In VS2022 there are 2 project templates for WPF applications, what are the differences and when should one chose one over the other?

Juan Dent 236 Reputation points
2022-08-11T22:30:41.94+00:00

For WPF applications there are 2 project templates in VS2022:

  1. WPF Application
  2. WPF App (.NET Framework)

why are there 2 options and how do they differ and when should one chose one over the other? For example if one wants to build WPF apps with Entity Framework??

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