diff --git a/buildsystem/base-template.yml b/buildsystem/base-template.yml
index 7a10179f0..3b73a1dec 100644
--- a/buildsystem/base-template.yml
+++ b/buildsystem/base-template.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ steps:
   displayName: 'Use .NET Core SDK'
   inputs:
     packageType: sdk
-    version: 9.0.308
+    version: 10.0.100
 
 - bash: |
    dotnet workload install android
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index b550660e6..20c7b184c 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "MSBuild.Sdk.Extras": "3.0.44"
   },
     "sdk": {
-        "version": "9.0.0",
+        "version": "10.0.0",
         "rollForward": "latestFeature"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/LibVLCSharp.MAUI.Sample/LibVLCSharp.MAUI.Sample.csproj b/samples/LibVLCSharp.MAUI.Sample/LibVLCSharp.MAUI.Sample.csproj
index 3ddf5e06d..7c5804bb7 100644
--- a/samples/LibVLCSharp.MAUI.Sample/LibVLCSharp.MAUI.Sample.csproj
+++ b/samples/LibVLCSharp.MAUI.Sample/LibVLCSharp.MAUI.Sample.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<TargetFrameworks>net9.0-android;net9.0-ios</TargetFrameworks>
-		<TargetFrameworks Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('windows'))">$(TargetFrameworks);net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFrameworks>
+		<TargetFrameworks Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('windows'))">$(TargetFrameworks);net9.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFrameworks>
 		<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
 		<RootNamespace>LibVLCSharp.MAUI.Sample</RootNamespace>
 		<UseMaui>true</UseMaui>
diff --git a/samples/LibVLCSharp.WinUI.Sample/LibVLCSharp.WinUI.Sample.csproj b/samples/LibVLCSharp.WinUI.Sample/LibVLCSharp.WinUI.Sample.csproj
index 32f73064e..76f84519a 100644
--- a/samples/LibVLCSharp.WinUI.Sample/LibVLCSharp.WinUI.Sample.csproj
+++ b/samples/LibVLCSharp.WinUI.Sample/LibVLCSharp.WinUI.Sample.csproj
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
+    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(RuntimeIdentifier)' == '' And ('$(Platform)' == '' Or '$(Platform)' == 'AnyCPU')">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <TargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.17763.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
     <RootNamespace>LibVLCSharp.WinUI.Sample</RootNamespace>
     <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
     <Platforms>x86;x64;arm64</Platforms>
-    <RuntimeIdentifiers>win10-x86;win10-x64;win10-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
+    <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x86;win-x64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <PublishProfile>win10-$(Platform).pubxml</PublishProfile>
     <UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>
     <EnablePreviewMsixTooling>true</EnablePreviewMsixTooling>
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.5.240627000" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.26100.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.8.251106002" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.26100.7175" />
     <PackageReference Include="VideoLAN.LibVLC.Windows" Version="3.0.18" />
     <Manifest Include="$(ApplicationManifest)" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/samples/MAUI/LibVLCSharp.MAUI.Sample.MediaElement/LibVLCSharp.MAUI.Sample.MediaElement.csproj b/samples/MAUI/LibVLCSharp.MAUI.Sample.MediaElement/LibVLCSharp.MAUI.Sample.MediaElement.csproj
index 1f46b27fb..06c2681a9 100644
--- a/samples/MAUI/LibVLCSharp.MAUI.Sample.MediaElement/LibVLCSharp.MAUI.Sample.MediaElement.csproj
+++ b/samples/MAUI/LibVLCSharp.MAUI.Sample.MediaElement/LibVLCSharp.MAUI.Sample.MediaElement.csproj
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks>net9.0-android;net9.0-ios</TargetFrameworks>
-	<TargetFrameworks Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('windows'))">$(TargetFrameworks);net8.0-windows10.0.19041</TargetFrameworks>
+	  <TargetFrameworks Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('windows'))">$(TargetFrameworks);net9.0-windows10.0.19041</TargetFrameworks>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <RootNamespace>LibVLCSharp.MAUI.Sample.MediaElement</RootNamespace>
     <UseMaui>true</UseMaui>
     <SingleProject>true</SingleProject>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
-	<WindowsPackageType>None</WindowsPackageType>
+    <WindowsPackageType>None</WindowsPackageType>
+    <DisableWinAppSDKPriGeneration>true</DisableWinAppSDKPriGeneration>
     <!-- Display name -->
     <ApplicationTitle>LibVLCSharp.MAUI.Sample.MediaElement</ApplicationTitle>
     <!-- App Identifier -->
@@ -37,9 +38,8 @@
     <MauiAsset Include="Resources\Raw\**" LogicalName="%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Maui.Controls" Version="$(MauiVersion)" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Compatibility" Version="$(MauiVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="9.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Maui.Controls" Version="8.0.70" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('-android'))">
 		<PackageReference Include="VideoLAN.LibVLC.Android" Version="3.6.5" />
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 69a581eee..1cf8bb67d 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <Project>
