fix: Address PR review comments for path inconsistencies

- Remove duplicate ProjectDir prefix before RepoRoot in PowerRename vcxproj files - Replace remaining SolutionDir with RepoRoot in KeyboardManager and ZoomIt projects
fix: Remove extra '..' segment from OutputPath values
2026-01-10 22:36:38 +01:00 · 2026-01-09 22:11:08 +08:00 · 2026-01-09 21:55:01 +08:00 · 2026-01-09 21:35:57 +08:00
284 changed files with 1017 additions and 1015 deletions
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <Project>
-  <Import Project="src\Version.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <RepoRoot>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)</RepoRoot>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Version.props" />
  <PropertyGroup>
    <Copyright>Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.</Copyright>
    <AssemblyCopyright>Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.</AssemblyCopyright>
@@ -28,15 +31,15 @@

  <PropertyGroup>
    <_PropertySheetDisplayName>PowerToys.Root.Props</_PropertySheetDisplayName>
-    <ForceImportBeforeCppProps>$(MsbuildThisFileDirectory)\Cpp.Build.props</ForceImportBeforeCppProps>
+    <ForceImportBeforeCppProps>$(RepoRoot)Cpp.Build.props</ForceImportBeforeCppProps>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectExtension)' == '.csproj'">
    <PackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers">
      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
    </PackageReference>
-    <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\src\codeAnalysis\GlobalSuppressions.cs" Link="GlobalSuppressions.cs" />
-    <AdditionalFiles Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\src\codeAnalysis\StyleCop.json" Link="StyleCop.json" />
+    <Compile Include="$(RepoRoot)src\codeAnalysis\GlobalSuppressions.cs" Link="GlobalSuppressions.cs" />
+    <AdditionalFiles Include="$(RepoRoot)src\codeAnalysis\StyleCop.json" Link="StyleCop.json" />

    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers">
      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
--- a/src/ActionRunner/actionRunner.vcxproj
+++ b/src/ActionRunner/actionRunner.vcxproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <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')" />
  <Target Name="GenerateResourceFiles" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
-    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(SolutionDir)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h actionRunner.base.rc actionRunner.rc" />
+    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(RepoRoot)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h actionRunner.base.rc actionRunner.rc" />
  </Target>
  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
    <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
  </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="..\..\deps\expected.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\expected.props" />
  <PropertyGroup>
    <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
  </PropertyGroup>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
    <None Include="packages.config" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
    <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
    <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
--- a/src/Update/PowerToys.Update.vcxproj
+++ b/src/Update/PowerToys.Update.vcxproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <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')" />
  <Target Name="GenerateResourceFiles" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
-    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(SolutionDir)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h PowerToys.Update.base.rc PowerToys.Update.rc" />
+    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(RepoRoot)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h PowerToys.Update.base.rc PowerToys.Update.rc" />
  </Target>
  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
    <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
  </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="..\..\deps\expected.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\expected.props" />
  <PropertyGroup>
    <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
  </PropertyGroup>
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
    <None Include="packages.config" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
    <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
    <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
--- a/src/common/AllExperiments/AllExperiments.csproj
+++ b/src/common/AllExperiments/AllExperiments.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />

  <PropertyGroup>
    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
--- a/src/common/COMUtils/COMUtils.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/COMUtils/COMUtils.vcxproj
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
    <ClCompile>
      <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
    </ClCompile>
  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
--- a/src/common/CalculatorEngineCommon/CalculatorEngineCommon.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/CalculatorEngineCommon/CalculatorEngineCommon.vcxproj
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
  </ImportGroup>
  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetName>CalculatorEngineCommon</TargetName>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
    <ClCompile>
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
    <ResourceCompile Include="CalculatorEngineCommon.rc" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
    <Import Project="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
  </ImportGroup>
--- a/src/common/Common.Search/Common.Search.csproj
+++ b/src/common/Common.Search/Common.Search.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />

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

  <PropertyGroup>
    <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
--- a/src/common/Display/Display.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/Display/Display.vcxproj
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
    <ClCompile>
      <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\;..\..\common;.\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\;..\..\common;.\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
    </ClCompile>
  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
--- a/src/common/FilePreviewCommon/FilePreviewCommon.csproj
+++ b/src/common/FilePreviewCommon/FilePreviewCommon.csproj
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\Monaco.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Monaco.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />

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

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

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

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

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

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

  <PropertyGroup>
    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
--- a/src/common/SettingsAPI/SettingsAPI.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/SettingsAPI/SettingsAPI.vcxproj
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
    <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
    </ClCompile>
  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
    </ProjectReference>
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
    <Import Project="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
    <Import Project="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
--- a/src/common/Themes/Themes.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/Themes/Themes.vcxproj
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
    <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
      <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
    </ClCompile>
--- a/src/common/UITestAutomation/UITestAutomation.csproj
+++ b/src/common/UITestAutomation/UITestAutomation.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />

  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
--- a/src/common/interop/PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/interop/PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <Import Project="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
  <PropertyGroup>
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetName>PowerToys.Interop</TargetName>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup>
    <CopyCppRuntimeToOutputDir>true</CopyCppRuntimeToOutputDir>
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
    <ClCompile>
      <PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>$(IntDir)pch.pch</PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>
      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_WINRT_DLL;WINRT_LEAN_AND_MEAN;PowerToysInterop;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(SolutionDir)src\common\interop;../../;../;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\common\interop;../../;../;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
      <AdditionalUsingDirectories>$(WindowsSDK_WindowsMetadata);$(AdditionalUsingDirectories)</AdditionalUsingDirectories>
      <OmitDefaultLibName>false</OmitDefaultLibName>
      <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /bigobj /Zc:twoPhase- </AdditionalOptions>
--- a/src/common/interop/interop-tests/Common.Interop.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/src/common/interop/interop-tests/Common.Interop.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />

  <PropertyGroup>
    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
--- a/src/common/logger/logger.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/logger/logger.vcxproj
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
  </ImportGroup>
  <ImportGroup Label="Shared">
--- a/src/common/notifications/BackgroundActivatorDLL/BackgroundActivatorDLL.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/notifications/BackgroundActivatorDLL/BackgroundActivatorDLL.vcxproj
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
    <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>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\version\version.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\version\version.vcxproj">
      <Project>{cc6e41ac-8174-4e8a-8d22-85dd7f4851df}</Project>
    </ProjectReference>
    <ProjectReference Include="..\BackgroundActivator\BackgroundActivator.vcxproj">
--- a/src/common/notifications/notifications.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/notifications/notifications.vcxproj
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
    <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
    </ClCompile>
  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
--- a/src/common/updating/updating.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/updating/updating.vcxproj
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
    <ProjectName>ApplicationUpdate</ProjectName>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\deps\expected.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\expected.props" />
  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
  </ImportGroup>
  <ImportGroup Label="Shared">
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
    <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
    </ClCompile>
    <Lib>
--- a/src/common/version/version.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/version/version.vcxproj
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
    <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
      <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
    </ClCompile>
--- a/src/dsc/PowerToys.Settings.DSC.Schema.Generator/PowerToys.Settings.DSC.Schema.Generator.csproj
+++ b/src/dsc/PowerToys.Settings.DSC.Schema.Generator/PowerToys.Settings.DSC.Schema.Generator.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.SelfContained.props" />

    <PropertyGroup>
        <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
--- a/src/dsc/v3/PowerToys.DSC.UnitTests/PowerToys.DSC.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/src/dsc/v3/PowerToys.DSC.UnitTests/PowerToys.DSC.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />

  <PropertyGroup>
    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Configuration)\$(Platform)\tests\PowerToys.DSC.Tests\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Configuration)\$(Platform)\tests\PowerToys.DSC.Tests\</OutputPath>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
--- a/src/dsc/v3/PowerToys.DSC/PowerToys.DSC.csproj
+++ b/src/dsc/v3/PowerToys.DSC/PowerToys.DSC.csproj
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.SelfContained.props" />

  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
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    </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Themes\Themes.vcxproj">
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+++ b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/FileLocksmithLibInterop.vcxproj
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-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
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    <ClInclude Include="resource.h" />
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+++ b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/FileLocksmithUI.csproj
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
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    <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys File Locksmith</AssemblyDescription>
    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps</OutputPath>
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    <AssemblyName>PowerToys.FileLocksmithUI</AssemblyName>
    <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
--- a/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts.FuzzTests/HostsEditor.FuzzTests.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts.FuzzTests/HostsEditor.FuzzTests.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
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-	<Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-	<Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.FuzzTest.props" />
+	<Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+	<Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.FuzzTest.props" />

 	<PropertyGroup>
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	</PropertyGroup>
 	
