diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c7eb234e317..f422ca85891 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 ## Ignore Visual Studio temporary files, build results, and
 ## files generated by popular Visual Studio add-ons.
 
+# Working folders
+~build/
+~publish/
+~packages/
+
 # User-specific files
 *.suo
 *.user
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 63fd9d141d7..3ddb90b8c38 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
     <When Condition="$(IsCoreProject)">
       <PropertyGroup>
         <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
-        <PackageOutputPath>$(RepositoryDirectory)bin\nupkg</PackageOutputPath>
         <GenerateLibraryLayout Condition="$(IsUwpProject)">true</GenerateLibraryLayout>
         <TreatWarningsAsErrors Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
       </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/GazeInputTest/GazeInputTest.csproj b/GazeInputTest/GazeInputTest.csproj
index 28a650ed0be..f48a7173c1d 100644
--- a/GazeInputTest/GazeInputTest.csproj
+++ b/GazeInputTest/GazeInputTest.csproj
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -42,7 +40,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|ARM'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>ARM</PlatformTarget>
@@ -51,7 +48,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|ARM'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -63,7 +59,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|ARM64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM64\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>ARM64</PlatformTarget>
@@ -72,7 +67,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|ARM64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM64\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -84,7 +78,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
@@ -93,7 +86,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
diff --git a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp.csproj b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp.csproj
index ef888d18615..79e027cafff 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp.csproj
+++ b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp.csproj
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@
     <DocumentationFile>$(OutputPath)$(AssemblyName).xml</DocumentationFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;REMOTE_DOCS</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -49,7 +47,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|ARM'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>ARM</PlatformTarget>
@@ -58,7 +55,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|ARM'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;REMOTE_DOCS</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -73,7 +69,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
@@ -82,7 +77,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;REMOTE_DOCS</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -1505,7 +1499,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|ARM64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM64\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <NoStdLib>true</NoStdLib>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
@@ -1515,7 +1508,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|ARM64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM64\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;REMOTE_DOCS</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
diff --git a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Samples.BackgroundTasks/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Samples.BackgroundTasks.csproj b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Samples.BackgroundTasks/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Samples.BackgroundTasks.csproj
index 1610d8f86b6..11b35687b8d 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Samples.BackgroundTasks/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Samples.BackgroundTasks.csproj
+++ b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Samples.BackgroundTasks/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Samples.BackgroundTasks.csproj
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <Optimize>false</Optimize>
-    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
-    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
@@ -40,7 +38,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
@@ -49,7 +46,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -60,7 +56,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|ARM'">
     <PlatformTarget>ARM</PlatformTarget>
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>ARM</PlatformTarget>
@@ -69,7 +64,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|ARM'">
     <PlatformTarget>ARM</PlatformTarget>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -80,7 +74,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x64'">
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
@@ -89,7 +82,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x64'">
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -120,7 +112,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|ARM64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM64\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>ARM64</PlatformTarget>
@@ -128,7 +119,6 @@
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|ARM64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM64\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
diff --git a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.WpfCore.SampleApp.PackagingProject/Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.WpfCore.SampleApp.PackagingProject.wapproj b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.WpfCore.SampleApp.PackagingProject/Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.WpfCore.SampleApp.PackagingProject.wapproj
index b72dca46f0c..e6a827bd8be 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.WpfCore.SampleApp.PackagingProject/Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.WpfCore.SampleApp.PackagingProject.wapproj
+++ b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.WpfCore.SampleApp.PackagingProject/Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.WpfCore.SampleApp.PackagingProject.wapproj
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@
       <SkipGetTargetFrameworkProperties>True</SkipGetTargetFrameworkProperties>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(BaseOutputPath)' != ''">
+    <OutputPath>$(BaseOutputPath)$(Configuration)\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath Condition="'$(Platform)' != 'AnyCPU'">$(OutputPath)$(Platform)</OutputPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(WapProjPath)\Microsoft.DesktopBridge.targets" />
   <!-- No-op to avoid build error when packing solution from commandline -->
   <Target Name="Pack" />
diff --git a/SmokeTests/SmokeTest.csproj b/SmokeTests/SmokeTest.csproj
index c053fef0779..e57abd520c8 100644
--- a/SmokeTests/SmokeTest.csproj
+++ b/SmokeTests/SmokeTest.csproj
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(CurrentProject)' != ''">
     <AppxPackageName>SmokeTest_$(CurrentProject)</AppxPackageName>
-    <IntermediateOutputPath>obj\$(CurrentProject)\</IntermediateOutputPath>
-    <OutputPath>bin\$(CurrentProject)\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutputPath>
+    <BuildDir Condition="'$(BuildDir)' == ''">~build\</BuildDir>
+    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath>$(BuildDir)$(CurrentProject)\obj\</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
+    <BaseOutputPath>$(BuildDir)$(CurrentProject)\bin\</BaseOutputPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\WindowsXaml\v$(VisualStudioVersion)\Microsoft.Windows.UI.Xaml.CSharp.targets" />
   <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
     <ItemGroup Condition="$(CurrentProject) != 'UWPBaseline' and '$(CurrentProject)' != 'UWPBaselineWinUI'">
-      <NuGetPackage Include="$(RepositoryDirectory)bin\nupkg\$(CurrentProject).*.nupkg" />
+      <NuGetPackage Include="$(RepositoryDirectory)~packages\bin\$(CurrentProject).*.nupkg" />
       <NuGetPackageFiltered Condition="$([System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::IsMatch('%(Identity)', `$(CurrentProject).([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9A-Za-z-]+(?:\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+)*))?(?:\+[0-9A-Za-z-]+)?.nupkg`))" Include="@(NuGetPackage)" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <Error Condition="'@(NuGetPackageFiltered)' == '' and $(CurrentProject) != 'UWPBaseline' and '$(CurrentProject)' != 'UWPBaselineWinUI'" Text="NuGet '$(CurrentProject).[SEMVER].nupkg' doesn't exist!" />
diff --git a/SmokeTests/SmokeTests.proj b/SmokeTests/SmokeTests.proj
index fe28bced3aa..80ee4977a6d 100644
--- a/SmokeTests/SmokeTests.proj
+++ b/SmokeTests/SmokeTests.proj
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <Message Importance="High" Text="Building project %(ProjectsToBuild.Identity): (%(ProjectsToBuild.Configuration)|%(ProjectsToBuild.Platform))" />
 
