fix build pipeline falied issue

.github/actions/spell-check/excludes.txt

@@ -143,5 +143,3 @@ ignore$
 ^src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/Controls/HexBox/.*$
 ^src/common/CalculatorEngineCommon/exprtk\.hpp$
 src/modules/cmdpal/ext/SamplePagesExtension/Pages/SampleMarkdownImagesPage.cs
-^src/modules/powerrename/unittests/testdata/avif_test\.avif$
-^src/modules/powerrename/unittests/testdata/heif_test\.heic$

.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
             "StylesReportTool\\PowerToys.StylesReportTool.exe",
 
             "CalculatorEngineCommon.dll",
-            "PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls.dll",
             "PowerToys.ManagedTelemetry.dll",
             "PowerToys.ManagedCommon.dll",
             "PowerToys.ManagedCsWin32.dll",
@@ -128,6 +127,7 @@
 
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.QuickAccess.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.QuickAccess.exe",
+            "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls.dll",
 
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.EnvironmentVariablesModuleInterface.dll",

.pipelines/v2/templates/job-test-project.yml

@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ jobs:
       sdk: true
       version: '9.0'
 
+  - task: VisualStudioTestPlatformInstaller@1
+    displayName: Ensure VSTest Platform
+
   - pwsh: |-
       & '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\.pipelines\InstallWinAppDriver.ps1'
     displayName: Download and install WinAppDriver
@@ -149,7 +152,46 @@ jobs:
       inputs:
         displaySettings: 'optimal'
 
-  - script: |
-      dotnet test $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\src\modules\fancyzones\FancyZones.UITests\FancyZones.UITests.csproj --no-build -c $(BuildConfiguration) -p:Platform=$(BuildPlatform)
-      dotnet test $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\src\modules\fancyzones\FancyZonesEditor.UITests\FancyZonesEditor.UITests.csproj --no-build -c $(BuildConfiguration) -p:Platform=$(BuildPlatform)
-    displayName: "Run UI Tests"
+  - ${{ if eq(length(parameters.uiTestModules), 0) }}:
+    - task: VSTest@3
+      displayName: Run UI Tests
+      inputs:
+        platform: '$(BuildPlatform)'
+        configuration: '$(BuildConfiguration)'
+        testSelector: 'testAssemblies'
+        searchFolder: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)\$(TestArtifactsName)'
+        vsTestVersion: 'toolsInstaller'
+        uiTests: true
+        rerunFailedTests: true
+        testRunTitle: 'UITests_${{ parameters.platform }}_${{ parameters.installMode }}'
+        # Since UITests-FancyZonesEditor.dll is generated in both UITests-FancyZonesEditor and UITests-FancyZones, removed one to avoid duplicate test runs
+        testAssemblyVer2: |
+          **\*UITest*.dll
+          !**\obj\**
+          !**\ref\**
+          !**\UITests-FancyZones\**\UITests-FancyZonesEditor.dll
+      env:
+        platform: '$(TestPlatform)'
+        useInstallerForTest: ${{ ne(parameters.buildSource, 'buildNow') }}
+
+  - ${{ if ne(length(parameters.uiTestModules), 0) }}:
+    - ${{ each module in parameters.uiTestModules }}:
+      - task: VSTest@3
+        displayName: Run UI Test - ${{ module }}
+        inputs:
+          platform: '$(BuildPlatform)'
+          configuration: '$(BuildConfiguration)'
+          testSelector: 'testAssemblies'
+          searchFolder: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)\$(TestArtifactsName)'
+          vsTestVersion: 'toolsInstaller'
+          uiTests: true
+          rerunFailedTests: true
+          testRunTitle: 'UITests_${{ parameters.platform }}_${{ parameters.installMode }}'
+          testAssemblyVer2: |
+            **\*${{ module }}*.dll
+            !**\obj\**
+            !**\ref\**
+            !**\UITests-FancyZones\**\UITests-FancyZonesEditor.dll
+        env:
+          platform: '$(TestPlatform)'
+          useInstallerForTest: ${{ ne(parameters.buildSource, 'buildNow') }}

.pipelines/verifyNoticeMdAgainstNugetPackages.ps1

@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ if ($noticeMatch.Success) {
 # Test-only packages that are allowed to be in NOTICE.md but not in the build
 # (e.g., when BuildTests=false, these packages won't appear in the NuGet list)
 $allowedExtraPackages = @(
-	"- Moq",
-	"- MSTest"
+	"- Moq"
 )
 
 if (!$noticeFile.Trim().EndsWith($returnList.Trim()))

