diff --git a/.github/workflows/default_plugins.yml b/.github/workflows/default_plugins.yml
index 381044c5147..c18461db745 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/default_plugins.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/default_plugins.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup .NET
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
         with:
-          dotnet-version: 9.0.x
+          dotnet-version: 10.0.x
 
       - name: Update Plugins To Production Version
         run: |
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build BrowserBookmark
         run: |
-          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark.csproj' --framework net9.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark"
+          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark.csproj' --framework net10.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark"
           7z a -tzip "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark.zip" "./Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/*"
           rm -r "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark"
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build Calculator
         run: |
-          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Calculator/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Calculator.csproj' --framework net9.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Calculator"
+          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Calculator/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Calculator.csproj' --framework net10.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Calculator"
           7z a -tzip "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Calculator.zip" "./Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Calculator/*"
           rm -r "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Calculator"
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build Explorer
         run: |
-          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.csproj' --framework net9.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer"
+          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.csproj' --framework net10.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer"
           7z a -tzip "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.zip" "./Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/*"
           rm -r "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer"
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build PluginIndicator
         run: |
-          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginIndicator/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginIndicator.csproj' --framework net9.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginIndicator"
+          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginIndicator/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginIndicator.csproj' --framework net10.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginIndicator"
           7z a -tzip "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginIndicator.zip" "./Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginIndicator/*"
           rm -r "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginIndicator"
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build PluginsManager
         run: |
-          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager.csproj' --framework net9.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager"
+          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager.csproj' --framework net10.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager"
           7z a -tzip "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager.zip" "./Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager/*"
           rm -r "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager"
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build ProcessKiller
         run: |
-          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller.csproj' --framework net9.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller"
+          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller.csproj' --framework net10.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller"
           7z a -tzip "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller.zip" "./Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/*"
           rm -r "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller"
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build Program
         run: |
-          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program.csproj' --framework net9.0-windows10.0.19041.0  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program"
+          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program.csproj' --framework net10.0-windows10.0.19041.0  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program"
           7z a -tzip "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program.zip" "./Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program/*"
           rm -r "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program"
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build Shell
         run: |
-          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell.csproj' --framework net9.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell"
+          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell.csproj' --framework net10.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell"
           7z a -tzip "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell.zip" "./Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell/*"
           rm -r "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell"
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build Sys
         run: |
-          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys.csproj' --framework net9.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys"
+          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys.csproj' --framework net10.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys"
           7z a -tzip "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys.zip" "./Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys/*"
           rm -r "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys"
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build Url
         run: |
-          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Url/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Url.csproj' --framework net9.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Url"
+          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Url/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Url.csproj' --framework net10.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Url"
           7z a -tzip "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Url.zip" "./Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Url/*"
           rm -r "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Url"
 