     <MSBuild Projects="SmokeTest.csproj"
-              Targets="restore;build"
+              Targets="Restore;Build"
               Properties="CurrentProject=%(ProjectsToBuild.Identity);Configuration=%(ProjectsToBuild.Configuration);Platform=%(ProjectsToBuild.Platform);NuGetPackageVersion=$(NuGetPackageVersion)" />
   </Target>
 
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 
       <ToolkitProject Include="@(ToolkitPackage)">
         <Platforms>x86;x64;ARM;ARM64</Platforms>
-        <BinDir>bin</BinDir>
         <AssemblyName>%(ToolkitPackage.Identity)</AssemblyName>
       </ToolkitProject>
 
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@
 
   <Target Name="CheckNuGetPackages">
     <PropertyGroup>
-      <NuGetOutputPath>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\bin\nupkg</NuGetOutputPath>
+      <NuGetOutputPath>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\~packages\bin</NuGetOutputPath>
     </PropertyGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
       <NuGetPackage Include="$(NuGetOutputPath)\*.nupkg" />
diff --git a/SmokeTests/nuget.config b/SmokeTests/nuget.config
index 1a943588fb8..b2feedd72b5 100644
--- a/SmokeTests/nuget.config
+++ b/SmokeTests/nuget.config
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <configuration>
   <packageSources>
     <clear />
-    <add key="Local" value="..\bin\nupkg" />
+    <add key="Local" value="..\~packages\bin" />
     <add key="nuget.org" value="https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json" />
   </packageSources>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/UITests/UITests.App/UITests.App.csproj b/UITests/UITests.App/UITests.App.csproj
index a82743b5f4f..1a300fe06e5 100644
--- a/UITests/UITests.App/UITests.App.csproj
+++ b/UITests/UITests.App/UITests.App.csproj
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -52,7 +50,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|ARM'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>ARM</PlatformTarget>
@@ -61,7 +58,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|ARM'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -73,7 +69,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|ARM64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM64\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>ARM64</PlatformTarget>
@@ -83,7 +78,6 @@
     <UseDotNetNativeToolchain>true</UseDotNetNativeToolchain>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|ARM64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM64\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -95,7 +89,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
@@ -104,7 +97,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
diff --git a/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/ColorPickerButtonTest.cs b/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/ColorPickerButtonTest.cs
index f1672919788..8f9e3da30f2 100644
--- a/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/ColorPickerButtonTest.cs
+++ b/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/ColorPickerButtonTest.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class ColorPickerButtonTest : UITestBase
         [TestProperty("Platform", "Any")]
         public static void ClassInitialize(TestContext testContext)
         {
-            TestEnvironment.Initialize(testContext, WinUICsUWPSampleApp);
+            TestEnvironment.Initialize(testContext, WinUICSharpUWPSampleApp);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/ConstrainedBoxTest.cs b/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/ConstrainedBoxTest.cs
index 6a14ceae6d7..663e6707397 100644
--- a/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/ConstrainedBoxTest.cs
+++ b/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/ConstrainedBoxTest.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class ConstrainedBoxTest : UITestBase
         [TestProperty("Platform", "Any")]
         public static void ClassInitialize(TestContext testContext)
         {
-            TestEnvironment.Initialize(testContext, WinUICsUWPSampleApp);
+            TestEnvironment.Initialize(testContext, WinUICSharpUWPSampleApp);
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
diff --git a/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/GridSplitterTest.cs b/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/GridSplitterTest.cs
index 4e09ea8dbb9..32ab111ea68 100644
