diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 18fd5a4..8a30d25 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,398 @@
+## Ignore Visual Studio temporary files, build results, and
+## files generated by popular Visual Studio add-ons.
+##
+## Get latest from https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/VisualStudio.gitignore
+
+# User-specific files
+*.rsuser
+*.suo
+*.user
+*.userosscache
+*.sln.docstates
+
+# User-specific files (MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio)
+*.userprefs
+
+# Mono auto generated files
+mono_crash.*
+
+# Build results
+[Dd]ebug/
+[Dd]ebugPublic/
+[Rr]elease/
+[Rr]eleases/
+x64/
+x86/
+[Ww][Ii][Nn]32/
+[Aa][Rr][Mm]/
+[Aa][Rr][Mm]64/
+bld/
 [Bb]in/
 [Oo]bj/
-*.suo
+[Ll]og/
+[Ll]ogs/
+
+# Visual Studio 2015/2017 cache/options directory
+.vs/
+# Uncomment if you have tasks that create the project's static files in wwwroot
+#wwwroot/
+
+# Visual Studio 2017 auto generated files
+Generated\ Files/
+
+# MSTest test Results
+[Tt]est[Rr]esult*/
+[Bb]uild[Ll]og.*
+
+# NUnit
+*.VisualState.xml
+TestResult.xml
+nunit-*.xml
+
+# Build Results of an ATL Project
+[Dd]ebugPS/
+[Rr]eleasePS/
+dlldata.c
+
+# Benchmark Results
+BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/
+
+# .NET Core
+project.lock.json
+project.fragment.lock.json
+artifacts/
+
+# ASP.NET Scaffolding
+ScaffoldingReadMe.txt
+
+# StyleCop
+StyleCopReport.xml
+
+# Files built by Visual Studio
+*_i.c
+*_p.c
+*_h.h
+*.ilk
+*.meta
+*.obj
+*.iobj
+*.pch
+*.pdb
+*.ipdb
+*.pgc
+*.pgd
+*.rsp
+*.sbr
+*.tlb
+*.tli
+*.tlh
+*.tmp
+*.tmp_proj
+*_wpftmp.csproj
+*.log
+*.tlog
+*.vspscc
+*.vssscc
+.builds
+*.pidb
+*.svclog
+*.scc
+
+# Chutzpah Test files
+_Chutzpah*
+
+# Visual C++ cache files
+ipch/
+*.aps
+*.ncb
+*.opendb
+*.opensdf
+*.sdf
+*.cachefile
+*.VC.db
+*.VC.VC.opendb
+
+# Visual Studio profiler
+*.psess
+*.vsp
+*.vspx
+*.sap
+
+# Visual Studio Trace Files
+*.e2e
+
+# TFS 2012 Local Workspace
+$tf/
+
+# Guidance Automation Toolkit
+*.gpState
+
+# ReSharper is a .NET coding add-in
+_ReSharper*/
+*.[Rr]e[Ss]harper
+*.DotSettings.user
+
+# TeamCity is a build add-in
+_TeamCity*
+
+# DotCover is a Code Coverage Tool
+*.dotCover
+
+# AxoCover is a Code Coverage Tool
+.axoCover/*
+!.axoCover/settings.json
+
+# Coverlet is a free, cross platform Code Coverage Tool
+coverage*.json
+coverage*.xml
+coverage*.info
+
+# Visual Studio code coverage results
+*.coverage
+*.coveragexml
+
+# NCrunch
+_NCrunch_*
+.*crunch*.local.xml
+nCrunchTemp_*
+
+# MightyMoose
+*.mm.*
+AutoTest.Net/
+
+# Web workbench (sass)
+.sass-cache/
+
+# Installshield output folder
+[Ee]xpress/
+
+# DocProject is a documentation generator add-in
+DocProject/buildhelp/
+DocProject/Help/*.HxT
+DocProject/Help/*.HxC
+DocProject/Help/*.hhc
+DocProject/Help/*.hhk
+DocProject/Help/*.hhp
+DocProject/Help/Html2
+DocProject/Help/html
+
+# Click-Once directory
+publish/
+
+# Publish Web Output
+*.[Pp]ublish.xml
+*.azurePubxml
+# Note: Comment the next line if you want to checkin your web deploy settings,
+# but database connection strings (with potential passwords) will be unencrypted
+*.pubxml
+*.publishproj
+
+# Microsoft Azure Web App publish settings. Comment the next line if you want to
+# checkin your Azure Web App publish settings, but sensitive information contained
+# in these scripts will be unencrypted
+PublishScripts/
+
+# NuGet Packages
+*.nupkg
+# NuGet Symbol Packages
+*.snupkg
+# The packages folder can be ignored because of Package Restore
+**/[Pp]ackages/*
+# except build/, which is used as an MSBuild target.
+!**/[Pp]ackages/build/
+# Uncomment if necessary however generally it will be regenerated when needed
+#!**/[Pp]ackages/repositories.config
+# NuGet v3's project.json files produces more ignorable files
+*.nuget.props
+*.nuget.targets
+
+# Microsoft Azure Build Output
+csx/
+*.build.csdef
+
+# Microsoft Azure Emulator
+ecf/
+rcf/
+
+# Windows Store app package directories and files
+AppPackages/
+BundleArtifacts/
+Package.StoreAssociation.xml
+_pkginfo.txt
+*.appx
+*.appxbundle
+*.appxupload
+
+# Visual Studio cache files
+# files ending in .cache can be ignored
+*.[Cc]ache
+# but keep track of directories ending in .cache
+!?*.[Cc]ache/
+
+# Others
+ClientBin/
+~$*
+*~
+*.dbmdl
+*.dbproj.schemaview
+*.jfm
+*.pfx
+*.publishsettings
+orleans.codegen.cs
+
