[ZoomIt] Fix ampersand typing bug and debug assertion failure (#43679)

## Summary of the Pull Request
This PR fixes two typing-related issues in ZoomIt:
1. Ampersands could be typed even when Type Mode or Draw Mode were not
engaged
2. On Debug builds, typing a non-alphanumeric character in Type Mode
would crash ZoomIt with a CRT assertion failure

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- [x] Closes: #43676 
- [x] Closes: #43677
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## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments

### Assertion failure on Debug builds

**Root Cause**

This occurred because of a combination of a type-coercion issue and the
use of `isprint()` in `WM_KEYDOWN`, which operates on virtual key codes,
not characters.

This is the code with the fault:

```cpp
    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 )) {
```

There are a few issues here:

1. There is no need for the `VK_UP` / `VK_DOWN` check. The block only
executes if `VK_RETURN`, `VK_DELETE` or `VK_BACK` are pressed, which
cannot be `VK_UP` or `VK_DOWN` by definition. This should be removed.
2. Casting the `wParam` to `char` means casting an unsigned int value to
a signed char. This works for alphanumeric characters, as the VK_-codes
correspond to their char counterparts. But it fails for values with
their high bit set, e.g. a hyphen:

- The virtual key code for the hyphen key is `VK_OEM_MINUS`, or `0xBD`
- `0xBD` (10111101) becomes `-67` when cast to a char
- In Debug builds, a call to `isprint()` includes a range check to
ensure the value is in the range 1 to 255. A negative value trips this
assertion.

3. The casts are not needed.

**Fix**
Remove both the `isprint()` call (the WM_CHAR handler has an
`iswprint()` check) and remove the check against `VK_UP` and `VK_DOWN`.

### Ampersand issue

This is a simple operator precedence issue with this statement:

```cpp
if ((g_TypeMode != TypeModeOff) && iswprint(static_cast<TCHAR>(wParam)) || 
    (static_cast<TCHAR>(wParam) == L'&'))
```

The intention is to continue if one of the Type Modes is engaged (either
left-to-right or right-to-left) and either the typed character is
printable or (a special-case) the ampersand (presumably for legacy
issues when `DT_NOPREFIX` was not present on all draw text calls).

Unfortunately, the parentheses are placed incorrectly, resulting in the
expression actually being:

`if (Type Mode is active AND a printable character was pressed) OR
(Ampersand was pressed)`

(Meaning the code will always execute if ampersand is pressed regardless
of the mode.)

**Fix**
Correcting the placement of the parentheses fixes the issue.

Note: I think `DT_NOPREFIX` exists on all `DrawText()` calls which
render characters, so we could potentially remove the ampersand check
entirely in the future, assuming that was the original issue which
required the special casing.

## Validation Steps Performed
- Ensure ampersand does not result in the character appearing and/or
glitches occurring where the cursor is when Type Mode or Draw Mode are
not active.
- Ensure ampersands may still be typed as normal in Type Mode.
- Confirm that non-alphanumeric characters can be typed without issue in
Type Mode on both Debug and Release builds.
- Test draw operations in combination with text notes.
- Test backspace, return and delete keys in Type Mode.
- Test that Type Mode engages repeatedly and can be exited.

.config/configuration.vsEnterprise.winget

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # yaml-language-server: $schema=https://aka.ms/configuration-dsc-schema/0.2
-# Reference: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/doc/devdocs/readme.md#compiling-powertoys
+# Reference: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/doc/devdocs/readme.md#getting-started
 properties:
   resources:
     - resource: Microsoft.Windows.Settings/WindowsSettings
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ properties:
     - resource: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
       id: vsPackage
       directives:
-        description: Install Visual Studio 2022 Enterprise (Any edition will work)
+        description: Install Visual Studio 2026 Enterprise (Any edition will work)
         # Requires elevation for the set operation
         securityContext: elevated
       settings:
-        id: Microsoft.VisualStudio.2022.Enterprise
+        id: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Enterprise
         source: winget
     - resource: Microsoft.VisualStudio.DSC/VSComponents
       dependsOn:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ properties:
         securityContext: elevated
       settings:
         productId: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.Enterprise
-        channelId: VisualStudio.17.Release
+        channelId: VisualStudio.18.Release
         vsConfigFile: '${WinGetConfigRoot}\..\.vsconfig'
   configurationVersion: 0.2.0
 

.config/configuration.vsProfessional.winget

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # yaml-language-server: $schema=https://aka.ms/configuration-dsc-schema/0.2
-# Reference: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/doc/devdocs/readme.md#compiling-powertoys
+# Reference: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/doc/devdocs/readme.md#getting-started
 properties:
   resources:
     - resource: Microsoft.Windows.Settings/WindowsSettings
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ properties:
     - resource: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
       id: vsPackage
       directives:
-        description: Install Visual Studio 2022 Professional (Any edition will work)
+        description: Install Visual Studio 2026 Professional (Any edition will work)
         # Requires elevation for the set operation
         securityContext: elevated
       settings:
-        id: Microsoft.VisualStudio.2022.Professional
+        id: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Professional
         source: winget
     - resource: Microsoft.VisualStudio.DSC/VSComponents
       dependsOn:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ properties:
         securityContext: elevated
       settings:
         productId: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.Professional
-        channelId: VisualStudio.17.Release
+        channelId: VisualStudio.18.Release
         vsConfigFile: '${WinGetConfigRoot}\..\.vsconfig'
   configurationVersion: 0.2.0
 

.config/configuration.winget

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # yaml-language-server: $schema=https://aka.ms/configuration-dsc-schema/0.2
-# Reference: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/doc/devdocs/readme.md#compiling-powertoys
+# Reference: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/doc/devdocs/readme.md#getting-started
 properties:
   resources:
     - resource: Microsoft.Windows.Settings/WindowsSettings
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ properties:
     - resource: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
       id: vsPackage
       directives:
-        description: Install Visual Studio 2022 Community (Any edition will work)
+        description: Install Visual Studio 2026 Community (Any edition will work)
         # Requires elevation for the set operation
         securityContext: elevated
       settings:
-        id: Microsoft.VisualStudio.2022.Community
+        id: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Community
         source: winget
     - resource: Microsoft.VisualStudio.DSC/VSComponents
       dependsOn:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ properties:
         securityContext: elevated
       settings:
         productId: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.Community
-        channelId: VisualStudio.17.Release
+        channelId: VisualStudio.18.Release
         vsConfigFile: '${WinGetConfigRoot}\..\.vsconfig'
   configurationVersion: 0.2.0
 

.github/actions/spell-check/allow/names.txt

@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ Bilibili
 BVID
 capturevideosample
 cmdow
+Contoso
 Controlz
 cortana
 devhints

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

@@ -1072,6 +1072,7 @@ Metacharacter
 metadatamatters
 Metadatas
 metafile
+metapackage
 mfc
 Mgmt
 Microwaved
@@ -1497,6 +1498,7 @@ psz
 ptb
 ptc
 PTCHAR
+ptcontrols
 ptd
 PTOKEN
 PToy

.pipelines/UpdateVersions.ps1

@@ -13,9 +13,36 @@ Param(
 
   # Root folder Path for processing
   [Parameter(Mandatory=$False,Position=4)]
-  [string]$sourceLink = "https://microsoft.pkgs.visualstudio.com/ProjectReunion/_packaging/Project.Reunion.nuget.internal/nuget/v3/index.json"
+  [string]$sourceLink = "https://microsoft.pkgs.visualstudio.com/ProjectReunion/_packaging/Project.Reunion.nuget.internal/nuget/v3/index.json",
+
+  # Use Azure Pipeline artifact as source for metapackage
+  [Parameter(Mandatory=$False,Position=5)]
+  [boolean]$useArtifactSource = $False,
+
+  # Azure DevOps organization URL
+  [Parameter(Mandatory=$False,Position=6)]
+  [string]$azureDevOpsOrg = "https://dev.azure.com/microsoft",
+
+  # Azure DevOps project name
+  [Parameter(Mandatory=$False,Position=7)]
+  [string]$azureDevOpsProject = "ProjectReunion",
+
+  # Pipeline build ID (or "latest" for latest build)
+  [Parameter(Mandatory=$False,Position=8)]
+  [string]$buildId = "",
+
+  # Artifact name containing the NuGet packages
+  [Parameter(Mandatory=$False,Position=9)]
+  [string]$artifactName = "WindowsAppSDK_Nuget_And_MSIX",
+
+  # Metapackage name to look for in artifact
+  [Parameter(Mandatory=$False,Position=10)]
+  [string]$metaPackageName = "Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK"
 )
 
+# Script-level constants
+$script:PackageVersionRegex = '^(.+?)\.(\d+\..*)$'
+
 
 
 function Read-FileWithEncoding {
@@ -57,7 +84,7 @@ function Add-NuGetSourceAndMapping {
 
     # Ensure packageSources exists
     if (-not $Xml.configuration.packageSources) {
-        $Xml.configuration.AppendChild($Xml.CreateElement("packageSources")) | Out-Null
+        $null = $Xml.configuration.AppendChild($Xml.CreateElement("packageSources"))
     }
     $sources = $Xml.configuration.packageSources
 
@@ -66,13 +93,13 @@ function Add-NuGetSourceAndMapping {
     if (-not $sourceNode) {
         $sourceNode = $Xml.CreateElement("add")
         $sourceNode.SetAttribute("key", $Key)
-        $sources.AppendChild($sourceNode) | Out-Null
+        $null = $sources.AppendChild($sourceNode)
     }
     $sourceNode.SetAttribute("value", $Value)
 
     # Ensure packageSourceMapping exists
     if (-not $Xml.configuration.packageSourceMapping) {
-        $Xml.configuration.AppendChild($Xml.CreateElement("packageSourceMapping")) | Out-Null
+        $null = $Xml.configuration.AppendChild($Xml.CreateElement("packageSourceMapping"))
     }
     $mapping = $Xml.configuration.packageSourceMapping
 
@@ -80,7 +107,7 @@ function Add-NuGetSourceAndMapping {
     $invalidNodes = $mapping.SelectNodes("packageSource[not(@key) or @key='']")
     if ($invalidNodes) {
         foreach ($node in $invalidNodes) {
-            $mapping.RemoveChild($node) | Out-Null
+            $null = $mapping.RemoveChild($node)
         }
     }
 
@@ -91,9 +118,9 @@ function Add-NuGetSourceAndMapping {
         $mappingSource.SetAttribute("key", $Key)
         # Insert at top for priority
         if ($mapping.HasChildNodes) {
-            $mapping.InsertBefore($mappingSource, $mapping.FirstChild) | Out-Null
+            $null = $mapping.InsertBefore($mappingSource, $mapping.FirstChild)
         } else {
-            $mapping.AppendChild($mappingSource) | Out-Null
+            $null = $mapping.AppendChild($mappingSource)
         }
     }
     
@@ -110,14 +137,273 @@ function Add-NuGetSourceAndMapping {
     foreach ($pattern in $Patterns) {
         $pkg = $Xml.CreateElement("package")
         $pkg.SetAttribute("pattern", $pattern)
-        $mappingSource.AppendChild($pkg) | Out-Null
+        $null = $mappingSource.AppendChild($pkg)
     }
 }
 
