diff --git a/build/DirectXMesh-GitHub-GDK-Dev17.yml b/build/DirectXMesh-GitHub-GDK-Dev17.yml
index 32d8b35..4e8b918 100644
--- a/build/DirectXMesh-GitHub-GDK-Dev17.yml
+++ b/build/DirectXMesh-GitHub-GDK-Dev17.yml
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ jobs:
     fetchTags: false
   - task: NuGetToolInstaller@1
     displayName: 'Use NuGet'
-    inputs:
-      versionSpec: '6.5.x'
   - task: PowerShell@2
     displayName: 'Create nuget.config with single source'
     inputs:
@@ -83,6 +81,8 @@ jobs:
       arguments: sources add -Name xboxgdk -Source $(URL_FEED) -ConfigFile $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\NuGet.config
   - task: nuget-security-analysis@0
     displayName: 'Secure Supply Chain Analysis'
+  - task: NuGetAuthenticate@1
+    displayName: 'NuGet Auth'
   - task: NuGetCommand@2
     displayName: NuGet install PGDK
     inputs:
@@ -170,8 +170,6 @@ jobs:
     fetchTags: false
   - task: NuGetToolInstaller@1
     displayName: 'Use NuGet'
-    inputs:
-      versionSpec: '6.5.x'
   - task: PowerShell@2
     displayName: 'Create nuget.config with single source'
     inputs:
@@ -195,6 +193,8 @@ jobs:
       arguments: sources add -Name xboxgdk -Source $(URL_FEED) -ConfigFile $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\NuGet.config
   - task: nuget-security-analysis@0
     displayName: 'Secure Supply Chain Analysis'
+  - task: NuGetAuthenticate@1
+    displayName: 'NuGet Auth'
   - task: NuGetCommand@2
     displayName: NuGet install PGDK
     inputs:
@@ -276,8 +276,6 @@ jobs:
     fetchTags: false
   - task: NuGetToolInstaller@1
     displayName: 'Use NuGet'
-    inputs:
-      versionSpec: '6.5.x'
   - task: PowerShell@2
     displayName: 'Create nuget.config with single source'
     inputs:
@@ -301,6 +299,8 @@ jobs:
       arguments: sources add -Name xboxgdk -Source $(URL_FEED) -ConfigFile $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\NuGet.config
   - task: nuget-security-analysis@0
     displayName: 'Secure Supply Chain Analysis'
+  - task: NuGetAuthenticate@1
+    displayName: 'NuGet Auth'
   - task: NuGetCommand@2
     displayName: NuGet install PGDK
     inputs:
diff --git a/build/DirectXMesh-GitHub-GDK.yml b/build/DirectXMesh-GitHub-GDK.yml
index d586552..c4b3f1c 100644
--- a/build/DirectXMesh-GitHub-GDK.yml
+++ b/build/DirectXMesh-GitHub-GDK.yml
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ jobs:
     fetchTags: false
   - task: NuGetToolInstaller@1
     displayName: 'Use NuGet'
-    inputs:
-      versionSpec: '6.5.x'
   - task: PowerShell@2
     displayName: 'Create nuget.config with single source'
     inputs:
@@ -102,6 +100,8 @@ jobs:
       arguments: sources add -Name xboxgdk -Source $(URL_FEED) -ConfigFile $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\NuGet.config
   - task: nuget-security-analysis@0
     displayName: 'Secure Supply Chain Analysis'
+  - task: NuGetAuthenticate@1
+    displayName: 'NuGet Auth'
   - task: NuGetCommand@2
     displayName: NuGet install PGDK
     inputs:
diff --git a/build/DirectXMesh-GitHub-SDK-prerelease.yml b/build/DirectXMesh-GitHub-SDK-prerelease.yml
index 91a3b43..4345dec 100644
--- a/build/DirectXMesh-GitHub-SDK-prerelease.yml
+++ b/build/DirectXMesh-GitHub-SDK-prerelease.yml
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ jobs:
     fetchTags: false
   - task: NuGetToolInstaller@1
     displayName: 'Use NuGet'
-    inputs:
-      versionSpec: '6.5.x'
   - task: PowerShell@2
     displayName: 'Create nuget.config with single source'
     inputs:
@@ -70,6 +68,8 @@ jobs:
       arguments: sources add -Name xboxgdk -Source $(URL_FEED) -ConfigFile $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\NuGet.config
   - task: nuget-security-analysis@0
     displayName: 'Secure Supply Chain Analysis'
+  - task: NuGetAuthenticate@1
+    displayName: 'NuGet Auth'
   - task: NuGetCommand@2
     displayName: NuGet Install WSDK x64
     inputs:
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@ jobs:
     fetchTags: false
   - task: NuGetToolInstaller@1
     displayName: 'Use NuGet'
-    inputs:
-      versionSpec: '6.5.x'
   - task: PowerShell@2
     displayName: 'Create nuget.config with single source'
     inputs:
@@ -196,6 +194,8 @@ jobs:
       arguments: sources add -Name xboxgdk -Source $(URL_FEED) -ConfigFile $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\NuGet.config
   - task: nuget-security-analysis@0
     displayName: 'Secure Supply Chain Analysis'
+  - task: NuGetAuthenticate@1
+    displayName: 'NuGet Auth'
   - task: NuGetCommand@2
     displayName: NuGet Install WSDK x64
     inputs:
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ jobs:
       msbuildArgs: /p:PreferredToolArchitecture=x64
       platform: x64
       configuration: Release
+  # Windows on ARM 32-bit is deprecated. https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/arm/arm32-to-arm64
   - task: VSBuild@1
     displayName: Build solution DirectXMesh_Windows10_2022.sln arm64dbg
     inputs:
diff --git a/build/DirectXMesh-GitHub-SDK-release.yml b/build/DirectXMesh-GitHub-SDK-release.yml
index 498c92d..5fb9fdb 100644
--- a/build/DirectXMesh-GitHub-SDK-release.yml