+# Including strong name files can present a security risk
+# (https://github.com/github/gitignore/pull/2483#issue-259490424)
+#*.snk
+
+# Since there are multiple workflows, uncomment next line to ignore bower_components
+# (https://github.com/github/gitignore/pull/1529#issuecomment-104372622)
+#bower_components/
+
+# RIA/Silverlight projects
+Generated_Code/
+
+# Backup & report files from converting an old project file
+# to a newer Visual Studio version. Backup files are not needed,
+# because we have git ;-)
+_UpgradeReport_Files/
+Backup*/
+UpgradeLog*.XML
+UpgradeLog*.htm
+ServiceFabricBackup/
+*.rptproj.bak
+
+# SQL Server files
+*.mdf
+*.ldf
+*.ndf
+
+# Business Intelligence projects
+*.rdl.data
+*.bim.layout
+*.bim_*.settings
+*.rptproj.rsuser
+*- [Bb]ackup.rdl
+*- [Bb]ackup ([0-9]).rdl
+*- [Bb]ackup ([0-9][0-9]).rdl
+
+# Microsoft Fakes
+FakesAssemblies/
+
+# GhostDoc plugin setting file
+*.GhostDoc.xml
+
+# Node.js Tools for Visual Studio
+.ntvs_analysis.dat
+node_modules/
+
+# Visual Studio 6 build log
+*.plg
+
+# Visual Studio 6 workspace options file
+*.opt
+
+# Visual Studio 6 auto-generated workspace file (contains which files were open etc.)
+*.vbw
+
+# Visual Studio 6 auto-generated project file (contains which files were open etc.)
+*.vbp
+
+# Visual Studio 6 workspace and project file (working project files containing files to include in project)
+*.dsw
+*.dsp
+
+# Visual Studio 6 technical files
+*.ncb
+*.aps
+
+# Visual Studio LightSwitch build output
+**/*.HTMLClient/GeneratedArtifacts
+**/*.DesktopClient/GeneratedArtifacts
+**/*.DesktopClient/ModelManifest.xml
+**/*.Server/GeneratedArtifacts
+**/*.Server/ModelManifest.xml
+_Pvt_Extensions
+
+# Paket dependency manager
+.paket/paket.exe
+paket-files/
+
+# FAKE - F# Make
+.fake/
+
+# CodeRush personal settings
+.cr/personal
+
+# Python Tools for Visual Studio (PTVS)
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+
+# Cake - Uncomment if you are using it
+# tools/**
+# !tools/packages.config
+
+# Tabs Studio
+*.tss
+
+# Telerik's JustMock configuration file
+*.jmconfig
+
+# BizTalk build output
+*.btp.cs
+*.btm.cs
+*.odx.cs
+*.xsd.cs
+
+# OpenCover UI analysis results
+OpenCover/
+
+# Azure Stream Analytics local run output
+ASALocalRun/
+
+# MSBuild Binary and Structured Log
+*.binlog
+
+# NVidia Nsight GPU debugger configuration file
+*.nvuser
+
+# MFractors (Xamarin productivity tool) working folder
+.mfractor/
+
+# Local History for Visual Studio
+.localhistory/
+
+# Visual Studio History (VSHistory) files
+.vshistory/
+
+# BeatPulse healthcheck temp database
+healthchecksdb
+
+# Backup folder for Package Reference Convert tool in Visual Studio 2017
+MigrationBackup/
+
+# Ionide (cross platform F# VS Code tools) working folder
+.ionide/
+
+# Fody - auto-generated XML schema
+FodyWeavers.xsd
+
+# VS Code files for those working on multiple tools
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/settings.json
+!.vscode/tasks.json
+!.vscode/launch.json
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+*.code-workspace
+
+# Local History for Visual Studio Code
+.history/
+
+# Windows Installer files from build outputs
+*.cab
+*.msi
+*.msix
+*.msm
+*.msp
+
+# JetBrains Rider
+*.sln.iml
diff --git a/ImageViewer/ImageViewer.csproj b/ImageViewer/ImageViewer.csproj
index 68baae2..3ddac2b 100644
--- a/ImageViewer/ImageViewer.csproj
+++ b/ImageViewer/ImageViewer.csproj
@@ -1,93 +1,16 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
-    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">x86</Platform>
-    <ProductVersion>8.0.30703</ProductVersion>
-    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
-    <ProjectGuid>{29FC087A-D5BF-4E0A-90B9-A437EF69718E}</ProjectGuid>
+    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-    <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
-    <RootNamespace>ImageViewer</RootNamespace>
-    <AssemblyName>ImageViewer</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
-    <TargetFrameworkProfile>Client</TargetFrameworkProfile>
-    <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
+    <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
+    <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
+    <ImportWindowsDesktopTargets>true</ImportWindowsDesktopTargets>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86' ">