+function Download-ArtifactFromPipeline {
+    param (
+        [string]$Organization,
+        [string]$Project,
+        [string]$BuildId,
+        [string]$ArtifactName,
+        [string]$OutputDir
+    )
+
+    Write-Host "Downloading artifact '$ArtifactName' from build $BuildId..."
+    $null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $OutputDir -Force
+
+    try {
+        # Authenticate with Azure DevOps using System Access Token (if available)
+        if ($env:SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN) {
+            Write-Host "Authenticating with Azure DevOps using System Access Token..."
+            $env:AZURE_DEVOPS_EXT_PAT = $env:SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN
+        } else {
+            Write-Host "No SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN found, assuming az CLI is already authenticated..."
+        }
+
+        # Use az CLI to download artifact
+        & az pipelines runs artifact download `
+            --organization $Organization `
+            --project $Project `
+            --run-id $BuildId `
+            --artifact-name $ArtifactName `
+            --path $OutputDir
+
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
+            Write-Host "Successfully downloaded artifact to $OutputDir"
+            return $true
+        } else {
+            Write-Warning "Failed to download artifact. Exit code: $LASTEXITCODE"
+            return $false
+        }
+    } catch {
+        Write-Warning "Error downloading artifact: $_"
+        return $false
+    }
+}
+
+function Get-NuspecDependencies {
+    param (
+        [string]$NupkgPath,
+        [string]$TargetFramework = ""
+    )
+
+    $tempDir = Join-Path $env:TEMP "nuspec_parse_$(Get-Random)"
+
+    try {
+        # Extract .nupkg (it's a zip file)
+        # Workaround: Expand-Archive may not recognize .nupkg extension, so copy to .zip first
+        $tempZip = Join-Path $env:TEMP "temp_$(Get-Random).zip"
+        Copy-Item $NupkgPath -Destination $tempZip -Force
+        Expand-Archive -Path $tempZip -DestinationPath $tempDir -Force
+        Remove-Item $tempZip -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+
+        # Find .nuspec file
+        $nuspecFile = Get-ChildItem -Path $tempDir -Filter "*.nuspec" -Recurse | Select-Object -First 1
+
+        if (-not $nuspecFile) {
+            Write-Warning "No .nuspec file found in $NupkgPath"
+            return @{}
+        }
+
+        [xml]$nuspec = Get-Content $nuspecFile.FullName
+
+        # Extract package info
+        $packageId = $nuspec.package.metadata.id
+        $version = $nuspec.package.metadata.version
+        Write-Host "Parsing $packageId version $version"
+
+        # Parse dependencies
+        $dependencies = @{}
+        $depGroups = $nuspec.package.metadata.dependencies.group
+
+        if ($depGroups) {
+            # Dependencies are grouped by target framework
+            foreach ($group in $depGroups) {
+                $fx = $group.targetFramework
+                Write-Host "  Target Framework: $fx"
+
+                foreach ($dep in $group.dependency) {
+                    $depId = $dep.id
+                    $depVer = $dep.version
+                    # Remove version range brackets if present (e.g., "[2.0.0]" -> "2.0.0")
+                    $depVer = $depVer -replace '[\[\]]', ''
+                    $dependencies[$depId] = $depVer
+                    Write-Host "    - ${depId} : ${depVer}"
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            # No grouping, direct dependencies
+            $deps = $nuspec.package.metadata.dependencies.dependency
+            if ($deps) {
+                foreach ($dep in $deps) {
+                    $depId = $dep.id
+                    $depVer = $dep.version
+                    $depVer = $depVer -replace '[\[\]]', ''
+                    $dependencies[$depId] = $depVer
+                    Write-Host "  - ${depId} : ${depVer}"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $dependencies
+    }
+    catch {
+        Write-Warning "Failed to parse nuspec: $_"
+        return @{}
+    }
+    finally {
+        Remove-Item $tempDir -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    }
+}
+
+function Resolve-ArtifactBasedDependencies {
+    param (
+        [string]$ArtifactDir,
+        [string]$MetaPackageName,
+        [string]$SourceUrl,
+        [string]$OutputDir
+    )
+
+    Write-Host "Resolving dependencies from artifact-based metapackage..."
+    $null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $OutputDir -Force
+
+    # Find the metapackage in artifact
+    $metaNupkg = Get-ChildItem -Path $ArtifactDir -Recurse -Filter "$MetaPackageName.*.nupkg" |
+                 Where-Object { $_.Name -notmatch "Runtime" } |
+                 Select-Object -First 1
+
+    if (-not $metaNupkg) {
+        Write-Warning "Metapackage $MetaPackageName not found in artifact"
+        return @{}
+    }
+
+    # Extract version from filename
+    if ($metaNupkg.Name -match "$MetaPackageName\.(.+)\.nupkg") {
+        $metaVersion = $Matches[1]
+        Write-Host "Found metapackage: $MetaPackageName version $metaVersion"
+    } else {
+        Write-Warning "Could not extract version from $($metaNupkg.Name)"
+        return @{}
+    }
+
+    # Parse dependencies from metapackage
+    $dependencies = Get-NuspecDependencies -NupkgPath $metaNupkg.FullName
+
+    # Copy metapackage to output directory
+    Copy-Item $metaNupkg.FullName -Destination $OutputDir -Force
+    Write-Host "Copied metapackage to $OutputDir"
+
+    # Prepare package versions hashtable - initialize with metapackage version
+    $packageVersions = @{ $MetaPackageName = $metaVersion }
+
+    # Copy Runtime package from artifact (it's not in feed) and extract its version
+    $runtimeNupkg = Get-ChildItem -Path $ArtifactDir -Recurse -Filter "$MetaPackageName.Runtime.*.nupkg" | Select-Object -First 1
+    if ($runtimeNupkg) {
+        Copy-Item $runtimeNupkg.FullName -Destination $OutputDir -Force
+        Write-Host "Copied Runtime package to $OutputDir"
+
+        # Extract version from Runtime package filename
+        if ($runtimeNupkg.Name -match "$MetaPackageName\.Runtime\.(.+)\.nupkg") {
+            $runtimeVersion = $Matches[1]
+            $packageVersions["$MetaPackageName.Runtime"] = $runtimeVersion
+            Write-Host "Extracted Runtime package version: $runtimeVersion"
+        } else {
+            Write-Warning "Could not extract version from Runtime package: $($runtimeNupkg.Name)"
+        }
+    }
+
+    # Download other dependencies from feed (excluding Runtime as it's already copied)
+    # Create temp nuget.config that includes both local packages and remote feed
+    # This allows NuGet to find packages already copied from artifact
+    $tempConfig = Join-Path $env:TEMP "nuget_artifact_$(Get-Random).config"
+    $tempConfigContent = @"
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
+<configuration>
+  <packageSources>
+    <clear />
+    <add key='LocalPackages' value='$OutputDir' />
+    <add key='RemoteFeed' value='$SourceUrl' />
+  </packageSources>
+</configuration>
+"@
+    Set-Content -Path $tempConfig -Value $tempConfigContent
+
+    try {
+        foreach ($depId in $dependencies.Keys) {
+            # Skip Runtime as it's already copied from artifact
+            if ($depId -like "*Runtime*") {
+                # Don't overwrite the version we extracted from the Runtime package filename
+                if (-not $packageVersions.ContainsKey($depId)) {
+                    $packageVersions[$depId] = $dependencies[$depId]
+                }
+                Write-Host "Skipping $depId (already in artifact)"
+                continue
+            }
+
+            $depVersion = $dependencies[$depId]
+            Write-Host "Downloading dependency: $depId version $depVersion from feed..."
+
+            & nuget install $depId `
+                -Version $depVersion `
+                -ConfigFile $tempConfig `
+                -OutputDirectory $OutputDir `
+                -NonInteractive `
+                -NoCache `
+                | Out-Null
+
+            if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
+                $packageVersions[$depId] = $depVersion
+                Write-Host "  Successfully downloaded $depId"
+            } else {
+                Write-Warning "  Failed to download $depId version $depVersion"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    finally {
+        Remove-Item $tempConfig -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    }
+
+    # Parse all downloaded packages to get actual versions
+    $directories = Get-ChildItem -Path $OutputDir -Directory
+    $allLocalPackages = @()
+
+    # Add metapackage and runtime to the list (they are .nupkg files, not directories)
+    $allLocalPackages += $MetaPackageName
+    if ($packageVersions.ContainsKey("$MetaPackageName.Runtime")) {
+        $allLocalPackages += "$MetaPackageName.Runtime"
+    }
+
+    foreach ($dir in $directories) {
+        if ($dir.Name -match $script:PackageVersionRegex) {
+            $pkgId = $Matches[1]
+            $pkgVer = $Matches[2]
+            $allLocalPackages += $pkgId
+            if (-not $packageVersions.ContainsKey($pkgId)) {
+                $packageVersions[$pkgId] = $pkgVer
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    # Update nuget.config dynamically during pipeline execution
+    # This modification is temporary and won't be committed back to the repo
+    $nugetConfig = Join-Path $rootPath "nuget.config"
+    $configData = Read-FileWithEncoding -Path $nugetConfig
+    [xml]$xml = $configData.Content
+
+    Add-NuGetSourceAndMapping -Xml $xml -Key "localpackages" -Value $OutputDir -Patterns $allLocalPackages
+
+    $xml.Save($nugetConfig)
+    Write-Host "Updated nuget.config with localpackages mapping (temporary, for pipeline execution only)."
+
+    return ,$packageVersions
+}
+
 function Resolve-WinAppSdkSplitDependencies {
     Write-Host "Version $WinAppSDKVersion detected. Resolving split dependencies..."
     $installDir = Join-Path $rootPath "localpackages\output"
-    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $installDir -Force | Out-Null
+    $null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $installDir -Force
 
     # Create a temporary nuget.config to avoid interference from the repo's config
     $tempConfig = Join-Path $env:TEMP "nuget_$(Get-Random).config"
@@ -131,14 +417,24 @@ function Resolve-WinAppSdkSplitDependencies {
             if ($propsContent -match '<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="([^"]+)"') {
                 $buildToolsVersion = $Matches[1]
                 Write-Host "Downloading Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools version $buildToolsVersion..."
-                $nugetArgsBuildTools = "install Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools -Version $buildToolsVersion -ConfigFile $tempConfig -OutputDirectory $installDir -NonInteractive -NoCache"
-                Invoke-Expression "nuget $nugetArgsBuildTools" | Out-Null
+                & nuget install Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools `
+                    -Version $buildToolsVersion `
+                    -ConfigFile $tempConfig `
+                    -OutputDirectory $installDir `
+                    -NonInteractive `
+                    -NoCache `
+                    | Out-Null
             }
         }
 
         # Download package to inspect nuspec and keep it for the build
-        $nugetArgs = "install Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK -Version $WinAppSDKVersion -ConfigFile $tempConfig -OutputDirectory $installDir -NonInteractive -NoCache"
-        Invoke-Expression "nuget $nugetArgs" | Out-Null
+        & nuget install Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK `
+            -Version $WinAppSDKVersion `
+            -ConfigFile $tempConfig `
+            -OutputDirectory $installDir `
+            -NonInteractive `
+            -NoCache `
+            | Out-Null
 
         # Parse dependencies from the installed folders
         # Folder structure is typically {PackageId}.{Version}
@@ -172,52 +468,101 @@ function Resolve-WinAppSdkSplitDependencies {
     }
 }
 
