diff --git a/.github/workflows/fw-lite.yaml b/.github/workflows/fw-lite.yaml
index 5b3c2ccc9..28b3252d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fw-lite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fw-lite.yaml
@@ -172,16 +172,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Publish Windows MAUI portable app
         working-directory: backend/FwLite/FwLiteDesktop
         run: |
-          dotnet publish -r win-x64 --artifacts-path ../artifacts -p:WindowsPackageType=None -p:ApplicationDisplayVersion=${{ needs.build-and-test.outputs.semver-version }}
-          dotnet publish -r win-arm64 --artifacts-path ../artifacts -p:WindowsPackageType=None -p:ApplicationDisplayVersion=${{ needs.build-and-test.outputs.semver-version }}
+          dotnet publish -r win-x64 --artifacts-path ../artifacts -p:WindowsPackageType=None -p:ApplicationDisplayVersion=${{ needs.build-and-test.outputs.semver-version }} -p:InformationalVersion=${{ needs.build-and-test.outputs.version }}
           mkdir -p ../artifacts/sign/portable
           cp -r ../artifacts/publish/FwLiteDesktop/* ../artifacts/sign/portable/
 
       - name: Publish Windows MAUI msix app
         working-directory: backend/FwLite/FwLiteDesktop
         run: |
-          dotnet publish -r win-x64 --artifacts-path ../artifacts -p:ApplicationDisplayVersion=${{ needs.build-and-test.outputs.semver-version }}
-          dotnet publish -r win-arm64 --artifacts-path ../artifacts -p:ApplicationDisplayVersion=${{ needs.build-and-test.outputs.semver-version }}
+          dotnet publish -r win-x64 --artifacts-path ../artifacts -p:ApplicationDisplayVersion=${{ needs.build-and-test.outputs.semver-version }} -p:InformationalVersion=${{ needs.build-and-test.outputs.version }}
           mkdir -p ../artifacts/msix
           cp ../artifacts/bin/FwLiteDesktop/*/AppPackages/*/*.msix ../artifacts/msix/
 
diff --git a/backend/FwLite/FwDataMiniLcmBridge/FwDataMiniLcmBridge.csproj b/backend/FwLite/FwDataMiniLcmBridge/FwDataMiniLcmBridge.csproj
index dd6ae3743..cd3878b24 100644
--- a/backend/FwLite/FwDataMiniLcmBridge/FwDataMiniLcmBridge.csproj
+++ b/backend/FwLite/FwDataMiniLcmBridge/FwDataMiniLcmBridge.csproj
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <InformationalVersion>$(ApplicationDisplayVersion)</InformationalVersion>
-        <FileVersion>$(ApplicationDisplayVersion)</FileVersion>
+         <FileVersion>$(ApplicationDisplayVersion)</FileVersion>
     </PropertyGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory" Version="9.0.0" />
diff --git a/backend/FwLite/FwLiteDesktop/AppVersion.cs b/backend/FwLite/FwLiteDesktop/AppVersion.cs
index 16f9f3421..b6ac0424c 100644
--- a/backend/FwLite/FwLiteDesktop/AppVersion.cs
+++ b/backend/FwLite/FwLiteDesktop/AppVersion.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ namespace FwLiteDesktop;
 
 public class AppVersion
 {
-    public static readonly string Version = typeof(AppVersion).Assembly
-        .GetCustomAttribute<AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute>()?.InformationalVersion ?? "dev";
+    static AppVersion()
+    {
+        var infoVersion = typeof(AppVersion).Assembly
+            .GetCustomAttribute<AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute>()?.InformationalVersion;
+        //info version may look like v2024-12-12-3073dd1c+3073dd1ce2ff5510f54a9411366f55c958b9ea45. We want to strip off everything after the +, so we can compare versions
+        if (infoVersion is not null && infoVersion.Contains('+'))
+        {
+            infoVersion = infoVersion[..infoVersion.IndexOf('+')];
+        }
+        Version = infoVersion ?? "dev";
+    }
+
+    public static readonly string Version;
 }
diff --git a/backend/FwLite/FwLiteDesktop/FwLiteDesktop.csproj b/backend/FwLite/FwLiteDesktop/FwLiteDesktop.csproj
index d37d8b546..f3e46e10c 100644
--- a/backend/FwLite/FwLiteDesktop/FwLiteDesktop.csproj
+++ b/backend/FwLite/FwLiteDesktop/FwLiteDesktop.csproj
@@ -33,14 +33,12 @@
 		<!-- Versions -->
 		<ApplicationDisplayVersion>1.0</ApplicationDisplayVersion>
 		<ApplicationVersion>1</ApplicationVersion>
-<!--        version used in AppVersion.cs-->
-        <InformationalVersion>$(ApplicationDisplayVersion)</InformationalVersion>
 