 	<PropertyGroup>
-		<OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\Hosts.FuzzTests\</OutputPath>
+		<OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\Hosts.FuzzTests\</OutputPath>
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+++ b/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts.Tests/HostsEditor.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
  
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    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
--- a/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts.UITests/HostsEditor.UITests.csproj
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />

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    <PropertyGroup>
-      <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\Hosts.UITests\</OutputPath>
+      <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\Hosts.UITests\</OutputPath>
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    <ItemGroup>
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--- a/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts/Hosts.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts/Hosts.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.SelfContained.props" />

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    <WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps</OutputPath>
    <AssemblyName>PowerToys.Hosts</AssemblyName>
    <DefineConstants>DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN,TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <ApplicationIcon>Assets/Hosts/Hosts.ico</ApplicationIcon>
--- a/src/modules/Hosts/HostsModuleInterface/HostsModuleInterface.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/Hosts/HostsModuleInterface/HostsModuleInterface.vcxproj
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  </ImportGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
  <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
    <TargetName>PowerToys.HostsModuleInterface</TargetName>
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    <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\inc;..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\common\inc;$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
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+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
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--- a/src/modules/Hosts/HostsUILib/HostsUILib.csproj
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />

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--- a/src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchModuleInterface/LightSwitchModuleInterface.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchModuleInterface/LightSwitchModuleInterface.vcxproj
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
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+        $(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;
+        $(RepoRoot)src\;
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-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);..\NewShellExtensionContextMenu;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);..\NewShellExtensionContextMenu;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
      <CompileAsWinRT>false</CompileAsWinRT>
      <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
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@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
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-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);..\NewShellExtensionContextMenu;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);..\NewShellExtensionContextMenu;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@
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  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
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+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
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    </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Telemetry\EtwTrace\EtwTrace.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry\EtwTrace\EtwTrace.vcxproj">
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-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Themes\Themes.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\Themes\Themes.vcxproj">
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    </ProjectReference>
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@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
    <None Include="packages.config" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
--- a/src/modules/NewPlus/NewShellExtensionContextMenu/NewShellExtensionContextMenu.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/NewPlus/NewShellExtensionContextMenu/NewShellExtensionContextMenu.vcxproj
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-    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(SolutionDir)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h new.base.rc new.rc" />
+    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(RepoRoot)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h new.base.rc new.rc" />
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@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@
  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
    <TargetExt>.dll</TargetExt>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
    <TargetName>PowerToys.NewPlus.ShellExtension</TargetName>
    <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\TemporaryBuild\obj\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
    <LinkIncremental />
    <IgnoreImportLibrary />
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutDir>
    <TargetName>PowerToys.NewPlus.ShellExtension</TargetName>
    <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\TemporaryBuild\obj\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
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@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
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      <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
    </ClCompile>
    <Link>
      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
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      <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
      <PrecompiledHeaderFile>pch.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
      <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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    <Link>
      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -167,19 +167,19 @@ MakeAppx.exe pack /d . /p $(OutDir)NewPlusPackage.msix /nv</Command>
    </CopyFileToFolders>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
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    </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
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    </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Telemetry\EtwTrace\EtwTrace.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry\EtwTrace\EtwTrace.vcxproj">
      <Project>{8f021b46-362b-485c-bfba-ccf83e820cbd}</Project>
    </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Themes\Themes.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\Themes\Themes.vcxproj">
      <Project>{98537082-0fdb-40de-abd8-0dc5a4269bab}</Project>
    </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\version\version.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\version\version.vcxproj">
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    </ProjectReference>
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@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ MakeAppx.exe pack /d . /p $(OutDir)NewPlusPackage.msix /nv</Command>
    <None Include="AppxManifest.xml" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
  </ImportGroup>
--- a/src/modules/PowerOCR/PowerOCR-UITests/PowerOCR.UITests.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/PowerOCR/PowerOCR-UITests/PowerOCR.UITests.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
  <PropertyGroup>
    <RootNamespace>PowerOCR.UITests</RootNamespace>
 	<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  </PropertyGroup>

  <PropertyGroup>
-	<OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\PowerOCR.UITests\</OutputPath>
+	<OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\PowerOCR.UITests\</OutputPath>
  </PropertyGroup>
 	
  <ItemGroup>
--- a/src/modules/PowerOCR/PowerOCR/PowerOCR.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/PowerOCR/PowerOCR/PowerOCR.csproj
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.SelfContained.props" />

