diff --git a/build/AzurePipelinesTemplates/WindowsAppSDK-Publish-Stage.yml b/build/AzurePipelinesTemplates/WindowsAppSDK-Publish-Stage.yml
index 320ba02b00..6b3494bb33 100644
--- a/build/AzurePipelinesTemplates/WindowsAppSDK-Publish-Stage.yml
+++ b/build/AzurePipelinesTemplates/WindowsAppSDK-Publish-Stage.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ parameters:
 - name: "TestOnArm64"
   displayName: "Enable running of sample tests on arm64 platform (Default: false)"
   type: boolean
-  default: false
+  default: true
 - name: "MaestroDependOnTestSamples"
   displayName: "Whether Maestro publishing should depend on successful Sample tests"
   type: boolean
diff --git a/build/WindowsAppSDK-Foundation-PR.yml b/build/WindowsAppSDK-Foundation-PR.yml
index cf67bfd140..15bcc8ee66 100644
--- a/build/WindowsAppSDK-Foundation-PR.yml
+++ b/build/WindowsAppSDK-Foundation-PR.yml
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ parameters: # parameters are shown up in ADO UI in a build queue time
   type: boolean
   default: false
 - name: "TestOnArm64"
-  displayName: "Enable running of tests on arm64 platform (Default: false)"
+  displayName: "Enable running of tests on arm64 platform (Default: true)"
   type: boolean
-  default: false
+  default: true
 - name: runStaticAnalysis
   displayName: "Run Static Analysis (e.g., PREFast, APIScan)"
   type: boolean