diff --git a/Directory.Build.targets b/Directory.Build.targets
index adcad1cc7f13..06dd01a57282 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -121,5 +121,8 @@
 
   <!-- Tell typescript to stop deleting everything before building the next TFM -->
   <Target Name="TypeScriptDeleteOutputFromOtherConfigs" />
+  <!-- Don't add any outputs to any item group, we are embedding things manually -->
+  <Target Name="GetTypeScriptOutputForPublishing" />
+  <Target Name="GetTypeScriptCopyToOutputDirectoryItems" />
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index 64815c1d9513..c1b73df81cdf 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
     <!-- Samsung/Tizen.NET -->
     <SamsungTizenSdkPackageVersion>8.0.148</SamsungTizenSdkPackageVersion>
     <!-- wasdk -->
-    <MicrosoftWindowsAppSDKPackageVersion>1.7.250909003</MicrosoftWindowsAppSDKPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftWindowsSDKBuildToolsPackageVersion>10.0.22621.756</MicrosoftWindowsSDKBuildToolsPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftWindowsAppSDKPackageVersion>1.8.251003001</MicrosoftWindowsAppSDKPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftWindowsSDKBuildToolsPackageVersion>10.0.26100.4654</MicrosoftWindowsSDKBuildToolsPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftGraphicsWin2DPackageVersion>1.3.2</MicrosoftGraphicsWin2DPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftWindowsWebView2PackageVersion>1.0.3179.45</MicrosoftWindowsWebView2PackageVersion>
     <!-- Everything else -->
diff --git a/eng/devices/windows.cake b/eng/devices/windows.cake
index 807ce907e536..c11461b3020f 100644
--- a/eng/devices/windows.cake
+++ b/eng/devices/windows.cake
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ Task("GenerateMsixCert")
 	var currentUserMyStore = new X509Store("My", StoreLocation.CurrentUser);
 	currentUserMyStore.Open(OpenFlags.ReadWrite);
 	certificateThumbprint = localTrustedPeopleStore.Certificates.FirstOrDefault(c => c.Subject.Contains(certCN))?.Thumbprint;
-	Information("Cert thumbprint: " + certificateThumbprint ?? "null");
 
 	if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(certificateThumbprint))
 	{
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ Task("GenerateMsixCert")
 		req.CertificateExtensions.Add(new X509BasicConstraintsExtension(false, false, 0, false));
 		req.CertificateExtensions.Add(
 			new X509KeyUsageExtension(
-				X509KeyUsageFlags.DigitalSignature | X509KeyUsageFlags.NonRepudiation,
+				X509KeyUsageFlags.DigitalSignature,
 				false));
 
 		req.CertificateExtensions.Add(
@@ -120,6 +119,8 @@ Task("GenerateMsixCert")
 
 	localTrustedPeopleStore.Close();
 	currentUserMyStore.Close();
+
+	Information("Cert thumbprint: " + certificateThumbprint ?? "null");
 });
 
 Task("buildOnly")
diff --git a/src/Controls/src/Xaml/Controls.Xaml.csproj b/src/Controls/src/Xaml/Controls.Xaml.csproj
index 825bb0d11a59..33b2deef045d 100644
--- a/src/Controls/src/Xaml/Controls.Xaml.csproj
+++ b/src/Controls/src/Xaml/Controls.Xaml.csproj
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 
 	<PropertyGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('-windows')) == true ">
 		<NoWarn>$(NoWarn);CA1416</NoWarn>
-		<DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);WINDOWS</DefineConstants>
-		<!-- Disable PRI generation to avoid conflicts with Core project's PRI file -->
-		<AppxGeneratePriEnabled>false</AppxGeneratePriEnabled>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
 	<PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/Essentials/src/Essentials.csproj b/src/Essentials/src/Essentials.csproj
index c2622d5151b1..48d4f24f233c 100644
--- a/src/Essentials/src/Essentials.csproj
+++ b/src/Essentials/src/Essentials.csproj
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     <Compile Include="**\*.windows.cs" Exclude="$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(DefaultExcludesInProjectFolder)" />
     <Compile Include="**\*.windows.*.cs" Exclude="$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(DefaultExcludesInProjectFolder)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Web.WebView2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetPlatformIdentifier)' == 'android' ">
     <Compile Include="**\*.android.cs" Exclude="$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(DefaultExcludesInProjectFolder)" />
diff --git a/src/Graphics/src/Graphics.Skia/Graphics.Skia.csproj b/src/Graphics/src/Graphics.Skia/Graphics.Skia.csproj
index d2b2ba962fe3..0b80ad841fd0 100644
--- a/src/Graphics/src/Graphics.Skia/Graphics.Skia.csproj
+++ b/src/Graphics/src/Graphics.Skia/Graphics.Skia.csproj
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('-windows'))">
     <PackageReference Include="SkiaSharp.Views.WinUI" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Graphics/src/Graphics.Win2D/Graphics.Win2D.csproj b/src/Graphics/src/Graphics.Win2D/Graphics.Win2D.csproj
index 5b6bdd5fd0cd..e63ebf1ed0b7 100644
--- a/src/Graphics/src/Graphics.Win2D/Graphics.Win2D.csproj
+++ b/src/Graphics/src/Graphics.Win2D/Graphics.Win2D.csproj
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Graphics.Win2D" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/WindowsTemplateTest.cs b/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/WindowsTemplateTest.cs
index d73afc86b26c..db70b57696cd 100644
--- a/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/WindowsTemplateTest.cs
+++ b/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/WindowsTemplateTest.cs
@@ -167,8 +167,11 @@ public void PublishPackaged(string id, string framework, string config, bool use
 		Assert.IsTrue(DotnetInternal.Publish(projectFile, config, framework: $"{framework}-windows10.0.19041.0", properties: BuildProps),
 			$"Project {Path.GetFileName(projectFile)} failed to build. Check test output/attachments for errors.");
 
-		var rid = usesRidGraph ? "win10-x64" : "win-x64";
-		var assetsRoot = Path.Combine(projectDir, $"bin/{config}/{framework}-windows10.0.19041.0/{rid}/AppPackages/{name}_1.0.0.1_Test");
+		var rid = usesRidGraph ? "win10-x64/" : "";
+		var prefix = framework == DotNetCurrent
+			? ""
+			: $"bin/{config}/{framework}-windows10.0.19041.0/";
+		var assetsRoot = Path.Combine(projectDir, $"{prefix}{rid}AppPackages/{name}_1.0.0.1_Test");
 
 		AssetExists($"{name}_1.0.0.1_x64.msix");