diff --git a/samples/MauiEmbedding/MauiEmbedding.sln b/samples/MauiEmbedding/MauiEmbedding.sln
index 02347088da..588e9ec3c3 100644
--- a/samples/MauiEmbedding/MauiEmbedding.sln
+++ b/samples/MauiEmbedding/MauiEmbedding.sln
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ Global
 	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
 		{9A77D6D1-608D-4409-A0D9-FDD8AEF3BCC5}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
 		{9A77D6D1-608D-4409-A0D9-FDD8AEF3BCC5}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{9A77D6D1-608D-4409-A0D9-FDD8AEF3BCC5}.Debug|Any CPU.Deploy.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{9A77D6D1-608D-4409-A0D9-FDD8AEF3BCC5}.Debug|ARM.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
 		{9A77D6D1-608D-4409-A0D9-FDD8AEF3BCC5}.Debug|ARM.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{9A77D6D1-608D-4409-A0D9-FDD8AEF3BCC5}.Debug|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
diff --git a/samples/MauiEmbedding/MauiEmbedding/Properties/PublishProfiles/win-arm64.pubxml b/samples/MauiEmbedding/MauiEmbedding/Properties/PublishProfiles/win-arm64.pubxml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5147f1039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/MauiEmbedding/MauiEmbedding/Properties/PublishProfiles/win-arm64.pubxml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121.
+-->
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+	<PropertyGroup>
+		<PublishProtocol>FileSystem</PublishProtocol>
+		<Platform>arm64</Platform>
+		<RuntimeIdentifier>win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
+		<PublishDir>bin\$(Configuration)\$(TargetFramework)\$(RuntimeIdentifier)\publish\</PublishDir>
+		<SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
+		<PublishSingleFile>False</PublishSingleFile>
+		<PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">False</PublishReadyToRun>
+		<PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishReadyToRun>
+		<!-- Note: Trimming disabled by default as there may still be an issues with PublishTrimmed support: https://github.com/microsoft/CsWinRT/issues/373 -->
+		<!-- 
+		<PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishTrimmed>
+		<TrimMode>partial</TrimMode>
+		<SuppressTrimAnalysisWarnings>true</SuppressTrimAnalysisWarnings> 
+		-->
+	</PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/samples/MauiEmbedding/MauiEmbedding/Properties/PublishProfiles/win-x64.pubxml b/samples/MauiEmbedding/MauiEmbedding/Properties/PublishProfiles/win-x64.pubxml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fea954ee1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/MauiEmbedding/MauiEmbedding/Properties/PublishProfiles/win-x64.pubxml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121.
+-->
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+	<PropertyGroup>
+		<PublishProtocol>FileSystem</PublishProtocol>
+		<Platform>x64</Platform>
+		<RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
+		<PublishDir>bin\$(Configuration)\$(TargetFramework)\$(RuntimeIdentifier)\publish\</PublishDir>
+		<SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
+		<PublishSingleFile>False</PublishSingleFile>
+		<PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">False</PublishReadyToRun>
+		<PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishReadyToRun>
+		<!-- Note: Trimming disabled by default as there may still be an issues with PublishTrimmed support: https://github.com/microsoft/CsWinRT/issues/373 -->
+		<!-- 
+		<PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishTrimmed>
+		<TrimMode>partial</TrimMode>
+		<SuppressTrimAnalysisWarnings>true</SuppressTrimAnalysisWarnings> 
+		-->
+	</PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/samples/MauiEmbedding/MauiEmbedding/Properties/PublishProfiles/win-x86.pubxml b/samples/MauiEmbedding/MauiEmbedding/Properties/PublishProfiles/win-x86.pubxml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..928cb25ebd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/MauiEmbedding/MauiEmbedding/Properties/PublishProfiles/win-x86.pubxml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121.
