dotnet · ViktorHofer · Jul 28, 2025 · Jul 28, 2025 · Aug 5, 2025
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <!-- Platform needs to be set with TreatAsLocalProperty since it is a global property and cannot be overridden otherwise. -->
 <Project TreatAsLocalProperty="Platform">
 

diff --git a/Directory.Build.targets b/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!--
       Disable nullable warnings when targeting anything other than our supported .NET core version(s).
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@
     <PackageDescription>
       $(PackageDescription)
 
-      The source code included in this package is subject to arbitrary changes in future versions. 
+      The source code included in this package is subject to arbitrary changes in future versions.
       Updating a reference to this package to a newer version of the package may require changes in the referencing project.
       No compatibility guarantees are provided.
     </PackageDescription>

diff --git a/OverrideTest.targets b/OverrideTest.targets
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
-  <Target Name="Test" DependsOnTargets="TestAsTool"
-          Condition="'$(IsUnitTestProject)' == 'true' or '$(IsPerformanceTestProject)' == 'true'"/>
+
+  <Target Name="Test"
+          DependsOnTargets="TestAsTool"
+          Condition="'$(IsUnitTestProject)' == 'true' or '$(IsPerformanceTestProject)' == 'true'" />
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/Directory.Build.props b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
+
   <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@
     <DefineConstants Condition="'$(InstallerPlatform)' != 'arm64'">$(DefineConstants);InstallerVersion=200</DefineConstants>
     <DefineConstants Condition="'$(InstallerPlatform)' == 'arm64'">$(DefineConstants);InstallerVersion=500</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/Directory.Build.targets b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
+
   <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.targets', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectExtension)' == '.wixproj'">
@@ -70,4 +70,5 @@
       <Output TaskParameter="OutputFile" PropertyName="_WixBuildCommandPackageNameOutput" />
     </CreateWixBuildWixpack>
   </Target>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/bundles/sdk/bundle.wixproj b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/bundles/sdk/bundle.wixproj
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.WixToolset.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/bundles/sdk/bundle.wxs b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/bundles/sdk/bundle.wxs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
     <?endif?>
 
     <!--
-        When installing the SDK bundle to a custom location using the commandline parameters, it is intended, not mandatory, that 
+        When installing the SDK bundle to a custom location using the commandline parameters, it is intended, not mandatory, that
         both "DOTNETHOME_X86" and "DOTNETHOME_X64" should be used on the commandline and should take this convention:
             DOTNETHOME_X86=<InstallFolder>\x86
             DOTNETHOME_X64=<InstallFolder>\x64
@@ -160,17 +160,17 @@
 
       <!--
         The finalizer is not an installation package. It's detected based on the bundle's installation state (WixBundleInstalled).
-        
+
         User action        | Install | Repair  | Modify  | Uninstall | Uninstall (Upgrade)
-        WixBundleInstalled | FALSE   | TRUE    | TRUE    | TRUE      | TRUE 
+        WixBundleInstalled | FALSE   | TRUE    | TRUE    | TRUE      | TRUE
         WixBundleAction    | 6       | 8       | 7       | 4         | 4
         Finalizer (Plan)   | None    | Execute | Execute | Execute   | Execute
-        
+
         Setting an InstallCondition will cause Burn to remove the package if it evaluates to FALSE and
         the bundle is being installed, repaired, or modified. This breaks upgrades. We cannot use
         WixBundleAction in the DetectCondition because it's not finalized until the planning phase completes (after
         the detect phase). See https://github.com/orgs/wixtoolset/discussions/9017 for more detail.
-        
+
         The finalizer also takes the bundle action as a parameter to ensure it no-ops, but logs the action. -->
       <ExePackage SourceFile="$(FinalizerExeSourceFile)"
                   Bundle="no"

diff --git a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/Directory.Build.props b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
+
   <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@
     <!-- Turn off ICE validation. CodeIntegrity and AppLocker block ICE checks that require elevation, even when running as administator. -->
     <SuppressValidation>true</SuppressValidation>
   </PropertyGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/placeholder/placeholder.wixproj b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/placeholder/placeholder.wixproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.WixToolset.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.WixToolset.Sdk">
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_DotNet_Build_Tasks_Installers)\build\wix5\product\dotnethome_x64.wxs" />
     <Compile Include="..\provider.wxs" />
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@
       <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);DependencyKeyName=NetCore_SdkPlaceholder</DefineConstants>
     </PropertyGroup>
   </Target>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/templates/templates.wixproj b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/templates/templates.wixproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.WixToolset.Sdk">
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_DotNet_Build_Tasks_Installers)\build\wix5\product\dotnethome_x64.wxs" />
     <Compile Include="..\directories.wxs" />
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@
       <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);DependencyKeyName=$(DependencyKeyName)</DefineConstants>
     </PropertyGroup>
   </Target>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/toolset/toolset.wixproj b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/toolset/toolset.wixproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.WixToolset.Sdk">
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_DotNet_Build_Tasks_Installers)\build\wix5\product\dotnethome_x64.wxs" />
     <Compile Include="..\registrykeys.wxs" />
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@
       <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);DependencyKeyName=Dotnet_CLI</DefineConstants>
     </PropertyGroup>
   </Target>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Layout/redist/targets/GenerateMSIs.targets b/src/Layout/redist/targets/GenerateMSIs.targets
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <GenerateMsisDependsOn Condition="'$(GenerateSdkBundleOnly)' != 'true'">
       GenerateSdkMsi;
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
                          OutputPath=$([System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName(%(MSIInstallerFile)));
                          OutputName=$([System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension(%(MSIInstallerFile)));
                          DependencyKeyName=%(DependencyKeyName);TemplateLayoutDirectoryToHarvest=%(LayoutPath);
-                         BrandName=%(BrandName);UpgradeCode=%(UpgradeCode); 
+                         BrandName=%(BrandName);UpgradeCode=%(UpgradeCode);
                          DotnetSrc=%(LayoutPath)"/>
     <ItemGroup>
       <ChainMsi Include="%(TemplatesMsi.MSIInstallerFile)" />

