diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index ba547fbef232..63821417f071 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -27,12 +27,16 @@
 		<NetPreviousWpf>$(NetPrevious)-windows</NetPreviousWpf>
 		<NetCurrentWpf>$(NetCurrent)-windows</NetCurrentWpf>
 
+		<NetPreviousWinAppSDK>$(NetPrevious)-windows10.0.19041.0</NetPreviousWinAppSDK>
+		<NetCurrentWinAppSDK>$(NetCurrent)-windows10.0.19041.0</NetCurrentWinAppSDK>
+
 		<NetMobilePreviousAndCurrent>$(NetPreviousNetCoreMobile);$(NetCurrentNetCoreMobile)</NetMobilePreviousAndCurrent>
 		<NetAndroidPreviousAndCurrent>$(NetPrevious)-android;$(NetCurrent)-android</NetAndroidPreviousAndCurrent>
 		<NetWpfPreviousAndCurrent>$(NetPreviousWpf);$(NetCurrentWpf)</NetWpfPreviousAndCurrent>
 		<NetWasmPreviousAndCurrent>$(NetPrevious);$(NetCurrent)</NetWasmPreviousAndCurrent>
 		<NetSkiaPreviousAndCurrent>$(NetPrevious);$(NetCurrent)</NetSkiaPreviousAndCurrent>
 		<NetReferencePreviousAndCurrent>$(NetPrevious);$(NetCurrent)</NetReferencePreviousAndCurrent>
+		<NetWinAppSDKPreviousAndCurrent>$(NetPreviousWinAppSDK);$(NetCurrentWinAppSDK)</NetWinAppSDKPreviousAndCurrent>
 		<NetUnitTests>$(NetPrevious)</NetUnitTests>
 
 		<NetUWPOrWinUI>uap10.0.19041</NetUWPOrWinUI>
diff --git a/build/ci/.azure-devops-wasdk.yml b/build/ci/.azure-devops-wasdk.yml
index 4ed80095eccd..453f7c953bf9 100644
--- a/build/ci/.azure-devops-wasdk.yml
+++ b/build/ci/.azure-devops-wasdk.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       # ---
       # NOTE: The error says to specify a RuntimeIdentifier *OR* platform other than AnyCPU.
       # We already specify RuntimeIdentifier=win-x64 in the build below. Still, the error pops up.
-      msbuildArguments: /r /t:Publish /m /v:m /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=x64 /p:RuntimeIdentifier=win-x64 /p:BuildGraphics3DGLForWindows=true /p:GenerateAppxPackageOnBuild=true /detailedsummary /bl:$(build.artifactstagingdirectory)/build-wasdk.binlog
+      msbuildArguments: /r /t:Publish /m /v:m /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=x64 /p:RuntimeIdentifier=win-x64 /p:TargetFramework=net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0 /p:BuildGraphics3DGLForWindows=true /p:GenerateAppxPackageOnBuild=true /detailedsummary /bl:$(build.artifactstagingdirectory)/build-wasdk.binlog
       clean: false
       restoreNugetPackages: false
       logProjectEvents: false
diff --git a/src/SamplesApp/SamplesApp.Windows/SamplesApp.Windows.csproj b/src/SamplesApp/SamplesApp.Windows/SamplesApp.Windows.csproj
index d4933a2d0290..6d074258eef5 100644
--- a/src/SamplesApp/SamplesApp.Windows/SamplesApp.Windows.csproj
+++ b/src/SamplesApp/SamplesApp.Windows/SamplesApp.Windows.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-		<TargetFramework>$(NetPrevious)-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
+		<TargetFrameworks>$(NetWinAppSDKPreviousAndCurrent)</TargetFrameworks>
 		<TargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.17763.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
 		<RootNamespace>SamplesApp.Windows</RootNamespace>
 		<ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 		<WindowsSdkPackageVersion>10.0.19041.53</WindowsSdkPackageVersion>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
+	<Import Project="../../targetframework-override.props" />
+
 	<ItemGroup>
 		<Content Include="Assets\SplashScreen.scale-200.png" />
 		<Content Include="Assets\LockScreenLogo.scale-200.png" />
diff --git a/src/Uno.CrossTargetting.targets b/src/Uno.CrossTargetting.targets
index 08c09d9d52a7..5ddbb2fa0ceb 100644
--- a/src/Uno.CrossTargetting.targets
+++ b/src/Uno.CrossTargetting.targets
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 		<SupportedOSPlatformVersion>21.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
-	<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' != 'uap10.0.19041' and '$(TargetFramework)'!='net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0' and '$(TargetPlatformIdentifier)' != 'UAP'">
+	<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' != 'uap10.0.19041' and $(TargetFramework.EndsWith('-windows10.0.19041.0')) != 'true' and '$(TargetPlatformIdentifier)' != 'UAP'">
 		<DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);HAS_UNO</DefineConstants>
 		<DefineConstants Condition="'$(UNO_UWP_BUILD)'!='true'">$(DefineConstants);HAS_UNO_WINUI</DefineConstants>
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
     	<DefaultXamlRuntime Condition="'$(DefaultXamlRuntime)'==''">WinUI</DefaultXamlRuntime>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
-	<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)'=='net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0'">
+	<PropertyGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.EndsWith('-windows10.0.19041.0'))">
 		<DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);HAS_INPUT_INJECTOR;WINDOWS_WINUI;HAS_RENDER_TARGET_BITMAP;HAS_COMPOSITION_API</DefineConstants>
 	</PropertyGroup>