diff --git a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Core/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Core.csproj b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Core/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Core.csproj
index a232f52bf9..39610ea4c6 100644
--- a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Core/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Core/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Core.csproj
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == '$(NetVersion)-windows10.0.19041.0'">
     <PackageReference Include="System.Speech" Version="10.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="2.0.0-experimental3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.8.260101001" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Core/Essentials/FolderPicker/FolderPickerImplementation.windows.cs b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Core/Essentials/FolderPicker/FolderPickerImplementation.windows.cs
index 2b3965fce7..aced920bfa 100644
--- a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Core/Essentials/FolderPicker/FolderPickerImplementation.windows.cs
+++ b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Core/Essentials/FolderPicker/FolderPickerImplementation.windows.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ async Task<Folder> InternalPickAsync(string initialPath, CancellationToken cance
 		var folderPicker = new Microsoft.Windows.Storage.Pickers.FolderPicker(window.AppWindow.Id)
 		{
 			SuggestedStartLocation = PickerLocationId.DocumentsLibrary,
-			SuggestedFolder = initialPath
+			// SuggestedFolder = initialPath // TODO uncomment with WindowsSDK 2.0
 		};
 
 		var folderPickerOperation = folderPicker.PickSingleFolderAsync();