diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/AzureResourcesExtension/AzureResourcesExtension.csproj b/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/AzureResourcesExtension/AzureResourcesExtension.csproj
index 1407b49a802..bab93683f03 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/AzureResourcesExtension/AzureResourcesExtension.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/AzureResourcesExtension/AzureResourcesExtension.csproj
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.22621.756" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.5.240607001" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.0.4" />
     <Manifest Include="$(ApplicationManifest)" />
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/GitHubExtension/GitHubExtension.csproj b/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/GitHubExtension/GitHubExtension.csproj
index fc5c8ee7872..e2ff536b96a 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/GitHubExtension/GitHubExtension.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/GitHubExtension/GitHubExtension.csproj
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.22621.756" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.5.240607001" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT"/>
     <Manifest Include="$(ApplicationManifest)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/HackerNewsExtension/HackerNewsExtension.csproj b/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/HackerNewsExtension/HackerNewsExtension.csproj
index f5ca6d76a27..b6779756c9c 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/HackerNewsExtension/HackerNewsExtension.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/HackerNewsExtension/HackerNewsExtension.csproj
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.22621.756" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.5.240607001" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT"/>
     <Manifest Include="$(ApplicationManifest)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/MediaControlsExtension/MediaControlsExtension.csproj b/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/MediaControlsExtension/MediaControlsExtension.csproj
index 43c3d3a3e30..9949d9cf06d 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/MediaControlsExtension/MediaControlsExtension.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/MediaControlsExtension/MediaControlsExtension.csproj
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.22621.756" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.5.240607001" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT"/>
     <Manifest Include="$(ApplicationManifest)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/ProcessMonitorExtension/ProcessMonitorExtension.csproj b/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/ProcessMonitorExtension/ProcessMonitorExtension.csproj
index a555e5dd8b9..df559f65a99 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/ProcessMonitorExtension/ProcessMonitorExtension.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/ProcessMonitorExtension/ProcessMonitorExtension.csproj
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.22621.756" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.5.240607001" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT"/>
     <Manifest Include="$(ApplicationManifest)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/SpongebotExtension/SpongebotCommandsProvider.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/SpongebotExtension/SpongebotCommandsProvider.cs
index 54a92b2d626..0d0c012e70f 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/SpongebotExtension/SpongebotCommandsProvider.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/SpongebotExtension/SpongebotCommandsProvider.cs
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntime;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Nodes;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Xml.Linq;
 using ABI.System;
 using Microsoft.UI;
 using Microsoft.Windows.CommandPalette.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.Windows.CommandPalette.Extensions.Helpers;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using Windows.Foundation;
 using Windows.Storage.Streams;
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ private static async Task<string> _GenerateMeme(string text) {
         var client = new System.Net.Http.HttpClient();
 
         var state = File.ReadAllText(StateJsonPath());
-        var jsonState = JObject.Parse(state);
+        var jsonState = JsonNode.Parse(state);
 
         var bodyObj = new Dictionary<string, string>
         {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ private static async Task<string> _GenerateMeme(string text) {
         var resp = await client.PostAsync("https://api.imgflip.com/caption_image", content);
         var respBody = await resp.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
         // dynamic r = JsonSerializer.Deserialize(respBody);
-        JObject response = JObject.Parse(respBody);
+        var response = JsonNode.Parse(respBody);
 
         // var url = r?.data?.url;
         var url = response["data"]?["url"]?.ToString() ?? "";
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/SpongebotExtension/SpongebotExtension.csproj b/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/SpongebotExtension/SpongebotExtension.csproj
index 94b05bd4802..f7233b048d2 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/SpongebotExtension/SpongebotExtension.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/extensions/SpongebotExtension/SpongebotExtension.csproj
@@ -24,10 +24,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.22621.756" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.5.240607001" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.0.4" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT"/>
     <Manifest Include="$(ApplicationManifest)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/extensionsdk/Microsoft.Windows.CommandPalette.Extensions/Microsoft.Windows.CommandPalette.Extensions.vcxproj b/src/modules/cmdpal/extensionsdk/Microsoft.Windows.CommandPalette.Extensions/Microsoft.Windows.CommandPalette.Extensions.vcxproj
index 2ae6fa3a6e5..49d0757ec4e 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/extensionsdk/Microsoft.Windows.CommandPalette.Extensions/Microsoft.Windows.CommandPalette.Extensions.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/extensionsdk/Microsoft.Windows.CommandPalette.Extensions/Microsoft.Windows.CommandPalette.Extensions.vcxproj
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.5.240227000\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.5.240227000\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.22621.756\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.22621.756\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.props')" />
   <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.220531.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.220531.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <CppWinRTOptimized>true</CppWinRTOptimized>
@@ -233,7 +232,6 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
     <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.220531.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.220531.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.22621.756\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.22621.756\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.targets')" />
     <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.5.240227000\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.5.240227000\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
@@ -242,8 +240,6 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.220531.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.220531.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.220531.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.220531.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.22621.756\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.22621.756\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.props'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.22621.756\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.22621.756\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.targets'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.5.240227000\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.5.240227000\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.5.240227000\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.5.240227000\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets'))" />
   </Target>