Directory.Build.props

@@ -20,23 +20,6 @@
     <NuGetAuditMode>direct</NuGetAuditMode>
     <IncludeSourceRevisionInInformationalVersion>false</IncludeSourceRevisionInInformationalVersion>    <!-- Don't add source revision hash to the product version of binaries. -->
     <PlatformTarget>$(Platform)</PlatformTarget>
-
-    <!-- Enable Microsoft.Testing.Platform -->
-    <EnableMSTestRunner>true</EnableMSTestRunner>
-    <TestingPlatformShowTestsFailure>true</TestingPlatformShowTestsFailure>
-    <TestingPlatformDotNetTestSupport>true</TestingPlatformDotNetTestSupport>
-    <TestingPlatformCommandLineArguments>$(TestingPlatformCommandLineArguments) --report-trx</TestingPlatformCommandLineArguments>
-    <!-- No arm64 agents to run the tests. -->
-    <TestingPlatformDisableCustomTestTarget Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">true</TestingPlatformDisableCustomTestTarget>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <!--
-    UI tests are run in dedicated UI test jobs/pipelines.
-    In CI, the main build uses `/t:Build;Test` across the full solution, so
-    prevent UI test projects from being executed in that pass.
-  -->
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TF_BUILD)' != '' and $(MSBuildProjectName.Contains('UITest'))">
-    <TestingPlatformDisableCustomTestTarget>true</TestingPlatformDisableCustomTestTarget>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!--
@@ -99,15 +82,7 @@
     </PackageReference>
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <!-- In CI, we build and test with `/t:Build;Test` -->
-  <!-- So, for non-test projects, we want the target to be there and it's basically doing nothing -->
-  <!-- For C# test projects, Microsoft.Testing.Platform should inject Test target here: -->
-  <!-- https://github.com/microsoft/testfx/blob/5ad21909704db501f58f27d4a7ec241edd761af5/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.MSBuild/buildMultiTargeting/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.MSBuild.targets#L270-L273 -->
-  <!-- For C++ test projects, the RunVSTest SDK will do its job -->
-  <Target Name="Test" />
-
-  <!-- Add ability to run tests via "msbuild /t:Test" using the RunVSTest SDK -->
-  <!-- This is only needed for C++, as we use Microsoft.Testing.Platform for C# -->
+  <!-- Add ability to run tests via "msbuild /t:Test" -->
   <!--
     Work around an MSBuild bug where Microsoft.Common.Test.targets is missing from the Arm64 installation.
     See: https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/pull/9984
@@ -117,11 +92,11 @@
           Once the change referenced above is fixed, the ImportGroup below can be replaced with:
             <Sdk Name="Microsoft.Build.RunVSTest" Version="1.0.319" />
   -->
-  <ImportGroup Condition="'$(PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE)' != 'ARM64' AND ('$(Language)' == 'C++' OR '$(MSBuildProjectExtension)' == '.vcxproj')">
+  <ImportGroup Condition="'$(PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE)' != 'ARM64'">
     <Import Project="Sdk.props" Sdk="Microsoft.Build.RunVSTest" Version="1.0.319" />
     <Import Project="Sdk.targets" Sdk="Microsoft.Build.RunVSTest" Version="1.0.319" />
   </ImportGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Language)' == 'C++' OR '$(MSBuildProjectExtension)' == '.vcxproj'">
+  <PropertyGroup>
     <VSTestLogger>trx</VSTestLogger>
     <!--
       RunVSTest by default uses %VSINSTALLDIR%\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\TestWindow\vstest.console.exe,

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
     <CentralPackageTransitivePinningEnabled>true</CentralPackageTransitivePinningEnabled>
-    <MSTestVersion>3.8.3</MSTestVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageVersion Include="AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3" Version="2.0.0-beta" />
@@ -87,8 +86,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="ModernWpfUI" Version="0.9.4" />
     <!-- Moq to stay below v4.20 due to behavior change. need to be sure fixed -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Moq" Version="4.18.4" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="MSTest" Version="$(MSTestVersion)" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="$(MSTestVersion)" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="MSTest" Version="3.8.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NJsonSchema" Version="11.4.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NLog" Version="5.2.8" />

NOTICE.md

@@ -1582,7 +1582,6 @@ SOFTWARE.
 - ModernWpfUI
 - Moq
 - MSTest
-- MSTest.TestFramework
 - NJsonSchema
 - NLog
 - NLog.Extensions.Logging
@@ -1603,4 +1602,4 @@ SOFTWARE.
 - WinUIEx
 - WmiLight
 - WPF-UI
-- WyHash
+- WyHash

nuget.config

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <configuration>
 	<packageSources>
 		<clear />

src/Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props

@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
   <Import Project=".\Common.Dotnet.PrepareGeneratedFolder.targets" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <CoreTargetFramework>net9.0</CoreTargetFramework>
     <WindowsSdkPackageVersion>10.0.26100.68-preview</WindowsSdkPackageVersion>
-    <TargetFramework>$(CoreTargetFramework)-windows10.0.26100.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows10.0.26100.0</TargetFramework>
     <TargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.19041.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
     <SupportedOSPlatformVersion>10.0.19041.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
     <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>

src/Common.Dotnet.FuzzTest.props

@@ -7,13 +7,4 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.26100.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <!--
-    In CI, the main build runs `/t:Build;Test` across the full solution.
-    Fuzz test projects are built for OneFuzz ingestion, but should not be
-    executed as regular MSTest tests in this pass.
-  -->
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TF_BUILD)' != ''">
-    <TestingPlatformDisableCustomTestTarget>true</TestingPlatformDisableCustomTestTarget>
-  </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>

src/common/UITestAutomation/Element/Element.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Xml.Linq;
 using ABI.Windows.Foundation;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.UITest;
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.CommunicationUtilities;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
 using OpenQA.Selenium;
 using OpenQA.Selenium.Appium;

src/common/UITestAutomation/UITestAutomation.csproj

@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Appium.WebDriver" />
-    <!-- Test libraries/utilities should not use the metapackage. -->
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Abstractions" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" />
     <PackageReference Include="CoenM.ImageSharp.ImageHash" />

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

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.Interop.Tests</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.Interop.Tests</AssemblyName>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>

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

@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Configuration)\$(Platform)\tests\PowerToys.DSC.Tests\</OutputPath>
   </PropertyGroup>

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

@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
     <Message Text="Generating DSC resource JSON files to DSCModules subfolder..." Importance="high" />
     <MakeDir Directories="$(TargetDir)DSCModules" />
     
-    <Exec Command="&quot;$(TargetDir)$(AssemblyName).exe&quot; manifest --resource settings --outputDir &quot;$(TargetDir)DSCModules&quot;" Condition="'$(SelfContained)' == 'true'" />
-    <Exec Command="dotnet &quot;$(TargetPath)&quot; manifest --resource settings --outputDir &quot;$(TargetDir)DSCModules&quot;" Condition="'$(SelfContained)' != 'true'" />
+    <Exec Command="dotnet &quot;$(TargetPath)&quot; manifest --resource settings --outputDir &quot;$(TargetDir)DSCModules&quot;" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests/AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests.csproj