--- a/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/GridSplitterTest.cs
+++ b/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/GridSplitterTest.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class GridSplitterTest : UITestBase
         [TestProperty("Platform", "Any")]
         public static void ClassInitialize(TestContext testContext)
         {
-            TestEnvironment.Initialize(testContext, WinUICsUWPSampleApp);
+            TestEnvironment.Initialize(testContext, WinUICSharpUWPSampleApp);
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
diff --git a/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/RangeSelectorTest.cs b/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/RangeSelectorTest.cs
index 385271c42ee..3bbea6146ae 100644
--- a/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/RangeSelectorTest.cs
+++ b/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/RangeSelectorTest.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class RangeSelectorTest : UITestBase
         [TestProperty("Platform", "Any")]
         public static void ClassInitialize(TestContext testContext)
         {
-            TestEnvironment.Initialize(testContext, WinUICsUWPSampleApp);
+            TestEnvironment.Initialize(testContext, WinUICSharpUWPSampleApp);
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
diff --git a/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/RichSuggestBoxTest.cs b/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/RichSuggestBoxTest.cs
index 6d722bd945d..98679d65e5c 100644
--- a/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/RichSuggestBoxTest.cs
+++ b/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/RichSuggestBoxTest.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class RichSuggestBoxTest : UITestBase
         [TestProperty("Platform", "Any")]
         public static void ClassInitialize(TestContext testContext)
         {
-            TestEnvironment.Initialize(testContext, WinUICsUWPSampleApp);
+            TestEnvironment.Initialize(testContext, WinUICSharpUWPSampleApp);
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
diff --git a/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/TextBoxMaskTest.cs b/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/TextBoxMaskTest.cs
index b605debea8e..0dac88cb83d 100644
--- a/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/TextBoxMaskTest.cs
+++ b/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Controls/TextBoxMaskTest.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class TextBoxMaskTest : UITestBase
         [TestProperty("Platform", "Any")]
         public static void ClassInitialize(TestContext testContext)
         {
-            TestEnvironment.Initialize(testContext, WinUICsUWPSampleApp);
+            TestEnvironment.Initialize(testContext, WinUICSharpUWPSampleApp);
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
diff --git a/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Examples/SimpleTest.cs b/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Examples/SimpleTest.cs
index 6576a58bc4c..8e05b9a2d0e 100644
--- a/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Examples/SimpleTest.cs
+++ b/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/Examples/SimpleTest.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class SimpleTest : UITestBase
         [TestProperty("Platform", "Any")]
         public static void ClassInitialize(TestContext testContext)
         {
-            TestEnvironment.Initialize(testContext, WinUICsUWPSampleApp);
+            TestEnvironment.Initialize(testContext, WinUICSharpUWPSampleApp);
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
diff --git a/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/TestAssembly.cs b/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/TestAssembly.cs
index e2956adde8e..944580fdf50 100644
--- a/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/TestAssembly.cs
+++ b/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/TestAssembly.cs
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ public static void AssemblyInitialize(TestContext testContext)
         [AssemblyCleanup]
         public static void AssemblyCleanup()
         {
-            TestEnvironment.AssemblyCleanupWorker(UITestBase.WinUICsUWPSampleApp);
+            TestEnvironment.AssemblyCleanupWorker(UITestBase.WinUICSharpUWPSampleApp);
         }
 