 		<SupportedOSPlatformVersion Condition="$([MSBuild]::GetTargetPlatformIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)')) == 'ios'">11.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
 		<SupportedOSPlatformVersion Condition="$([MSBuild]::GetTargetPlatformIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)')) == 'maccatalyst'">13.1</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
 		<SupportedOSPlatformVersion Condition="$([MSBuild]::GetTargetPlatformIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)')) == 'android'">21.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
-		<SupportedOSPlatformVersion Condition="$([MSBuild]::GetTargetPlatformIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)')) == 'windows'">10.0.17763.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
-		<TargetPlatformMinVersion Condition="$([MSBuild]::GetTargetPlatformIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)')) == 'windows'">10.0.17763.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
+		<SupportedOSPlatformVersion Condition="$([MSBuild]::GetTargetPlatformIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)')) == 'windows'">10.0.19041.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
+		<TargetPlatformMinVersion Condition="$([MSBuild]::GetTargetPlatformIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)')) == 'windows'">10.0.19041.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
 		<SupportedOSPlatformVersion Condition="$([MSBuild]::GetTargetPlatformIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)')) == 'tizen'">6.5</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
 	</PropertyGroup>
     <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' ">
diff --git a/backend/FwLite/FwLiteDesktop/Platforms/Windows/AppUpdateService.cs b/backend/FwLite/FwLiteDesktop/Platforms/Windows/AppUpdateService.cs
index ca8b0ba2b..bf0e9721d 100644
--- a/backend/FwLite/FwLiteDesktop/Platforms/Windows/AppUpdateService.cs
+++ b/backend/FwLite/FwLiteDesktop/Platforms/Windows/AppUpdateService.cs
@@ -45,14 +45,24 @@ private async Task TryUpdate()
 
     private async Task ApplyUpdate(FwLiteRelease latestRelease)
     {
-        logger.LogInformation("New version available: {Version}", latestRelease.Version);
+        logger.LogInformation("New version available: {Version}, Current version: {CurrentVersion}", latestRelease.Version, AppVersion.Version);
         var packageManager = new PackageManager();
-        var asyncOperation = packageManager.AddPackageAsync(new Uri(latestRelease.Url), [], DeploymentOptions.None);
+        var asyncOperation = packageManager.AddPackageByUriAsync(new Uri(latestRelease.Url),
+            new AddPackageOptions()
+            {
+                DeferRegistrationWhenPackagesAreInUse = true,
+                ForceUpdateFromAnyVersion = true
+            });
         asyncOperation.Progress = (info, progressInfo) =>
         {
+            if (progressInfo.state == DeploymentProgressState.Queued)
+            {
+                logger.LogInformation("Queued update");
+                return;
+            }
             logger.LogInformation("Downloading update: {ProgressPercentage}%", progressInfo.percentage);
         };
-        var result = await asyncOperation.AsTask();
+        var result = await asyncOperation;
         if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(result.ErrorText))
         {
             logger.LogError(result.ExtendedErrorCode, "Failed to download update: {ErrorText}", result.ErrorText);
diff --git a/backend/FwLite/FwLiteProjectSync/FwLiteProjectSync.csproj b/backend/FwLite/FwLiteProjectSync/FwLiteProjectSync.csproj
index 8cbde01b8..2b3a8d940 100644
--- a/backend/FwLite/FwLiteProjectSync/FwLiteProjectSync.csproj
+++ b/backend/FwLite/FwLiteProjectSync/FwLiteProjectSync.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <InformationalVersion>$(ApplicationDisplayVersion)</InformationalVersion>
         <FileVersion>$(ApplicationDisplayVersion)</FileVersion>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/backend/FwLite/LcmCrdt/LcmCrdt.csproj b/backend/FwLite/LcmCrdt/LcmCrdt.csproj
index 66bd926ff..cbd1fa603 100644
--- a/backend/FwLite/LcmCrdt/LcmCrdt.csproj
+++ b/backend/FwLite/LcmCrdt/LcmCrdt.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <InformationalVersion>$(ApplicationDisplayVersion)</InformationalVersion>
         <FileVersion>$(ApplicationDisplayVersion)</FileVersion>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/backend/FwLite/LocalWebApp/LocalWebApp.csproj b/backend/FwLite/LocalWebApp/LocalWebApp.csproj
index 6b480b782..14c3dbd0a 100644
--- a/backend/FwLite/LocalWebApp/LocalWebApp.csproj
+++ b/backend/FwLite/LocalWebApp/LocalWebApp.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
         <GenerateEmbeddedFilesManifest>true</GenerateEmbeddedFilesManifest>
         <ServerGarbageCollection>false</ServerGarbageCollection>
         <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-        <InformationalVersion>$(ApplicationDisplayVersion)</InformationalVersion>
         <FileVersion>$(ApplicationDisplayVersion)</FileVersion>
     </PropertyGroup>
     <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release' ">
diff --git a/backend/FwLite/MiniLcm/MiniLcm.csproj b/backend/FwLite/MiniLcm/MiniLcm.csproj
index e806ed4ff..3a89c7e9e 100644
--- a/backend/FwLite/MiniLcm/MiniLcm.csproj
+++ b/backend/FwLite/MiniLcm/MiniLcm.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <InformationalVersion>$(ApplicationDisplayVersion)</InformationalVersion>
         <FileVersion>$(ApplicationDisplayVersion)</FileVersion>
     </PropertyGroup>