Fix UniversalBGTask DLL inclusion in unpackaged app output#2
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Fix UniversalBGTask DLL inclusion in unpackaged app output#2
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Fix UniversalBGTask DLL inclusion in unpackaged app output
May 22, 2025
Microsoft.Windows.ApplicationModel.Background.UniversalBGTask.dll is included in output of framework-dependent unpackaged app
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Issue
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Microsoft.Windows.ApplicationModel.Background.UniversalBGTask.dllwas being included in the publish output of unpackaged apps, despite only being relevant for packaged apps. This increased the size of deployment unnecessarily.Changes
Modified the MSBuild conditions in two files to ensure the UniversalBGTask DLL is only included when both of these conditions are true:
$(WindowsAppSDKBackgroundTask)is set to'true'(existing condition)$(AppxPackage)is set to'true'(new condition)Files changed:
build/NuSpecs/WindowsAppSDK-Nuget-Native.targetsbuild/NuSpecs/WindowsAppSDK-Nuget-Native.WinRt.propsTesting
This change prevents the DLL from being copied to the output directory for unpackaged apps while maintaining the current behavior for packaged apps that need Background Task functionality.
Fixes #1.
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