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build WebSearch
         run: |
-          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch.csproj' --framework net9.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch"
+          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch.csproj' --framework net10.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch"
           7z a -tzip "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch.zip" "./Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch/*"
           rm -r "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch"
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build WindowsSettings
         run: |
-          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings.csproj' --framework net9.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings"
+          dotnet publish 'Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings.csproj' --framework net10.0-windows  -c Release -o "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings"
           7z a -tzip "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings.zip" "./Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings/*"
           rm -r "Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml b/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
index 0659ae64583..dbad505e391 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup .NET
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
         with:
-          dotnet-version: 9.0.x
+          dotnet-version: 10.0.x
 #          cache: true
 #          cache-dependency-path: |
 #            Flow.Launcher/packages.lock.json
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Core/Flow.Launcher.Core.csproj b/Flow.Launcher.Core/Flow.Launcher.Core.csproj
index 7bf90ea5165..623cb01b8bf 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Core/Flow.Launcher.Core.csproj
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Core/Flow.Launcher.Core.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <UseWpf>true</UseWpf>
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Core/packages.lock.json b/Flow.Launcher.Core/packages.lock.json
index ba97f57f3db..53131da0086 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Core/packages.lock.json
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Core/packages.lock.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "version": 1,
   "dependencies": {
-    "net9.0-windows7.0": {
+    "net10.0-windows7.0": {
       "Droplex": {
         "type": "Direct",
         "requested": "[1.7.0, )",
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.csproj b/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.csproj
index 4cde3f6e09f..72209304ac9 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.csproj
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <ProjectGuid>{4FD29318-A8AB-4D8F-AA47-60BC241B8DA3}</ProjectGuid>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <UseWpf>true</UseWpf>
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/packages.lock.json b/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/packages.lock.json
index db77f9d930f..2c4dc1b6355 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/packages.lock.json
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/packages.lock.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "version": 1,
   "dependencies": {
-    "net9.0-windows7.0": {
+    "net10.0-windows7.0": {
       "Ben.Demystifier": {
         "type": "Direct",
         "requested": "[0.4.1, )",
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.csproj b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.csproj
index ee77d7f751d..7bb2f249caf 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.csproj
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <ProjectGuid>{8451ECDD-2EA4-4966-BB0A-7BBC40138E80}</ProjectGuid>
     <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/packages.lock.json b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/packages.lock.json
index 7565ec3f430..0a04e153200 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/packages.lock.json
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/packages.lock.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "version": 1,
   "dependencies": {
-    "net9.0-windows7.0": {
+    "net10.0-windows7.0": {
       "Fody": {
         "type": "Direct",
         "requested": "[6.9.3, )",
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Test/Flow.Launcher.Test.csproj b/Flow.Launcher.Test/Flow.Launcher.Test.csproj
index 11ccff05b05..d5f18b6b568 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Test/Flow.Launcher.Test.csproj
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Test/Flow.Launcher.Test.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
     <ProjectGuid>{FF742965-9A80-41A5-B042-D6C7D3A21708}</ProjectGuid>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/Flow.Launcher.csproj b/Flow.Launcher/Flow.Launcher.csproj
index 576bf6f2f13..e839965bc27 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/Flow.Launcher.csproj
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/Flow.Launcher.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
     <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
     <UseWindowsForms>false</UseWindowsForms>
     <StartupObject>Flow.Launcher.App</StartupObject>
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/Properties/PublishProfiles/Net9.0-SelfContained.pubxml b/Flow.Launcher/Properties/PublishProfiles/Net10.0-SelfContained.pubxml
similarity index 90%
rename from Flow.Launcher/Properties/PublishProfiles/Net9.0-SelfContained.pubxml
rename to Flow.Launcher/Properties/PublishProfiles/Net10.0-SelfContained.pubxml
index b9b6776d1d1..d1111330fb6 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/Properties/PublishProfiles/Net9.0-SelfContained.pubxml
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/Properties/PublishProfiles/Net10.0-SelfContained.pubxml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121.
     <PublishProtocol>FileSystem</PublishProtocol>
     <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
     <Platform>Any CPU</Platform>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
     <PublishDir>..\Output\Release\</PublishDir>
     <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/packages.lock.json b/Flow.Launcher/packages.lock.json
index b4b929d1965..8d067b67fc5 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/packages.lock.json
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/packages.lock.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "version": 1,
   "dependencies": {
-    "net9.0-windows10.0.19041": {
+    "net10.0-windows10.0.19041": {
       "ChefKeys": {
         "type": "Direct",
         "requested": "[0.1.2, )",
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark.csproj b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark.csproj
index aff73ea7780..78454ed7b77 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark.csproj
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
     <ProjectGuid>{9B130CC5-14FB-41FF-B310-0A95B6894C37}</ProjectGuid>
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Calculator/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Calculator.csproj b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Calculator/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Calculator.csproj
index f30b24e4fe4..5ec1fb0cfde 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Calculator/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Calculator.csproj
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Calculator/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Calculator.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <ProjectGuid>{59BD9891-3837-438A-958D-ADC7F91F6F7E}</ProjectGuid>
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Calculator</RootNamespace>
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.csproj b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.csproj
index a837a49b49b..0f2ccf66ed7 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.csproj
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
     <CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>true</CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Droplex" Version="1.7.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Flow.Launcher.Localization" Version="0.0.6" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Data.OleDb" Version="9.0.9" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Linq.Async" Version="6.0.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="tlbimp-Microsoft.Search.Interop" Version="1.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
index 9420e3d3a31..2bb1c45ff3d 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ private async Task<List<Result>> PathSearchAsync(Query query, CancellationToken
                         path[(recursiveIndicatorIndex + 1)..],
                         true,
                         token);
-
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/WindowsIndex/WindowsIndex.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/WindowsIndex/WindowsIndex.cs
index 2aeb421e003..b3ba13b5c8c 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/WindowsIndex/WindowsIndex.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/WindowsIndex/WindowsIndex.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ internal static IAsyncEnumerable<SearchResult> WindowsIndexSearchAsync(
         {
             try
             {
-
                 return _reservedPatternMatcher.IsMatch(search)
                     ? AsyncEnumerable.Empty<SearchResult>()
                     : ExecuteWindowsIndexSearchAsync(search, connectionString, token);
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginIndicator/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginIndicator.csproj b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginIndicator/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginIndicator.csproj
index 9002a3a4a02..b2f4ebad201 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginIndicator/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginIndicator.csproj
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginIndicator/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginIndicator.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <ProjectGuid>{FDED22C8-B637-42E8-824A-63B5B6E05A3A}</ProjectGuid>
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginIndicator</RootNamespace>
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager.csproj b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager.csproj
index 6abc1a58014..9ed3a252b9f 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager.csproj
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
     <CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>true</CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager/Views/PluginsManagerSettings.xaml b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager/Views/PluginsManagerSettings.xaml
index 5b767eb53c8..4d773527882 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager/Views/PluginsManagerSettings.xaml
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager/Views/PluginsManagerSettings.xaml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     d:DesignWidth="800"
     mc:Ignorable="d">
     <Grid Margin="{StaticResource SettingPanelMargin}">
-        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions />
         <Grid.RowDefinitions>
             <RowDefinition Height="auto" />
             <RowDefinition Height="auto" />
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller.csproj b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller.csproj
index ec8a32b958f..e49f515f262 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller.csproj
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <AssemblyName>Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller</AssemblyName>
     <PackageId>Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller</PackageId>
     <Authors>Flow-Launcher</Authors>
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/Views/SettingsControl.xaml b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/Views/SettingsControl.xaml
index 761570affb1..2b9a9ac0d20 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/Views/SettingsControl.xaml
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/Views/SettingsControl.xaml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
     mc:Ignorable="d">
 
