[LightSwitch]: Remove PlatformToolset from project

[FileLockSmith]: Remove PlatformToolset from project
[CropAndLock]: Remove PlatformTarget
2026-01-26 22:17:15 +01:00 · 2026-01-23 12:58:22 -05:00 · 2026-01-23 12:58:07 -05:00 · 2026-01-23 12:57:44 -05:00 · 2026-01-23 12:52:47 -05:00 · 2026-01-21 13:20:53 -05:00
131 changed files with 220 additions and 260 deletions
--- a/.pipelines/v2/oneFuzz.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/v2/oneFuzz.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ stages:
            ${{ else }}:
              name: SHINE-OSS-L
            ${{ if eq(parameters.useVSPreview, true) }}:
-              demands: ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS17-Preview
+              demands: ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS18-Preview
+            ${{ else }}:
+              demands: ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS18-Latest
          buildPlatforms:
            - ${{ parameters.platform }}
          buildConfigurations: [Release]
--- a/.pipelines/v2/release.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/v2/release.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ extends:
    pool:
      name: SHINE-INT-S
      ${{ if eq(parameters.useVSPreview, true) }}:
-        demands: ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS17-Preview
+        demands: ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS18-Preview
+      ${{ else }}:
+        demands: ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS18-Latest
      os: windows
    sdl:
      tsa:
@@ -74,7 +76,9 @@ extends:
                demands:
                  # Our INT agents have a large disk mounted at P:\
                  - ${{ if eq(parameters.useVSPreview, true) }}:
-                    - ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS17-Preview
+                    - ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS18-Latest-Preview
+                  - ${{ else }}:
+                    - ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS18-Latest
                os: windows
              variables:
                IsPipeline: 1 # The installer uses this to detect whether it should pick up localizations
--- a/.pipelines/v2/templates/job-build-project.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/v2/templates/job-build-project.yml
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ jobs:
      displayName: Build PowerToys main project
    inputs:
      solution: 'PowerToys.slnx'
-      vsVersion: 17.0
+      vsVersion: 18.0
      msbuildArgs: >-
        -restore -graph
        /p:RestorePackagesConfig=true
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ jobs:
    condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['BuildPlatform'], 'arm64'))
    inputs:
      solution: PowerToys.slnx
-      vsVersion: 17.0
+      vsVersion: 18.0
      msbuildArgs: >-
        -restore
        /p:Configuration=$(BuildConfiguration)
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ jobs:
    displayName: Build BugReportTool
    inputs:
      solution: '**/tools/BugReportTool/BugReportTool.sln'
-      vsVersion: 17.0
+      vsVersion: 18.0
      msbuildArgs: >-
        -restore -graph
        /p:RestorePackagesConfig=true
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ jobs:
    displayName: Build StylesReportTool
    inputs:
      solution: '**/tools/StylesReportTool/StylesReportTool.sln'
-      vsVersion: 17.0
+      vsVersion: 18.0
      msbuildArgs: >-
        -restore -graph
        /p:RestorePackagesConfig=true
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ jobs:
      displayName: Publish ${{ project }} for Packaging
      inputs:
        solution: ${{ project }}
-        vsVersion: 17.0
+        vsVersion: 18.0
        msbuildArgs: >-
          /target:Publish
          /graph
--- a/.pipelines/v2/templates/job-build-ui-tests.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/v2/templates/job-build-ui-tests.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
      displayName: Build UI Test Projects
      inputs:
        solution: '**/*UITest*.csproj'
-        vsVersion: 17.0
+        vsVersion: 18.0
        msbuildArgs: >-
          -restore
          -graph
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