-# Execute nuget list and capture the output
-if ($useExperimentalVersion) {
-    # The nuget list for experimental versions will cost more time
-    # So, we will not use -AllVersions to wast time
-    # But it can only get the latest experimental version
-    Write-Host "Fetching WindowsAppSDK with experimental versions"
-    $nugetOutput = nuget list Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK `
-        -Source  $sourceLink `
-        -Prerelease
-    # Filter versions based on the specified version prefix
-    $escapedVersionNumber = [regex]::Escape($winAppSdkVersionNumber)
-    $filteredVersions = $nugetOutput | Where-Object { $_ -match "Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK $escapedVersionNumber\." }
-    $latestVersions = $filteredVersions
-} else {
-    Write-Host "Fetching stable WindowsAppSDK versions for $winAppSdkVersionNumber"
-    $nugetOutput = nuget list Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK `
-        -Source $sourceLink `
-        -AllVersions
-    # Filter versions based on the specified version prefix
-    $escapedVersionNumber = [regex]::Escape($winAppSdkVersionNumber)
-    $filteredVersions = $nugetOutput | Where-Object { $_ -match "Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK $escapedVersionNumber\." }
-    $latestVersions = $filteredVersions | Sort-Object { [version]($_ -split ' ')[1] } -Descending | Select-Object -First 1
-}
+# Main logic: choose between artifact-based or feed-based approach
+if ($useArtifactSource) {
+    Write-Host "=== Using Artifact-Based Source ===" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+    Write-Host "Organization: $azureDevOpsOrg"
+    Write-Host "Project: $azureDevOpsProject"
+    Write-Host "Build ID: $buildId"
+    Write-Host "Artifact: $artifactName"
 
-Write-Host "Latest versions found: $latestVersions"
-# Extract the latest version number from the output
-$latestVersion = $latestVersions -split "`n" | `
-    Select-String -Pattern 'Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK\s*([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+-*[a-zA-Z0-9]*)' | `
-    ForEach-Object { $_.Matches[0].Groups[1].Value } | `
-    Sort-Object -Descending | `
-    Select-Object -First 1
+    if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($buildId) -or $buildId -eq 'N/A') {
+        Write-Error "buildId parameter is required when using artifact source. Please provide a valid Windows App SDK Build ID."
+        Write-Host "Tip: You can find the build ID from the Windows App SDK pipeline run in Azure DevOps."
+        exit 1
+    }
 
-if ($latestVersion) {
-    $WinAppSDKVersion = $latestVersion
-    Write-Host "Extracted version: $WinAppSDKVersion"
+    # Download artifact
+    $artifactDir = Join-Path $rootPath "localpackages\artifact"
+    $downloadSuccess = Download-ArtifactFromPipeline `
+        -Organization $azureDevOpsOrg `
+        -Project $azureDevOpsProject `
+        -BuildId $buildId `
+        -ArtifactName $artifactName `
+        -OutputDir $artifactDir
+
+    if (-not $downloadSuccess) {
+        Write-Host "Failed to download artifact"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    # Resolve dependencies from artifact
+    $installDir = Join-Path $rootPath "localpackages\output"
+    $packageVersions = Resolve-ArtifactBasedDependencies `
+        -ArtifactDir $artifactDir `
+        -MetaPackageName $metaPackageName `
+        -SourceUrl $sourceLink `
+        -OutputDir $installDir
+
+    if ($packageVersions.Count -eq 0) {
+        Write-Error "Failed to resolve dependencies from artifact"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    $WinAppSDKVersion = $packageVersions[$metaPackageName]
+    Write-Host "WinAppSDK Version: $WinAppSDKVersion"
     Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=WinAppSDKVersion]$WinAppSDKVersion"
+
 } else {
-    Write-Host "Failed to extract version number from nuget list output"
-    exit 1
+    Write-Host "=== Using Feed-Based Source ===" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+
+    # Execute nuget list and capture the output
+    if ($useExperimentalVersion) {
+        # The nuget list for experimental versions will cost more time
+        # So, we will not use -AllVersions to wast time
+        # But it can only get the latest experimental version
+        Write-Host "Fetching WindowsAppSDK with experimental versions"
+        $nugetOutput = nuget list Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK `
+            -Source  $sourceLink `
+            -Prerelease
+        # Filter versions based on the specified version prefix
+        $escapedVersionNumber = [regex]::Escape($winAppSdkVersionNumber)
+        $filteredVersions = $nugetOutput | Where-Object { $_ -match "Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK $escapedVersionNumber\." }
+        $latestVersions = $filteredVersions
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "Fetching stable WindowsAppSDK versions for $winAppSdkVersionNumber"
+        $nugetOutput = nuget list Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK `
+            -Source $sourceLink `
+            -AllVersions
+        # Filter versions based on the specified version prefix
+        $escapedVersionNumber = [regex]::Escape($winAppSdkVersionNumber)
+        $filteredVersions = $nugetOutput | Where-Object { $_ -match "Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK $escapedVersionNumber\." }
+        $latestVersions = $filteredVersions | Sort-Object { [version]($_ -split ' ')[1] } -Descending | Select-Object -First 1
+    }
+
+    Write-Host "Latest versions found: $latestVersions"
+    # Extract the latest version number from the output
+    $latestVersion = $latestVersions -split "`n" | `
+        Select-String -Pattern 'Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK\s*([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+-*[a-zA-Z0-9]*)' | `
+        ForEach-Object { $_.Matches[0].Groups[1].Value } | `
+        Sort-Object -Descending | `
+        Select-Object -First 1
+
+    if ($latestVersion) {
+        $WinAppSDKVersion = $latestVersion
+        Write-Host "Extracted version: $WinAppSDKVersion"
+        Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=WinAppSDKVersion]$WinAppSDKVersion"
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "Failed to extract version number from nuget list output"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    # Resolve dependencies for 1.8+
+    $packageVersions = @{ "Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" = $WinAppSDKVersion }
+
+    Resolve-WinAppSdkSplitDependencies
 }
 
-# Resolve dependencies for 1.8+
-$packageVersions = @{ "Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" = $WinAppSDKVersion }
-
-Resolve-WinAppSdkSplitDependencies
-
 # Update Directory.Packages.props file
 Get-ChildItem -Path $rootPath -Recurse "Directory.Packages.props" | ForEach-Object {
     $file = Read-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName
@@ -226,9 +571,16 @@ Get-ChildItem -Path $rootPath -Recurse "Directory.Packages.props" | ForEach-Obje
     
     foreach ($pkgId in $packageVersions.Keys) {
         $ver = $packageVersions[$pkgId]
+
+        # Skip packages with empty versions to prevent corruption
+        if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($ver)) {
+            Write-Warning "Skipping ${pkgId}: version is empty"
+            continue
+        }
+
         # Escape dots in package ID for regex
         $pkgIdRegex = $pkgId -replace '\.', '\.'
-        
+
         $newVersionString = "<PackageVersion Include=""$pkgId"" Version=""$ver"" />"
         $oldVersionString = "<PackageVersion Include=""$pkgIdRegex"" Version=""[-.0-9a-zA-Z]*"" />"
 

.pipelines/v2/ci-using-the-latest-winappsdk.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# NOTE: When using artifact mode (useArtifactSource: true), the pipeline needs
+# permission to access System.AccessToken. This is automatically handled by the
+# script if SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN environment variable is available.
+# If you encounter authentication errors, ensure the job has oauth access enabled.
+
 trigger: none
 pr: none
 schedules:
@@ -37,6 +42,23 @@ parameters:
   - name: useExperimentalVersion
     type: boolean
     default: false
+  # Artifact mode parameters (optional)
+  - name: useArtifactSource
+    type: boolean
+    displayName: "Use Artifact Source (instead of feed)"
+    default: false
+  - name: buildId
+    type: string
+    displayName: "Windows App SDK Build ID (required only if using artifact source)"
+    default: 'N/A'
+  - name: azureDevOpsProject
+    type: string
+    displayName: "Source Project (for artifact mode, default: ProjectReunion)"
+    default: 'ProjectReunion'
+  - name: artifactName
+    type: string
+    displayName: "Artifact Name (for artifact mode, default: WindowsAppSDK_Nuget_And_MSIX)"
+    default: 'WindowsAppSDK_Nuget_And_MSIX'
 
 extends:
   template: templates/pipeline-ci-build.yml
@@ -49,3 +71,7 @@ extends:
     useLatestWinAppSDK: ${{ parameters.useLatestWinAppSDK }}
     winAppSDKVersionNumber: ${{ parameters.winAppSDKVersionNumber }}
     useExperimentalVersion: ${{ parameters.useExperimentalVersion }}
+    useArtifactSource: ${{ parameters.useArtifactSource }}
+    buildId: ${{ parameters.buildId }}
+    azureDevOpsProject: ${{ parameters.azureDevOpsProject }}
+    artifactName: ${{ parameters.artifactName }}

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

@@ -74,6 +74,25 @@ parameters:
   - name: useExperimentalVersion
     type: boolean
     default: false
+  # Artifact mode parameters
+  - name: useArtifactSource
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+  - name: azureDevOpsOrg
+    type: string
+    default: 'https://dev.azure.com/microsoft'
+  - name: azureDevOpsProject
+    type: string
+    default: 'ProjectReunion'
+  - name: buildId
+    type: string
+    default: ''
+  - name: artifactName
+    type: string
+    default: 'WindowsAppSDK_Nuget_And_MSIX'
+  - name: metaPackageName
+    type: string
+    default: 'Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK'
   - name: csProjectsToPublish
     type: object
     default:
@@ -226,6 +245,12 @@ jobs:
       parameters:
         versionNumber: ${{ parameters.winAppSDKVersionNumber }}
         useExperimentalVersion: ${{ parameters.useExperimentalVersion }}
+        useArtifactSource: ${{ parameters.useArtifactSource }}
+        azureDevOpsOrg: ${{ parameters.azureDevOpsOrg }}
+        azureDevOpsProject: ${{ parameters.azureDevOpsProject }}
+        buildId: ${{ parameters.buildId }}
+        artifactName: ${{ parameters.artifactName }}
+        metaPackageName: ${{ parameters.metaPackageName }}
   
   - ${{ if eq(parameters.useLatestWinAppSDK, false)}}:
     - template: .\steps-restore-nuget.yml

.pipelines/v2/templates/pipeline-ci-build.yml

@@ -34,6 +34,25 @@ parameters:
   - name: useExperimentalVersion
     type: boolean
     default: false
+  # Artifact mode parameters
+  - name: useArtifactSource
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+  - name: azureDevOpsOrg
+    type: string
+    default: 'https://dev.azure.com/microsoft'
+  - name: azureDevOpsProject
+    type: string
+    default: 'ProjectReunion'
+  - name: buildId
+    type: string
+    default: ''
+  - name: artifactName
+    type: string
+    default: 'WindowsAppSDK_Nuget_And_MSIX'
+  - name: metaPackageName
+    type: string
+    default: 'Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK'
 
 stages:
   - ${{ each platform in parameters.buildPlatforms }}:
@@ -65,6 +84,12 @@ stages:
             ${{ if eq(parameters.useLatestWinAppSDK, true) }}:
               winAppSDKVersionNumber: ${{ parameters.winAppSDKVersionNumber }}
               useExperimentalVersion: ${{ parameters.useExperimentalVersion }}
+              useArtifactSource: ${{ parameters.useArtifactSource }}
+              azureDevOpsOrg: ${{ parameters.azureDevOpsOrg }}
+              azureDevOpsProject: ${{ parameters.azureDevOpsProject }}
+              buildId: ${{ parameters.buildId }}
+              artifactName: ${{ parameters.artifactName }}
+              metaPackageName: ${{ parameters.metaPackageName }}
             timeoutInMinutes: 90
 
