diff --git a/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CppWinRT/PackagedApp/BlankApp/ProjectTemplate.vcxproj b/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CppWinRT/PackagedApp/BlankApp/ProjectTemplate.vcxproj
index edd56ca8a5..e29cc7eecf 100644
--- a/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CppWinRT/PackagedApp/BlankApp/ProjectTemplate.vcxproj
+++ b/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CppWinRT/PackagedApp/BlankApp/ProjectTemplate.vcxproj
@@ -73,14 +73,16 @@
     <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <MultiProcMIDL>true</MultiProcMIDL>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
       <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
       <PrecompiledHeaderFile>pch.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
       <PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>$(IntDir)pch.pch</PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>
       <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
-      <LanguageStandard Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' &gt;= '18.0'">stdcpp20</LanguageStandard>
-      <LanguageStandard Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' &lt; '18.0'">stdcpp17</LanguageStandard>
+      <LanguageStandard>stdcpp20</LanguageStandard>
       <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /bigobj</AdditionalOptions>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
diff --git a/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CppWinRT/SingleProjectPackagedApp/ProjectTemplate.vcxproj b/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CppWinRT/SingleProjectPackagedApp/ProjectTemplate.vcxproj
index 295fe353b4..0ea72bf5e5 100644
--- a/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CppWinRT/SingleProjectPackagedApp/ProjectTemplate.vcxproj
+++ b/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CppWinRT/SingleProjectPackagedApp/ProjectTemplate.vcxproj
@@ -74,14 +74,16 @@
     <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <MultiProcMIDL>true</MultiProcMIDL>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
       <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
       <PrecompiledHeaderFile>pch.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
       <PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>$(IntDir)pch.pch</PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>
       <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
-      <LanguageStandard Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' &gt;= '18.0'">stdcpp20</LanguageStandard>
-      <LanguageStandard Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' &lt; '18.0'">stdcpp17</LanguageStandard>
+      <LanguageStandard>stdcpp20</LanguageStandard>
       <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /bigobj</AdditionalOptions>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
diff --git a/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CppWinRT/UnitTestApp/ProjectTemplate.vcxproj b/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CppWinRT/UnitTestApp/ProjectTemplate.vcxproj
index cd40c42c27..e2f627b3ae 100644
--- a/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CppWinRT/UnitTestApp/ProjectTemplate.vcxproj
+++ b/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CppWinRT/UnitTestApp/ProjectTemplate.vcxproj
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
     <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <MultiProcMIDL>true</MultiProcMIDL>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
       <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
@@ -93,8 +96,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>%(PreprocessorDefinitions);DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);$(VCInstallDir)Auxiliary\VS\UnitTest\include\UWP</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
-      <LanguageStandard Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' &gt;= '18.0'">stdcpp20</LanguageStandard>
-      <LanguageStandard Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' &lt; '18.0'">stdcpp17</LanguageStandard>
+      <LanguageStandard>stdcpp20</LanguageStandard>
       <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /bigobj</AdditionalOptions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
diff --git a/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Neutral/CppWinRT/RuntimeComponent/ProjectTemplate.vcxproj b/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Neutral/CppWinRT/RuntimeComponent/ProjectTemplate.vcxproj
index 36c254e1d4..0603db03b7 100644
--- a/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Neutral/CppWinRT/RuntimeComponent/ProjectTemplate.vcxproj
+++ b/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Neutral/CppWinRT/RuntimeComponent/ProjectTemplate.vcxproj
@@ -71,15 +71,16 @@
     <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
-  <PropertyGroup />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <MultiProcMIDL>true</MultiProcMIDL>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
       <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
       <PrecompiledHeaderFile>pch.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
       <PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>$(IntDir)pch.pch</PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>
       <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
-      <LanguageStandard Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' &gt;= '18.0'">stdcpp20</LanguageStandard>
-      <LanguageStandard Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' &lt; '18.0'">stdcpp17</LanguageStandard>
+      <LanguageStandard>stdcpp20</LanguageStandard>
       <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /bigobj</AdditionalOptions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_WINRT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalUsingDirectories>$(WindowsSDK_WindowsMetadata);$(AdditionalUsingDirectories)</AdditionalUsingDirectories>