+-->
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+	<PropertyGroup>
+		<PublishProtocol>FileSystem</PublishProtocol>
+		<Platform>x86</Platform>
+		<RuntimeIdentifier>win-x86</RuntimeIdentifier>
+		<PublishDir>bin\$(Configuration)\$(TargetFramework)\$(RuntimeIdentifier)\publish\</PublishDir>
+		<SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
+		<PublishSingleFile>False</PublishSingleFile>
+		<PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">False</PublishReadyToRun>
+		<PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishReadyToRun>
+		<!-- Note: Trimming disabled by default as there may still be an issues with PublishTrimmed support: https://github.com/microsoft/CsWinRT/issues/373 -->
+		<!-- 
+		<PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishTrimmed>
+		<TrimMode>partial</TrimMode>
+		<SuppressTrimAnalysisWarnings>true</SuppressTrimAnalysisWarnings> 
+		-->
+	</PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/samples/MauiEmbedding/MauiEmbedding/Properties/launchSettings.json b/samples/MauiEmbedding/MauiEmbedding/Properties/launchSettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5de0d42d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/MauiEmbedding/MauiEmbedding/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "iisSettings": {
+    "windowsAuthentication": false,
+    "anonymousAuthentication": true,
+    "iisExpress": {
+      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:8080",
+      "sslPort": 0
+    }
+  },
+  "profiles": {
+    // Note: In order to select this profile, you'll need to comment the `Packaged` profile below until this is fixed: https://aka.platform.uno/wasdk-maui-debug-profile-issue
+    "MauiEmbedding (WinAppSDK Unpackaged)": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "compatibleTargetFramework": "windows"
+    },
+    "MauiEmbedding (WinAppSDK Packaged)": {
+      "commandName": "MsixPackage",
+      "compatibleTargetFramework": "windows"
+    },
+  }
+}
diff --git a/samples/Playground/Playground.sln b/samples/Playground/Playground.sln
index e8a55f6d16..f923cc0623 100644
--- a/samples/Playground/Playground.sln
+++ b/samples/Playground/Playground.sln
@@ -1674,6 +1674,7 @@ Global
 		{13C1A52F-E012-4052-AC85-FEAC1E76EB13}.AppStore|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{13C1A52F-E012-4052-AC85-FEAC1E76EB13}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
 		{13C1A52F-E012-4052-AC85-FEAC1E76EB13}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{13C1A52F-E012-4052-AC85-FEAC1E76EB13}.Debug|Any CPU.Deploy.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{13C1A52F-E012-4052-AC85-FEAC1E76EB13}.Debug|ARM.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
 		{13C1A52F-E012-4052-AC85-FEAC1E76EB13}.Debug|ARM.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{13C1A52F-E012-4052-AC85-FEAC1E76EB13}.Debug|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
diff --git a/samples/Playground/Playground/Properties/PublishProfiles/win-arm64.pubxml b/samples/Playground/Playground/Properties/PublishProfiles/win-arm64.pubxml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5147f1039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/Playground/Playground/Properties/PublishProfiles/win-arm64.pubxml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121.
+-->
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+	<PropertyGroup>
+		<PublishProtocol>FileSystem</PublishProtocol>
+		<Platform>arm64</Platform>
+		<RuntimeIdentifier>win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
+		<PublishDir>bin\$(Configuration)\$(TargetFramework)\$(RuntimeIdentifier)\publish\</PublishDir>
+		<SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
+		<PublishSingleFile>False</PublishSingleFile>
+		<PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">False</PublishReadyToRun>
+		<PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishReadyToRun>
+		<!-- Note: Trimming disabled by default as there may still be an issues with PublishTrimmed support: https://github.com/microsoft/CsWinRT/issues/373 -->
+		<!-- 
+		<PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishTrimmed>
+		<TrimMode>partial</TrimMode>
+		<SuppressTrimAnalysisWarnings>true</SuppressTrimAnalysisWarnings> 
+		-->
+	</PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/samples/Playground/Playground/Properties/PublishProfiles/win-x64.pubxml b/samples/Playground/Playground/Properties/PublishProfiles/win-x64.pubxml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fea954ee1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/Playground/Playground/Properties/PublishProfiles/win-x64.pubxml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121.
