diff --git a/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/AppInstallerCommonCore.vcxproj b/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/AppInstallerCommonCore.vcxproj
index 1188c31463..5fa3628a34 100644
--- a/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/AppInstallerCommonCore.vcxproj
+++ b/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/AppInstallerCommonCore.vcxproj
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <CppWinRTOptimized>true</CppWinRTOptimized>
     <CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>true</CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>
+    <CppWinRTGenerateWindowsMetadata>false</CppWinRTGenerateWindowsMetadata>
     <MinimalCoreWin>true</MinimalCoreWin>
     <VCProjectVersion>15.0</VCProjectVersion>
     <ProjectGuid>{5890d6ed-7c3b-40f3-b436-b54f640d9e65}</ProjectGuid>
diff --git a/src/Update-VcxprojNugetPackageVersions.ps1 b/src/Update-VcxprojNugetPackageVersions.ps1
index f329e8caed..e5bfd43722 100644
--- a/src/Update-VcxprojNugetPackageVersions.ps1
+++ b/src/Update-VcxprojNugetPackageVersions.ps1
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ function Update-PackagesConfig {
         
         $currentVersion = $packageNode.version
         
+        # Skip if version is already the target version
+        if ($currentVersion -eq $NewVersion) {
+            Write-Verbose "Skipping $PackagesConfigPath - version is already $NewVersion"
+            return $false
+        }
+        
         if ($WhatIfMode) {
             Write-Host "WHATIF: Would update $PackagesConfigPath" -ForegroundColor Yellow
             Write-Host "  Package: $PackageName" -ForegroundColor Cyan
@@ -126,6 +132,12 @@ function Update-VcxprojFile {
         return $false
     }
     
+    # Skip if version is already the target version
+    if ($OldVersion -eq $NewVersion) {
+        Write-Verbose "Skipping $VcxprojPath - version is already $NewVersion"
+        return $false
+    }
+    
     try {
         # Read the file content
         $content = Get-Content $VcxprojPath -Raw -ErrorAction Stop
@@ -164,7 +176,7 @@ function Update-VcxprojFile {
         $replacementCount = $originalMatches - $remainingMatches
         
         # Save the updated content
-        Set-Content $VcxprojPath -Value $updatedContent -Encoding UTF8 -ErrorAction Stop
+        Set-Content $VcxprojPath -Value $updatedContent -NoNewline -Encoding UTF8 -ErrorAction Stop
         
         Write-Host "Updated .vcxproj file: $VcxprojPath" -ForegroundColor Green
         Write-Host "  Replaced $replacementCount reference(s): $oldPattern → $newPattern" -ForegroundColor Cyan
@@ -230,7 +242,7 @@ try {
     # Group by project to avoid duplicate processing
     $projectGroups = $targetPackages | Group-Object ProjectFile
     
-    Write-Host "`nProjects to update:" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+    Write-Host "`nProjects with package:" -ForegroundColor Cyan
     foreach ($group in $projectGroups) {
         $project = $group.Group[0]  # Get the first package info for project details
         Write-Host "  $($project.ProjectName) - Version(s): $($group.Group.Version -join ', ')" -ForegroundColor White
diff --git a/src/WinGetYamlFuzzing/WinGetYamlFuzzing.vcxproj b/src/WinGetYamlFuzzing/WinGetYamlFuzzing.vcxproj
index 068221a59c..84889b932a 100644
--- a/src/WinGetYamlFuzzing/WinGetYamlFuzzing.vcxproj
+++ b/src/WinGetYamlFuzzing/WinGetYamlFuzzing.vcxproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.230706.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.230706.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
+  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Fuzzing|x64">
       <Configuration>Fuzzing</Configuration>
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
     <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.250325.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.250325.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.230706.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.230706.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
     </PropertyGroup>
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.250325.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.250325.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.230706.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.230706.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.230706.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.230706.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/WinGetYamlFuzzing/packages.config b/src/WinGetYamlFuzzing/packages.config
index a4d92efeae..18270c6de7 100644
--- a/src/WinGetYamlFuzzing/packages.config
+++ b/src/WinGetYamlFuzzing/packages.config
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.250325.1" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>
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