-        private static async Task InitalizeComService()
+        private static async Task InitializeComService()
         {
             CommunicationService = new AppServiceConnection();
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ internal static async Task<AppServiceResponse> SendCustomMessageToApp(ValueSet m
         {
             if (CommunicationService is null)
             {
-                await InitalizeComService();
+                await InitializeComService();
             }
 
             return await CommunicationService.SendMessageAsync(message);
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ private static async Task<bool> SendMessageToApp(ValueSet message)
         {
             if (CommunicationService is null)
             {
-                await InitalizeComService();
+                await InitializeComService();
             }
 
             var response = await CommunicationService.SendMessageAsync(message);
diff --git a/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/UITestBase.cs b/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/UITestBase.cs
index d513a7ca2e6..15eb6daccb9 100644
--- a/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/UITestBase.cs
+++ b/UITests/UITests.Tests.Shared/UITestBase.cs
@@ -25,46 +25,65 @@ public abstract class UITestBase
     {
         private TestSetupHelper helper;
 
-        internal static TestApplicationInfo WinUICsUWPSampleApp
+        internal static TestApplicationInfo WinUICSharpUWPSampleApp
         {
             get
             {
-                string assemblyDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
-                string baseDirectory = Path.Combine(Directory.GetParent(assemblyDir).Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.FullName, "UITests.App");
+                try
+                {
+                    string assemblyDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(typeof(TestApplicationInfo).Assembly.Location);
+                    var baseDir = Directory.GetParent(assemblyDir);
 
-                Log.Comment($"Base Package Search Directory = \"{baseDirectory}\"");
+                    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
+                    {
+                        if (baseDir.EnumerateDirectories().Any(d => d.Name.Equals("~build", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+                        {
+                            break;
+                        }
 
-                var exclude = new[] { "Microsoft.NET.CoreRuntime", "Microsoft.VCLibs", "Microsoft.UI.Xaml", "Microsoft.NET.CoreFramework.Debug" };
-                var files = Directory.GetFiles(baseDirectory, "*.msix", SearchOption.AllDirectories).Where(f => !exclude.Any(Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(f).Contains));
+                        baseDir = baseDir.Parent;
+                    }
 
-                if (files.Count() == 0)
-                {
-                    throw new Exception(string.Format("Failed to find '*.msix' in {0}'!", baseDirectory));
-                }
+                    string publishDir = Path.Combine(baseDir.FullName, "~publish");
 
-                string mostRecentlyBuiltPackage = string.Empty;
-                DateTime timeMostRecentlyBuilt = DateTime.MinValue;
+                    Log.Comment($"Base Package Search Directory = \"{publishDir}\"");
 
-                foreach (string file in files)
-                {
-                    DateTime fileWriteTime = File.GetLastWriteTime(file);
+                    var exclude = new[] { "Microsoft.NET.CoreRuntime", "Microsoft.VCLibs", "Microsoft.UI.Xaml", "Microsoft.NET.CoreFramework.Debug" };
+                    var files = Directory.EnumerateFiles(publishDir, "*.msix", SearchOption.AllDirectories).Where(f => !exclude.Any(Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(f).Contains));
 
-                    if (fileWriteTime > timeMostRecentlyBuilt)
+                    if (!files.Any())
                     {
-                        timeMostRecentlyBuilt = fileWriteTime;
-                        mostRecentlyBuiltPackage = file;
+                        throw new Exception($"Failed to find '*.msix' in {publishDir}'!");
                     }
-                }
 
-                return new TestApplicationInfo(
-                    testAppPackageName: "UITests.App",
-                    testAppName: "3568ebdf-5b6b-4ddd-bb17-462d614ba50f_yeyc6z1eztrme!App",
-                    testAppPackageFamilyName: "3568ebdf-5b6b-4ddd-bb17-462d614ba50f_yeyc6z1eztrme",
-                    testAppMainWindowTitle: "UITests.App",
-                    processName: "UITests.App.exe",
-                    installerName: mostRecentlyBuiltPackage.Replace(".msix", string.Empty),
-                    certSerialNumber: "24d62f3b13b8b9514ead9c4de48cc30f7cc6151d",
-                    baseAppxDir: baseDirectory);
+                    string mostRecentlyBuiltPackage = string.Empty;
+                    DateTime timeMostRecentlyBuilt = DateTime.MinValue;
+
+                    foreach (string file in files)
+                    {
+                        DateTime fileWriteTime = File.GetLastWriteTime(file);
+
+                        if (fileWriteTime > timeMostRecentlyBuilt)
+                        {
+                            timeMostRecentlyBuilt = fileWriteTime;
+                            mostRecentlyBuiltPackage = file;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    return new TestApplicationInfo(
+                        testAppPackageName: "UITests.App",
+                        testAppName: "3568ebdf-5b6b-4ddd-bb17-462d614ba50f_yeyc6z1eztrme!App",
+                        testAppPackageFamilyName: "3568ebdf-5b6b-4ddd-bb17-462d614ba50f_yeyc6z1eztrme",
+                        testAppMainWindowTitle: "UITests.App",
+                        processName: "UITests.App.exe",
+                        installerName: mostRecentlyBuiltPackage.Replace(".msix", string.Empty),
+                        certSerialNumber: "24d62f3b13b8b9514ead9c4de48cc30f7cc6151d",
+                        baseAppxDir: publishDir);
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    throw new AggregateException("Can't get Test Application info from the published MSIX packages. Check Output paths.", e);
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -80,8 +99,7 @@ private static TestSetupHelper.TestSetupHelperOptions TestSetupHelperOptions
         public async Task TestInitialize()
         {
             // This will reset the test for each run (as from original WinUI https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/blob/master/test/testinfra/MUXTestInfra/Infra/TestHelpers.cs)
-            // We construct it so it doesn't try to run any tests since we use the AppService Bridge to complete
-            // our loading.
+            // We construct it so it doesn't try to run any tests since we use the AppService Bridge to complete our loading.
             helper = new TestSetupHelper(new string[] { }, TestSetupHelperOptions);
 
