diff --git a/WinUIGallery/App.xaml.cs b/WinUIGallery/App.xaml.cs
index 0b1edaa04..c7c6052cb 100644
--- a/WinUIGallery/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/WinUIGallery/App.xaml.cs
@@ -57,10 +57,13 @@ protected override void OnLaunched(Microsoft.UI.Xaml.LaunchActivatedEventArgs ar
 
         EnsureWindow();
 
-        MainWindow.Closed += (s, e) =>
+        if (NativeMethods.IsAppPackaged)
         {
-            BadgeNotificationManager.Current.ClearBadge();
-        };
+            MainWindow.Closed += (s, e) =>
+            {
+                BadgeNotificationManager.Current.ClearBadge();
+            };
+        }
     }
 
     private void DebugSettings_BindingFailed(object sender, BindingFailedEventArgs e)
@@ -131,17 +134,20 @@ private async void EnsureWindow()
     /// <param name="e">Details about the exception.</param>
     private void HandleExceptions(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.UnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
     {
-        e.Handled = true; //Don't crash the app.
-
-        //Create the notification.
-        var notification = new AppNotificationBuilder()
-            .AddText("An exception was thrown.")
-            .AddText($"Type: {e.Exception.GetType()}")
-            .AddText($"Message: {e.Message}\r\n" +
-                     $"HResult: {e.Exception.HResult}")
-            .BuildNotification();
-
-        //Show the notification
-        AppNotificationManager.Default.Show(notification);
+        if (NativeMethods.IsAppPackaged)
+        {
+            e.Handled = true; //Don't crash the app.
+        
+            //Create the notification.
+            var notification = new AppNotificationBuilder()
+                .AddText("An exception was thrown.")
+                .AddText($"Type: {e.Exception.GetType()}")
+                .AddText($"Message: {e.Message}\r\n" +
+                         $"HResult: {e.Exception.HResult}")
+                .BuildNotification();
+        
+            //Show the notification
+            AppNotificationManager.Default.Show(notification);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/WinUIGallery/Samples/ControlPages/BadgeNotificationManagerPage.xaml b/WinUIGallery/Samples/ControlPages/BadgeNotificationManagerPage.xaml
index d2b8a52ac..7c5886b2e 100644
--- a/WinUIGallery/Samples/ControlPages/BadgeNotificationManagerPage.xaml
+++ b/WinUIGallery/Samples/ControlPages/BadgeNotificationManagerPage.xaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     mc:Ignorable="d">
 
     <StackPanel>
+        <InfoBar Margin="0,10,0,0" IsOpen="True" IsClosable="False" Severity="Warning" Title="BadgeNotificationManager is not available in unpackaged mode." Message="This API requires the app to be running in packaged mode (MSIX)."/>
         <controls:ControlExample HeaderText="Setting badge notifications with count">
             <StackPanel Spacing="8">
                 <Button Content="Set badge as count"
diff --git a/WinUIGallery/Samples/ControlPages/BadgeNotificationManagerPage.xaml.cs b/WinUIGallery/Samples/ControlPages/BadgeNotificationManagerPage.xaml.cs
index bd1320c0d..62a88a44c 100644
--- a/WinUIGallery/Samples/ControlPages/BadgeNotificationManagerPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/WinUIGallery/Samples/ControlPages/BadgeNotificationManagerPage.xaml.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using Microsoft.Windows.BadgeNotifications;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using WinUIGallery.Helpers;
 
 namespace WinUIGallery.ControlPages;
 
@@ -22,34 +23,49 @@ public BadgeNotificationManagerPage()
 
     private void SetBadgeCountButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
     {
-        BadgeNotificationManager.Current.SetBadgeAsCount((uint)BadgeCountBox.Value);
-        isBadgeSetted = true;
+        if (NativeMethods.IsAppPackaged)
+        {
+            BadgeNotificationManager.Current.SetBadgeAsCount((uint)BadgeCountBox.Value);
+            isBadgeSetted = true;
+        }
     }
 
     private void ClearBadgeButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
     {
-        BadgeNotificationManager.Current.ClearBadge();
+        if (NativeMethods.IsAppPackaged)
+        {
+            BadgeNotificationManager.Current.ClearBadge();
+        }
     }
 
     private void SetBadgeGlyphButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
     {
-        BadgeNotificationManager.Current.SetBadgeAsGlyph(selectedGlyph);
-        isBadgeSetted = true;
+        if (NativeMethods.IsAppPackaged)
+        {
+            BadgeNotificationManager.Current.SetBadgeAsGlyph(selectedGlyph);
+            isBadgeSetted = true;
+        }
     }
 
     private void BadgeCountBox_ValueChanged(NumberBox sender, NumberBoxValueChangedEventArgs args)
     {
-        if (isBadgeSetted)
+        if (NativeMethods.IsAppPackaged)
         {
-            BadgeNotificationManager.Current.SetBadgeAsCount((uint)BadgeCountBox.Value);
+            if (isBadgeSetted)
+            {
+                BadgeNotificationManager.Current.SetBadgeAsCount((uint)BadgeCountBox.Value);
+            }
         }
     }
 
     private void BadgeNotificationGlyphsCombo_SelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
     {
-        if (isBadgeSetted)
+        if (NativeMethods.IsAppPackaged)
         {
-            BadgeNotificationManager.Current.SetBadgeAsGlyph(selectedGlyph);
+            if (isBadgeSetted)
+            {
+                BadgeNotificationManager.Current.SetBadgeAsGlyph(selectedGlyph);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/WinUIGallery/Samples/ControlPages/ScrollViewPage.xaml.cs b/WinUIGallery/Samples/ControlPages/ScrollViewPage.xaml.cs
index 4196db2db..f5b8a6c3b 100644
--- a/WinUIGallery/Samples/ControlPages/ScrollViewPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/WinUIGallery/Samples/ControlPages/ScrollViewPage.xaml.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 using System.IO;
 using System.Numerics;
 using Windows.Globalization.NumberFormatting;
+using WinUIGallery.Helpers;
 
 namespace WinUIGallery.ControlPages;
 
@@ -302,9 +303,17 @@ private string GetExample3CodeContent(string sampleCodeFileName)
     {
         if (!_example3CodeCache.TryGetValue(sampleCodeFileName, out var content))
         {
-            var folder = Windows.ApplicationModel.Package.Current.InstalledLocation;
-            content = File.ReadAllText($"{folder.Path}\\Samples\\SampleCode\\ScrollView\\{sampleCodeFileName}.txt");
-            _example3CodeCache[sampleCodeFileName] = content; // Cache the content
+            string folderPath = AppContext.BaseDirectory;
+            if (NativeMethods.IsAppPackaged)
+            {
+                folderPath = Windows.ApplicationModel.Package.Current.InstalledLocation.Path;
+            }
+            string filePath = Path.Combine(folderPath, "Samples", "SampleCode", "ScrollView", $"{sampleCodeFileName}.txt");
+            if (File.Exists(filePath))
+            {
+                content = File.ReadAllText(filePath);
+                _example3CodeCache[sampleCodeFileName] = content; // Cache the content
+            }
         }
         return content;
     }