  <PropertyGroup>
    <AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.PowerOCR</AssemblyTitle>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
    <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
    <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
    <GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>true</GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>
--- a/src/modules/PowerOCR/PowerOCRModuleInterface/PowerOCRModuleInterface.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/PowerOCR/PowerOCRModuleInterface/PowerOCRModuleInterface.vcxproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <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')" />
  <Target Name="GenerateResourceFiles" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
-    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(SolutionDir)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h PowerOCR.base.rc PowerOCR.rc" />
+    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(RepoRoot)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h PowerOCR.base.rc PowerOCR.rc" />
  </Target>
  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
    <VCProjectVersion>15.0</VCProjectVersion>
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
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  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
  <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
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  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
    <ClCompile>
      <PreprocessorDefinitions>EXAMPLEPOWERTOY_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\inc;..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoRoot)src\common\inc;$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;..\..\;$(RepoRoot)src\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
    </ClCompile>
    <Link>
      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt)</OutputFile>
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@
    <ClCompile Include="trace.cpp" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
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    </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
      <Project>{6955446d-23f7-4023-9bb3-8657f904af99}</Project>
    </ProjectReference>
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@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
    </None>
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  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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--- a/src/modules/ShortcutGuide/ShortcutGuide/ShortcutGuide.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/ShortcutGuide/ShortcutGuide/ShortcutGuide.vcxproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
  <Target Name="GenerateResourceFiles" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
-    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(SolutionDir)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h ShortcutGuide.base.rc ShortcutGuide.rc" />
+    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(RepoRoot)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h ShortcutGuide.base.rc ShortcutGuide.rc" />
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@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@
    <TargetName>PowerToys.$(MSBuildProjectName)</TargetName>
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  <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
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  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
    <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>;..\..\..\common\inc;..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\..\;..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>;$(RepoRoot)src\common\inc;$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;$(RepoRoot)src\;..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
    </ClCompile>
    <Link>
      <AdditionalDependencies>ole32.lib;Shell32.lib;OleAut32.lib;Dbghelp.lib;Dwmapi.lib;Dcomp.lib;Shlwapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
@@ -149,19 +149,19 @@
    </CopyFileToFolders>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Display\Display.vcxproj">
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-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
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-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
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-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Telemetry\EtwTrace\EtwTrace.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry\EtwTrace\EtwTrace.vcxproj">
      <Project>{8f021b46-362b-485c-bfba-ccf83e820cbd}</Project>
    </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Themes\Themes.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\Themes\Themes.vcxproj">
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@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
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  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
  </ImportGroup>
--- a/src/modules/ShortcutGuide/ShortcutGuideModuleInterface/ShortcutGuideModuleInterface.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/ShortcutGuide/ShortcutGuideModuleInterface/ShortcutGuideModuleInterface.vcxproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
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  <Target Name="GenerateResourceFiles" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
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+    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(RepoRoot)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h ShortcutGuideModuleInterface.base.rc ShortcutGuideModuleInterface.rc" />
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@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@
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  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
  <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
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-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>;..\..\..\common\inc;..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\..\;..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>;$(RepoRoot)src\common\inc;$(RepoRoot)src\common\Telemetry;$(RepoRoot)src\;..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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    <Link>
      <AdditionalDependencies>Dwmapi.lib;Dcomp.lib;Shlwapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
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-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
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@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
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  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
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--- a/src/modules/Workspaces/Workspaces.ModuleServices/Workspaces.ModuleServices.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/Workspaces/Workspaces.ModuleServices/Workspaces.ModuleServices.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />

  <PropertyGroup>
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--- a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesCsharpLibrary/WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesCsharpLibrary/WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />

  <PropertyGroup>
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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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    <GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>true</GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
    <AssemblyName>PowerToys.WorkspacesCsharpLibrary</AssemblyName>
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--- a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesEditor/WorkspacesEditor.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesEditor/WorkspacesEditor.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.SelfContained.props" />

  <PropertyGroup>
    <AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.WorkspacesEditor</AssemblyTitle>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
    <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
    <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
    <GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>true</GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
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  <PropertyGroup>
--- a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesEditorUITest/Workspaces.Editor.UITests.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesEditorUITest/Workspaces.Editor.UITests.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />

  <PropertyGroup>
    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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  <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\Workspaces.UITests\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\Workspaces.UITests\</OutputPath>
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  <ItemGroup>
--- a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncher/WorkspacesLauncher.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncher/WorkspacesLauncher.vcxproj
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