             var pageName = GetPageForTest(TestContext);
@@ -132,13 +150,13 @@ private static string GetPageForTest(TestContext testContext)
 
             Log.Comment($"Found {testMethodString}.");
 
-            var testpageAttributeString = $"\"{typeof(TestPageAttribute)}\" on {testMethodString}";
+            var testPageAttributeString = $"\"{typeof(TestPageAttribute)}\" on {testMethodString}";
             if (method.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(TestPageAttribute), true) is not TestPageAttribute attribute)
             {
-                throw new Exception($"Could not find {testpageAttributeString}.");
+                throw new Exception($"Could not find {testPageAttributeString}.");
             }
 
-            Log.Comment($"Found {testpageAttributeString}. {nameof(TestPageAttribute.XamlFile)}: {attribute.XamlFile}.");
+            Log.Comment($"Found {testPageAttributeString}. {nameof(TestPageAttribute.XamlFile)}: {attribute.XamlFile}.");
 
             return attribute.XamlFile;
         }
diff --git a/UnitTests/UnitTests.Notifications.UWP/UnitTests.Notifications.UWP.csproj b/UnitTests/UnitTests.Notifications.UWP/UnitTests.Notifications.UWP.csproj
index 6c06c8484c3..63d6cfd5a4c 100644
--- a/UnitTests/UnitTests.Notifications.UWP/UnitTests.Notifications.UWP.csproj
+++ b/UnitTests/UnitTests.Notifications.UWP/UnitTests.Notifications.UWP.csproj
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|ARM'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>ARM</PlatformTarget>
@@ -52,7 +49,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|ARM'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -65,7 +61,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
@@ -74,7 +69,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -90,7 +84,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|ARM64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM64\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>ARM64</PlatformTarget>
@@ -99,7 +92,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|ARM64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM64\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
diff --git a/UnitTests/UnitTests.Notifications.WinRT/UnitTests.Notifications.WinRT.csproj b/UnitTests/UnitTests.Notifications.WinRT/UnitTests.Notifications.WinRT.csproj
index ff993c99800..46a0d70cc48 100644
--- a/UnitTests/UnitTests.Notifications.WinRT/UnitTests.Notifications.WinRT.csproj
+++ b/UnitTests/UnitTests.Notifications.WinRT/UnitTests.Notifications.WinRT.csproj
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;WINRT</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;CODE_ANALYSIS;WINRT</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|ARM'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;WINRT</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>ARM</PlatformTarget>
@@ -52,7 +49,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|ARM'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;WINRT</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -65,7 +61,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;WINRT</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
@@ -74,7 +69,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;WINRT</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -90,7 +84,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|ARM64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM64\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;WINRT</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>ARM64</PlatformTarget>
@@ -99,7 +92,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|ARM64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM64\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;WINRT</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
diff --git a/UnitTests/UnitTests.UWP/UnitTests.UWP.csproj b/UnitTests/UnitTests.UWP/UnitTests.UWP.csproj
index 94bca731193..3b1e2a0b316 100644
--- a/UnitTests/UnitTests.UWP/UnitTests.UWP.csproj
+++ b/UnitTests/UnitTests.UWP/UnitTests.UWP.csproj
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|ARM'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>ARM</PlatformTarget>
@@ -53,7 +50,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|ARM'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -67,7 +63,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|ARM64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM64\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;CODE_ANALYSIS</DefineConstants>
     <NoStdLib>true</NoStdLib>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
@@ -77,7 +72,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|ARM64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM64\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>CODE_ANALYSIS;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;CODE_ANALYSIS</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
@@ -91,7 +85,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
@@ -100,7 +93,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -355,7 +347,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug %28Version 1511%29|x86'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Debug %28Version 1511%29\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;CODE_ANALYSIS</DefineConstants>
     <NoStdLib>true</NoStdLib>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
@@ -366,7 +357,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug %28Version 1511%29|ARM'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Debug %28Version 1511%29\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;CODE_ANALYSIS</DefineConstants>
     <NoStdLib>true</NoStdLib>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
@@ -377,7 +367,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug %28Version 1511%29|x64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Debug %28Version 1511%29\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;CODE_ANALYSIS</DefineConstants>
     <NoStdLib>true</NoStdLib>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
@@ -388,7 +377,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug %28Anniversary Update%29|x86'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Debug %28Anniversary Update%29\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;CODE_ANALYSIS</DefineConstants>
     <NoStdLib>true</NoStdLib>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
@@ -399,7 +387,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug %28Anniversary Update%29|ARM'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Debug %28Anniversary Update%29\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;CODE_ANALYSIS</DefineConstants>
     <NoStdLib>true</NoStdLib>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