@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@
 		<LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
 		<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
 		<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-		<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-
-		<!-- exit code 8 means no tests ran. -->
-		<!-- Doc: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/testing/unit-testing-platform-exit-codes -->
-		<!-- This test project doesn't seem to contain any tests. -->
-	    <TestingPlatformCommandLineArguments>$(TestingPlatformCommandLineArguments) --ignore-exit-code 8</TestingPlatformCommandLineArguments>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests\</OutputPath>

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

@@ -3,14 +3,11 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
     <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\AdvancedPaste.UnitTests\</OutputPath>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <IsTestProject>true</IsTestProject>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

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

@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
 		<LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
 		<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
 		<DefineConstants>TESTONLY</DefineConstants>
-
-		<!-- exit code 8 means no tests ran. -->
-		<!-- Doc: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/testing/unit-testing-platform-exit-codes -->
-		<!-- This test project doesn't seem to contain any tests. -->
-		<TestingPlatformCommandLineArguments>$(TestingPlatformCommandLineArguments) --ignore-exit-code 8</TestingPlatformCommandLineArguments>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 	
 	<PropertyGroup>

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

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\Hosts.Tests\</OutputPath>
     <RootNamespace>Hosts.Tests</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.Hosts.Tests</AssemblyName>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJump.Common.UnitTests/MouseJump.Common.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.MouseJump.Common.UnitTests</AssemblyName>
     <AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.MouseJump.Common.UnitTests</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys MouseJump.Common.UnitTests</AssemblyDescription>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\MouseJump.Common.UnitTests\</OutputPath>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>

src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/MouseWithoutBorders.UnitTests/MouseWithoutBorders.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -6,13 +6,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-
-    <!-- exit code 8 means no tests ran. -->
-    <!-- Doc: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/testing/unit-testing-platform-exit-codes -->
-    <!-- This test project contains a single test but it's ignored. -->
-    <!-- Remove this line if more tests are added or if the test is un-ignored -->
-    <TestingPlatformCommandLineArguments>$(TestingPlatformCommandLineArguments) --ignore-exit-code 8</TestingPlatformCommandLineArguments>
+    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesEditorUITest/Workspaces.Editor.UITests.csproj

@@ -2,13 +2,10 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <RunVSTest>false</RunVSTest>
     <IsTestProject>true</IsTestProject>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/AudioSampleGenerator.cpp

@@ -34,15 +34,13 @@ namespace winrt
     using namespace Windows::Devices::Enumeration;
 }
 
-AudioSampleGenerator::AudioSampleGenerator(bool captureMicrophone, bool captureSystemAudio, bool micMonoMix)
+AudioSampleGenerator::AudioSampleGenerator(bool captureMicrophone, bool captureSystemAudio)
     : m_captureMicrophone(captureMicrophone)
     , m_captureSystemAudio(captureSystemAudio)
-    , m_micMonoMix(micMonoMix)
 {
     OutputDebugStringA(("AudioSampleGenerator created, captureMicrophone=" +
         std::string(captureMicrophone ? "true" : "false") +
-        ", captureSystemAudio=" + std::string(captureSystemAudio ? "true" : "false") +
-        ", micMonoMix=" + std::string(micMonoMix ? "true" : "false") + "\n").c_str());
+        ", captureSystemAudio=" + std::string(captureSystemAudio ? "true" : "false") + "\n").c_str());
     m_audioEvent.create(wil::EventOptions::ManualReset);
     m_endEvent.create(wil::EventOptions::ManualReset);
     m_startEvent.create(wil::EventOptions::ManualReset);
@@ -633,30 +631,6 @@ void AudioSampleGenerator::OnAudioQuantumStarted(winrt::AudioGraph const& sender
         uint32_t expectedSamplesPerQuantum = (m_graphSampleRate / 100) * m_graphChannels;
         uint32_t numMicSamples = audioBuffer.Length() / sizeof(float);
 
-        // Apply mono mixing to microphone audio if enabled
-        // This converts stereo mic input (with same signal on both channels) to true mono
-        // by averaging the channels and writing the result to both channels
-        if (m_micMonoMix && m_captureMicrophone && numMicSamples > 0 && m_graphChannels >= 2)
-        {
-            float* micData = reinterpret_cast<float*>(sampleBuffer.data());
-            uint32_t numFrames = numMicSamples / m_graphChannels;
-            for (uint32_t i = 0; i < numFrames; i++)
-            {
-                // Sum all channels for this frame
-                float sum = 0.0f;
-                for (uint32_t ch = 0; ch < m_graphChannels; ch++)
-                {
-                    sum += micData[i * m_graphChannels + ch];
-                }
-                // Power-preserving mix: divide by sqrt(N) to maintain perceived loudness
-                float mono = sum / std::sqrt(static_cast<float>(m_graphChannels));
-                for (uint32_t ch = 0; ch < m_graphChannels; ch++)
-                {
-                    micData[i * m_graphChannels + ch] = mono;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         // Drain loopback samples regardless of whether we have mic audio
         if (m_loopbackCapture)
         {

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/AudioSampleGenerator.h

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 class AudioSampleGenerator
 {
 public:
-    AudioSampleGenerator(bool captureMicrophone = true, bool captureSystemAudio = true, bool micMonoMix = false);
+    AudioSampleGenerator(bool captureMicrophone = true, bool captureSystemAudio = true);
     ~AudioSampleGenerator();
 
     winrt::Windows::Foundation::IAsyncAction InitializeAsync();
@@ -70,5 +70,4 @@ private:
     std::atomic<bool> m_started = false;
     bool m_captureMicrophone = true;
     bool m_captureSystemAudio = true;
-    bool m_micMonoMix = false;
 };

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/VideoRecordingSession.cpp

@@ -861,7 +861,6 @@ VideoRecordingSession::VideoRecordingSession(
     uint32_t frameRate,
     bool captureAudio,
     bool captureSystemAudio,
-    bool micMonoMix,
     winrt::Streams::IRandomAccessStream const& stream)
 {
     m_device = device;
@@ -965,7 +964,7 @@ VideoRecordingSession::VideoRecordingSession(
     winrt::check_hresult(m_d3dDevice->CreateRenderTargetView(backBuffer.get(), nullptr, m_renderTargetView.put()));
 
