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diff --git a/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/class-library/.template.config/ide.host.json b/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/class-library/.template.config/ide.host.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d4b488c9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/class-library/.template.config/ide.host.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "icon": "icon.png",
+  "requiredComponents": [
+    {
+      "id": "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop",
+      "hostId": "vs",
+      "componentType": "setupComponent"
+    }
+  ],
+  "symbolInfo": [
+    {
+      "id": "dotnetVersion",
+      "name": {
+        "text": "Framework"
+      },
+      "isVisible": "true"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/class-library/.template.config/template.json b/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/class-library/.template.config/template.json
index c8b7ccb38e..d2091eac15 100644
--- a/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/class-library/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/class-library/.template.config/template.json
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@
         { "choice": "net8.0", "description": "Target .NET 8" },
         { "choice": "net9.0", "description": "Target .NET 9" },
         { "choice": "net10.0", "description": "Target .NET 10" }
-      ]
+      ],
+      "defaultValue": "net10.0"
     },
     "resolvedDotnetVersion": {
       "type": "generated",
diff --git a/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/navigation-app/.template.config/icon.png b/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/navigation-app/.template.config/icon.png
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf34697102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/navigation-app/.template.config/ide.host.json
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{
+  "icon": "icon.png",
+  "requiredComponents": [
+    {
+      "id": "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop",
+      "hostId": "vs",
+      "componentType": "setupComponent"
+    }
+  ],
+  "symbolInfo": [
+    {
+      "id": "dotnetVersion",
+      "name": {
+        "text": "Framework"
+      },
+      "isVisible": "true"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "targetPlatformMinVersion",
+      "name": {
+        "text": "Target Platform Minimum Version"
+      },
+      "isVisible": "true"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "publisherDn",
+      "name": {
+        "text": "Publisher Distinguished Name"
+      },
+      "isVisible": "true"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "publisherDisplay",
+      "name": {
+        "text": "Publisher Display Name"
+      },
+      "isVisible": "true"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "UseLatestWindowsAppSDK",
+      "name": {
+        "text": "Use latest Windows App SDK version"
+      },
+      "isVisible": "true"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/navigation-app/.template.config/template.json b/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/navigation-app/.template.config/template.json
index e5bc8f4ddd..690db31c4f 100644
--- a/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/navigation-app/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/navigation-app/.template.config/template.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/template",
   "author": "Microsoft",
-  "classifications": ["Windows", "WinUI", "Desktop", "Navigation"],
+  "classifications": ["Windows", "WinUI", "Desktop", "XAML"],
   "tags": {
     "language": "C#",
     "type": "project"
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
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         { "choice": "net9.0", "description": "Target .NET 9" },
         { "choice": "net10.0", "description": "Target .NET 10" }
-      ]
+      ],
+      "defaultValue": "net10.0"
     },
     "resolvedDotnetVersion": {
       "type": "generated",
@@ -65,11 +66,42 @@
       },
       "replaces": "$DotNetVersion$"
     },
-    "targetPlatformMinVersion":{
+    "targetPlatformMinVersion": {
       "type": "parameter",
-      "datatype": "text",
+      "datatype": "choice",
       "replaces": "$targetplatformminversion$",
-      "defaultValue": "10.0.17763.0"
+      "defaultValue": "10.0.26100.0",
+      "choices": [
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.17763.0",
+          "description": "10.0.17763.0"
+        },
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.19041.0",
+          "description": "10.0.19041.0"
+        },
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.22000.0",
+          "description": "10.0.22000.0"
+        },
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.22621.0",
+          "description": "10.0.22621.0"
+        },
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.26100.0",
+          "description": "10.0.26100.0"
+        },
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.26200.0",
+          "description": "10.0.26200.0"
+        },
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.28000.0",
+          "description": "10.0.28000.0"
+        }
+      ],
+      "description": "Minimum supported Windows version."
