diff --git a/eng/pipelines/common/pack.yml b/eng/pipelines/common/pack.yml
index eb3cb7da5aad..44db61145f1b 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/common/pack.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/common/pack.yml
@@ -88,41 +88,6 @@ steps:
     - ${{ each pair in step }}:
         ${{ pair.key }}: ${{ pair.value }}
 
-  - pwsh: |
-      if ($env:JAVA_HOME_11_X64) {
-        $env:JAVA_HOME = $env:JAVA_HOME_11_X64
-      } else {
-        $path = (Get-ChildItem $env:ProgramFiles\Microsoft\jdk-11.*\bin\java.exe) | Select-Object -First 1
-        if ($path -and (Test-Path $path)) {
-          $env:JAVA_HOME = $path.Directory.Parent.FullName
-        }
-      }
-      if ($env:JAVA_HOME) {
-        echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=JAVA_HOME]$env:JAVA_HOME"
-        echo "JAVA_HOME set to '$env:JAVA_HOME'"
-      } else {
-        echo "Unable to set JAVA_HOME"
-      }
-    displayName: 'Setup JDK Paths'
-    condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Agent.OS'], 'Windows_NT'))
-
-  - pwsh: |
-      if ($env:ANDROID_SDK_ROOT) {
-        echo "ANDROID_SDK_ROOT already set to '$env:ANDROID_SDK_ROOT'"
-      } else {
-        if ((Test-Path "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Android\android-sdk")) {
-          $env:ANDROID_SDK_ROOT = "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Android\android-sdk"
-        }
-        if ($env:ANDROID_SDK_ROOT) {
-          echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=ANDROID_SDK_ROOT]$env:ANDROID_SDK_ROOT"
-          echo "ANDROID_SDK_ROOT set to '$env:ANDROID_SDK_ROOT'"
-        } else {
-          echo "Unable to set ANDROID_SDK_ROOT"
-        }
-      }
-    displayName: 'Setup ANDROID_SDK_ROOT Paths'
-    condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Agent.OS'], 'Windows_NT'))
-
   - pwsh: ./build.ps1 --target=dotnet --configuration="${{ parameters.buildConfiguration }}" --verbosity=diagnostic --nugetsource="${{ parameters.nugetFolder }}"
     displayName: 'Install .NET'
     retryCountOnTaskFailure: 3
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/common/provision.yml b/eng/pipelines/common/provision.yml
index 13302d8e0025..7c01c600ae5b 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/common/provision.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/common/provision.yml
@@ -117,23 +117,6 @@ steps:
     displayName: 'Setup JDK Paths'
     condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Agent.OS'], 'Windows_NT'))
 
-  - pwsh: |
-      if ($env:ANDROID_SDK_ROOT) {
-        echo "ANDROID_SDK_ROOT already set to '$env:ANDROID_SDK_ROOT'"
-      } else {
-        if ((Test-Path "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Android\android-sdk")) {
-          $env:ANDROID_SDK_ROOT = "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Android\android-sdk"
-        }
-        if ($env:ANDROID_SDK_ROOT) {
-          echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=ANDROID_SDK_ROOT]$env:ANDROID_SDK_ROOT"
-          echo "ANDROID_SDK_ROOT set to '$env:ANDROID_SDK_ROOT'"
-        } else {
-          echo "Unable to set ANDROID_SDK_ROOT"
-        }
-      }
-    displayName: 'Setup ANDROID_SDK_ROOT Paths'
-    condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Agent.OS'], 'Windows_NT'))
-
   # Prepare Both
   - task: UseDotNet@2                 # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/tool/dotnet-core-tool-installer?view=azure-devops
     displayName: 'Use .NET SDK $(DOTNET_VERSION)'
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/common/variables.yml b/eng/pipelines/common/variables.yml
index 1f29c6c8278d..a977580644eb 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/common/variables.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/common/variables.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ variables:
 - name: DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE
   value: true
 - name: DOTNET_VERSION
-  value: 9.0.100-preview.4.24267.66
+  value: 9.0.100-rc.2.24474.11
 - name: REQUIRED_XCODE
   value: 16.0.0
 - name: DEVICETESTS_REQUIRED_XCODE
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/handlers.yml b/eng/pipelines/handlers.yml
index ad1740cba0e3..77803b315cff 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/handlers.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/handlers.yml
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ stages:
                       skipAndroidSdks: true
                       skipAndroidImages: true
                       installDefaultAndroidApi: true
+                      skipProvisioning: true
 
   - stage: samples_net
     displayName: Test .NET MAUI Samples
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/maui-release.yml b/eng/pipelines/maui-release.yml
index c25664848a36..6e8b0655aa65 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/maui-release.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/maui-release.yml
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ extends:
                         skipAndroidImages: true
                         skipAndroidSdks: true
                         installDefaultAndroidApi: true
+                        skipProvisioning: true
 
       - ${{ if eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], 'devdiv') }}:                           # Sign only using the private server   
         - template: /eng/pipelines/common/sign.yml@self                                 
diff --git a/src/Core/src/maui.aar b/src/Core/src/maui.aar
index 12f3432cfcea..59ac436a1a1d 100644
Binary files a/src/Core/src/maui.aar and b/src/Core/src/maui.aar differ