+-->
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+	<PropertyGroup>
+		<PublishProtocol>FileSystem</PublishProtocol>
+		<Platform>x64</Platform>
+		<RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
+		<PublishDir>bin\$(Configuration)\$(TargetFramework)\$(RuntimeIdentifier)\publish\</PublishDir>
+		<SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
+		<PublishSingleFile>False</PublishSingleFile>
+		<PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">False</PublishReadyToRun>
+		<PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishReadyToRun>
+		<!-- Note: Trimming disabled by default as there may still be an issues with PublishTrimmed support: https://github.com/microsoft/CsWinRT/issues/373 -->
+		<!-- 
+		<PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishTrimmed>
+		<TrimMode>partial</TrimMode>
+		<SuppressTrimAnalysisWarnings>true</SuppressTrimAnalysisWarnings> 
+		-->
+	</PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/samples/Playground/Playground/Properties/PublishProfiles/win-x86.pubxml b/samples/Playground/Playground/Properties/PublishProfiles/win-x86.pubxml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..928cb25ebd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/Playground/Playground/Properties/PublishProfiles/win-x86.pubxml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121.
+-->
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+	<PropertyGroup>
+		<PublishProtocol>FileSystem</PublishProtocol>
+		<Platform>x86</Platform>
+		<RuntimeIdentifier>win-x86</RuntimeIdentifier>
+		<PublishDir>bin\$(Configuration)\$(TargetFramework)\$(RuntimeIdentifier)\publish\</PublishDir>
+		<SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
+		<PublishSingleFile>False</PublishSingleFile>
+		<PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">False</PublishReadyToRun>
+		<PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishReadyToRun>
+		<!-- Note: Trimming disabled by default as there may still be an issues with PublishTrimmed support: https://github.com/microsoft/CsWinRT/issues/373 -->
+		<!-- 
+		<PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishTrimmed>
+		<TrimMode>partial</TrimMode>
+		<SuppressTrimAnalysisWarnings>true</SuppressTrimAnalysisWarnings> 
+		-->
+	</PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/samples/Playground/Playground/Properties/launchSettings.json b/samples/Playground/Playground/Properties/launchSettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f32d92b76b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/Playground/Playground/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+{
+  "iisSettings": {
+    "windowsAuthentication": false,
+    "anonymousAuthentication": true,
+    "iisExpress": {
+      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:8080",
+      "sslPort": 0
+    }
+  },
+  "profiles": {
+    // This profile is first in order for dotnet run to pick it up by default
+    "Playground (WebAssembly)": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "dotnetRunMessages": true,
+      "launchBrowser": true,
+      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:5000",
+      "inspectUri": "{wsProtocol}://{url.hostname}:{url.port}/_framework/debug/ws-proxy?browser={browserInspectUri}",
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
+      }
+    },
+    "Playground (WebAssembly IIS Express)": {
+      "commandName": "IISExpress",
+      "launchBrowser": true,
+      "inspectUri": "{wsProtocol}://{url.hostname}:{url.port}/_framework/debug/ws-proxy?browser={browserInspectUri}",
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
+      }
+    },
+    // Note: In order to select this profile, you'll need to comment the `Packaged` profile below until this is fixed: https://aka.platform.uno/wasdk-maui-debug-profile-issue
+    "Playground (WinAppSDK Unpackaged)": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "compatibleTargetFramework": "windows"
+    },
+    "Playground (WinAppSDK Packaged)": {
+      "commandName": "MsixPackage",
+      "compatibleTargetFramework": "windows"
+    },
+    "Playground (Desktop)": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "compatibleTargetFramework": "desktop"
+    },
+    "Playground (Desktop WSL2)": {
+      "commandName": "WSL2",
+      "commandLineArgs": "{ProjectDir}/bin/Debug/net8.0-desktop/Playground.dll",
+      "distributionName": "",
+      "compatibleTargetFramework": "desktop"
+    }
+  }
+}