   - stage: Build_SDK

.pipelines/v2/templates/steps-update-winappsdk-and-restore-nuget.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,25 @@ parameters:
   - name: useExperimentalVersion
     type: boolean
     default: false
+  # Artifact mode parameters
+  - name: useArtifactSource
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+  - name: azureDevOpsOrg
+    type: string
+    default: 'https://dev.azure.com/microsoft'
+  - name: azureDevOpsProject
+    type: string
+    default: 'ProjectReunion'
+  - name: buildId
+    type: string
+    default: ''
+  - name: artifactName
+    type: string
+    default: 'WindowsAppSDK_Nuget_And_MSIX'
+  - name: metaPackageName
+    type: string
+    default: 'Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK'
 
 steps:
 - task: NuGetAuthenticate@1
@@ -12,12 +31,20 @@ steps:
 
 - task: PowerShell@2
   displayName: Update WinAppSDK Versions
+  env:
+    SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN: $(System.AccessToken)
   inputs:
     filePath: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\.pipelines\UpdateVersions.ps1'
     arguments: >
       -winAppSdkVersionNumber ${{ parameters.versionNumber }}
       -useExperimentalVersion $${{ parameters.useExperimentalVersion }}
       -rootPath "$(build.sourcesdirectory)"
+      -useArtifactSource $${{ parameters.useArtifactSource }}
+      -azureDevOpsOrg "${{ parameters.azureDevOpsOrg }}"
+      -azureDevOpsProject "${{ parameters.azureDevOpsProject }}"
+      -buildId "${{ parameters.buildId }}"
+      -artifactName "${{ parameters.artifactName }}"
+      -metaPackageName "${{ parameters.metaPackageName }}"
 
 # - task: NuGetCommand@2
 #   displayName: 'Restore NuGet packages (slnx)'
@@ -36,3 +63,4 @@ steps:
     feedsToUse: 'config'
     nugetConfigPath: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\nuget.config'
     workingDirectory: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)'
+    arguments: '/p:NoWarn=NU1602,NU1604'

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.Packages.props

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <!-- Including Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces to force version, since it's used by Microsoft.SemanticKernel. -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="9.0.10" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Graphics.Win2D" Version="1.3.2" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" Version="2.0.240111.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" Version="2.0.250303.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent" Version="3.1.16" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="9.9.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="9.9.1-preview.1.25474.6" />

PowerToys.slnx

@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
     <Platform Name="x64" />
   </Configurations>
   <Folder Name="/common/">
-    <Project Path="src/common/AllExperiments/AllExperiments.csproj">
-      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
-      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
-    </Project>
     <Project Path="src/common/CalculatorEngineCommon/CalculatorEngineCommon.vcxproj" Id="2cf78cf7-8feb-4be1-9591-55fa25b48fc6" />
     <Project Path="src/common/Common.Search/Common.Search.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
@@ -17,6 +13,10 @@
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/common/Common.UI.Controls/Common.UI.Controls.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
     <Project Path="src/common/COMUtils/COMUtils.vcxproj" Id="7319089e-46d6-4400-bc65-e39bdf1416ee" />
     <Project Path="src/common/Display/Display.vcxproj" Id="caba8dfb-823b-4bf2-93ac-3f31984150d9" />
     <Project Path="src/common/FilePreviewCommon/FilePreviewCommon.csproj">

doc/devdocs/core/installer.md

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 ### Building PowerToys Locally
 
 #### One stop script for building installer
-1. Open `Developer Powershell for VS 2022` or `Developer PowerShell for VS` for VS 2026.
+1. Open `Developer PowerShell for VS`.
 2. Run tools\build\build-installer.ps1
 > For the first-time setup, please run the installer as an administrator. This ensures that the Wix tool can move wix.target to the desired location and trust the certificate used to sign the MSIX packages.
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ dotnet tool install --global wix --version 5.0.2
 
 ##### From the command line
 
-1. From the start menu, open a `Developer Command Prompt for VS 2022` or `Developer Command Prompt for VS`
+1. From the start menu, open a `Developer Command Prompt for VS`
 1. Ensure `nuget.exe` is in your `%path%`
 1. In the repo root, run these commands:
   
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ If you prefer, you can alternatively build prerequisite projects for the install
 
 The resulting installer will be available in the `installer\PowerToysSetupVNext\x64\Release\` folder.
 
-To build the installer from the command line, run `Developer Command Prompt for VS 2022` or `Developer Command Prompt for VS` in admin mode and execute the following commands. The generated installer package will be located at `\installer\PowerToysSetupVNext\{platform}\Release\MachineSetup`.
+To build the installer from the command line, run `Developer Command Prompt for VS` in admin mode and execute the following commands. The generated installer package will be located at `\installer\PowerToysSetupVNext\{platform}\Release\MachineSetup`.
 
 ```
 git clean -xfd  -e *exe -- .\installer\

doc/devdocs/development/debugging.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Before you can start debugging PowerToys, you need to set up your development en
 
 You can build the entire solution from the command line, which is sometimes faster than building within Visual Studio:
 
-1. Open `Developer Command Prompt for VS 2022` or `Developer Command Prompt for VS`
+1. Open `Developer Command Prompt for VS`
 2. Navigate to the repository root directory
 3. Run the following command(don't forget to set the correct platform):
    ```pwsh
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ If you encounter build errors about missing image files (e.g., `.png`, `.ico`, o
 
 1. **Clean the solution in Visual Studio**: Build > Clean Solution
 
-   Or from the command line (Developer Command Prompt for VS 2022 or Developer Command Prompt for VS):
+   Or from the command line (`Developer Command Prompt for VS`):
    ```pwsh
    msbuild PowerToys.slnx /t:Clean /p:Platform=x64 /p:Configuration=Debug
    ```

doc/devdocs/development/dev-with-vscode.md

@@ -15,9 +15,27 @@ VS Code extensions Needed:
 ---
 
 ## Building in VS Code
-### Configure Developer Powershell for VS 2022 or Developer Powershell for VS for more convenient dev in vscode.
-1. Configure profile in in settings, entry:  "terminal.integrated.profiles.windows"
-2. Add below config as entry (choose VS 2022 or VS 2026 based on your installation):
+### Configure Developer PowerShell for VS for more convenient development experience in VS Code
+1. Configure profile in settings, entry: `terminal.integrated.profiles.windows`
+2. Add below config as entry (choose VS 2026 or VS 2022 based on your installation):
+
+**For Visual Studio 2026 (recommended):**
+```json
+    "Developer PowerShell for VS": {
+		// Configure based on your preference
+        "path": "C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.PowerShell_7.5.2.0_arm64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\pwsh.exe",
+        "args": [
+            "-NoExit",
+            "-Command",
+            "& {",
+            "$orig = Get-Location;",
+            // Adjust path based on your edition (Community/Professional/Enterprise)
+            "& 'C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\18\\Enterprise\\Common7\\Tools\\Launch-VsDevShell.ps1';",
+            "Set-Location $orig",
+            "}"
+        ]
+    },
+```
 
 **For Visual Studio 2022:**
 ```json
@@ -37,24 +55,6 @@ VS Code extensions Needed:
     },
 ```
 
-**For Visual Studio 2026:**
-```json
-    "Developer PowerShell for VS": {
-		// Configure based on your preference
-        "path": "C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.PowerShell_7.5.2.0_arm64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\pwsh.exe",
-        "args": [
-            "-NoExit",
-            "-Command",
-            "& {",
-            "$orig = Get-Location;",
-            // Adjust path based on your edition (Community/Professional/Enterprise)
-            "& 'C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\18\\Enterprise\\Common7\\Tools\\Launch-VsDevShell.ps1';",
-            "Set-Location $orig",
-            "}"
-        ]
-    },
-```
-
 3. [Optional] Set your Developer PowerShell profile as the default, so that you can get a deep integration with vscode coding agent. 
 
 4. Now you can build with plain `msbuild` or configure tasks.json in below section.

doc/devdocs/development/new-powertoy.md

@@ -12,22 +12,11 @@ A PowerToy module is a self-contained utility integrated into the PowerToys ecos
 
 ### Requirements
 
-- [Visual Studio 2026](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/) and the following workloads/individual components:
-  - Desktop Development with C++
-  - WinUI application development
-  - .NET desktop development
-  - Windows 10 SDK (10.0.22621.0)
-  - Windows 11 SDK (10.0.26100.3916)
-- .NET 8 SDK
-- Fork the [PowerToys repository](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/tree/main) locally
-- [Validate that you are able to build and run](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/doc/devdocs/development/debugging.md) `PowerToys.slnx`.
+Follow the [Getting Started](../readme.md#getting-started) guide to set up your development environment, then [validate that you are able to build and run](debugging.md) `PowerToys.slnx`.
 
 Optional: 
 - [WiX v5 toolset](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/tree/main) for the installer
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> To ensure all the correct VS Workloads are installed, use [the WinGet configuration files](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/tree/e13d6a78aafbcf32a4bb5f8581d041e1d057c3f1/.config) in the project repository. (Use the one that matches your VS distribution. ie: VS Community would use `configuration.winget`)
-
 ### Folder structure
 
 ```

doc/devdocs/modules/fancyzones.md

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ FancyZones is divided into several projects:
 ## Development Environment Setup
 
 ### Prerequisites
-- Visual Studio 2022 or 2026: Required for building and debugging
+- Visual Studio 2026 (or 2022 17.4+): Required for building and debugging
 - Windows 10 SDK: Ensure the latest version is installed
 - PowerToys Repository: Clone from GitHub
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ FancyZones is divided into several projects:
 ## Debugging
 
 ### Setup for Debugging
-1. In Visual Studio 2022 or 2026, set FancyZonesEditor as the startup project
+1. In Visual Studio, set FancyZonesEditor as the startup project
 2. Set breakpoints in the code where needed
 3. Click Run to start debugging
 

doc/devdocs/readme.md

@@ -2,91 +2,31 @@
 
 Welcome to the PowerToys developer documentation. This documentation provides information for developers who want to contribute to PowerToys or understand how it works.
 
-## Core Architecture
+## Getting Started
 
-- [Architecture Overview](core/architecture.md) - Overview of the PowerToys architecture and module interface
-- [Runner and System tray](core/runner.md) - Details about the PowerToys Runner process
-- [Settings](core/settings/readme.md) - Documentation on the settings system
-- [Installer](core/installer.md) - Information about the PowerToys installer
-- [Modules](modules/readme.md) - Documentation for individual PowerToys modules
+### Prerequisites
 
-## Common Components
+1. Windows 10 April 2018 Update (version 1803) or newer
+1. [Visual Studio 2026](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/) (recommended) or Visual Studio 2022 17.4+ with the following workloads/components:
+   - Desktop Development with C++
+   - WinUI application development
+   - .NET desktop development
+   - Windows 10 SDK (10.0.22621.0)
+   - Windows 11 SDK (10.0.26100.3916)
+1. .NET 8 SDK
+1. Enable long paths in Windows (see [Enable Long Paths](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation#enabling-long-paths-in-windows-10-version-1607-and-later) for details)
 
-- [Context Menu Handlers](common/context-menus.md) - How PowerToys implements and registers Explorer context menu handlers
-- [Monaco Editor](common/monaco-editor.md) - How PowerToys uses the Monaco code editor component across modules
-- [Logging and Telemetry](development/logging.md) - How to use logging and telemetry
-- [Localization](development/localization.md) - How to support multiple languages
+> **Tip:** You can install Visual Studio with all required workloads automatically using the [WinGet configuration files](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/tree/main/.config) in the repository:
+> ```powershell
+> winget configure .config\configuration.winget
+> ```
+> Pick the file that matches your VS edition (e.g., `configuration.vsProfessional.winget` or `configuration.vsEnterprise.winget`).
 
