WPF Sample app crashes, fails to resolve Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.XamlControlsResources

[ChrisGuzak]

Describe the bug

Sample apps don't run

Steps to Reproduce

• Cloned the repo Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32
• Build the toolkit.
• Select "Microsoft.Toolkit.Sample.Wpf.App" as startup project.
• Hit F5 to debug

Expected behavior

Samples should run.

Environment

Windows 11

Additional context

Failure to resolve Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.XamlControlsResources. here is the error output in the debugger and stack.

Exception thrown at 0x00007FF9B011F55C (KernelBase.dll) in Microsoft.Toolkit.Sample.Wpf.App.exe: WinRT originate error - 0x80131522 : 'System.TypeLoadException: Could not find Windows Runtime type 'Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.XamlControlsResources'.
   at Microsoft.Toolkit.Sample.UWP.App.Microsoft_Toolkit_Sample_UWP_App_XamlTypeInfo.XamlTypeInfoProvider.InitTypeTables()
   at Microsoft.Toolkit.Sample.UWP.App.Microsoft_Toolkit_Sample_UWP_App_XamlTypeInfo.XamlTypeInfoProvider.LookupTypeIndexByName(String typeName) in C:\Users\chrisg\source\repos\ChrisGuzak\Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32\Microsoft.Toolkit.Sample.UWP.App\obj\x64\Debug\XamlTypeInfo.g'.
Unhandled exception at 0x00007FF99E866B20 (Windows.UI.Xaml.dll) in Microsoft.Toolkit.Sample.Wpf.App.exe: 0xC000027B: An application-internal exception has occurred (parameters: 0x00000239A77D6ED0, 0x0000000000000005).

stack

>	Windows.UI.Xaml.dll!DirectUI::ErrorHelper::ProcessUnhandledError(DirectUI::ErrorInfo & errorInfo, unsigned int fSkipFailFastIfNoErrorContext, unsigned int * pfHandled) Line 616	C++
 	Windows.UI.Xaml.dll!DirectUI::ErrorHelper::ReportUnhandledError(HRESULT hrError) Line 502	C++
 	Windows.UI.Xaml.dll!DirectUI::DXamlCore::EnsureCoreApplicationInitialized() Line 695	C++
 	Windows.UI.Xaml.dll!DirectUI::FrameworkApplication::StartOnCurrentThreadImpl(Windows::UI::Xaml::IApplicationInitializationCallback * pCallback) Line 84	C++
 	Windows.UI.Xaml.dll!DirectUI::FrameworkApplicationGenerated::StartOnCurrentThread(Windows::UI::Xaml::IApplicationInitializationCallback * pCallback) Line 667	C++
 	Windows.UI.Xaml.dll!DirectUI::WindowsXamlManager::XamlCore::Initialize() Line 235	C++
 	Windows.UI.Xaml.dll!DirectUI::WindowsXamlManager::Initialize() Line 271	C++
 	Windows.UI.Xaml.dll!ctl::ComObjectBase::CreateInstanceBase(ctl::ComBase * pNewInstance, unsigned int) Line 52	C++
 	Windows.UI.Xaml.dll!ctl::ComObject<DirectUI::WindowsXamlManager>::CreateInstance<DirectUI::WindowsXamlManager>(IInspectable * ppNewInstance, DirectUI::WindowsXamlManager * *) Line 167	C++
 	[Inline Frame] Windows.UI.Xaml.dll!ctl::ComObject<DirectUI::WindowsXamlManager>::CreateInstance(DirectUI::WindowsXamlManager * *) Line 159	C++
 	Windows.UI.Xaml.dll!ctl::make<DirectUI::WindowsXamlManager>(ctl::Internal::ComPtrRef<ctl::ComPtr<DirectUI::WindowsXamlManager>> ppNewInstance) Line 43	C++
 	Windows.UI.Xaml.dll!DirectUI::WindowsXamlManagerFactory::InitializeForCurrentThreadImpl(Windows::UI::Xaml::Hosting::IWindowsXamlManager * * ppReturnValue) Line 196	C++
 	Windows.UI.Xaml.dll!DirectUI::WindowsXamlManagerFactory::InitializeForCurrentThread(Windows::UI::Xaml::Hosting::IWindowsXamlManager * * ppResult) Line 92	C++
 	Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlHost.dll!winrt::impl::consume_Windows_UI_Xaml_Hosting_IWindowsXamlManagerStatics<winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::Hosting::IWindowsXamlManagerStatics>::InitializeForCurrentThread() Line 212	C++
 	Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlHost.dll!<lambda_8446bac442f0034ea1a52904fe32681e>::operator()<winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::Hosting::IWindowsXamlManagerStatics const &>(const winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::Hosting::IWindowsXamlManagerStatics & f) Line 957	C++
 	Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlHost.dll!winrt::impl::factory_cache_entry<winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::Hosting::WindowsXamlManager,winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::Hosting::IWindowsXamlManagerStatics>::call<<lambda_8446bac442f0034ea1a52904fe32681e> &>(winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::Hosting::WindowsXamlManager::InitializeForCurrentThread::__l2::<lambda_8446bac442f0034ea1a52904fe32681e> & callback) Line 5452	C++
 	Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlHost.dll!winrt::impl::call_factory<winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::Hosting::WindowsXamlManager,winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::Hosting::IWindowsXamlManagerStatics,<lambda_8446bac442f0034ea1a52904fe32681e>>(winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::Hosting::WindowsXamlManager::InitializeForCurrentThread::__l2::<lambda_8446bac442f0034ea1a52904fe32681e> && callback) Line 5513	C++
 	Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlHost.dll!winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::Hosting::WindowsXamlManager::InitializeForCurrentThread() Line 957	C++
 	Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlHost.dll!winrt::Microsoft::Toolkit::Win32::UI::XamlHost::implementation::XamlApplication::Initialize() Line 46	C++
 	Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlHost.dll!winrt::impl::produce<winrt::Microsoft::Toolkit::Win32::UI::XamlHost::implementation::XamlApplication,winrt::Microsoft::Toolkit::Win32::UI::XamlHost::IXamlApplicationProtected>::Initialize() Line 89	C++
 	[Managed to Native Transition]	
 	Microsoft.Toolkit.Sample.UWP.App.exe!Microsoft.Toolkit.Sample.UWP.App.App.App() Line 25	C#

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[ChrisGuzak]

@michael-hawker is this something you can help me with? @asklar, FYI

[michael-hawker]

@ChrisGuzak we need @marb2000 or @ocalvo to take a look at this.