diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 443d8e9..357ef54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: ${{env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE}}
       # Add additional options to the MSBuild command line here (like platform or verbosity level).
       # See https://docs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/msbuild/msbuild-command-line-reference
-      run: msbuild /m /p:Configuration=${{env.BUILD_CONFIGURATION}} /p:Platform=${{env.BUILD_PLATFORM}} /p:RunCodeAnalysis='True' ${{env.SOLUTION_FILE_PATH}}
+      run: msbuild /m /t:Restore,Build /p:Configuration=${{env.BUILD_CONFIGURATION}} /p:Platform=${{env.BUILD_PLATFORM}} /p:RunCodeAnalysis='True' ${{env.SOLUTION_FILE_PATH}}
 
     - name: Run cxplat tests without fault injection
       if: matrix.architecture == 'x64'
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f02dbee..fd4837d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
 /**/*.user
 /**/packages/**
 CMakeCache.txt
+/**/obj/**
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diff --git a/packages.config b/packages.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 604e5de..0000000
--- a/packages.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP" version="10.0.26100.4204" targetFramework="native" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP.arm64" version="10.0.26100.4204" targetFramework="native" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP.x64" version="10.0.26100.4204" targetFramework="native" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.WDK.ARM64" version="10.0.26100.4204" targetFramework="native" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.WDK.x64" version="10.0.26100.4204" targetFramework="native" />
-</packages>
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diff --git a/usersim_dll_skeleton/usersim_dll_skeleton.vcxproj b/usersim_dll_skeleton/usersim_dll_skeleton.vcxproj
index d4c8511..9a15f10 100644
--- a/usersim_dll_skeleton/usersim_dll_skeleton.vcxproj
+++ b/usersim_dll_skeleton/usersim_dll_skeleton.vcxproj
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="dll_skeleton.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="packages.config" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
     <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
diff --git a/wdk.props b/wdk.props
index fcdf6c6..508729d 100644
--- a/wdk.props
+++ b/wdk.props
@@ -3,24 +3,28 @@
   Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
   SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 -->
-<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" TreatAsLocalProperty="Platform">
-  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.cpp.props" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.cpp.props')" />
-  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.WDK.x64.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.WDK.x64.props" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.WDK.x64.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.WDK.x64.props')" />
-  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP.x64.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.cpp.x64.props" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP.x64.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.cpp.x64.props')" />
-  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.WDK.ARM64.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.WDK.arm64.props" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.WDK.ARM64.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.WDK.arm64.props')" />
-  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP.arm64.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.cpp.arm64.props" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP.arm64.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.cpp.arm64.props')" />
-  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.cpp.targets" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.cpp.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('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.cpp.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.cpp.props'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.cpp.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.cpp.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP.x64.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.cpp.x64.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP.x64.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.cpp.x64.props'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.WDK.x64.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.WDK.x64.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.WDK.x64.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.WDK.x64.props'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP.arm64.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.cpp.arm64.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP.arm64.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.cpp.arm64.props'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.WDK.ARM64.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.WDK.arm64.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.WDK.ARM64.10.0.26100.4204\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.WDK.arm64.props'))" />
-  </Target>
+<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <!-- Set target framework for C++ projects using PackageReference -->
+  <PropertyGroup Label="NuGet">
+    <TargetFramework>native</TargetFramework>
+    <_NuGetTargetFallbackMoniker>$(_NuGetTargetFallbackMoniker);native,Version=v0.0</_NuGetTargetFallbackMoniker>
+    <RestorePackages>true</RestorePackages>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP">
+      <Version>10.0.26100.4204</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP.x64">
+      <Version>10.0.26100.4204</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.WDK.x64">
+      <Version>10.0.26100.4204</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.CPP.arm64">
+      <Version>10.0.26100.4204</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.WDK.ARM64">
+      <Version>10.0.26100.4204</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
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