     <Grid Margin="{StaticResource SettingPanelMargin}">
-        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions />
         <Grid.RowDefinitions>
             <RowDefinition Height="auto" />
             <RowDefinition Height="auto" />
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program.csproj b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program.csproj
index e9515fab448..64928f10dae 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program.csproj
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
     <ProjectGuid>{FDB3555B-58EF-4AE6-B5F1-904719637AB4}</ProjectGuid>
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Program</RootNamespace>
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell.csproj b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell.csproj
index e6932709f74..63ced821980 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell.csproj
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <ProjectGuid>{C21BFF9C-2C99-4B5F-B7C9-A5E6DDDB37B0}</ProjectGuid>
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell</RootNamespace>
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys.csproj b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys.csproj
index 1ef6dc495e2..47a64506993 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys.csproj
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <ProjectGuid>{0B9DE348-9361-4940-ADB6-F5953BFFCCEC}</ProjectGuid>
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys</RootNamespace>
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Url/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Url.csproj b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Url/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Url.csproj
index 091248cfdf3..567e16d1c71 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Url/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Url.csproj
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Url/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Url.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <ProjectGuid>{A3DCCBCA-ACC1-421D-B16E-210896234C26}</ProjectGuid>
     <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch.csproj b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch.csproj
index 3c9d849c6a6..e4737f1c3ae 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch.csproj
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <ProjectGuid>{403B57F2-1856-4FC7-8A24-36AB346B763E}</ProjectGuid>
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings.csproj b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings.csproj
index 879cea6f8c7..a5d13bf5e70 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings.csproj
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
     <CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>true</CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2dbeb8b426e..45fec36235a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -413,11 +413,11 @@ Get in touch if you would like to join the Flow-Launcher Team and help build thi
 