     // Always create audio generator for loopback capture; captureAudio controls microphone
-    m_audioGenerator = std::make_unique<AudioSampleGenerator>(captureAudio, captureSystemAudio, micMonoMix);
+    m_audioGenerator = std::make_unique<AudioSampleGenerator>(captureAudio, captureSystemAudio);
 }
 
 
@@ -1113,10 +1112,9 @@ std::shared_ptr<VideoRecordingSession> VideoRecordingSession::Create(
     uint32_t frameRate,
     bool captureAudio,
     bool captureSystemAudio,
-    bool micMonoMix,
     winrt::Streams::IRandomAccessStream const& stream)
 {
-    return std::shared_ptr<VideoRecordingSession>(new VideoRecordingSession(device, item, crop, frameRate, captureAudio, captureSystemAudio, micMonoMix, stream));
+    return std::shared_ptr<VideoRecordingSession>(new VideoRecordingSession(device, item, crop, frameRate, captureAudio, captureSystemAudio, stream));
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/VideoRecordingSession.h

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ public:
         uint32_t frameRate,
         bool captureAudio,
         bool captureSystemAudio,
-        bool micMonoMix,
         winrt::Streams::IRandomAccessStream const& stream);
     ~VideoRecordingSession();
 
@@ -189,7 +188,6 @@ private:
         uint32_t frameRate,
         bool captureAudio,
         bool captureSystemAudio,
-        bool micMonoMix,
         winrt::Streams::IRandomAccessStream const& stream);
     void CloseInternal();
 

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomIt.rc

@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@ BEGIN
     LTEXT           "To record a specific window, enter the hotkey with the Alt key in the opposite mode.",IDC_STATIC,7,55,251,19
     CONTROL         "Capture &system audio",IDC_CAPTURE_SYSTEM_AUDIO,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_LEFTTEXT | WS_TABSTOP,7,149,83,10
     CONTROL         "&Capture audio input:",IDC_CAPTURE_AUDIO,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_LEFTTEXT | WS_TABSTOP,7,161,83,10
-    CONTROL         "Mono",IDC_MIC_MONO_MIX,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_LEFTTEXT | WS_TABSTOP,98,161,30,10
     COMBOBOX        IDC_MICROPHONE,81,176,152,30,CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
     LTEXT           "Microphone:",IDC_MICROPHONE_LABEL,32,178,47,8
 END

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomItSettings.h

@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ DWORD	g_RecordScalingMP4 = 100;
 RecordingFormat g_RecordingFormat = RecordingFormat::MP4;
 BOOLEAN g_CaptureSystemAudio = TRUE;
 BOOLEAN g_CaptureAudio = FALSE;
-BOOLEAN g_MicMonoMix = FALSE;
 TCHAR	g_MicrophoneDeviceId[MAX_PATH] = {0};
 TCHAR	g_RecordingSaveLocationBuffer[MAX_PATH] = {0};
 TCHAR	g_ScreenshotSaveLocationBuffer[MAX_PATH] = {0};
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ REG_SETTING RegSettings[] = {
     { L"RecordScalingMP4", SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, &g_RecordScalingMP4, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_RecordScalingMP4) },
     { L"CaptureAudio", SETTING_TYPE_BOOLEAN, 0, &g_CaptureAudio, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_CaptureAudio) },
     { L"CaptureSystemAudio", SETTING_TYPE_BOOLEAN, 0, &g_CaptureSystemAudio, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_CaptureSystemAudio) },
-    { L"MicMonoMix", SETTING_TYPE_BOOLEAN, 0, &g_MicMonoMix, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_MicMonoMix) },
     { L"MicrophoneDeviceId", SETTING_TYPE_STRING, sizeof(g_MicrophoneDeviceId), g_MicrophoneDeviceId, static_cast<DOUBLE>(0) },
     { L"RecordingSaveLocation", SETTING_TYPE_STRING, sizeof(g_RecordingSaveLocationBuffer), g_RecordingSaveLocationBuffer, static_cast<DOUBLE>(0) },
     { L"ScreenshotSaveLocation", SETTING_TYPE_STRING, sizeof(g_ScreenshotSaveLocationBuffer), g_ScreenshotSaveLocationBuffer, static_cast<DOUBLE>(0) },

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/Zoomit.cpp

@@ -3840,9 +3840,6 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK OptionsProc( HWND hDlg, UINT message,
         CheckDlgButton( g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_CAPTURE_AUDIO,
             g_CaptureAudio ? BST_CHECKED: BST_UNCHECKED );
 
-        CheckDlgButton( g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_MIC_MONO_MIX,
-            g_MicMonoMix ? BST_CHECKED: BST_UNCHECKED );
-
         //
         // The framerate drop down list is not used in the current version (might be added in the future)
         //
@@ -4263,7 +4260,6 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK OptionsProc( HWND hDlg, UINT message,
             g_ShowExpiredTime = IsDlgButtonChecked(  g_OptionsTabs[BREAK_PAGE].hPage, IDC_CHECK_SHOW_EXPIRED ) == BST_CHECKED;
             g_CaptureSystemAudio = IsDlgButtonChecked(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_CAPTURE_SYSTEM_AUDIO) == BST_CHECKED;
             g_CaptureAudio = IsDlgButtonChecked(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_CAPTURE_AUDIO) == BST_CHECKED;
-            g_MicMonoMix = IsDlgButtonChecked(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_MIC_MONO_MIX) == BST_CHECKED;
             GetDlgItemText( g_OptionsTabs[BREAK_PAGE].hPage, IDC_TIMER, text, 3 );
             text[2] = 0;
             newTimeout = _tstoi( text );
@@ -5609,7 +5605,6 @@ winrt::fire_and_forget StartRecordingAsync( HWND hWnd, LPRECT rcCrop, HWND hWndR
                                         g_RecordFrameRate,
                                         g_CaptureAudio,
                                         g_CaptureSystemAudio,
-                                        g_MicMonoMix,
                                         stream );
 
         recordingStarted = (g_RecordingSession != nullptr);
@@ -7296,8 +7291,7 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
     case WM_IME_CHAR:
     case WM_CHAR:
 
