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NU1603 reported when installing WinUI 2.3.9 (2.5.1) Subpackage only #6766

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Describe the bug

After updating the versions in the package references and starting a restore, NU1603 gets reported in the output window.
warning NU1603: Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI 2.3.9 depends on Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences (>= 2.1.8) but Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences 2.1.8 was not found. Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences 2.1.9 was resolved instead.

Steps to reproduce the bug

Changing the WindowAppSDK.WinUI version to 2.3.9

Expected behavior

No warning and the correct resolution of transient dependencies.

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NuGet package version

2.5.1 (2.3.9)

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Unpackaged

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Additional context

OS: 26300.9539
IDE: Visual Studio 18.10.1
.NET SDK: 10.0.401

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  1. aepot commented on Sep 18, 2026

    @aepot

    Rolled back to Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI 2.3.6 because my CI pipeline doesn't allow build warnings.

  2. Balkoth commented on Sep 18, 2026

    @Balkoth

    You can workaround by explicitly adding a reference to your project:
    dotnet add package Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences

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