diff --git a/dev/VSIX/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/PackagedApp/BlankApp/app.manifest b/dev/VSIX/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/PackagedApp/BlankApp/app.manifest
index 0f7e64319f..b510851ae4 100644
--- a/dev/VSIX/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/PackagedApp/BlankApp/app.manifest
+++ b/dev/VSIX/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/PackagedApp/BlankApp/app.manifest
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   <application xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
     <windowsSettings>
       <dpiAwareness xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2016/WindowsSettings">PerMonitorV2</dpiAwareness>
+      <longPathAware xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2016/WindowsSettings">true</longPathAware>
     </windowsSettings>
   </application>
 </assembly>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dev/VSIX/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/SingleProjectPackagedApp/app.manifest b/dev/VSIX/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/SingleProjectPackagedApp/app.manifest
index 0f7e64319f..b510851ae4 100644
--- a/dev/VSIX/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/SingleProjectPackagedApp/app.manifest
+++ b/dev/VSIX/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/SingleProjectPackagedApp/app.manifest
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   <application xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
     <windowsSettings>
       <dpiAwareness xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2016/WindowsSettings">PerMonitorV2</dpiAwareness>
+      <longPathAware xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2016/WindowsSettings">true</longPathAware>
     </windowsSettings>
   </application>
 </assembly>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dev/VSIX/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/UnitTestApp/app.manifest b/dev/VSIX/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/UnitTestApp/app.manifest
index 0f7e64319f..b510851ae4 100644
--- a/dev/VSIX/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/UnitTestApp/app.manifest
+++ b/dev/VSIX/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/UnitTestApp/app.manifest
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   <application xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
     <windowsSettings>
       <dpiAwareness xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2016/WindowsSettings">PerMonitorV2</dpiAwareness>
+      <longPathAware xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2016/WindowsSettings">true</longPathAware>
     </windowsSettings>
   </application>
 </assembly>
\ No newline at end of file