-        if( (g_TypeMode != TypeModeOff) &&
-            (iswprint(static_cast<TCHAR>(wParam)) || (static_cast<TCHAR>(wParam) == L'&')) ) {
+        if( (g_TypeMode != TypeModeOff) && iswprint(static_cast<TCHAR>(wParam)) || (static_cast<TCHAR>(wParam) == L'&')) {
             g_HaveTyped = TRUE;
 
             TCHAR	 vKey = static_cast<TCHAR>(wParam);
@@ -7405,8 +7399,9 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
 
     case WM_KEYDOWN:
 
-        if( (g_TypeMode != TypeModeOff) && g_HaveTyped &&
-            (wParam == VK_RETURN || wParam == VK_DELETE || wParam == VK_BACK) ) {
+        if( (g_TypeMode != TypeModeOff) && g_HaveTyped && static_cast<char>(wParam) != VK_UP && static_cast<char>(wParam) != VK_DOWN &&
+            (isprint( static_cast<char>(wParam)) ||
+            wParam == VK_RETURN || wParam == VK_DELETE || wParam == VK_BACK )) {
 
             if( wParam == VK_RETURN ) {
 

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/resource.h

@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@
 #define IDC_SMOOTH_IMAGE				1107
 #define IDC_CAPTURE_SYSTEM_AUDIO        1108
 #define IDC_MICROPHONE_LABEL            1109
-#define IDC_MIC_MONO_MIX                1110
 #define IDC_SAVE                        40002
 #define IDC_COPY                        40004
 #define IDC_RECORD                      40006

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw

@@ -795,10 +795,4 @@ Right-click to remove the key combination, thereby deactivating the shortcut.</v
     <value>K</value>
     <comment>Keyboard key</comment>
   </data>
-  <data name="ConfigureShortcut" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Configure shortcut</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="ConfigureShortcutText.Text" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Assign shortcut</value>
-  </data>
 </root>

src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.UnitTestsBase/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.UnitTestBase.csproj

@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 		<IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
 		<RootNamespace>Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.UnitTestsBase</RootNamespace>
 		<TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
-		<!-- Shared test helper assembly; it contains no tests and should never be executed directly. -->
-		<TestingPlatformDisableCustomTestTarget>true</TestingPlatformDisableCustomTestTarget>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>
@@ -18,4 +16,4 @@
 	<ItemGroup>
 	  <ProjectReference Include="..\..\extensionsdk\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.csproj" />
 	</ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>

src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowWalker.UnitTests/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowWalker.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <IsTestProject>true</IsTestProject>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowWalker.UnitTests</RootNamespace>
-    <!-- This project currently contains shared test helpers only (no test methods). -->
-    <TestingPlatformDisableCustomTestTarget>true</TestingPlatformDisableCustomTestTarget>
     <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\CmdPal\tests\</OutputPath>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>

src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI.UnitTests/ColorPickerUI.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -3,14 +3,11 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <ProjectGuid>{F93C2817-C846-4259-84D8-B39A6B57C8DE}</ProjectGuid>
     <RootNamespace>ColorPicker.UnitTests</RootNamespace>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>

src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones.UITests/FancyZones.UITests.csproj

@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.FancyZones.UITests</RootNamespace>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-
-    <!-- This is a UI test, so don't run as part of the Test target -->
-    <TestingPlatformDisableCustomTestTarget>true</TestingPlatformDisableCustomTestTarget>
+    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
+    
+    <!-- This is a UI test, so don't run as part of MSBuild -->
+    <RunVSTest>false</RunVSTest>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -41,4 +38,4 @@
 	<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\UITestAutomation\UITestAutomation.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-</Project>
+</Project>

src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesEditor.UITests/FancyZonesEditor.UITests.csproj

@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.FancyZonesEditor.UITests</RootNamespace>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-
-    <!-- This is a UI test, so don't run as part of the Test target -->
-    <TestingPlatformDisableCustomTestTarget>true</TestingPlatformDisableCustomTestTarget>
+    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
+    
+    <!-- This is a UI test, so don't run as part of MSBuild -->
+    <RunVSTest>false</RunVSTest>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -37,4 +34,4 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\editor\FancyZonesEditor\FancyZonesEditor.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\UITestAutomation\UITestAutomation.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>

src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesEditor.UnitTests/FancyZonesEditor.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -7,11 +7,8 @@
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
 
+    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <IsTestProject>true</IsTestProject>
-    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\UnitTest-FancyZonesEditor\</OutputPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
 