-## Development Guidelines
-
-- [Coding Guidelines](development/guidelines.md) - Development guidelines and best practices
-- [Coding Style](development/style.md) - Code formatting and style conventions
-- [UI Testing](development/ui-tests.md) - How to write UI tests for PowerToys
-- [Debugging](development/debugging.md) - Techniques for debugging PowerToys
-
-## Tools
-
-- [Tools Overview](tools/readme.md) - Overview of tools in PowerToys
-- [Build Tools](tools/build-tools.md) - Tools that help building PowerToys
-- [Bug Report Tool](tools/bug-report-tool.md) - Tool for collecting logs and system information
-- [Debugging Tools](tools/debugging-tools.md) - Specialized tools for debugging
-- [Fuzzing Testing](tools/fuzzingtesting.md) - How to implement and run fuzz testing for PowerToys modules
-
-## Processes
-
-- [Release Process](processes/release-process.md) - How PowerToys releases are prepared and published
-- [Update Process](processes/update-process.md) - How PowerToys updates work
-- [GPO Implementation](processes/gpo.md) - Group Policy Objects implementation details
-
-## Other Resources
-
-- [aka.ms links](akaLinks.md) - List of short links
-- [Issue/PR commands](commands.md) - Special commands for managing issues and pull requests
-
-## Fork, Clone, Branch and Create your PR
-
-Once you've discussed your proposed feature/fix/etc. with a team member, and an approach or a spec has been written and approved, it's time to start development:
+### Fork, Clone, and Set Up
 
 1. Fork the repo on GitHub if you haven't already
 1. Clone your fork locally
-1. Create a feature branch
-1. Work on your changes
-1. Create a [Draft Pull Request (PR)](https://github.blog/2019-02-14-introducing-draft-pull-requests/)
-1. When ready, mark your PR as "ready for review".
-
-## Rules
-
-- **Follow the pattern of what you already see in the code.**
-- [Coding style](development/style.md).
-- Try to package new functionality/components into libraries that have nicely defined interfaces.
-- Package new functionality into classes or refactor existing functionality into a class as you extend the code.
-- When adding new classes/methods/changing existing code, add new unit tests or update the existing tests.
-
-## GitHub Workflow
-
-- Before starting to work on a fix/feature, make sure there is an open issue to track the work.
-- Add the `In progress` label to the issue, if not already present. Also add a `Cost-Small/Medium/Large` estimate and make sure all appropriate labels are set.
-- If you are a community contributor, you will not be able to add labels to the issue; in that case just add a comment saying that you have started work on the issue and try to give an estimate for the delivery date.
-- If the work item has a medium/large cost, using the markdown task list, list each sub item and update the list with a check mark after completing each sub item.
-- **Before opening a PR, ensure your changes build successfully locally and functionality tests pass.** This is especially important for AI-assisted (vibe coding) contributions—always verify AI-generated code works as intended. Exploratory PRs or draft PRs for discussion are exceptions.
-- When opening a PR, follow the PR template.
-- When you'd like the team to take a look (even if the work is not yet fully complete) mark the PR as 'Ready For Review' so that the team can review your work and provide comments, suggestions, and request changes. It may take several cycles, but the end result will be solid, testable, conformant code that is safe for us to merge.
-- When the PR is approved, let the owner of the PR merge it. For community contributions, the reviewer who approved the PR can also merge it.
-- Use the `Squash and merge` option to merge a PR. If you don't want to squash it because there are logically different commits, use `Rebase and merge`.
-- Close issues automatically when referenced in a PR. You can use [closing keywords](https://docs.github.com/en/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/using-issues/linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue#linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue-using-a-keyword) in the body of the PR to have GitHub automatically link your PR to the issue.
-
-## Compiling PowerToys
-
-### Prerequisites for Compiling PowerToys
-
-1. Windows 10 April 2018 Update (version 1803) or newer
-1. Visual Studio Community/Professional/Enterprise 2022 17.4 or newer, or Visual Studio 2026
-1. A local clone of the PowerToys repository
-1. Enable long paths in Windows (see [Enable Long Paths](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation#enabling-long-paths-in-windows-10-version-1607-and-later) for details)
-
-### Automated Setup (Recommended)
-
-Run the setup script to automatically configure your development environment:
+1. Run the automated setup script (**recommended**):
 
 ```powershell
 .\tools\build\setup-dev-environment.ps1
@@ -98,15 +38,10 @@ This script will:
 - Guide you through installing required Visual Studio components from `.vsconfig`
 - Initialize git submodules
 
-Run with `-Help` to see all available options:
+Run with `-Help` to see all available options.
 
-```powershell
-.\tools\build\setup-dev-environment.ps1 -Help
-```
-
-### Manual Setup
-
-If you prefer to set up manually, follow these steps:
+<details>
+<summary><strong>Manual setup (if you prefer not to use the script)</strong></summary>
 
 #### Install Visual Studio dependencies
 
@@ -115,15 +50,17 @@ If you prefer to set up manually, follow these steps:
 
 Alternatively, import the `.vsconfig` file from the repository root using Visual Studio Installer to install all required workloads.
 
-#### Get Submodules to compile
+#### Initialize submodules
 
-We have submodules that need to be initialized before you can compile most parts of PowerToys. This should be a one-time step.
+This is a one-time step required before you can compile most parts of PowerToys.
 
 1. Open a terminal
 1. Navigate to the folder you cloned PowerToys to.
 1. Run `git submodule update --init --recursive`
 
-### Compiling Source Code
+</details>
+
+### Building
 
 #### Using Visual Studio
 
@@ -151,7 +88,77 @@ You can also build from the command line using the provided scripts in `tools\bu
 .\tools\build\build-installer.ps1
 ```
 
-## Compile the installer
+### Debugging
+
+See [Debugging](development/debugging.md) for detailed debugging techniques, including Visual Studio setup, attaching to child processes, and troubleshooting build errors.
+
+### Creating a New PowerToy
+
+See [Creating a New PowerToy](development/new-powertoy.md) for an end-to-end guide covering module architecture, settings integration, installer packaging, and testing.
+
+## Development Guidelines
+
+- [Coding Guidelines](development/guidelines.md) - Development guidelines and best practices
+- [Coding Style](development/style.md) - Code formatting and style conventions
+- [Logging and Telemetry](development/logging.md) - How to use logging and telemetry
+- [Localization](development/localization.md) - How to support multiple languages
+- [UI Testing](development/ui-tests.md) - How to write UI tests for PowerToys
+- [Developing with VS Code](development/dev-with-vscode.md) - Build, debug, and contribute using VS Code
+
+## Rules
+
+- **Follow the pattern of what you already see in the code.**
+- [Coding style](development/style.md).
+- Try to package new functionality/components into libraries that have nicely defined interfaces.
+- Package new functionality into classes or refactor existing functionality into a class as you extend the code.
+- When adding new classes/methods/changing existing code, add new unit tests or update the existing tests.
+
+## GitHub Workflow
+
+- Before starting to work on a fix/feature, make sure there is an open issue to track the work.
+- Add the `In progress` label to the issue, if not already present. Also add a `Cost-Small/Medium/Large` estimate and make sure all appropriate labels are set.
+- If you are a community contributor, you will not be able to add labels to the issue; in that case just add a comment saying that you have started work on the issue and try to give an estimate for the delivery date.
+- If the work item has a medium/large cost, using the markdown task list, list each sub item and update the list with a check mark after completing each sub item.
+- **Before opening a PR, ensure your changes build successfully locally and functionality tests pass.** This is especially important for AI-assisted (vibe coding) contributions—always verify AI-generated code works as intended. Exploratory PRs or draft PRs for discussion are exceptions.
+- When opening a PR, follow the PR template.
+- When you'd like the team to take a look (even if the work is not yet fully complete) mark the PR as 'Ready For Review' so that the team can review your work and provide comments, suggestions, and request changes. It may take several cycles, but the end result will be solid, testable, conformant code that is safe for us to merge.
+- When the PR is approved, let the owner of the PR merge it. For community contributions, the reviewer who approved the PR can also merge it.
+- Use the `Squash and merge` option to merge a PR. If you don't want to squash it because there are logically different commits, use `Rebase and merge`.
+- Close issues automatically when referenced in a PR. You can use [closing keywords](https://docs.github.com/en/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/using-issues/linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue#linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue-using-a-keyword) in the body of the PR to have GitHub automatically link your PR to the issue.
+
+## Core Architecture
+
+- [Architecture Overview](core/architecture.md) - Overview of the PowerToys architecture and module interface
+- [Runner and System tray](core/runner.md) - Details about the PowerToys Runner process
+- [Settings](core/settings/readme.md) - Documentation on the settings system
+- [Installer](core/installer.md) - Information about the PowerToys installer
+- [Modules](modules/readme.md) - Documentation for individual PowerToys modules
+
+## Common Components
+
+- [Context Menu Handlers](common/context-menus.md) - How PowerToys implements and registers Explorer context menu handlers
+- [Monaco Editor](common/monaco-editor.md) - How PowerToys uses the Monaco code editor component across modules
+
+## Tools
+
+- [Tools Overview](tools/readme.md) - Overview of tools in PowerToys
+- [Build Tools](tools/build-tools.md) - Tools that help building PowerToys
+- [Bug Report Tool](tools/bug-report-tool.md) - Tool for collecting logs and system information
+- [Debugging Tools](tools/debugging-tools.md) - Specialized tools for debugging
+- [Fuzzing Testing](tools/fuzzingtesting.md) - How to implement and run fuzz testing for PowerToys modules
+
+## Processes
+
+- [Release Process](processes/release-process.md) - How PowerToys releases are prepared and published
+- [Update Process](processes/update-process.md) - How PowerToys updates work
+- [GPO Implementation](processes/gpo.md) - Group Policy Objects implementation details
+
+## Other Resources
+
+- [aka.ms links](akaLinks.md) - List of short links
+- [Issue/PR commands](commands.md) - Special commands for managing issues and pull requests
+
+## Building the Installer
 
 Our installer is two parts, an EXE and an MSI.  The EXE (Bootstrapper) contains the MSI and handles more complex installation logic. 
 - The EXE installs all prerequisites and installs PowerToys via the MSI. It has additional features such as the installation flags (see below).
@@ -165,8 +172,3 @@ The installer can only be compiled in `Release` mode; steps 1 and 2 must be perf
 1. Compile `PowerToysSetup.slnx` Path from root: `installer\PowerToysSetup.slnx` (details listed below)
 
 See [Installer](core/installer.md) for more details on building and debugging the installer.
-
-## How to create new PowerToys
-
-See the instructions on [how to install the PowerToys Module project template](/tools/project_template). <br />
-Specifications for the [PowerToys settings API](core/settings/readme.md).