 ### Developing/Debugging
 
-- Flow Launcher's target framework is .Net 9
+- Flow Launcher's target framework is .Net 10
 
-- Install Visual Studio 2022 (v17.12+)
+- Install Visual Studio 2026 (v18.0+)
 
-- Install .Net 9 SDK
+- Install .Net 10 SDK
   - via Visual Studio installer
-  - via winget `winget install Microsoft.DotNet.SDK.9`
-  - Manually from [here](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/9.0)
+  - via winget `winget install Microsoft.DotNet.SDK.10`
+  - Manually from [here](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/10.0)
diff --git a/Scripts/flowlauncher.nuspec b/Scripts/flowlauncher.nuspec
index fa12150cc7c..1cf38a568da 100644
--- a/Scripts/flowlauncher.nuspec
+++ b/Scripts/flowlauncher.nuspec
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
     <description>Flow Launcher - Quick file search and app launcher for Windows with community-made plugins</description>
   </metadata>
   <files>
-    <file src="**\*.*" target="lib\net9.0\" exclude="Flow.Launcher.vshost.exe;Flow.Launcher.vshost.exe.config;Flow.Launcher.vshost.exe.manifest;*.nupkg;Setup.exe;RELEASES"/>
+    <file src="**\*.*" target="lib\net10.0\" exclude="Flow.Launcher.vshost.exe;Flow.Launcher.vshost.exe.config;Flow.Launcher.vshost.exe.manifest;*.nupkg;Setup.exe;RELEASES"/>
   </files>
 </package>
diff --git a/Scripts/post_build.ps1 b/Scripts/post_build.ps1
index dc7c39407ef..3cf3b377865 100644
--- a/Scripts/post_build.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/post_build.ps1
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function Pack-Squirrel-Installer ($path, $version, $output) {
 function Publish-Self-Contained ($p) {
 
     $csproj  = Join-Path "$p" "Flow.Launcher/Flow.Launcher.csproj" -Resolve
-    $profile = Join-Path "$p" "Flow.Launcher/Properties/PublishProfiles/Net9.0-SelfContained.pubxml" -Resolve
+    $profile = Join-Path "$p" "Flow.Launcher/Properties/PublishProfiles/Net10.0-SelfContained.pubxml" -Resolve
 
     # we call dotnet publish on the main project. 
     # The other projects should have been built in Release at this point.
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 03542e8d2a8..8dc13bf7ca3 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ init:
 - sc config WSearch start= auto # Starts Windows Search service- Needed for running ExplorerTest
 - net start WSearch
 
+# As a workaround for net10 SDK not being available in Visual Studio 2022 image: https://github.com/appveyor/ci/issues/3984
+install:
+- ps: |
+    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.ps1' -UseBasicParsing -OutFile "$env:temp\dotnet-install.ps1"
+    & $env:temp\dotnet-install.ps1 -Architecture x64 -Version '10.0.100' -InstallDir "$env:ProgramFiles\dotnet"
+
 cache:
   - '%USERPROFILE%\.nuget\packages -> **.sln, **.csproj'  # preserve nuget folder (packages) unless the solution or projects change
 
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 44db98b24d2..001e64ee168 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "sdk": {
-        "version": "9.0.*",
+        "version": "10.0.*",
         "rollForward": "latestPatch"
     }
 }