diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b0a88e55..2599e9b1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ If you want to contribute to the Windows application, we are here to help you se
 
 ### Steps to Set Up:
 1. Download and install [Visual Studio Community Edition](https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/).
-2. During installation, ensure to select UWP SDK 17763.
+2. During installation, ensure to select Windows 10 SDK 10.0.19041.0 and Windows 11 SDK 10.0.22621.
 3. Check out the latest code from GitHub.
+4. Install pre-commit hook tooling by executing `setup_pre-commit.ps1`
 4. Open the project in Visual Studio (File -> Open -> Project/Solution).
 5. Rebuild the solution to fetch all missing NuGet packages.
 
diff --git a/src/openHAB.Common/openHAB.Common.csproj b/src/openHAB.Common/openHAB.Common.csproj
index f7ba11ae..52a874c1 100644
--- a/src/openHAB.Common/openHAB.Common.csproj
+++ b/src/openHAB.Common/openHAB.Common.csproj
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
-    <TargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.17763.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.22621.0</TargetFramework>
     <RootNamespace>openHAB.Common</RootNamespace>
-    <RuntimeIdentifiers>win10-x86;win10-x64;win10-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
+    <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x86;win-x64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>
+    <SupportedOSPlatformVersion>10.0.19041.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/openHAB.Core.Client/openHAB.Core.Client.csproj b/src/openHAB.Core.Client/openHAB.Core.Client.csproj
index 06ff6aa9..055fcf87 100644
--- a/src/openHAB.Core.Client/openHAB.Core.Client.csproj
+++ b/src/openHAB.Core.Client/openHAB.Core.Client.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.22621.0</TargetFramework>
 		<OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-		<TargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.17763.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
 		<RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x86;win-x64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
 		<UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>
 		<ApplicationManifest>
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@
 		<EnablePreviewMsixTooling>true</EnablePreviewMsixTooling>
 		<Platforms>x86;x64;arm64</Platforms>
 		<PublishProfile>win-$(Platform).pubxml</PublishProfile>
-		<SupportedOSPlatformVersion>10.0.18362.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
+		<SupportedOSPlatformVersion>10.0.19041.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
 		<RootNamespace>$(MSBuildProjectName.Replace(" ", "_"))</RootNamespace>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 	<ItemGroup>
@@ -48,4 +47,4 @@
 	<ItemGroup>
 	  <ProjectReference Include="..\openHAB.Common\openHAB.Common.csproj" />
 	</ItemGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/openHAB.Core/Openhab.Core.csproj b/src/openHAB.Core/Openhab.Core.csproj
index e85f6150..2beb1da4 100644
--- a/src/openHAB.Core/Openhab.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/openHAB.Core/Openhab.Core.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.22621.0</TargetFramework>
 		<OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-		<TargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.17763.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
 		<RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x86;win-x64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
 		<UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>
 		<ApplicationManifest>
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@
 		<EnablePreviewMsixTooling>true</EnablePreviewMsixTooling>
 		<Platforms>x86;x64;arm64</Platforms>
 		<PublishProfile>win-$(Platform).pubxml</PublishProfile>
-		<SupportedOSPlatformVersion>10.0.18362.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
+		<SupportedOSPlatformVersion>10.0.19041.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
 		<RootNamespace>$(MSBuildProjectName.Replace(" ", "_"))</RootNamespace>
 		<AssemblyName>$(MSBuildProjectName)</AssemblyName>
 		<WindowsPackageType>MSIX</WindowsPackageType>
@@ -55,4 +54,4 @@
 	  <ProjectReference Include="..\openHAB.Common\openHAB.Common.csproj" />
 	  <ProjectReference Include="..\openHAB.Core.Client\openHAB.Core.Client.csproj" />
 	</ItemGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/openHAB.Windows/openHAB.Windows.csproj b/src/openHAB.Windows/openHAB.Windows.csproj
index 1e24d444..735e9ed8 100644
--- a/src/openHAB.Windows/openHAB.Windows.csproj
+++ b/src/openHAB.Windows/openHAB.Windows.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 		<TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.22621.0</TargetFramework>
 		<Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">x86</Platform>
 		<OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-		<TargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.17763.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
 		<PackageCertificateKeyFile>OpenHAB.Windows_StoreKey.pfx</PackageCertificateKeyFile>
 		<PackageCertificateThumbprint>
 		</PackageCertificateThumbprint>
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@
 		<Platforms>x86;x64;arm64</Platforms>
 		<PublishProfile>win-$(Platform).pubxml</PublishProfile>
 		<StartupObject></StartupObject>
-		<SupportedOSPlatformVersion>10.0.18362.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
+		<SupportedOSPlatformVersion>10.0.19041.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
 		<RootNamespace>$(MSBuildProjectName.Replace(" ", "_"))</RootNamespace>
 		<ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
 	</PropertyGroup>
@@ -108,4 +107,4 @@
 	    <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
 	  </Page>
 	</ItemGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>