src/modules/imageresizer/tests/ImageResizer.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -1,62 +1,59 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <ProjectGuid>{E0CC7526-D85E-43AC-844F-D5DF0D2F5AB8}</ProjectGuid>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <ProjectGuid>{E0CC7526-D85E-43AC-844F-D5DF0D2F5AB8}</ProjectGuid>
+    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
-    <RootNamespace>ImageResizer</RootNamespace>
-    <AssemblyName>ImageResizer.Test</AssemblyName>
-    
-    <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\$(AssemblyName)\</OutputPath>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <None Remove="TestMetadataIssue1928.jpg" />
-    <None Remove="TestMetadataIssue1928_NoMetadata.jpg" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\ui\ImageResizerUI.csproj" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="Test.gif">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
-    <Content Include="Test.ico">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
-    <Content Include="Test.jpg">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
-    <Content Include="Test.png">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
-    <Content Include="TestMetadataIssue1928.jpg">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
-    <Content Include="TestMetadataIssue1928_NoMetadata.jpg">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
-    <Content Include="TestMetadataIssue2447.jpg">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
-    <Content Include="TestPortrait.png">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Moq" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Abstractions" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.CodeDom">
-      <!-- This package is a dependency of System.Management, but we need to set it here so we can exclude the assets, so it doesn't conflict with the 8.0.1 dll coming from .NET SDK. -->
-      <ExcludeAssets>runtime</ExcludeAssets> <!-- Should already be present on .net sdk runtime, so we avoid the conflicting runtime version from nuget -->
-    </PackageReference>
-  </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+    <RootNamespace>ImageResizer</RootNamespace>
+    <AssemblyName>ImageResizer.Test</AssemblyName>
+    
+    <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\$(AssemblyName)\</OutputPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Remove="TestMetadataIssue1928.jpg" />
+    <None Remove="TestMetadataIssue1928_NoMetadata.jpg" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\ui\ImageResizerUI.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Include="Test.gif">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
+    <Content Include="Test.ico">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
+    <Content Include="Test.jpg">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
+    <Content Include="Test.png">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
+    <Content Include="TestMetadataIssue1928.jpg">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
+    <Content Include="TestMetadataIssue1928_NoMetadata.jpg">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
+    <Content Include="TestMetadataIssue2447.jpg">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
+    <Content Include="TestPortrait.png">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Moq" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Abstractions" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.CodeDom">
+      <!-- This package is a dependency of System.Management, but we need to set it here so we can exclude the assets, so it doesn't conflict with the 8.0.1 dll coming from .NET SDK. -->
+      <ExcludeAssets>runtime</ExcludeAssets> <!-- Should already be present on .net sdk runtime, so we avoid the conflicting runtime version from nuget -->
+    </PackageReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>

src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.UnitConverter.UnitTest/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.UnitConverter.UnitTest.csproj

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.ValueGenerator.UnitTests/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.ValueGenerator.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Folder.UnitTests/Microsoft.Plugin.Folder.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.Plugin.Folder.UnitTests</RootNamespace>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Program.UnitTests/Microsoft.Plugin.Program.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <ApplicationManifest>AppxManifests\developmentApp\AppxManifest.xml</ApplicationManifest>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Uri.UnitTests/Microsoft.Plugin.Uri.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.Plugin.Uri.UnitTests</RootNamespace>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.WindowWalker.UnitTests/Microsoft.Plugin.WindowWalker.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.Plugin.WindowWalker.UnitTests</RootNamespace>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Calculator.UnitTest/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Calculator.UnitTest.csproj

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Calculator.UnitTests</RootNamespace>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Registry.UnitTest/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Registry.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.System.UnitTests/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.System.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.System.UnitTests</RootNamespace>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.TimeDate.UnitTests/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.TimeDate.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.TimeDate.UnitTests</RootNamespace>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsTerminal.UnitTests/Microsoft.Plugin.WindowsTerminal.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/launcher/Wox.Test/Wox.Test.csproj

@@ -3,11 +3,8 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />	
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <ProjectGuid>{FF742965-9A80-41A5-B042-D6C7D3A21708}</ProjectGuid>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Wox.Test</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Wox.Test</AssemblyName>

src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-BgcodePreviewHandler/Preview.BgcodePreviewHandler.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-BgcodePreviewHandler</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys UnitTests-BgcodePreviewHandler</AssemblyDescription>
     <Description>PowerToys UnitTests-BgcodePreviewHandler</Description>

src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-BgcodeThumbnailProvider/Preview.BgcodeThumbnailProvider.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
   
     <PropertyGroup>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-BgcodeThumbnailProvider</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys UnitTests-BgcodeThumbnailProvider</AssemblyDescription>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-BgcodeThumbnailProvider</AssemblyTitle>

src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-GcodePreviewHandler/Preview.GcodePreviewHandler.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-GcodePreviewHandler</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys UnitTests-GcodePreviewHandler</AssemblyDescription>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-GcodePreviewHandler</AssemblyTitle>
@@ -16,7 +13,6 @@
     <VSToolsPath Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)</VSToolsPath>
     <ReferencePath>$(ProgramFiles)\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTT\$(VisualStudioVersion)\UITestExtensionPackages</ReferencePath>
     <IsCodedUITest>False</IsCodedUITest>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-GcodeThumbnailProvider/Preview.GcodeThumbnailProvider.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
   
     <PropertyGroup>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-GcodeThumbnailProvider</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys UnitTests-GcodeThumbnailProvider</AssemblyDescription>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-GcodeThumbnailProvider</AssemblyTitle>
@@ -17,7 +14,6 @@
     <ReferencePath>$(ProgramFiles)\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTT\$(VisualStudioVersion)\UITestExtensionPackages</ReferencePath>
     <IsCodedUITest>False</IsCodedUITest>
     <TestProjectType>UnitTest</TestProjectType>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-MarkdownPreviewHandler/Preview.MarkdownPreviewHandler.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-MarkdownPreviewHandler</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys UnitTests-MarkdownPreviewHandler</AssemblyDescription>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-MarkdownPreviewHandler</AssemblyTitle>
@@ -17,7 +14,6 @@
     <VSToolsPath Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)</VSToolsPath>
     <ReferencePath>$(ProgramFiles)\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTT\$(VisualStudioVersion)\UITestExtensionPackages</ReferencePath>
     <IsCodedUITest>False</IsCodedUITest>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-PdfPreviewHandler/Preview.PdfPreviewHandler.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-PdfPreviewHandler</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys UnitTests-PdfPreviewHandler</AssemblyDescription>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-PdfPreviewHandler</AssemblyTitle>
@@ -16,7 +13,6 @@
     <VSToolsPath Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)</VSToolsPath>
     <ReferencePath>$(ProgramFiles)\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTT\$(VisualStudioVersion)\UITestExtensionPackages</ReferencePath>
     <IsCodedUITest>False</IsCodedUITest>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-PdfThumbnailProvider/Preview.PdfThumbnailProvider.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-PdfThumbnailProvider</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys UnitTests-PdfThumbnailProvider</AssemblyDescription>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-PdfThumbnailProvider</AssemblyTitle>
@@ -17,7 +14,6 @@
     <ReferencePath>$(ProgramFiles)\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTT\$(VisualStudioVersion)\UITestExtensionPackages</ReferencePath>
     <IsCodedUITest>False</IsCodedUITest>
     <TestProjectType>UnitTest</TestProjectType>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-PreviewHandlerCommon/Preview.PreviewHandlerCommon.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     <ReferencePath>$(ProgramFiles)\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTT\$(VisualStudioVersion)\UITestExtensionPackages</ReferencePath>
     <IsCodedUITest>False</IsCodedUITest>
     <TestProjectType>UnitTest</TestProjectType>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   