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext.vcxproj

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="15.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="..\packages\WixToolset.WcaUtil.5.0.2\build\WixToolset.WcaUtil.props" Condition="Exists('..\packages\WixToolset.WcaUtil.5.0.2\build\WixToolset.WcaUtil.props')" />
   <Import Project="..\packages\WixToolset.DUtil.5.0.2\build\WixToolset.DUtil.props" Condition="Exists('..\packages\WixToolset.DUtil.5.0.2\build\WixToolset.DUtil.props')" />
-  <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="..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <Import Project="..\wix.props" Condition="Exists('..\wix.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <ProjectGuid>{B3A354B0-1E54-4B55-A962-FB5AF9330C19}</ProjectGuid>
@@ -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>
@@ -165,14 +165,14 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([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('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\WixToolset.DUtil.5.0.2\build\WixToolset.DUtil.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\WixToolset.DUtil.5.0.2\build\WixToolset.DUtil.props'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\WixToolset.WcaUtil.5.0.2\build\WixToolset.WcaUtil.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\WixToolset.WcaUtil.5.0.2\build\WixToolset.WcaUtil.props'))" />
   </Target>

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/packages.config

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
   <package id="WixToolset.DUtil" version="5.0.2" targetFramework="native" />
   <package id="WixToolset.WcaUtil" version="5.0.2" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

src/ActionRunner/actionRunner.vcxproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <Target Name="GenerateResourceFiles" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(RepoRoot)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h actionRunner.base.rc actionRunner.rc" />
   </Target>
@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="$(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.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
     <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(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.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(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/ActionRunner/packages.config

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.231216.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

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

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <Target Name="GenerateResourceFiles" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(RepoRoot)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h PowerToys.Update.base.rc PowerToys.Update.rc" />
   </Target>
@@ -67,15 +67,15 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="$(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.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
     <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(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.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(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/packages.config

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.231216.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

src/common/AllExperiments/AllExperiments.csproj

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
-    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <TargetName>PowerToys.AllExperiments</TargetName>
-    <MockDirectory>.\Microsoft.VariantAssignment\</MockDirectory>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\ManagedTelemetry\Telemetry\ManagedTelemetry.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\settings-ui\Settings.UI.Library\Settings.UI.Library.csproj" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
-  <!-- Experimentation is live, forcing inclusion -->
-  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(IsExperimentationLive)'!=''">
-    <!-- Newtonsoft.Json is included and a version specified in Directory.Packages.props to avoid a vulnerability from older versions. -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Client" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Contract" />
-    <Compile Remove=".\$(MockDirectory)\Client\*.cs" />
-    <Compile Remove=".\$(MockDirectory)\Contract\*.cs" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
-</Project>

src/common/AllExperiments/Experiments.cs

@@ -1,214 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System.Globalization;
-using System.Text.Json;
-
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Telemetry.Events;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
-using Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Client;
-using Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Contract;
-using Windows.System.Profile;
-
-namespace AllExperiments
-{
-    // The dependencies required to build this project are only available in the official build pipeline and are internal to Microsoft.
-    // However, this project is not required to build a test version of the application.
-    public class Experiments
-    {
-        public enum ExperimentState
-        {
-            Enabled,
-            Disabled,
-            NotLoaded,
-        }
-
-#pragma warning disable SA1401 // Need to use LandingPageExperiment as a static property in OobeShellPage.xaml.cs
-#pragma warning disable CA2211 // Non-constant fields should not be visible
-        public static ExperimentState LandingPageExperiment = ExperimentState.NotLoaded;
-#pragma warning restore CA2211
-#pragma warning restore SA1401
-
-        public async Task<bool> EnableLandingPageExperimentAsync()
-        {
-            if (Experiments.LandingPageExperiment != ExperimentState.NotLoaded)
-            {
-                return Experiments.LandingPageExperiment == ExperimentState.Enabled;
-            }
-
-            Experiments varServ = new Experiments();
-            await varServ.VariantAssignmentProvider_Initialize();
-            var landingPageExperiment = varServ.IsExperiment;
-
-            Experiments.LandingPageExperiment = landingPageExperiment ? ExperimentState.Enabled : ExperimentState.Disabled;
-
-            return landingPageExperiment;
-        }
-
-        private async Task VariantAssignmentProvider_Initialize()
-        {
-            IsExperiment = false;
-            string jsonFilePath = CreateFilePath();
-
-            var vaSettings = new VariantAssignmentClientSettings
-            {
-                Endpoint = new Uri("https://default.exp-tas.com/exptas77/a7a397e7-6fbe-4f21-a4e9-3f542e4b000e-exppowertoys/api/v1/tas"),
-                EnableCaching = true,
-                ResponseCacheTime = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5),
-            };
-
-            try
-            {
-                var vaClient = vaSettings.GetTreatmentAssignmentServiceClient();
-                var vaRequest = GetVariantAssignmentRequest();
-                using var variantAssignments = await vaClient.GetVariantAssignmentsAsync(vaRequest).ConfigureAwait(false);
-
-                if (variantAssignments.AssignedVariants.Count != 0)
-                {
-                    var dataVersion = variantAssignments.DataVersion;
-                    var featureVariables = variantAssignments.GetFeatureVariables();
-                    var assignmentContext = variantAssignments.GetAssignmentContext();
-                    var featureFlagValue = featureVariables[0].GetStringValue();
-
-                    var experimentGroup = string.Empty;
-                    string json = File.ReadAllText(jsonFilePath);
-                    var jsonDictionary = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, object>>(json);
-
-                    if (jsonDictionary != null)
-                    {
-                        if (!jsonDictionary.TryGetValue("dataversion", out object? value))
-                        {
-                            value = dataVersion;
-                            jsonDictionary.Add("dataversion", value);
-                        }
-
-                        if (!jsonDictionary.ContainsKey("variantassignment"))
-                        {
-                            jsonDictionary.Add("variantassignment", featureFlagValue);
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            var jsonDataVersion = value.ToString();
-                            if (jsonDataVersion != null && int.Parse(jsonDataVersion, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) < dataVersion)
-                            {
-                                jsonDictionary["dataversion"] = dataVersion;
-                                jsonDictionary["variantassignment"] = featureFlagValue;
-                            }
-                        }
-
-                        experimentGroup = jsonDictionary["variantassignment"].ToString();
-
-                        string output = JsonSerializer.Serialize(jsonDictionary);
-                        File.WriteAllText(jsonFilePath, output);
-                    }
-
-                    if (experimentGroup == "alternate" && AssignmentUnit != string.Empty)
-                    {
-                        IsExperiment = true;
-                    }
-
-                    PowerToysTelemetry.Log.WriteEvent(new OobeVariantAssignmentEvent() { AssignmentContext = assignmentContext, ClientID = AssignmentUnit });
-                }
-            }
-            catch (HttpRequestException ex)
-            {
-                string json = File.ReadAllText(jsonFilePath);
-                var jsonDictionary = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, object>>(json);
-
-                if (jsonDictionary != null)
-                {
-                    if (jsonDictionary.TryGetValue("variantassignment", out object? value))
-                    {
-                        if (value.ToString() == "alternate" && AssignmentUnit != string.Empty)
-                        {
-                            IsExperiment = true;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        jsonDictionary["variantassignment"] = "current";
-                    }
-                }
-
-                string output = JsonSerializer.Serialize(jsonDictionary);
-                File.WriteAllText(jsonFilePath, output);
-
-                Logger.LogError("Error getting to TAS endpoint", ex);
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                Logger.LogError("Error getting variant assignments for experiment", ex);
-            }
-        }
-
-        public bool IsExperiment { get; set; }
-
-        private string? AssignmentUnit { get; set; }
-
-        private VariantAssignmentRequest GetVariantAssignmentRequest()
-        {
-            var jsonFilePath = CreateFilePath();
-            try
-            {
-                if (!File.Exists(jsonFilePath))
-                {
-                    AssignmentUnit = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
-                    var data = new Dictionary<string, string>()
-                    {
-                        ["clientid"] = AssignmentUnit,
-                    };
-                    string jsonData = JsonSerializer.Serialize(data);
-                    File.WriteAllText(jsonFilePath, jsonData);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    string json = File.ReadAllText(jsonFilePath);
-                    var jsonDictionary = System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, object>>(json);
-                    if (jsonDictionary != null)
-                    {
-                        AssignmentUnit = jsonDictionary["clientid"]?.ToString();
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                Logger.LogError("Error creating/getting AssignmentUnit", ex);
-            }
-
-            var attrNames = new List<string> { "FlightRing", "c:InstallLanguage" };
-            var attrData = AnalyticsInfo.GetSystemPropertiesAsync(attrNames).AsTask().GetAwaiter().GetResult();
-
-            var flightRing = string.Empty;
-            var installLanguage = string.Empty;
-
-            if (attrData.ContainsKey("FlightRing"))
-            {
-                flightRing = attrData["FlightRing"];
-            }
-
-            if (attrData.ContainsKey("InstallLanguage"))
-            {
-                installLanguage = attrData["InstallLanguage"];
-            }
-
-            return new VariantAssignmentRequest
-            {
-                Parameters =
-                {
-                    { "installLanguage", installLanguage },
-                    { "flightRing", flightRing },
-                    { "clientid", AssignmentUnit },
-                },
-            };
-        }
-
-        private string CreateFilePath()
-        {
-            var exeDir = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData);
-            var settingsPath = @"Microsoft\PowerToys\experimentation.json";
-            var filePath = Path.Combine(exeDir, settingsPath);
-            return filePath;
-        }
-    }
-}

src/common/AllExperiments/Logger.cs

@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.Globalization;
-using System.IO.Abstractions;
-
-namespace AllExperiments
-{
-    public static class Logger
-    {
-        private static readonly IFileSystem FileSystem = new FileSystem();
-        private static readonly IPath Path = FileSystem.Path;
-        private static readonly IDirectory Directory = FileSystem.Directory;
-
-        private static readonly string ApplicationLogPath = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData), "Microsoft\\PowerToys\\Settings Logs\\Experimentation");
-
-        static Logger()
-        {
-            if (!Directory.Exists(ApplicationLogPath))
-            {
-                Directory.CreateDirectory(ApplicationLogPath);
-            }
-
-            // Using InvariantCulture since this is used for a log file name
-            var logFilePath = Path.Combine(ApplicationLogPath, "Log_" + DateTime.Now.ToString(@"yyyy-MM-dd", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) + ".log");
-
-            Trace.Listeners.Add(new TextWriterTraceListener(logFilePath));
-
-            Trace.AutoFlush = true;
-        }
-
-        public static void LogInfo(string message)
-        {
-            Log(message, "INFO");
-        }
-
-        public static void LogError(string message)
-        {
-            Log(message, "ERROR");
-#if DEBUG
-            Debugger.Break();
-#endif
-        }
-
-        public static void LogError(string message, Exception e)
-        {
-            Log(
-                message + Environment.NewLine +
-                e?.Message + Environment.NewLine +
-                "Inner exception: " + Environment.NewLine +
-                e?.InnerException?.Message + Environment.NewLine +
-                "Stack trace: " + Environment.NewLine +
-                e?.StackTrace,
-                "ERROR");
-#if DEBUG
-            Debugger.Break();
-#endif
-        }
-
-        private static void Log(string message, string type)
-        {
-            Trace.WriteLine(type + ": " + DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay);
-            Trace.Indent();
-            Trace.WriteLine(GetCallerInfo());
-            Trace.WriteLine(message);
-            Trace.Unindent();
-        }
-
-        private static string GetCallerInfo()
-        {
-            StackTrace stackTrace = new StackTrace();
-
-            var methodName = stackTrace.GetFrame(3)?.GetMethod();
-            var className = methodName?.DeclaringType?.Name;
-            return "[Method]: " + methodName?.Name + " [Class]: " + className;
-        }
-    }
-}

src/common/AllExperiments/Microsoft.VariantAssignment/Client/VariantAssignmentClientExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Contract;
-
-// The goal of this class is to just mock out the Microsoft.VariantAssignment close source objects
-namespace Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Client
-{
-#pragma warning disable SA1200 // Using directives should be placed correctly
-    using TreatmentAssignmentServiceClient = VariantAssignmentServiceClient<TreatmentAssignmentServiceResponse>;
-#pragma warning restore SA1200 // Using directives should be placed correctly
-
-    public static class VariantAssignmentClientExtensionMethods
-    {
-        public static IVariantAssignmentProvider GetTreatmentAssignmentServiceClient(this VariantAssignmentClientSettings settings)
-        {
-            return new TreatmentAssignmentServiceClient();
-        }
-    }
-}

src/common/AllExperiments/Microsoft.VariantAssignment/Client/VariantAssignmentServiceClient.cs

