diff --git a/Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-Install.ps1 b/Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-Install.ps1
index e764292..73f4395 100644
--- a/Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-Install.ps1
+++ b/Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-Install.ps1
@@ -256,9 +256,13 @@ function Uninstall-App ($AppID, $AppArgs) {
 
 #Function to Add app to WAU white list
 function Add-WAUWhiteList ($AppID) {
-    #Check if WAU default intall path exists
-    $WhiteList = "$WAUInstallLocation\included_apps.txt"
-    if (Test-Path $WhiteList) {
+    #Check if WAU default intall path is defined
+    if ($WAUInstallLocation) {
+        $WhiteList = "$WAUInstallLocation\included_apps.txt"
+        #Create included_apps.txt if it doesn't exist
+        if (!(Test-Path $WhiteList)) {
+            New-Item -ItemType File -Path $WhiteList -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        }
         Write-ToLog "-> Add $AppID to WAU included_apps.txt"
         #Add App to "included_apps.txt"
         Add-Content -path $WhiteList -Value "`n$AppID" -Force
diff --git a/Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-Upgrade.ps1 b/Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-Upgrade.ps1
index 879516f..d4958e5 100644
--- a/Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-Upgrade.ps1
+++ b/Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-Upgrade.ps1
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ if (Test-Network) {
                 #If _WAU-mods.ps1 has ExitCode 1 - Re-run WAU
                 if ($ModsExitCode -eq 1) {
                     Write-ToLog "Re-run WAU"
-                    Start-Process powershell -ArgumentList "-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command `"$WorkingDir\winget-upgrade.ps1`""
+                    Start-Process powershell -ArgumentList "-NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command `"$WorkingDir\winget-upgrade.ps1`""
                     Exit
                 }
             }
diff --git a/Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Install-Prerequisites.ps1 b/Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Install-Prerequisites.ps1
index 75a689f..e415828 100644
--- a/Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Install-Prerequisites.ps1
+++ b/Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Install-Prerequisites.ps1
@@ -64,6 +64,28 @@ function Install-Prerequisites {
             }
         }
 
+        #Check if Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8 is installed
+        if (!(Get-AppxPackage -Name 'Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8' -AllUsers)) {
+            try {
+                Write-ToLog "Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8 is not installed" "Red"
+                #Download
+                $UIXamlUrl = "https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/releases/download/v2.8.6/Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.x64.appx"
+                $UIXamlFile = "$env:TEMP\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.x64.appx"
+                Write-ToLog "-> Downloading Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8..."
+                Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $UIXamlUrl -OutFile $UIXamlFile
+                #Install
+                Write-ToLog "-> Installing Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8..."
+                Add-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackagePath $UIXamlFile -SkipLicense | Out-Null
+                Write-ToLog "-> Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8 installed successfully." "Green"
+            }
+            catch {
+                Write-ToLog "-> Failed to intall Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8..." "Red"
+            }
+            finally {
+                Remove-Item -Path $UIXamlFile -Force
+            }
+        }
+
         Write-ToLog "Prerequisites checked. OK`n" "Green"
 
     }
diff --git a/Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Update-WinGet.ps1 b/Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Update-WinGet.ps1
index 73b2bfb..88bf74a 100644
--- a/Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Update-WinGet.ps1
+++ b/Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Update-WinGet.ps1
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ Function Update-WinGet {
         $WinGetAvailableVersion = ((Invoke-WebRequest $WinGeturl -UseBasicParsing | ConvertFrom-Json)[0].tag_name).Replace("v", "")
     }
     catch {
-        #if fail set version to the latest version as of 2023-10-08
-        $WinGetAvailableVersion = "1.6.2771"
+        #if fail set version to the latest version as of 2024-04-29
+        $WinGetAvailableVersion = "1.7.11132"
     }
 
     try {