src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-QoiPreviewHandler/Preview.QoiPreviewHandler.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-QoiPreviewHandler</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys UnitTests-QoiPreviewHandler</AssemblyDescription>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-QoiPreviewHandler</AssemblyTitle>
@@ -16,7 +13,6 @@
     <VSToolsPath Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)</VSToolsPath>
     <ReferencePath>$(ProgramFiles)\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTT\$(VisualStudioVersion)\UITestExtensionPackages</ReferencePath>
     <IsCodedUITest>False</IsCodedUITest>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>  
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-QoiThumbnailProvider/Preview.QoiThumbnailProvider.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-QoiThumbnailProvider</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys UnitTests-QoiThumbnailProvider</AssemblyDescription>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-QoiThumbnailProvider</AssemblyTitle>
@@ -17,7 +14,6 @@
     <ReferencePath>$(ProgramFiles)\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTT\$(VisualStudioVersion)\UITestExtensionPackages</ReferencePath>
     <IsCodedUITest>False</IsCodedUITest>
     <TestProjectType>UnitTest</TestProjectType>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-StlThumbnailProvider/Preview.StlThumbnailProvider.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-StlThumbnailProvider</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys UnitTests-StlThumbnailProvider</AssemblyDescription>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-StlThumbnailProvider</AssemblyTitle>
@@ -17,7 +14,6 @@
     <ReferencePath>$(ProgramFiles)\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTT\$(VisualStudioVersion)\UITestExtensionPackages</ReferencePath>
     <IsCodedUITest>False</IsCodedUITest>
     <TestProjectType>UnitTest</TestProjectType>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-SvgPreviewHandler/Preview.SvgPreviewHandler.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-SvgPreviewHandler</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys UnitTests-SvgPreviewHandler</AssemblyDescription>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-SvgPreviewHandler</AssemblyTitle>
@@ -17,7 +14,6 @@
     <ReferencePath>$(ProgramFiles)\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTT\$(VisualStudioVersion)\UITestExtensionPackages</ReferencePath>
     <IsCodedUITest>False</IsCodedUITest>
     <TestProjectType>UnitTest</TestProjectType>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-SvgThumbnailProvider/Preview.SvgThumbnailProvider.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />	
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-SvgThumbnailProvider</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys UnitTests-SvgThumbnailProvider</AssemblyDescription>
     <AssemblyTitle>UnitTests-SvgThumbnailProvider</AssemblyTitle>
@@ -20,7 +17,6 @@
     <ReferencePath>$(ProgramFiles)\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTT\$(VisualStudioVersion)\UITestExtensionPackages</ReferencePath>
     <IsCodedUITest>False</IsCodedUITest>
     <TestProjectType>UnitTest</TestProjectType>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -47,4 +43,4 @@
     </Content>
   </ItemGroup>
 
-</Project>
+</Project>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/ZoomItProperties.cs

@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
 
         public BoolProperty CaptureAudio { get; set; }
 
-        public BoolProperty MicMonoMix { get; set; }
-
         public StringProperty MicrophoneDeviceId { get; set; }
     }
 }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.UnitTests/Settings.UI.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'ARM64'">win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Configuration)\$(Platform)\tests\SettingsTests\</OutputPath>
 
@@ -14,7 +10,6 @@
     <!-- These are caused by streamjsonrpc dependency on Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.Analyzers -->
     <!-- We might want to add that to the project and fix the issues as well -->
     <NoWarn>VSTHRD002;VSTHRD110;VSTHRD100;VSTHRD200;VSTHRD101</NoWarn>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.UnitTests/ViewModelTests/General.cs

@@ -126,22 +126,10 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
         public void StartupShouldEnableRunOnStartUpWhenSuccessful()
         {
             // Assert
-            bool sawExpectedIpcPayload = false;
             Func<string, int> sendMockIPCConfigMSG = msg =>
             {
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(msg))
-                {
-                    return 0;
-                }
-
                 OutGoingGeneralSettings snd = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<OutGoingGeneralSettings>(msg);
-                if (snd?.GeneralSettings is null)
-                {
-                    return 0;
-                }
-
                 Assert.IsTrue(snd.GeneralSettings.Startup);
-                sawExpectedIpcPayload = true;
                 return 0;
             };
 
@@ -162,29 +150,16 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
 
             // act
             viewModel.Startup = true;
-            Assert.IsTrue(sawExpectedIpcPayload);
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
         public void RunElevatedShouldEnableAlwaysRunElevatedWhenSuccessful()
         {
             // Assert
-            bool sawExpectedIpcPayload = false;
             Func<string, int> sendMockIPCConfigMSG = msg =>
             {
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(msg))
-                {
-                    return 0;
-                }
-
                 OutGoingGeneralSettings snd = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<OutGoingGeneralSettings>(msg);
-                if (snd?.GeneralSettings is null)
-                {
-                    return 0;
-                }
-
                 Assert.IsTrue(snd.GeneralSettings.RunElevated);
-                sawExpectedIpcPayload = true;
                 return 0;
             };
 
@@ -207,7 +182,6 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
 
             // act
             viewModel.RunElevated = true;
-            Assert.IsTrue(sawExpectedIpcPayload);
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
@@ -215,24 +189,12 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
         {
             // Arrange
             GeneralViewModel viewModel = null;
-            bool sawExpectedIpcPayload = false;
 
