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+name: .NET Core Desktop
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+
+jobs:
+
+  build:
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        configuration: [Debug, Release]
+
+    runs-on: windows-latest  # For a list of available runner types, refer to
+                             # https://help.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idruns-on
+
+    env:
+      Solution_Name: your-solution-name                         # Replace with your solution name, i.e. MyWpfApp.sln.
+      Test_Project_Path: your-test-project-path                 # Replace with the path to your test project, i.e. MyWpfApp.Tests\MyWpfApp.Tests.csproj.
+      Wap_Project_Directory: your-wap-project-directory-name    # Replace with the Wap project directory relative to the solution, i.e. MyWpfApp.Package.
+      Wap_Project_Path: your-wap-project-path                   # Replace with the path to your Wap project, i.e. MyWpf.App.Package\MyWpfApp.Package.wapproj.
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+
+    # Install the .NET Core workload
+    - name: Install .NET Core
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+      with:
+        dotnet-version: 8.0.x
+
+    # Add  MSBuild to the PATH: https://github.com/microsoft/setup-msbuild
+    - name: Setup MSBuild.exe
+      uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
+
+    # Execute all unit tests in the solution
+    - name: Execute unit tests
+      run: dotnet test
+
+    # Restore the application to populate the obj folder with RuntimeIdentifiers
+    - name: Restore the application
+      run: msbuild $env:Solution_Name /t:Restore /p:Configuration=$env:Configuration
+      env:
+        Configuration: ${{ matrix.configuration }}
+
+    # Decode the base 64 encoded pfx and save the Signing_Certificate
+    - name: Decode the pfx
+      run: |
+        $pfx_cert_byte = [System.Convert]::FromBase64String("${{ secrets.Base64_Encoded_Pfx }}")
+        $certificatePath = Join-Path -Path $env:Wap_Project_Directory -ChildPath GitHubActionsWorkflow.pfx
+        [IO.File]::WriteAllBytes("$certificatePath", $pfx_cert_byte)
+
+    # Create the app package by building and packaging the Windows Application Packaging project
+    - name: Create the app package
+      run: msbuild $env:Wap_Project_Path /p:Configuration=$env:Configuration /p:UapAppxPackageBuildMode=$env:Appx_Package_Build_Mode /p:AppxBundle=$env:Appx_Bundle /p:PackageCertificateKeyFile=GitHubActionsWorkflow.pfx /p:PackageCertificatePassword=${{ secrets.Pfx_Key }}
+      env:
+        Appx_Bundle: Always
+        Appx_Bundle_Platforms: x86|x64
+        Appx_Package_Build_Mode: StoreUpload
+        Configuration: ${{ matrix.configuration }}
+
+    # Remove the pfx
+    - name: Remove the pfx
+      run: Remove-Item -path $env:Wap_Project_Directory\GitHubActionsWorkflow.pfx
+
+    # Upload the MSIX package: https://github.com/marketplace/actions/upload-a-build-artifact
+    - name: Upload build artifacts
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        name: MSIX Package
+        path: ${{ env.Wap_Project_Directory }}\AppPackages