+++ b/build/DirectXMesh-GitHub-SDK-release.yml
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ jobs:
     fetchTags: false
   - task: NuGetToolInstaller@1
     displayName: 'Use NuGet'
-    inputs:
-      versionSpec: '6.5.x'
   - task: PowerShell@2
     displayName: 'Create nuget.config with single source'
     inputs:
@@ -70,6 +68,8 @@ jobs:
       arguments: sources add -Name xboxgdk -Source $(URL_FEED) -ConfigFile $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\NuGet.config
   - task: nuget-security-analysis@0
     displayName: 'Secure Supply Chain Analysis'
+  - task: NuGetAuthenticate@1
+    displayName: 'NuGet Auth'
   - task: NuGetCommand@2
     displayName: NuGet Install WSDK x64
     inputs:
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@ jobs:
     fetchTags: false
   - task: NuGetToolInstaller@1
     displayName: 'Use NuGet'
-    inputs:
-      versionSpec: '6.5.x'
   - task: PowerShell@2
     displayName: 'Create nuget.config with single source'
     inputs:
@@ -196,6 +194,8 @@ jobs:
       arguments: sources add -Name xboxgdk -Source $(URL_FEED) -ConfigFile $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\NuGet.config
   - task: nuget-security-analysis@0
     displayName: 'Secure Supply Chain Analysis'
+  - task: NuGetAuthenticate@1
+    displayName: 'NuGet Auth'
   - task: NuGetCommand@2
     displayName: NuGet Install WSDK x64
     inputs:
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ jobs:
       msbuildArgs: /p:PreferredToolArchitecture=x64
       platform: x64
       configuration: Release
+  # Windows on ARM 32-bit is deprecated. https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/arm/arm32-to-arm64
   - task: VSBuild@1
     displayName: Build solution DirectXMesh_Windows10_2022.sln arm64dbg
     inputs:
diff --git a/build/Directory.Build.props b/build/Directory.Build.props
index ab3bb53..f34ed2c 100644
--- a/build/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/build/Directory.Build.props
@@ -18,6 +18,21 @@
     <MinimumVisualStudioVersion>15.0</MinimumVisualStudioVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(GDKEditionNumber)' &lt; '220300'">
+    <_PCNuGetPackage>Microsoft.PGDK</_PCNuGetPackage>
+    <_XboxNuGetPackage>Microsoft.GDK</_XboxNuGetPackage>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(GDKEditionNumber)' &gt;= '220300'">
+    <_PCNuGetPackage>Microsoft.GDK.PC</_PCNuGetPackage>
+    <_XboxNuGetPackage>Microsoft.GDK.Xbox</_XboxNuGetPackage>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(GDKEditionNumber)' &lt; '241000'">
+    <_PCNuGetPackage>$(_PCNuGetPackage).$(GDKEditionNumber)</_PCNuGetPackage>
+    <_XboxNuGetPackage>$(_XboxNuGetPackage).$(GDKEditionNumber)</_XboxNuGetPackage>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
   <!-- Windows 10 SDK NuGet -->
   <Import Condition="'$(WSDKEnableBWOI)' == 'true'"
           Project="$(ExtractedFolder)SDK\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.cpp\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.cpp.props" />
@@ -32,11 +47,16 @@
           Project="$(ExtractedFolder)SDK\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.cpp.arm64\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.cpp.arm64.props" />
 
   <!-- Microsoft GDK NuGet -->
-  <Import Condition="'$(GDKEnableBWOI)' == 'true' and $(Platform.Contains('x64')) and Exists('$(ExtractedFolder)GDK\Microsoft.GDK.PC.$(GDKEditionNumber)\build\Microsoft.GDK.PC.$(GDKEditionNumber).props')"
-          Project="$(ExtractedFolder)GDK\Microsoft.GDK.PC.$(GDKEditionNumber)\build\Microsoft.GDK.PC.$(GDKEditionNumber).props" />
+  <Import Condition="'$(GDKEnableBWOI)' == 'true' and $(Platform.Contains('x64')) and Exists('$(ExtractedFolder)GDK\$(_PCNuGetPackage)\build\$(_PCNuGetPackage).props')"
+          Project="$(ExtractedFolder)GDK\$(_PCNuGetPackage)\build\$(_PCNuGetPackage).props" />
 
-  <Import Condition="'$(GDKEnableBWOI)' == 'true' and $(Platform.Contains('x64'))"
-          Project="$(ExtractedFolder)GDK\Microsoft.GDK.Xbox.$(GDKEditionNumber)\build\Microsoft.GDK.Xbox.$(GDKEditionNumber).props" />
+  <Import Condition="'$(GDKEnableBWOI)' == 'true' and $(Platform.Contains('x64')) and Exists('$(ExtractedFolder)GDK\$(_XboxNuGetPackage)\build\$(_XboxNuGetPackage).props')"
+          Project="$(ExtractedFolder)GDK\$(_XboxNuGetPackage)\build\$(_XboxNuGetPackage).props" />
+
+  <!-- Remove copy of real gameos.xvd since this is a build validation only pipeline -->
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'Gaming.Xbox.XboxOne.x64' or '$(Platform)' == 'Gaming.Xbox.Scarlett.x64'">
+    <GameOSFilePath>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)build\placeholder.xvd</GameOSFilePath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!--
   ****************************************************************************************************
diff --git a/build/placeholder.xvd b/build/placeholder.xvd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1352b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/placeholder.xvd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This file is a placeholder for gameos.xvd to speed up ADO pipeline builds.
\ No newline at end of file