diff --git a/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/App.config b/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/App.config
index 7040d5a5..0055dc5d 100644
--- a/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/App.config
+++ b/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/App.config
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <configuration>
   <startup>
-    <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5.2" />
+    <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8"/>
   </startup>
   <connectionStrings>
     <add name="Db" connectionString="Server=tcp:YOUR_SERVER.database.windows.net,1433;Database=ConnectedCar;User ID=YOUR_USERNAME;Password=YOUR_PASSWORD;Encrypt=True;TrustServerCertificate=False;Connection Timeout=30;"/>
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@
     <add key="logFileName" value="log.txt"/>                  <!--Log File Path-->
 
     <!--random number generator settings-->
-    <add key="HighSpeedProbabilityPower" value="0.5" />
-    <add key="LowSpeedProbabilityPower" value="0.9" />
-    <add key="HighOilProbabilityPower" value="0.3" />
-    <add key="LowOilProbabilityPower" value="1.2" />
-    <add key="HighTyrePressureProbabilityPower" value="0.5" />
-    <add key="LowTyrePressureProbabilityPower" value="1.7" />
-    <add key="HighOutsideTempProbabilityPower" value="0.3" />
-    <add key="LowOutsideTempProbabilityPower" value="1.2" />
-    <add key="HighEngineTempProbabilityPower" value="0.3" />
-    <add key="LowEngineTempProbabilityPower" value="1.2" />
+    <add key="HighSpeedProbabilityPower" value="0.5"/>
+    <add key="LowSpeedProbabilityPower" value="0.9"/>
+    <add key="HighOilProbabilityPower" value="0.3"/>
+    <add key="LowOilProbabilityPower" value="1.2"/>
+    <add key="HighTyrePressureProbabilityPower" value="0.5"/>
+    <add key="LowTyrePressureProbabilityPower" value="1.7"/>
+    <add key="HighOutsideTempProbabilityPower" value="0.3"/>
+    <add key="LowOutsideTempProbabilityPower" value="1.2"/>
+    <add key="HighEngineTempProbabilityPower" value="0.3"/>
+    <add key="LowEngineTempProbabilityPower" value="1.2"/>
   </appSettings>
 </configuration>
diff --git a/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/DataGenerator/DataGenerator.csproj b/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/DataGenerator/DataGenerator.csproj
index 56057d7a..c2299b3a 100644
--- a/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/DataGenerator/DataGenerator.csproj
+++ b/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/DataGenerator/DataGenerator.csproj
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>DataGenerator</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>DataGenerator</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5.2</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
diff --git a/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs b/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
index 6d43c482..0b60deaf 100644
--- a/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
+++ b/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 
 namespace Client.Properties {
     using System;
-
-
+    
+    
     /// <summary>
     ///   A strongly-typed resource class, for looking up localized strings, etc.
     /// </summary>
@@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ namespace Client.Properties {
     // class via a tool like ResGen or Visual Studio.
     // To add or remove a member, edit your .ResX file then rerun ResGen
     // with the /str option, or rebuild your VS project.
-    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("System.Resources.Tools.StronglyTypedResourceBuilder", "4.0.0.0")]
+    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("System.Resources.Tools.StronglyTypedResourceBuilder", "17.0.0.0")]
     [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
     [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]
     internal class Resources {
-
+        
         private static global::System.Resources.ResourceManager resourceMan;
-
+        
         private static global::System.Globalization.CultureInfo resourceCulture;
-
+        
         [global::System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Performance", "CA1811:AvoidUncalledPrivateCode")]
         internal Resources() {
         }
-
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Returns the cached ResourceManager instance used by this class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace Client.Properties {
                 return resourceMan;
             }
         }
-
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Overrides the current thread's CurrentUICulture property for all
         ///   resource lookups using this strongly typed resource class.
diff --git a/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
index 6ec15e63..c0c8deb1 100644
--- a/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
+++ b/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
@@ -8,21 +8,17 @@
 // </auto-generated>
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-namespace Client.Properties
-{
-
-
+namespace Client.Properties {
+    
+    
     [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]
-    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "11.0.0.0")]
-    internal sealed partial class Settings : global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase
-    {
-
+    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "17.11.0.0")]
+    internal sealed partial class Settings : global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase {
+        
         private static Settings defaultInstance = ((Settings)(global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized(new Settings())));
-
-        public static Settings Default
-        {
-            get
-            {
+        
+        public static Settings Default {
+            get {
                 return defaultInstance;
             }
         }
diff --git a/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/WinFormsClient.csproj b/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/WinFormsClient.csproj
index a69b7312..38f3d55d 100644
--- a/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/WinFormsClient.csproj
+++ b/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/WinFormsClient.csproj
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Client</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Client</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5.2</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
diff --git a/samples/databases/wide-world-importers/wwi-app/wwi-app.csproj b/samples/databases/wide-world-importers/wwi-app/wwi-app.csproj
index ef139dc6..bfca1d44 100644
--- a/samples/databases/wide-world-importers/wwi-app/wwi-app.csproj
+++ b/samples/databases/wide-world-importers/wwi-app/wwi-app.csproj
@@ -14,14 +14,10 @@
     <Content Remove="wwwroot\OData.tt" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore" Version="2.0.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies" Version="2.0.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc" Version="2.0.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles" Version="2.0.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles" Version="2.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="2.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.BrowserLink" Version="2.0.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.BrowserLink" Version="2.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design" Version="2.0.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MsSql.RestApi" Version="0.4.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>