        displayName: 'Build UI Test Module: ${{ module }}'
        inputs:
          solution: '**/*${{ module }}*.csproj'
-          vsVersion: 17.0
+          vsVersion: 18.0
          msbuildArgs: >-
            -restore
            -graph
--- a/.pipelines/v2/templates/pipeline-ci-build.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/v2/templates/pipeline-ci-build.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ stages:
              ${{ else }}:
                name: SHINE-OSS-L
              ${{ if eq(parameters.useVSPreview, true) }}:
-                demands: ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS17-Preview
+                demands: ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS18-Preview
+              ${{ else }}:
+                demands: ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS18-Latest
            buildPlatforms:
              - ${{ platform }}
            buildConfigurations: [Release]
--- a/.pipelines/v2/templates/pipeline-ui-tests-full-build.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/v2/templates/pipeline-ui-tests-full-build.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ stages:
            ${{ else }}:
              name: SHINE-OSS-L
            ${{ if eq(parameters.useVSPreview, true) }}:
-              demands: ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS17-Preview
+              demands: ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS18-Preview
+            ${{ else }}:
+              demands: ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS18-Latest
          buildPlatforms:
            - ${{ parameters.platform }}
          buildConfigurations: [Release]
--- a/.pipelines/v2/templates/steps-build-installer-vnext.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/v2/templates/steps-build-installer-vnext.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ steps:
    displayName: Build Shared Support DLLs
    inputs:
      solution: "**/installer/PowerToysSetup.slnx"
-      vsVersion: 17.0
+      vsVersion: 18.0
      msbuildArgs: >-
        /t:PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext;SilentFilesInUseBAFunction
        /p:RunBuildEvents=true;RestorePackagesConfig=true;CIBuild=true
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ steps:
    displayName: 💻 Build VNext MSI
    inputs:
      solution: "**/installer/PowerToysSetup.slnx"
-      vsVersion: 17.0
+      vsVersion: 18.0
      msbuildArgs: >-
        -restore
        /t:PowerToysInstallerVNext
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ steps:
    displayName: 👤 Build VNext MSI
    inputs:
      solution: "**/installer/PowerToysSetup.slnx"
-      vsVersion: 17.0
+      vsVersion: 18.0
      msbuildArgs: >-
        /t:PowerToysInstallerVNext
        /p:RunBuildEvents=false;PerUser=true;BuildProjectReferences=false;CIBuild=true
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ steps:
    displayName: 💻 Build VNext Bootstrapper
    inputs:
      solution: "**/installer/PowerToysSetup.slnx"
-      vsVersion: 17.0
+      vsVersion: 18.0
      msbuildArgs: >-
        -restore
        /t:PowerToysBootstrapperVNext
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ steps:
    displayName: 👤 Build VNext Bootstrapper
    inputs:
      solution: "**/installer/PowerToysSetup.slnx"
-      vsVersion: 17.0
+      vsVersion: 18.0
      msbuildArgs: >-
        /t:PowerToysBootstrapperVNext
        /p:PerUser=true;BuildProjectReferences=false;CIBuild=true
--- a/Cpp.Build.props
+++ b/Cpp.Build.props
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
      <PrecompiledHeader Condition="'$(UsePrecompiledHeaders)' != 'false'">Use</PrecompiledHeader>
      <PrecompiledHeaderFile>pch.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
      <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
-      <DisableSpecificWarnings>4679;5271;%(DisableSpecificWarnings)</DisableSpecificWarnings>
+      <DisableSpecificWarnings>4679;4706;4874;5271;%(DisableSpecificWarnings)</DisableSpecificWarnings>
      <DisableAnalyzeExternal >true</DisableAnalyzeExternal>
      <ExternalWarningLevel>TurnOffAllWarnings</ExternalWarningLevel>
      <ConformanceMode>false</ConformanceMode>
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@