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Contract;
-
-// The goal of this class is to just mock out the Microsoft.VariantAssignment close source objects
-namespace Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Client
-{
-    internal sealed partial class VariantAssignmentServiceClient<TServerResponse> : IVariantAssignmentProvider, IDisposable
-        where TServerResponse : VariantAssignmentServiceResponse
-    {
-        public void Dispose()
-        {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
-        }
-
-        public Task<IVariantAssignmentResponse> GetVariantAssignmentsAsync(IVariantAssignmentRequest request, CancellationToken ct = default)
-        {
-            return Task.FromResult(EmptyVariantAssignmentResponse.Instance);
-        }
-    }
-}

src/common/AllExperiments/Microsoft.VariantAssignment/Contract/EmptyVariantAssignmentResponse.cs

@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-// The goal of this class is to just mock out the Microsoft.VariantAssignment close source objects
-namespace Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Contract
-{
-    public class EmptyVariantAssignmentResponse : IVariantAssignmentResponse
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Singleton instance of <see cref="EmptyVariantAssignmentResponse"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static readonly IVariantAssignmentResponse Instance = new EmptyVariantAssignmentResponse();
-
-        public EmptyVariantAssignmentResponse()
-        {
-        }
-
-        public long DataVersion => 0;
-
-        public string Thumbprint => string.Empty;
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public IReadOnlyCollection<IAssignedVariant> AssignedVariants => Array.Empty<IAssignedVariant>();
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-#pragma warning disable CS8603 // Possible null reference return.
-        public IFeatureVariable GetFeatureVariable(IReadOnlyList<string> path) => null;
-#pragma warning restore CS8603 // Possible null reference return.
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public IReadOnlyList<IFeatureVariable> GetFeatureVariables(IReadOnlyList<string> prefix) => Array.Empty<IFeatureVariable>();
-
-        public void Dispose()
-        {
-            Dispose(true);
-            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
-        }
-
-        protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
-        {
-        }
-
-        string IVariantAssignmentResponse.GetAssignmentContext()
-        {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
-        }
-
-        IReadOnlyList<IFeatureVariable> IVariantAssignmentResponse.GetFeatureVariables()
-        {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
-        }
-    }
-}

src/common/AllExperiments/Microsoft.VariantAssignment/Contract/IAssignedVariant.cs

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-// The goal of this class is to just mock out the Microsoft.VariantAssignment close source objects
-namespace Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Contract
-{
-    public interface IAssignedVariant
-    {
-    }
-}

src/common/AllExperiments/Microsoft.VariantAssignment/Contract/IFeatureVariable.cs

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-// The goal of this class is to just mock out the Microsoft.VariantAssignment close source objects
-namespace Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Contract
-{
-    public interface IFeatureVariable
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the variable's value as a string.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>String value of the variable.</returns>
-        string GetStringValue();
-    }
-}

src/common/AllExperiments/Microsoft.VariantAssignment/Contract/IVariantAssignmentProvider.cs

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-// The goal of this class is to just mock out the Microsoft.VariantAssignment close source objects
-namespace Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Contract
-{
-    public interface IVariantAssignmentProvider : IDisposable
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Computes variant assignments based on <paramref name="request"/> data.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="request">Variant assignment parameters.</param>
-        /// <param name="ct">Propagates notification that operations should be canceled.</param>
-        /// <returns>An awaitable task that returns a <see cref="IVariantAssignmentResponse"/>.</returns>
-        Task<IVariantAssignmentResponse> GetVariantAssignmentsAsync(IVariantAssignmentRequest request, CancellationToken ct = default);
-    }
-}

src/common/AllExperiments/Microsoft.VariantAssignment/Contract/IVariantAssignmentRequest.cs

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-// The goal of this class is to just mock out the Microsoft.VariantAssignment close source objects
-namespace Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Contract
-{
-    public interface IVariantAssignmentRequest
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets inputs used for evaluating filters, assignment units, etc.
-        /// </summary>
-        IReadOnlyCollection<(string Key, string Value)> Parameters { get; }
-    }
-}

src/common/AllExperiments/Microsoft.VariantAssignment/Contract/IVariantAssignmentResponse.cs

@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-// The goal of this class is to just mock out the Microsoft.VariantAssignment close source objects
-namespace Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Contract
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Snapshot of variant assignments.
-    /// </summary>
-    public interface IVariantAssignmentResponse : IDisposable
-    {
-        ///// <summary>
-        ///// Gets the serial number of variant assignment configuration snapshot used when assigning variants.
-        ///// </summary>
-        long DataVersion { get; }
-
-        ///// <summary>
-        ///// Get a hash of the response suitable for caching.
-        ///// </summary>
-        // string Thumbprint { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the variants assigned based on request parameters and a variant configuration snapshot.
-        /// </summary>
-        IReadOnlyCollection<IAssignedVariant> AssignedVariants { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets feature variables assigned by variants in this response.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="prefix">(Optional) Filter feature variables where <see cref="IFeatureVariable.KeySegments"/> contains the <paramref name="prefix"/>.</param>
-        /// <returns>Range of matching feature variables.</returns>
-        IReadOnlyList<IFeatureVariable> GetFeatureVariables(IReadOnlyList<string> prefix);
-
-        // this actually part of the interface but gets the job done
-        IReadOnlyList<IFeatureVariable> GetFeatureVariables();
-
-        // this actually part of the interface but gets the job done
-        string GetAssignmentContext();
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a single feature variable assigned by variants in this response.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="path">Exact feature variable path.</param>
-        /// <returns>Matching feature variable or null.</returns>
-        IFeatureVariable GetFeatureVariable(IReadOnlyList<string> path);
-    }
-}

src/common/AllExperiments/Microsoft.VariantAssignment/Contract/TreatmentAssignmentServiceResponse.cs

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-// The goal of this class is to just mock out the Microsoft.VariantAssignment close source objects
-namespace Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Contract
-{
-    internal sealed class TreatmentAssignmentServiceResponse : VariantAssignmentServiceResponse
-    {
-    }
-}

src/common/AllExperiments/Microsoft.VariantAssignment/Contract/VariantAssignmentClientSettings.cs

@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
-
-// The goal of this class is to just mock out the Microsoft.VariantAssignment close source objects
-namespace Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Contract
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Configuration for variant assignment service client.
-    /// </summary>
-    public class VariantAssignmentClientSettings
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the variant assignment service endpoint URL.
-        /// </summary>
-        [Required]
-        public Uri? Endpoint { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether gets or sets a value whether client side request caching should be enabled.
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool EnableCaching { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the maximum time a cached variant assignment response may be used without re-validating.
-        /// </summary>
-        public TimeSpan ResponseCacheTime { get; set; }
-    }
-}

src/common/AllExperiments/Microsoft.VariantAssignment/Contract/VariantAssignmentRequest.cs

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System.Collections.Specialized;
-
-// The goal of this class is to just mock out the Microsoft.VariantAssignment close source objects
-namespace Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Contract
-{
-    public class VariantAssignmentRequest : IVariantAssignmentRequest
-    {
-        private NameValueCollection _parameters = new NameValueCollection();
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets mutable <see cref="IVariantAssignmentRequest.Parameters"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        public NameValueCollection Parameters { get => _parameters; set => _parameters = value; }
-
-        IReadOnlyCollection<(string Key, string Value)> IVariantAssignmentRequest.Parameters => (IReadOnlyCollection<(string Key, string Value)>)_parameters;
-    }
-}

src/common/AllExperiments/Microsoft.VariantAssignment/Contract/VariantAssignmentServiceResponse.cs

@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-// The goal of this class is to just mock out the Microsoft.VariantAssignment close source objects
-namespace Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Contract
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Mutable implementation of <see cref="IVariantAssignmentResponse"/> for (de)serialization.
-    /// </summary>
-    internal class VariantAssignmentServiceResponse : IVariantAssignmentResponse, IDisposable
-    {
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        public virtual long DataVersion { get; set; }
-
-        public virtual IReadOnlyCollection<IAssignedVariant> AssignedVariants { get; set; } = Array.Empty<IAssignedVariant>();
-
-        public IFeatureVariable GetFeatureVariable(IReadOnlyList<string> path)
-        {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
-        }
-
-        public IReadOnlyList<IFeatureVariable> GetFeatureVariables(IReadOnlyList<string> prefix)
-        {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
-        }
-
-        protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
-        {
-        }
-
-        public void Dispose()
-        {
-            Dispose(true);
-            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
-        }
-
-        public IReadOnlyList<IFeatureVariable> GetFeatureVariables()
-        {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
-        }
-
-        public string GetAssignmentContext()
-        {
-            return string.Empty;
-        }
-    }
-}

src/common/CalculatorEngineCommon/CalculatorEngineCommon.vcxproj

@@ -1,7 +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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
-  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>true</CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>
     <CppWinRTGenerateWindowsMetadata>true</CppWinRTGenerateWindowsMetadata>
@@ -140,14 +140,14 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="$(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.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(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.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
   <!-- BEGIN common.build.post.props -->
   <!--

src/common/CalculatorEngineCommon/packages.config

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-	<package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+	<package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

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

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.SelfContained.props" />
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows10.0.26100.0</TargetFramework>
+    <RootNamespace>Microsoft.PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls</RootNamespace>
+    <AssemblyName>PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls</AssemblyName>
+    <UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>
+    <EnablePreviewMsixTooling>true</EnablePreviewMsixTooling>
+    <GenerateLibraryLayout>true</GenerateLibraryLayout>
+    <ProjectPriFileName>PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls.pri</ProjectPriFileName>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <Platforms>x64;ARM64</Platforms>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" />
+    <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Primitives" />
+    <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Extensions" />
+    <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters" />
+    <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.Controls.MarkdownTextBlock" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

src/common/Common.UI.Controls/Controls/CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl/CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
@@ -8,15 +8,12 @@ using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Automation;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls
 {
     public partial class CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl : CheckBox
     {
-        private CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl _checkBoxSubTextControl;
-
         public CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl()
         {
-            _checkBoxSubTextControl = (CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl)this;
             this.Loaded += CheckBoxSubTextControl_Loaded;
         }
 