@@ -410,7 +397,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug %28Anniversary Update%29|x64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Debug %28Anniversary Update%29\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;CODE_ANALYSIS</DefineConstants>
     <NoStdLib>true</NoStdLib>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
@@ -420,7 +406,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release %28Version 1511%29|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Release %28Version 1511%29\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>CODE_ANALYSIS;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;CODE_ANALYSIS</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
@@ -432,7 +417,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release %28Version 1511%29|ARM'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Release %28Version 1511%29\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>CODE_ANALYSIS;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;CODE_ANALYSIS</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
@@ -444,7 +428,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release %28Version 1511%29|x64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Release %28Version 1511%29\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>CODE_ANALYSIS;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;CODE_ANALYSIS</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
@@ -456,7 +439,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release %28Anniversary Update%29|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Release %28Anniversary Update%29\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>CODE_ANALYSIS;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;CODE_ANALYSIS</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
@@ -468,7 +450,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release %28Anniversary Update%29|ARM'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Release %28Anniversary Update%29\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>CODE_ANALYSIS;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;CODE_ANALYSIS</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
@@ -480,7 +461,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release %28Anniversary Update%29|x64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Release %28Anniversary Update%29\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>CODE_ANALYSIS;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;CODE_ANALYSIS</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
@@ -493,7 +473,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug %28Version 1511%29|ARM64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM64\Debug %28Version 1511%29\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;CODE_ANALYSIS;CODE_ANALYSIS</DefineConstants>
     <NoStdLib>true</NoStdLib>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
@@ -504,7 +483,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug %28Anniversary Update%29|ARM64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM64\Debug %28Anniversary Update%29\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;CODE_ANALYSIS;CODE_ANALYSIS</DefineConstants>
     <NoStdLib>true</NoStdLib>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
@@ -514,7 +492,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release %28Version 1511%29|ARM64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM64\Release %28Version 1511%29\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>CODE_ANALYSIS;CODE_ANALYSIS;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;CODE_ANALYSIS;CODE_ANALYSIS</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
@@ -526,7 +503,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release %28Anniversary Update%29|ARM64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM64\Release %28Anniversary Update%29\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>CODE_ANALYSIS;CODE_ANALYSIS;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;CODE_ANALYSIS;CODE_ANALYSIS</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
diff --git a/UnitTests/UnitTests.XamlIslands.Package/UnitTests.XamlIslands.Package.wapproj b/UnitTests/UnitTests.XamlIslands.Package/UnitTests.XamlIslands.Package.wapproj
index 6d4a34b7d6f..049dc4ee417 100644
--- a/UnitTests/UnitTests.XamlIslands.Package/UnitTests.XamlIslands.Package.wapproj
+++ b/UnitTests/UnitTests.XamlIslands.Package/UnitTests.XamlIslands.Package.wapproj
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@
       <Implicit>true</Implicit>
     </SDKReference>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(BaseOutputPath)' != ''">
+    <OutputPath>$(BaseOutputPath)$(Configuration)\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath Condition="'$(Platform)' != 'AnyCPU'">$(OutputPath)$(Platform)</OutputPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(WapProjPath)\Microsoft.DesktopBridge.targets" />
   <Target Name="_StompSourceProjectForWapProject" BeforeTargets="_ConvertItems">
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/UnitTests/UnitTests.XamlIslands.UWPApp/UnitTests.XamlIslands.UWPApp.csproj b/UnitTests/UnitTests.XamlIslands.UWPApp/UnitTests.XamlIslands.UWPApp.csproj
index 21d475366c7..e23eddd5a82 100644
--- a/UnitTests/UnitTests.XamlIslands.UWPApp/UnitTests.XamlIslands.UWPApp.csproj
+++ b/UnitTests/UnitTests.XamlIslands.UWPApp/UnitTests.XamlIslands.UWPApp.csproj
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -42,7 +40,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|ARM'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>ARM</PlatformTarget>
@@ -51,7 +48,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|ARM'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -63,7 +59,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|ARM64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM64\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>ARM64</PlatformTarget>
@@ -73,7 +68,6 @@
     <UseDotNetNativeToolchain>true</UseDotNetNativeToolchain>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|ARM64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\ARM64\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -85,7 +79,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
@@ -94,7 +87,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 5c87f9637e3..c23918d8d59 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ jobs:
     env:
       SignClientUser: $(SignClientUser)
       SignClientSecret: $(SignClientSecret)
-      ArtifactDirectory: bin\nupkg
+      ArtifactDirectory: ~packages\bin
     condition: and(succeeded(), not(eq(variables['build.reason'], 'PullRequest')), not(eq(variables['SignClientSecret'], '')), not(eq(variables['SignClientUser'], '')))
 
   - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@1
     displayName: Publish Package Artifacts
     inputs:
-      targetPath: .\bin\nupkg
+      targetPath: .\~packages\bin
       artifactName: Packages
 
 ### Smoke Tests ###
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
     displayName: Download NuGet Packages Artifact
     inputs:
       artifact: Packages
-      path: .\bin\nupkg
+      path: .\~packages\bin
 
   - task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
     inputs:
diff --git a/build/Windows.Toolkit.Common.props b/build/Windows.Toolkit.Common.props
index 38374bf895c..fcd25fac3e6 100644
--- a/build/Windows.Toolkit.Common.props
+++ b/build/Windows.Toolkit.Common.props
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/WindowsCommunityToolkit</PackageProjectUrl>
     <PackageReleaseNotes>https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/WindowsCommunityToolkit/releases</PackageReleaseNotes>
     <PackageIcon>Icon.png</PackageIcon>
-    <PackageIconUrl>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CommunityToolkit/WindowsCommunityToolkit/main/build/nuget.png</PackageIconUrl>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -34,6 +33,8 @@
     <IsTestProject>$(MSBuildProjectName.Contains('Test'))</IsTestProject>
     <IsUwpProject>$(MSBuildProjectName.Contains('.Uwp'))</IsUwpProject>
     <IsUwpProject Condition="$(IsDesignProject)">False</IsUwpProject>
+    <IsControlsProject>$(MSBuildProjectName.Contains('.Controls.'))</IsControlsProject>
+    <IsControlsProject Condition="$(IsDesignProject)">False</IsControlsProject>
     <IsCoreProject Condition="$(IsDesignProject) or $(IsSampleProject) or $(IsTestProject)">False</IsCoreProject>
     <IsCoreProject Condition="'$(IsCoreProject)' == ''">True</IsCoreProject>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -44,4 +45,23 @@
     <ContinuousIntegrationBuild>$(TF_BUILD)</ContinuousIntegrationBuild>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <!-- Common Outputs -->
+    <BuildDir>~build\</BuildDir>
+    <PublishDir>~publish\</PublishDir>
+    <!-- Build Outputs -->
+    <BaseOutputPath>$(BuildDir)bin\</BaseOutputPath>
+    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath>$(BuildDir)obj\</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
+    <!-- Restore Outputs-->
+    <MSBuildProjectExtensionsPath>$(BuildDir)ext\</MSBuildProjectExtensionsPath>
+    <RestoreOutputPath>$(MSBuildProjectExtensionsPath)</RestoreOutputPath>
+    <!-- Pack Outputs -->
+    <PackageOutputPath>$(RepositoryDirectory)~packages\bin\</PackageOutputPath>
+    <NuSpecOutputPath>$(RepositoryDirectory)~packages\obj\</NuSpecOutputPath>
+    <!-- Test Outputs -->
+    <VSTestResultsDirectory>$(PublishDir)TestResults\</VSTestResultsDirectory>
+    <!-- AppX Outputs -->
+    <AppxPackageDir>$(PublishDir)</AppxPackageDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/build/Windows.Toolkit.Common.targets b/build/Windows.Toolkit.Common.targets
index 61ae0c52034..28cd995b2dc 100644
--- a/build/Windows.Toolkit.Common.targets
+++ b/build/Windows.Toolkit.Common.targets
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
     <PackageTags Condition="'$(PackageTags)' == ''">$(CommonTags)</PackageTags>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <!-- Exclude files and folders from build and publish across all projects -->
+    <DefaultItemExcludes>$(BuildDir)**;$(PublishDir)**;$(DefaultItemExcludes)</DefaultItemExcludes>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup Condition="$(IsPackable)">
     <None Include="$(BuildToolsDirectory)nuget.png" Pack="true" PackagePath="\Icon.png" />