             // Assert
             Func<string, int> sendMockIPCConfigMSG = msg =>
             {
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(msg))
-                {
-                    return 0;
-                }
-
                 OutGoingGeneralSettings snd = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<OutGoingGeneralSettings>(msg);
-                if (snd?.GeneralSettings is null)
-                {
-                    return 0;
-                }
-
                 Assert.AreEqual("light", snd.GeneralSettings.Theme);
-                sawExpectedIpcPayload = true;
                 return 0;
             };
 
@@ -252,29 +214,17 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
 
             // act
             viewModel.ThemeIndex = 1;
-            Assert.IsTrue(sawExpectedIpcPayload);
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
         public void IsDarkThemeRadioButtonCheckedShouldThemeToDarkWhenSuccessful()
         {
             // Arrange
-            bool sawExpectedIpcPayload = false;
+            // Assert
             Func<string, int> sendMockIPCConfigMSG = msg =>
             {
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(msg))
-                {
-                    return 0;
-                }
-
                 OutGoingGeneralSettings snd = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<OutGoingGeneralSettings>(msg);
-                if (snd?.GeneralSettings is null)
-                {
-                    return 0;
-                }
-
                 Assert.AreEqual("dark", snd.GeneralSettings.Theme);
-                sawExpectedIpcPayload = true;
                 return 0;
             };
 
@@ -294,29 +244,17 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
 
             // act
             viewModel.ThemeIndex = 0;
-            Assert.IsTrue(sawExpectedIpcPayload);
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
         public void IsShowSysTrayIconEnabledByDefaultShouldDisableWhenSuccessful()
         {
             // Arrange
-            bool sawExpectedIpcPayload = false;
+            // Assert
             Func<string, int> sendMockIPCConfigMSG = msg =>
             {
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(msg))
-                {
-                    return 0;
-                }
-
                 OutGoingGeneralSettings snd = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<OutGoingGeneralSettings>(msg);
-                if (snd?.GeneralSettings is null)
-                {
-                    return 0;
-                }
-
                 Assert.IsFalse(snd.GeneralSettings.ShowSysTrayIcon);
-                sawExpectedIpcPayload = true;
                 return 0;
             };
 
@@ -336,7 +274,6 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
 
             // Act
             viewModel.ShowSysTrayIcon = false;
-            Assert.IsTrue(sawExpectedIpcPayload);
         }
 
         [TestMethod]

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.XamlIndexBuilder/Settings.UI.XamlIndexBuilder.csproj

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
 
 	<PropertyGroup>
-		<TargetFramework>$(CoreTargetFramework)</TargetFramework>
+		<TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
 		<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
 	<RootNamespace>Microsoft.PowerToys.Tools.XamlIndexBuilder</RootNamespace>
 		<AssemblyName>XamlIndexBuilder</AssemblyName>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/PowerToys.Settings.csproj

@@ -208,6 +208,6 @@
 
 	<Target Name="BuildXamlIndexBeforeSettings" BeforeTargets="CoreCompile" Condition="'$(DesignTimeBuild)' != 'true'">
 		<Message Importance="high" Text="[Settings] Building XamlIndexBuilder prior to compile. Views='$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\SettingsXAML\Views' Out='$(GeneratedJsonFile)'" />
-		<MSBuild Projects="..\Settings.UI.XamlIndexBuilder\Settings.UI.XamlIndexBuilder.csproj" Targets="Build" Properties="Configuration=$(Configuration);Platform=Any CPU;TargetFramework=$(CoreTargetFramework);XamlViewsDir=$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\SettingsXAML\Views;GeneratedJsonFile=$(GeneratedJsonFile)" />
+		<MSBuild Projects="..\Settings.UI.XamlIndexBuilder\Settings.UI.XamlIndexBuilder.csproj" Targets="Build" Properties="Configuration=$(Configuration);Platform=Any CPU;TargetFramework=net9.0;XamlViewsDir=$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\SettingsXAML\Views;GeneratedJsonFile=$(GeneratedJsonFile)" />
 	</Target>
-</Project>
+</Project>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/ZoomItPage.xaml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<local:NavigablePage
+<local:NavigablePage
     x:Class="Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views.ZoomItPage"
     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
@@ -281,12 +281,6 @@
                             <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItRecordCaptureAudio" ContentAlignment="Left">
                                 <CheckBox x:Uid="ZoomIt_Record_CaptureAudio" IsChecked="{x:Bind ViewModel.RecordCaptureAudio, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                             </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItRecordMicMonoMix" ContentAlignment="Left">
-                                <CheckBox
-                                    x:Uid="ZoomIt_Record_MicMonoMix"
-                                    IsChecked="{x:Bind ViewModel.RecordMicMonoMix, Mode=TwoWay}"
-                                    Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.RecordCaptureAudio, Mode=OneWay}" />
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
                             <tkcontrols:SettingsCard
                                 Name="ZoomItRecordMicrophone"
                                 x:Uid="ZoomIt_Record_Microphone"

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw

@@ -4718,9 +4718,6 @@ The break timer font matches the text font.</value>
   <data name="ZoomIt_Record_CaptureAudio.Content" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Capture audio input</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="ZoomIt_Record_MicMonoMix.Content" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Mono</value>
-  </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_Record_Microphone.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Microphone</value>
   </data>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/ZoomItViewModel.cs

@@ -878,20 +878,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
             }
         }
 
-        public bool RecordMicMonoMix
-        {
-            get => _zoomItSettings.Properties.MicMonoMix.Value;
-            set
-            {
-                if (_zoomItSettings.Properties.MicMonoMix.Value != value)
-                {
-                    _zoomItSettings.Properties.MicMonoMix.Value = value;
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(RecordMicMonoMix));
-                    NotifySettingsChanged();
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         public string RecordMicrophoneDeviceId
         {
             get => _zoomItSettings.Properties.MicrophoneDeviceId.Value;