microsoft / microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml

Font Assets dont work in Windows Server 2019

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Description

### Describe the bug

I upgraded from .net6 to .net 8 and from WindowsAppSdk 1.5 to 1.6.

I have a fontfamily that I added to a ResourceDirectory

```

/Assets/Fonts/Font Awesome 6 Free-Solid-900.otf#Font Awesome 6 Free Solid

```

And I use it like this

```

```

This worked fine before I updated and it still does on my Win11 Machine.

But on my Windows Server 2019 (17763.1697) Machine it looks like this:

![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1677f30b-f46a-46f9-a85f-e25cf1992f10)

### Steps to reproduce the bug

1: Add a custom Font to a WinUi3 Project
2: Use it on a Button
3: Run the App on a Windows Server 2019 Machine

### Expected behavior

The Button should use the font icon

### Screenshots

_No response_

### NuGet package version

WinUI 3 - Windows App SDK 1.6.1: 1.6.240923002

### Windows version

Windows 10 (1809): Build 17763

### Additional context

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Research direction

Reproduce the reported FontFamily and FontIcon setup in a WinUI 3 project on Windows Server 2019 build 17763, comparing it with Windows 11. No source files or tests are named; investigate the ResourceDictionary font asset and FontIcon entry point using Windows App SDK 1.6.1. Done means the custom Font Awesome icon renders on the Server 2019 button as expected.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, xml
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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