diff --git a/.pipelines/verifyDepsJsonLibraryVersions.ps1 b/.pipelines/verifyDepsJsonLibraryVersions.ps1
index f6cf4c86da..16ef379188 100644
--- a/.pipelines/verifyDepsJsonLibraryVersions.ps1
+++ b/.pipelines/verifyDepsJsonLibraryVersions.ps1
@@ -41,7 +41,13 @@ Get-ChildItem $targetDir -Recurse -Filter *.deps.json -Exclude UITests-FancyZone
                             $dllName = Split-Path $_.Name -leaf
                             if([bool]($_.Value.PSObject.Properties.name -match 'fileVersion')) {
                                 $dllFileVersion = $_.Value.fileVersion
-                                
+                                if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($dllFileVersion) -and $dllName.StartsWith('PowerToys.'))` {
+                                    # After VS 17.11 update some of PowerToys dlls have no fileVersion in deps.json even though the 
+                                    # version is correctly set. This is a workaround to skip our dlls as we are confident that all of
+                                    # our dlls share the same version across the dependencies.
+                                    continue
+                                }
+
                                 # Add the entry to the dictionary of dictionary of lists
                                 if(-Not $referencedFileVersionsPerDll.ContainsKey($dllName)) {
                                     $referencedFileVersionsPerDll[$dllName] = @{ $dllFileVersion = New-Object System.Collections.Generic.List[System.String] }
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index b9fff74445..345b75839f 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
     <EnableNETAnalyzers>true</EnableNETAnalyzers>
     <AnalysisMode>Recommended</AnalysisMode>
     <_SkipUpgradeNetAnalyzersNuGetWarning>true</_SkipUpgradeNetAnalyzersNuGetWarning>
-    <IncludeSourceRevisionInInformationalVersion>false</IncludeSourceRevisionInInformationalVersion> <!-- Don't add source revision hash to the product version of binaries. -->
+    <IncludeSourceRevisionInInformationalVersion>false</IncludeSourceRevisionInInformationalVersion>    <!-- Don't add source revision hash to the product version of binaries. -->
     <PlatformTarget>$(Platform)</PlatformTarget>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectExtension)' == '.csproj'">
     <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
-	<RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys</RepositoryUrl>
+    <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys</RepositoryUrl>
     <RepositoryType>GitHub</RepositoryType>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
-    </PackageReference> 
+    </PackageReference>
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\src\codeAnalysis\GlobalSuppressions.cs" Link="GlobalSuppressions.cs" />
     <AdditionalFiles Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\src\codeAnalysis\StyleCop.json" Link="StyleCop.json" />
 
diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index bbf98c9616..e5b9c43a43 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility" Version="8.0.7" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32" Version="0.2.46-beta" />
     <!-- CsWinRT version needs to be set to have a WinRT.Runtime.dll at the same version contained inside the NET SDK we're currently building on CI. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.0.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.22621.2428" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.5.240428000" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.WinUI.Managed" Version="2.0.9" />
diff --git a/NOTICE.md b/NOTICE.md
index b682ec1df4..38208d4835 100644
--- a/NOTICE.md
+++ b/NOTICE.md
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ EXHIBIT A -Mozilla Public License.
 - Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents 8.0.0
 - Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility 8.0.7
 - Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 0.2.46-beta
-- Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT 2.0.4
+- Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT 2.0.8
 - Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools 10.0.22621.2428
 - Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK 1.5.240428000
 - Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.WinUI.Managed 2.0.9
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/GuidUtils.h b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/GuidUtils.h
index 7b3e1a97cf..cbe0734b5a 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/GuidUtils.h
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/GuidUtils.h
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ namespace std
         size_t operator()(const GUID& Value) const
         {
             RPC_STATUS status = RPC_S_OK;
-            return ::UuidHash(&const_cast<GUID&>(Value), &status);
+            // Make a copy of the Value to avoid using const_cast to cast away cost - workaround C26492
+            GUID copy = Value;
+            return ::UuidHash(&copy, &status);
         }
     };
 }