  <!-- Props that are constant for both Debug and Release configurations -->
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v145</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == '17.0'">v143</PlatformToolset>
    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
    <DesktopCompatible>true</DesktopCompatible>
    <SpectreMitigation>Spectre</SpectreMitigation>
--- a/installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext.vcxproj
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext.vcxproj
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'" Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
    <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
  <Import Project="..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
--- a/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project>
-  <Import Project="..\..\src\Version.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\src\Version.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\Directory.Build.props" />
  <PropertyGroup>
    <!-- Set BaseIntermediateOutputPath for each project to avoid conflicts -->
    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectName)' == 'PowerToysInstallerVNext'">obj\Installer\</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
--- a/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/SilentFilesInUseBA/SilentFilesInUseBAFunction.vcxproj
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/SilentFilesInUseBA/SilentFilesInUseBAFunction.vcxproj
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@
  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
    <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
  </PropertyGroup>
  
  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'" Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
    <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
    <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
  </PropertyGroup>
@@ -68,11 +68,10 @@
    <ClCompile Include="SilentFilesInUseBAFunctions.cpp" />
    <ClCompile Include="bafunctions.cpp">
      <PrecompiledHeader>Create</PrecompiledHeader>
-      <PrecompiledHeaderFile>precomp.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
    </ClCompile>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <ClInclude Include="precomp.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="pch.h" />
    <ClInclude Include="resource.h" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
--- a/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/SilentFilesInUseBA/SilentFilesInUseBAFunctions.cpp
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/SilentFilesInUseBA/SilentFilesInUseBAFunctions.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the Microsoft Reciprocal License. See LICENSE.TXT file in the project root for full license information.

-#include "precomp.h"
+#include "pch.h"
 #include "BalBaseBAFunctions.h"
 #include "BalBaseBAFunctionsProc.h"

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ public: // IBootstrapperApplication

        BalLog(BOOTSTRAPPER_LOG_LEVEL_STANDARD, "*** CUSTOM BA FUNCTION SYSTEM ACTIVE *** Running detect begin BA function. fCached=%d, registrationType=%d, cPackages=%u, fCancel=%d", fCached, registrationType, cPackages, *pfCancel);

-    LExit:
        return hr;
    }

@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ public: // IBAFunctions
        // BalExitOnFailure(hr, "Change this message to represent real error handling.");
        //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-    LExit:
        return hr;
    }

@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ public: // IBAFunctions
        __in DWORD cFiles,
        __in_ecount_z(cFiles) LPCWSTR* rgwzFiles,
        __in int nRecommendation,
-        __in BOOTSTRAPPER_FILES_IN_USE_TYPE source,
+        __in BOOTSTRAPPER_FILES_IN_USE_TYPE /* source */,
        __inout int* pResult
        )
    {
--- a/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/SilentFilesInUseBA/bafunctions.cpp
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/SilentFilesInUseBA/bafunctions.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the Microsoft Reciprocal License. See LICENSE.TXT file in the project root for full license information.

-#include "precomp.h"
+#include "pch.h"

 static HINSTANCE vhInstance = NULL;

--- a/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/SilentFilesInUseBA/precomp.h
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/SilentFilesInUseBA/precomp.h
--- a/src/ActionRunner/actionRunner.vcxproj
+++ b/src/ActionRunner/actionRunner.vcxproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="..\..\deps\expected.props" />
  <PropertyGroup>
--- a/src/Common.Dotnet.FuzzTest.props
+++ b/src/Common.Dotnet.FuzzTest.props
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
       As a temporary workaround, create a .NET 8 project and use file links 
       to include the code that needs testing. -->
  <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.26100.0</TargetFramework>
  </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
--- a/src/PackageIdentity/PackageIdentity.vcxproj
+++ b/src/PackageIdentity/PackageIdentity.vcxproj
@@ -55,26 +55,26 @@
  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>Utility</ConfigurationType>
    <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
  </PropertyGroup>

  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>Utility</ConfigurationType>
    <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
    <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|ARM64'" Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>Utility</ConfigurationType>
    <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
  </PropertyGroup>

  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|ARM64'" Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>Utility</ConfigurationType>
    <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
    <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
  </PropertyGroup>