     },
     "publisherDn": {
       "type": "parameter",
diff --git a/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/single-project/.template.config/icon.png b/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/single-project/.template.config/icon.png
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diff --git a/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/single-project/.template.config/ide.host.json b/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/single-project/.template.config/ide.host.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf34697102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/single-project/.template.config/ide.host.json
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{
+  "icon": "icon.png",
+  "requiredComponents": [
+    {
+      "id": "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop",
+      "hostId": "vs",
+      "componentType": "setupComponent"
+    }
+  ],
+  "symbolInfo": [
+    {
+      "id": "dotnetVersion",
+      "name": {
+        "text": "Framework"
+      },
+      "isVisible": "true"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "targetPlatformMinVersion",
+      "name": {
+        "text": "Target Platform Minimum Version"
+      },
+      "isVisible": "true"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "publisherDn",
+      "name": {
+        "text": "Publisher Distinguished Name"
+      },
+      "isVisible": "true"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "publisherDisplay",
+      "name": {
+        "text": "Publisher Display Name"
+      },
+      "isVisible": "true"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "UseLatestWindowsAppSDK",
+      "name": {
+        "text": "Use latest Windows App SDK version"
+      },
+      "isVisible": "true"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/single-project/.template.config/template.json b/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/single-project/.template.config/template.json
index 7db5ef1944..3ab9824db5 100644
--- a/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/single-project/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/single-project/.template.config/template.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/template",
   "author": "Microsoft",
-  "classifications": ["Windows", "WinUI", "Desktop", "Packaged"],
+  "classifications": [ "Windows", "WinUI", "Desktop", "XAML" ],
   "tags": {
     "language": "C#",
     "type": "project"
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@
         { "choice": "net8.0", "description": "Target .NET 8" },
         { "choice": "net9.0", "description": "Target .NET 9" },
         { "choice": "net10.0", "description": "Target .NET 10" }
-      ]
+      ],
+      "defaultValue": "net10.0"
     },
     "resolvedDotnetVersion": {
       "type": "generated",
@@ -75,11 +76,41 @@
       },
       "replaces": "$DotNetVersion$"
     },
-    "targetPlatformMinVersion":{
+    "targetPlatformMinVersion": {
       "type": "parameter",
-      "datatype": "text",
+      "datatype": "choice",
       "replaces": "$targetplatformminversion$",
-      "defaultValue": "10.0.17763.0",
+      "defaultValue": "10.0.26100.0",
+      "choices": [
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.17763.0",
+          "description": "10.0.17763.0"
+        },
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.19041.0",
+          "description": "10.0.19041.0"
+        },
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.22000.0",
+          "description": "10.0.22000.0"
+        },
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.22621.0",
+          "description": "10.0.22621.0"
+        },
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.26100.0",
+          "description": "10.0.26100.0"
+        },
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.26200.0",
+          "description": "10.0.26200.0"
+        },
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.28000.0",
+          "description": "10.0.28000.0"
+        }
+      ],
       "description": "Minimum supported Windows version."
     },
     "publisherDn": {
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf34697102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/unit-test/.template.config/ide.host.json
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{
+  "icon": "icon.png",
+  "requiredComponents": [
+    {
+      "id": "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop",
+      "hostId": "vs",
+      "componentType": "setupComponent"
+    }
+  ],
+  "symbolInfo": [
+    {
+      "id": "dotnetVersion",
+      "name": {
+        "text": "Framework"
+      },
+      "isVisible": "true"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "targetPlatformMinVersion",
+      "name": {
+        "text": "Target Platform Minimum Version"
+      },
+      "isVisible": "true"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "publisherDn",
+      "name": {
+        "text": "Publisher Distinguished Name"
+      },
+      "isVisible": "true"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "publisherDisplay",
+      "name": {
+        "text": "Publisher Display Name"
+      },
+      "isVisible": "true"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "UseLatestWindowsAppSDK",
+      "name": {
+        "text": "Use latest Windows App SDK version"
+      },
+      "isVisible": "true"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/unit-test/.template.config/template.json b/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/unit-test/.template.config/template.json
index 878a6fa27c..f1a21201d1 100644
--- a/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/unit-test/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/dev/VSIX/DotnetNewTemplates/templates/unit-test/.template.config/template.json
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@
         { "choice": "net8.0", "description": "Target .NET 8 (LTS)" },
         { "choice": "net9.0", "description": "Target .NET 9" },
         { "choice": "net10.0", "description": "Target .NET 10" }
-      ]
+      ],
+      "defaultValue": "net10.0"
     },
     "resolvedDotnetVersion": {
       "type": "generated",
@@ -75,11 +76,41 @@
       },
       "replaces": "$DotNetVersion$"
     },
-    "targetPlatformMinVersion":{
+    "targetPlatformMinVersion": {
       "type": "parameter",
-      "datatype": "text",
+      "datatype": "choice",
       "replaces": "$targetplatformminversion$",
-      "defaultValue": "10.0.17763.0",
+      "defaultValue": "10.0.26100.0",
+      "choices": [
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.17763.0",
+          "description": "10.0.17763.0"
+        },
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.19041.0",
+          "description": "10.0.19041.0"
+        },
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.22000.0",
+          "description": "10.0.22000.0"
+        },
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.22621.0",
+          "description": "10.0.22621.0"
+        },
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.26100.0",
+          "description": "10.0.26100.0"
+        },
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.26200.0",
+          "description": "10.0.26200.0"
+        },
+        {
+          "choice": "10.0.28000.0",
+          "description": "10.0.28000.0"
+        }
+      ],
       "description": "Minimum supported Windows version."
     },
     "publisherDn": {