diff --git a/...ET.Build.Extensions.Tasks.UnitTests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks.UnitTests.csproj b/...ET.Build.Extensions.Tasks.UnitTests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
+<Project>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutDirName>Tests\$(MSBuildProjectName)</OutDirName>
@@ -13,7 +11,7 @@
     <TargetFramework>$(SdkTargetFramework)</TargetFramework>
     <EnableDefaultItems>false</EnableDefaultItems>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="AwesomeAssertions.Json" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Framework" />
@@ -35,5 +33,5 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Import Project="Sdk.targets" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
-  
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks.csproj b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks.csproj
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
+<Project>
 
   <!-- This is a smaller build of Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks to be used outside of SDK projects -->
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <PackageId>Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions</PackageId>
     <OutDirName>$(Configuration)\Sdks\$(PackageId)\msbuildExtensions\Microsoft\Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions\tools</OutDirName>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  
+
   <Import Project="Sdk.props" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -28,7 +26,7 @@
     <!-- MSBuild Task DLLs need to be versioned with every build -->
     <AutoGenerateAssemblyVersion>true</AutoGenerateAssemblyVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputPath>$(BaseOutputPath)</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);EXTENSIONS</DefineConstants>

diff --git a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks.UnitTests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks.UnitTests.csproj b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks.UnitTests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
+<Project>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutDirName>Tests\$(MSBuildProjectName)</OutDirName>

diff --git a/test/Common/Empty.props b/test/Common/Empty.props
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
+
   <!-- This is an empty props file used to ensure that other Directory.Build.props higher on the path aren't imported -->
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/Common/Empty.targets b/test/Common/Empty.targets
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
+
   <!-- This is an empty targets file used to ensure that other Directory.Build.targets higher on the path aren't imported -->
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/Directory.Build.targets b/test/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
 
   <PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/test/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tests.csproj b/test/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
+<Project>
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <EnableDefaultItems>false</EnableDefaultItems>
     <OutDirName>Tests\$(MSBuildProjectName)</OutDirName>

diff --git a/test/Microsoft.NET.Clean.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Clean.Tests.csproj b/test/Microsoft.NET.Clean.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Clean.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
+<Project>
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <EnableDefaultItems>false</EnableDefaultItems>
     <OutDirName>Tests\$(MSBuildProjectName)</OutDirName>
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <PackageId>testSdkClean</PackageId>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Microsoft.NET.TestFramework\Microsoft.NET.TestFramework.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>

diff --git a/test/Microsoft.NET.Rebuild.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Rebuild.Tests.csproj b/test/Microsoft.NET.Rebuild.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Rebuild.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
+<Project>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <EnableDefaultItems>false</EnableDefaultItems>

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
+<Project>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <EnableDefaultItems>false</EnableDefaultItems>
@@ -17,7 +15,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <PackageId>testSdkRestore</PackageId>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="NuGet.Packaging" />
     <PackageReference Include="NuGet.ProjectModel" />

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build">
 
   <Target Name="GetStaticWebAssetsProjectConfiguration" Returns="@(_StaticWebAssetThisProjectConfiguration)">
     <ItemGroup>
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@
       </_StaticWebAssetThisProjectConfiguration>
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
-  
+
   <Target Name="GetCurrentProjectBuildStaticWebAssetItems" Returns="@(_BuildAsset)">
     <ItemGroup>
       <CandidateBuildAssets Include="wwwroot\**" />
@@ -66,4 +65,5 @@
       </_PublishAsset>
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
+
 </Project>
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
+<Project>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <EnableDefaultItems>false</EnableDefaultItems>

diff --git a/test/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.StaticWebAssets.Tests/content/ExternalStaticAssets.targets b/test/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.StaticWebAssets.Tests/content/ExternalStaticAssets.targets
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build">
 
   <Target Name="GetStaticWebAssetsProjectConfiguration" Returns="@(_StaticWebAssetThisProjectConfiguration)">
     <ItemGroup>
@@ -66,4 +65,5 @@
       </_PublishAsset>
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.NET.TestFramework/Microsoft.NET.TestFramework.csproj b/test/Microsoft.NET.TestFramework/Microsoft.NET.TestFramework.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
+<Project>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <EnableDefaultItems>false</EnableDefaultItems>

diff --git a/test/Microsoft.NET.TestFramework/SetupTestRoot.targets b/test/Microsoft.NET.TestFramework/SetupTestRoot.targets
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
 
   <ItemGroup>

diff --git a/test/Microsoft.NET.ToolPack.Tests/Microsoft.NET.ToolPack.Tests.csproj b/test/Microsoft.NET.ToolPack.Tests/Microsoft.NET.ToolPack.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
+<Project>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <EnableDefaultItems>false</EnableDefaultItems>

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Disable CPM for the tests as otherwise it'll get enabled when the root directory.packages.props is found -->
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>false</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
   </PropertyGroup>
+
 </Project>
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
-</Project>
+<Project />
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
+
   <Import Project="..\Directory.Build.targets" />
 
   <!-- Workaround for https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/9709 -->