--- a/src/Update/PowerToys.Update.vcxproj
+++ b/src/Update/PowerToys.Update.vcxproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="..\..\deps\expected.props" />
  <PropertyGroup>
--- a/src/common/COMUtils/COMUtils.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/COMUtils/COMUtils.vcxproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
--- a/src/common/CalculatorEngineCommon/CalculatorEngineCommon.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/CalculatorEngineCommon/CalculatorEngineCommon.vcxproj
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
    <GenerateManifest>false</GenerateManifest>
  </PropertyGroup>
--- a/src/common/Display/Display.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/Display/Display.vcxproj
@@ -1,5 +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')" />
  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
    <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
    <ProjectGuid>{CABA8DFB-823B-4BF2-93AC-3F31984150D9}</ProjectGuid>
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
@@ -39,5 +40,18 @@
    <ClCompile Include="monitors.cpp" />
    <ClCompile Include="dpi_aware.cpp" />
  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([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('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+  </Target>
 </Project>
--- a/src/common/Display/packages.config
+++ b/src/common/Display/packages.config
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+</packages>
--- a/src/common/GPOWrapper/GPOWrapper.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/GPOWrapper/GPOWrapper.vcxproj
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
    <GenerateManifest>false</GenerateManifest>
    <DesktopCompatible>true</DesktopCompatible>
--- a/src/common/SettingsAPI/SettingsAPI.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/SettingsAPI/SettingsAPI.vcxproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
--- a/src/common/Telemetry/EtwTrace/EtwTrace.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/Telemetry/EtwTrace/EtwTrace.vcxproj
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
--- a/src/common/Themes/Themes.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/Themes/Themes.vcxproj
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
--- a/src/common/UnitTests-CommonLib/UnitTests-CommonLib.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/UnitTests-CommonLib/UnitTests-CommonLib.vcxproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
    <UseOfMfc>false</UseOfMfc>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\UnitTestsCommonLib\</OutDir>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
--- a/src/common/interop/PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/interop/PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
    <GenerateManifest>false</GenerateManifest>
  </PropertyGroup>
--- a/src/common/logger/logger.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/logger/logger.vcxproj
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
    <OutDir>..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
--- a/src/common/notifications/BackgroundActivator/BackgroundActivator.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/notifications/BackgroundActivator/BackgroundActivator.vcxproj
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
    <GenerateManifest>false</GenerateManifest>
  </PropertyGroup>
--- a/src/common/notifications/BackgroundActivatorDLL/BackgroundActivatorDLL.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/notifications/BackgroundActivatorDLL/BackgroundActivatorDLL.vcxproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
--- a/src/common/notifications/notifications.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/notifications/notifications.vcxproj
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
--- a/src/common/updating/updating.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/updating/updating.vcxproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  <Import Project="..\..\..\deps\expected.props" />
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
  <Import Project="..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
--- a/src/common/version/version.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/version/version.vcxproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
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Jeremy Sinclair	a3a87cc296	[build] Update PlatformToolset to 145 with fallback to 143	2026-01-14 11:47:30 -05:00
Jeremy Sinclair	02262bf8b4	Revert "[build] Update PlatformToolset to v145 and configure C++ standard/coroutines " This reverts commit `9b037afed7`.	2026-01-14 11:45:13 -05:00
Jeremy Sinclair	52e76546dc	Revert "[FancyZones] Update OnThreadExecutor usage " This reverts commit `dd76564a47`.	2026-01-14 11:41:56 -05:00
Jeremy Sinclair	c5270de881	Revert "[ZoomIt] Refactor CaptureScreenshotAsync to be synchronous " This reverts commit `37f90d8c1f`.	2026-01-14 11:41:37 -05:00
Jeremy Sinclair	f1eaea8781	Revert "[Workspaces] Update OnThreadExecutor usage " This reverts commit `671993525d`.	2026-01-14 11:41:11 -05:00
Jeremy Sinclair	949c875575	Revert "[Common] Update async patterns to use C++/WinRT types " This reverts commit `0d020e8321`.	2026-01-14 11:40:28 -05:00
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Jeremy Sinclair	37f90d8c1f	[ZoomIt] Refactor CaptureScreenshotAsync to be synchronous	2025-12-15 22:44:28 -05:00
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Jeremy Sinclair	ca0d1878f6	[ActionRunner] Removed PlatformToolset from project	2025-12-15 22:34:14 -05:00
Jeremy Sinclair	12d04f9478	[installer] Removed PlatformToolset from project	2025-12-15 22:34:14 -05:00
Jeremy Sinclair	9b037afed7	[build] Update PlatformToolset to v145 and configure C++ standard/coroutines	2025-12-15 22:34:13 -05:00