@@ -42,20 +39,20 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls
             // Add text box only if the description is not empty. Required for additional plugin options.
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Description))
             {
-              panel.Children.Add(new IsEnabledTextBlock() { Style = (Style)App.Current.Resources["SecondaryIsEnabledTextBlockStyle"], Text = Description });
+                panel.Children.Add(new IsEnabledTextBlock() { Style = (Style)Application.Current.Resources["SecondaryIsEnabledTextBlockStyle"], Text = Description });
             }
 
-            _checkBoxSubTextControl.Content = panel;
+            this.Content = panel;
         }
 
         public static readonly DependencyProperty HeaderProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
-            "Header",
+            nameof(Header),
             typeof(string),
             typeof(CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl),
             new PropertyMetadata(default(string)));
 
         public static readonly DependencyProperty DescriptionProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
-            "Description",
+            nameof(Description),
             typeof(string),
             typeof(CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl),
             new PropertyMetadata(default(string)));

src/common/Common.UI.Controls/Controls/IsEnabledTextBlock/IsEnabledTextBlock.xaml

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <ResourceDictionary
     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-    xmlns:controls="using:Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Controls">
+    xmlns:controls="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls">
+
+    <Style BasedOn="{StaticResource DefaultIsEnabledTextBlockStyle}" TargetType="controls:IsEnabledTextBlock" />
 
     <Style x:Key="DefaultIsEnabledTextBlockStyle" TargetType="controls:IsEnabledTextBlock">
         <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{ThemeResource DefaultTextForegroundThemeBrush}" />
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@
                             FontSize="{TemplateBinding FontSize}"
                             FontWeight="{TemplateBinding FontWeight}"
                             Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}"
+                            IsTextSelectionEnabled="{TemplateBinding IsTextSelectionEnabled}"
                             Text="{TemplateBinding Text}"
                             TextWrapping="WrapWholeWords" />
                         <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@
             </Setter.Value>
         </Setter>
     </Style>
+
     <Style
         x:Key="SecondaryIsEnabledTextBlockStyle"
         BasedOn="{StaticResource DefaultIsEnabledTextBlockStyle}"
@@ -40,4 +44,5 @@
         <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}" />
         <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="12" />
     </Style>
-</ResourceDictionary>
+
+</ResourceDictionary>

src/common/Common.UI.Controls/Controls/IsEnabledTextBlock/IsEnabledTextBlock.xaml.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using System.ComponentModel;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls
 {
     [TemplateVisualState(Name = "Normal", GroupName = "CommonStates")]
     [TemplateVisualState(Name = "Disabled", GroupName = "CommonStates")]
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls
     {
         public IsEnabledTextBlock()
         {
-            this.Style = (Style)App.Current.Resources["DefaultIsEnabledTextBlockStyle"];
+            this.DefaultStyleKey = typeof(IsEnabledTextBlock);
         }
 
         protected override void OnApplyTemplate()
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls
             base.OnApplyTemplate();
         }
 
-        public static readonly DependencyProperty TextProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
-           "Text",
-           typeof(string),
-           typeof(IsEnabledTextBlock),
-           null);
+        public static readonly DependencyProperty TextProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(Text), typeof(string), typeof(IsEnabledTextBlock), new PropertyMetadata(null));
 
         [Localizable(true)]
         public string Text
@@ -39,6 +35,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls
             set => SetValue(TextProperty, value);
         }
 
+        public static readonly DependencyProperty IsTextSelectionEnabledProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(IsTextSelectionEnabled), typeof(bool), typeof(IsEnabledTextBlock), new PropertyMetadata(false));
+
+        public bool IsTextSelectionEnabled
+        {
+            get => (bool)GetValue(IsTextSelectionEnabledProperty);
+            set => SetValue(IsTextSelectionEnabledProperty, value);
+        }
+
         private void IsEnabledTextBlock_IsEnabledChanged(object sender, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
         {
             SetEnabledState();

src/common/Common.UI.Controls/Controls/KeyVisual/KeyCharPresenter.xaml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <ResourceDictionary
     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-    xmlns:local="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls"
+    xmlns:local="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls"
     xmlns:ui="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI">
 
     <Style BasedOn="{StaticResource DefaultKeyCharPresenterStyle}" TargetType="local:KeyCharPresenter" />

src/common/Common.UI.Controls/Controls/KeyVisual/KeyCharPresenter.xaml.cs

@@ -2,18 +2,10 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntime;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Data;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Documents;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media;
 
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls;
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls;
 
 public sealed partial class KeyCharPresenter : Control
 {

src/common/Common.UI.Controls/Controls/KeyVisual/KeyVisual.xaml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<ResourceDictionary
+<ResourceDictionary
     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-    xmlns:local="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls">
+    xmlns:local="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls">
 
     <Style BasedOn="{StaticResource DefaultKeyVisualStyle}" TargetType="local:KeyVisual" />
 
@@ -210,4 +210,4 @@
             </Setter.Value>
         </Setter>
     </Style>
-</ResourceDictionary>
+</ResourceDictionary>

src/common/Common.UI.Controls/Controls/KeyVisual/KeyVisual.xaml.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 using Windows.System;
 
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls
 {
     [TemplatePart(Name = KeyPresenter, Type = typeof(KeyCharPresenter))]
     [TemplateVisualState(Name = NormalState, GroupName = "CommonStates")]
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls
         private const string DisabledState = "Disabled";
         private const string InvalidState = "Invalid";
         private const string WarningState = "Warning";
-        private KeyCharPresenter _keyPresenter;
+        private KeyCharPresenter _keyPresenter = null!;
 
         public object Content
         {

src/common/Common.UI.Controls/Controls/ShortcutWithTextLabelControl/ShortcutWithTextLabelControl.xaml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <ResourceDictionary
     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-    xmlns:local="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls"
+    xmlns:local="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls"
     xmlns:tk="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI"
     xmlns:tkcontrols="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls">
 

src/common/Common.UI.Controls/Controls/ShortcutWithTextLabelControl/ShortcutWithTextLabelControl.xaml.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls
 {
     public sealed partial class ShortcutWithTextLabelControl : Control
     {

src/common/Common.UI.Controls/Converters/BoolToKeyVisualStateConverter.cs

@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Data;
 
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Converters
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls
 {
     public partial class BoolToKeyVisualStateConverter : IValueConverter
     {

src/common/Common.UI.Controls/Themes/Generic.xaml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<ResourceDictionary xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
+    <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+        <ResourceDictionary Source="ms-appx:///PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls/Controls/KeyVisual/KeyVisual.xaml" />
+        <ResourceDictionary Source="ms-appx:///PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls/Controls/KeyVisual/KeyCharPresenter.xaml" />
+        <ResourceDictionary Source="ms-appx:///PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls/Controls/IsEnabledTextBlock/IsEnabledTextBlock.xaml" />
+        <ResourceDictionary Source="ms-appx:///PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls/Controls/ShortcutWithTextLabelControl/ShortcutWithTextLabelControl.xaml" />
+    </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+</ResourceDictionary>

src/common/Display/Display.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?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="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
     <ProjectGuid>{CABA8DFB-823B-4BF2-93AC-3F31984150D9}</ProjectGuid>
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([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('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/common/Display/packages.config

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

src/common/GPOWrapper/GPOWrapper.vcxproj

@@ -1,7 +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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
-  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <CppWinRTOptimized>true</CppWinRTOptimized>
     <CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>true</CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>
@@ -116,13 +116,13 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <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="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/common/GPOWrapper/packages.config

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

src/common/ManagedCommon/WindowHelpers.cs

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
         /// black. Calls <c>DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea()</c> with a <c>cyTopHeight</c> of 2 to force
         /// the window's top border to be visible.<br/><br/>
         /// Is a no-op on versions other than Windows 10.
+        /// WinUI issue: https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/issues/6901
         /// </summary>
         public static void ForceTopBorder1PixelInsetOnWindows10(IntPtr handle)
         {

src/common/SettingsAPI/SettingsAPI.vcxproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
@@ -54,15 +54,15 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <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="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\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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 </Project>

src/common/SettingsAPI/packages.config

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

src/common/Telemetry/EtwTrace/EtwTrace.vcxproj

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build"
   xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
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@@ -37,15 +37,15 @@
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-    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
     <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
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   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
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-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(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.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(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/Telemetry/EtwTrace/packages.config

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.231216.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

src/common/Themes/Themes.vcxproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
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@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@
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   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
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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')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\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>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/common/Themes/packages.config

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

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

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
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@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@
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-    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(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.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/common/UnitTests-CommonLib/packages.config

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

src/common/UnitTests-CommonUtils/UnitTests-CommonUtils.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?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="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
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@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@
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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="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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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('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
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 </Project>

src/common/UnitTests-CommonUtils/packages.config

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

src/common/interop/PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.Interop</AssemblyTitle>
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@@ -173,14 +173,14 @@
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-    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.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.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
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 </Project>

src/common/interop/packages.config

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.231216.1" targetFramework="native" />
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src/common/logger/logger.vcxproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
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-  <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')" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
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+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/common/logger/packages.config

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

src/common/notifications/BackgroundActivator/BackgroundActivator.vcxproj

@@ -1,7 +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="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
-  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <CppWinRTOptimized>true</CppWinRTOptimized>
     <CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>true</CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <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="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/common/notifications/BackgroundActivator/packages.config

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

src/common/notifications/BackgroundActivatorDLL/BackgroundActivatorDLL.vcxproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
     <ProjectGuid>{031AC72E-FA28-4AB7-B690-6F7B9C28AA73}</ProjectGuid>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <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="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\version\version.vcxproj">
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(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.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/common/notifications/BackgroundActivatorDLL/packages.config

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

src/common/notifications/notifications.vcxproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
     <ProjectGuid>{1D5BE09D-78C0-4FD7-AF00-AE7C1AF7C525}</ProjectGuid>
@@ -45,15 +45,15 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <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="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\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/notifications/packages.config

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.231216.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

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/packages.config

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.231216.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

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/updating/updating.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?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="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
     <ProjectGuid>{17DA04DF-E393-4397-9CF0-84DABE11032E}</ProjectGuid>
@@ -57,15 +57,15 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
     <Import Project="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([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('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

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/logging/logging.vcxproj

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

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPasteModuleInterface/AdvancedPasteModuleInterface.vcxproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <Target Name="GenerateResourceFiles" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
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+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.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.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
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src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPasteModuleInterface/packages.config

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

src/modules/CropAndLock/CropAndLock/CropAndLock.vcxproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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-  <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')" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
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+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\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')" />
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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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
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src/modules/CropAndLock/CropAndLock/packages.config

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
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src/modules/CropAndLock/CropAndLockModuleInterface/CropAndLockModuleInterface.vcxproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
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-  <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')" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.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')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\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')" />
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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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
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src/modules/CropAndLock/CropAndLockModuleInterface/packages.config

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.231216.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesModuleInterface/EnvironmentVariablesModuleInterface.vcxproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <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('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
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+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
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-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(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.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
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src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesModuleInterface/packages.config

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithCLI/FileLocksmithCLI.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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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="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
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+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\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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