+  <!-- Redirect to VS2022 for legacy Xamarin TFMs (VS2026+ compatibility) -->
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('Windows')) And ($(TargetFramework.Contains('monoandroid')) Or $(TargetFramework.Contains('xamarin')))">
+    <VS2022Edition Condition="Exists('C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise')">Enterprise</VS2022Edition>
+    <VS2022Edition Condition="'$(VS2022Edition)' == '' And Exists('C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional')">Professional</VS2022Edition>
+    <VS2022Edition Condition="'$(VS2022Edition)' == '' And Exists('C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community')">Community</VS2022Edition>
+    <VS2022Root>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\$(VS2022Edition)</VS2022Root>
+    <MSBuildExtensionsPath>$(VS2022Root)\MSBuild</MSBuildExtensionsPath>
+    <VsInstallRoot>$(VS2022Root)</VsInstallRoot>
+    <TargetFrameworkRootPath>$(VS2022Root)\Common7\IDE\ReferenceAssemblies\Microsoft\Framework\</TargetFrameworkRootPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
   <PropertyGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('ios'))">
     <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);IOS;APPLE</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/LibVLCSharp.Android.AWindow/LibVLCSharp.Android.AWindow.csproj b/src/LibVLCSharp.Android.AWindow/LibVLCSharp.Android.AWindow.csproj
index 424875aa3..2104d165d 100644
--- a/src/LibVLCSharp.Android.AWindow/LibVLCSharp.Android.AWindow.csproj
+++ b/src/LibVLCSharp.Android.AWindow/LibVLCSharp.Android.AWindow.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <!-- Redirect to VS2022 for legacy Xamarin tooling (VS2026+ compatibility) -->
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="!Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Bindings.targets')">
+    <VS2022Edition Condition="Exists('C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise')">Enterprise</VS2022Edition>
+    <VS2022Edition Condition="'$(VS2022Edition)' == '' And Exists('C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional')">Professional</VS2022Edition>
+    <VS2022Edition Condition="'$(VS2022Edition)' == '' And Exists('C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community')">Community</VS2022Edition>
+    <VS2022Root>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\$(VS2022Edition)</VS2022Root>
+    <MSBuildExtensionsPath>$(VS2022Root)\MSBuild</MSBuildExtensionsPath>
+    <TargetFrameworkRootPath>$(VS2022Root)\Common7\IDE\ReferenceAssemblies\Microsoft\Framework\</TargetFrameworkRootPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
     <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
diff --git a/src/LibVLCSharp.Android.AWindowModern/LibVLCSharp.Android.AWindowModern.csproj b/src/LibVLCSharp.Android.AWindowModern/LibVLCSharp.Android.AWindowModern.csproj
index 5700bbe01..51313116d 100644
--- a/src/LibVLCSharp.Android.AWindowModern/LibVLCSharp.Android.AWindowModern.csproj
+++ b/src/LibVLCSharp.Android.AWindowModern/LibVLCSharp.Android.AWindowModern.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net8.0-android</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0-android</TargetFramework>
     <SupportedOSPlatformVersion>21</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
diff --git a/src/LibVLCSharp.MAUI/LibVLCSharp.MAUI.csproj b/src/LibVLCSharp.MAUI/LibVLCSharp.MAUI.csproj
index 8bc0d002e..b024ff8d6 100644
--- a/src/LibVLCSharp.MAUI/LibVLCSharp.MAUI.csproj
+++ b/src/LibVLCSharp.MAUI/LibVLCSharp.MAUI.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net9.0-android;net9.0-ios</TargetFrameworks>
-    <TargetFrameworks Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('windows'))">$(TargetFrameworks);net8.0-windows10.0.19041</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('windows'))">$(TargetFrameworks);net9.0-windows10.0.19041</TargetFrameworks>
     <UseMaui>true</UseMaui>
     <SingleProject>true</SingleProject>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
diff --git a/src/LibVLCSharp.Tests/LibVLCSharp.Tests.csproj b/src/LibVLCSharp.Tests/LibVLCSharp.Tests.csproj
index 96597e6be..e3dd9e261 100644
--- a/src/LibVLCSharp.Tests/LibVLCSharp.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/LibVLCSharp.Tests/LibVLCSharp.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <GenerateProgramFile>false</GenerateProgramFile>
     <Nullable>disable</Nullable>
diff --git a/src/LibVLCSharp.Uno/LibVLCSharp.Uno.csproj b/src/LibVLCSharp.Uno/LibVLCSharp.Uno.csproj
index e9959ce87..7c0d3e842 100644
--- a/src/LibVLCSharp.Uno/LibVLCSharp.Uno.csproj
+++ b/src/LibVLCSharp.Uno/LibVLCSharp.Uno.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <Title>LibVLCSharp.Uno</Title>
     <Summary>Uno integration for LibVLCSharp</Summary>
     <TargetFrameworks>net9.0-android;net9.0-ios</TargetFrameworks>
-    <TargetFrameworks Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('Windows'))">$(TargetFrameworks);net8.0-windows10.0.19041</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('Windows'))">$(TargetFrameworks);net9.0-windows10.0.19041</TargetFrameworks>
     <GenerateLibraryLayout>true</GenerateLibraryLayout>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <Description>LibVLCSharp.Uno is the integration of LibVLCSharp with the Uno Platform on Windows, iOS and Android.