     <None Include="$(RepositoryDirectory)License.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" />
diff --git a/build/Windows.Toolkit.VisualStudio.Design.props b/build/Windows.Toolkit.VisualStudio.Design.props
index c1731ddabb1..0c943341a97 100644
--- a/build/Windows.Toolkit.VisualStudio.Design.props
+++ b/build/Windows.Toolkit.VisualStudio.Design.props
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>False</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>False</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
-    <EmbeddedResourceUseDependentUponConvention>True</EmbeddedResourceUseDependentUponConvention>
     <ParentTargetFramework>uap$(TargetPlatformBaseVersion).$(TargetPlatformMinRevision)</ParentTargetFramework>
     <ParentProjectName>$(MSBuildProjectName.Remove($(MSBuildProjectName.LastIndexOf('.'))))</ParentProjectName>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/build/Windows.Toolkit.VisualStudio.Design.targets b/build/Windows.Toolkit.VisualStudio.Design.targets
index 83d83552d6b..1dec2c09418 100644
--- a/build/Windows.Toolkit.VisualStudio.Design.targets
+++ b/build/Windows.Toolkit.VisualStudio.Design.targets
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ParentProjectRootNamespace>$(RootNamespace.Remove($(RootNamespace.LastIndexOf('.'))))</ParentProjectRootNamespace>
-    <ParentProjectOutputPath>..\$(ParentProjectName)\bin\$(Configuration)\$(ParentTargetFramework)\</ParentProjectOutputPath>
+    <ParentProjectOutputPath>..\$(ParentProjectName)\~build\bin\$(Configuration)\$(ParentTargetFramework)\</ParentProjectOutputPath>
     <OutputPath>$(ParentProjectOutputPath)Design\</OutputPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/build/build.cake b/build/build.cake
index 585ad201e90..a2b1d5cf085 100644
--- a/build/build.cake
+++ b/build/build.cake
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ var buildDir = baseDir + "/build";
 var Solution = baseDir + "/Windows Community Toolkit.sln";
 var toolsDir = buildDir + "/tools";
 
-var binDir = baseDir + "/bin";
-var nupkgDir = binDir + "/nupkg";
+var packagesDir = baseDir + "/~packages";
+var pkgBinDir = packagesDir + "/bin";
 
-var taefBinDir = baseDir + $"/UITests/UITests.Tests.TAEF/bin/{configuration}/netcoreapp3.1/win10-x86";
+var taefBinDir = baseDir + $"/UITests/UITests.Tests.TAEF/~build/bin/{configuration}/netcoreapp3.1/win10-x86";
 
 var styler = toolsDir + "/XamlStyler.Console/tools/xstyler.exe";
 var stylerFile = baseDir + "/settings.xamlstyler";
@@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ Task("Clean")
     .Description("Clean the output folder")
     .Does(() =>
 {
-    if(DirectoryExists(binDir))
+    if(DirectoryExists(packagesDir))
     {
         Information("\nCleaning Working Directory");
-        CleanDirectory(binDir);
+        CleanDirectory(packagesDir);
     }
     else
     {
-        CreateDirectory(binDir);
+        CreateDirectory(packagesDir);
     }
 });
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Task("BuildProjects")
 
     MSBuild(Solution, buildSettings);
 
-    EnsureDirectoryExists(nupkgDir);
+    EnsureDirectoryExists(pkgBinDir);
 
     // Build once with normal dependency ordering
     buildSettings = new MSBuildSettings
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ Task("Package")
     .SetConfiguration(configuration)
     .WithTarget("Pack")
     .WithProperty("GenerateLibraryLayout", "true")
-    .WithProperty("PackageOutputPath", nupkgDir);
+    .WithProperty("PackageOutputPath", pkgBinDir);
 
     MSBuild(Solution, buildSettings);
 });