewPlusPackage.msix /nv</Command>
     </CopyFileToFolders>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
       <Project>{d9b8fc84-322a-4f9f-bbb9-20915c47ddfd}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
       <Project>{6955446d-23f7-4023-9bb3-8657f904af99}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Telemetry\EtwTrace\EtwTrace.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry\EtwTrace\EtwTrace.vcxproj">
       <Project>{8f021b46-362b-485c-bfba-ccf83e820cbd}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Themes\Themes.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\Themes\Themes.vcxproj">
       <Project>{98537082-0fdb-40de-abd8-0dc5a4269bab}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\version\version.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\version\version.vcxproj">
       <Project>{cc6e41ac-8174-4e8a-8d22-85dd7f4851df}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
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     <None Include="AppxManifest.xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <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="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)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>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <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'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/modules/PowerOCR/PowerOCR-UITests/PowerOCR.UITests.csproj

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RootNamespace>PowerOCR.UITests</RootNamespace>
 	<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-	<OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\PowerOCR.UITests\</OutputPath>
+	<OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\PowerOCR.UITests\</OutputPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
 	
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/PowerOCR/PowerOCR/PowerOCR.csproj

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.SelfContained.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.PowerOCR</AssemblyTitle>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
     <GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>true</GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>

src/modules/PowerOCR/PowerOCRModuleInterface/PowerOCRModuleInterface.vcxproj

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" 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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <Target Name="GenerateResourceFiles" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
-    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(SolutionDir)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h PowerOCR.base.rc PowerOCR.rc" />
+    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(RepoRoot)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h PowerOCR.base.rc PowerOCR.rc" />
   </Target>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>15.0</VCProjectVersion>
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@
     <ProjectName>PowerOCRModuleInterface</ProjectName>
     <TargetName>PowerToys.PowerOCRModuleInterface</TargetName>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
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src/modules/Workspaces/Workspaces.ModuleServices/Workspaces.ModuleServices.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
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src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesCsharpLibrary/WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.csproj

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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
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-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
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