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ It also contains a VLC MediaPlayerElement for the Uno Platform (UWP, Android, iO
     <RootNamespace>LibVLCSharp.Uno</RootNamespace>
     <PackageId>LibVLCSharp.Uno</PackageId>
     <RuntimeIdentifiers Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('windows'))">win-x86;win-x64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
+    <EnableDefaultPageItems>false</EnableDefaultPageItems>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)'!='net8.0-windows10.0.19041'">
     <Page Include="**\*.xaml" Exclude="bin\**\*.xaml;obj\**\*.xaml" />
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ It also contains a VLC MediaPlayerElement for the Uno Platform (UWP, Android, iO
     <Page Include="**\*.iOS.*xaml" Exclude="bin\**\*.xaml;obj\**\*.xaml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('windows'))">
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.5.240627000" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.26100.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.8.251106002" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.26100.7175" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/LibVLCSharp/LibVLCSharp.csproj b/src/LibVLCSharp/LibVLCSharp.csproj
index cff39260c..c4bf9bb04 100644
--- a/src/LibVLCSharp/LibVLCSharp.csproj
+++ b/src/LibVLCSharp/LibVLCSharp.csproj
@@ -28,16 +28,18 @@ This package also contains the views for the following platforms:
 If you need Xamarin.Forms support, see LibVLCSharp.Forms. 
 
 LibVLC needs to be installed separately, see VideoLAN.LibVLC.* packages.</Description>
-    <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.1;netstandard2.0;netstandard1.1;net40;net471;net8.0;net9;net6.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.1;netstandard2.0;netstandard1.1;net40;net471;net6.0;net8.0;net9;net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <TargetFrameworks Condition="!$([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('Linux'))">$(TargetFrameworks);net9.0-android;net9.0-ios;net9.0-macos;net9.0-tvos</TargetFrameworks>
-    <TargetFrameworks Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('Windows'))">$(TargetFrameworks);uap10.0.18362;net6.0-windows10.0.17763.0;net8.0-windows10.0.19041;monoandroid81;xamarin.ios10;xamarin.mac20</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('Windows'))">$(TargetFrameworks);uap10.0.18362;net6.0-windows10.0.17763.0;net8.0-windows10.0.19041;net9.0-windows10.0.19041;net10.0-windows10.0.19041;monoandroid81;xamarin.ios10;xamarin.mac20</TargetFrameworks>
     <Configurations>Debug;Release;Win32Debug;Win32Release</Configurations>
     <TargetsForTfmSpecificBuildOutput>$(TargetsForTfmSpecificBuildOutput);IncludeAWindow</TargetsForTfmSpecificBuildOutput>
     <RootNamespace>LibVLCSharp</RootNamespace>
     <PackageId>LibVLCSharp</PackageId>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <EnableDefaultPageItems>false</EnableDefaultPageItems>
-   <RuntimeIdentifiers Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('net8.0-windows10'))">win-x86;win-x64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
+    <RuntimeIdentifiers Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('-windows10'))">win-x86;win-x64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
+    <!-- https://github.com/novotnyllc/MSBuildSdkExtras/issues/305 -->
+    <TargetFrameworkIdentifier Condition=" $([MSBuild]::GetTargetFrameworkIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)')) == '.NETCoreApp' ">.NETCoreApp</TargetFrameworkIdentifier>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!--Override TFMs when building from the LVS.Win32 solution-->
   <PropertyGroup Condition="$(Configuration.StartsWith('Win32'))">
@@ -47,6 +49,9 @@ LibVLC needs to be installed separately, see VideoLAN.LibVLC.* packages.</Descri
     <GenerateLibraryLayout>true</GenerateLibraryLayout>
     <TargetPlatformVersion>10.0.19041.0</TargetPlatformVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('windows10'))">
+    <DisableWinAppSDKPriGeneration>true</DisableWinAppSDKPriGeneration>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Remove="Platforms\**\*.cs" />
     <None Include="Platforms\**\*.cs" />
@@ -84,7 +89,7 @@ LibVLC needs to be installed separately, see VideoLAN.LibVLC.* packages.</Descri
   </ItemGroup>
   
   <ItemGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('windows10')) ">
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.5.240627000" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.8.251106002" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="$(DefineConstants.Contains('UWP'))">