How to include .NET 8.0 Runtime in a Windows Application Packaging Project

Question

I have a solution with a .NET 8.0 WPF application and a .NET 8.0 Windows Application Packaging Project. When i try to install it on a machine that does not have .NET 8.0 Runtime installed, the installation works but the application wont start.

So is there a way I can somehow include it in the package?

I tried adding "<WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>" and

<Target Name="_RemoveFrameworkReferences" BeforeTargets="_ConvertItems;_CalculateInputsForGenerateCurrentProjectAppxManifest">
    <ItemGroup>
        <FrameworkSdkReference Remove="@(FrameworkSdkReference)" Condition="$([System.String]::Copy('%(FrameworkSdkReference.SDKName)').StartsWith('Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.'))" />
    </ItemGroup>
</Target>

in both the Packaging Project and WPF application but it didn't seem to do anything