-    <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
-    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
-    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
-    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
-    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
-    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86' ">
-    <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
-    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
-    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
-    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
-    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
-    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="System" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Core" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Deployment" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Compile Include="Form1.cs">
-      <SubType>Form</SubType>
-    </Compile>
-    <Compile Include="Form1.Designer.cs">
-      <DependentUpon>Form1.cs</DependentUpon>
-    </Compile>
-    <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
-    <EmbeddedResource Include="Form1.resx">
-      <DependentUpon>Form1.cs</DependentUpon>
-    </EmbeddedResource>
-    <EmbeddedResource Include="Properties\Resources.resx">
-      <Generator>ResXFileCodeGenerator</Generator>
-      <LastGenOutput>Resources.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
-      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
-    </EmbeddedResource>
-    <Compile Include="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">
-      <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
-      <DependentUpon>Resources.resx</DependentUpon>
-    </Compile>
-    <None Include="Properties\Settings.settings">
-      <Generator>SettingsSingleFileGenerator</Generator>
-      <LastGenOutput>Settings.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
-    </None>
-    <Compile Include="Properties\Settings.Designer.cs">
-      <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
-      <DependentUpon>Settings.settings</DependentUpon>
-      <DesignTimeSharedInput>True</DesignTimeSharedInput>
-    </Compile>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Slideshow\Slideshow.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\Slideshow\Slideshow.csproj">
-      <Project>{B88020AB-258D-454A-AB11-CBAB7570E4EF}</Project>
-      <Name>Slideshow</Name>
-    </ProjectReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" Version="4.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" Version="4.5.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
-  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
-       Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
-  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
-  </Target>
-  <Target Name="AfterBuild">
-  </Target>
-  -->
 </Project>
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2c6ca5d..ee803ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ anywhere without having to install anything.
 
 ## Requirements ##
 
-A Windows XP/Vista/7/8 machine with a minimum of .NET Framework 4.
+A Windows XP/Vista/7/8 machine with a minimum of .NET Framework 4.8.
 
 ## Setup ##
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Slideshow and it will simply display all images it finds (JPG or JPEG).
 If you want to show any text along with the images you'll need to edit the
 EXIF information for each image. There are dozens of applications freely
 available online that will help but Windows also provides a way when bringing
-up the properties of an image).
+up the properties of an image.
 
 Currently, the only tags that are used are:
 
diff --git a/Slideshow/Slideshow.csproj b/Slideshow/Slideshow.csproj
index ff59e72..aa39ce4 100644
--- a/Slideshow/Slideshow.csproj
+++ b/Slideshow/Slideshow.csproj
@@ -1,108 +1,16 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
-    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">x86</Platform>
-    <ProductVersion>8.0.30703</ProductVersion>
-    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
-    <ProjectGuid>{B88020AB-258D-454A-AB11-CBAB7570E4EF}</ProjectGuid>
+    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-    <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
-    <RootNamespace>Slideshow</RootNamespace>
-    <AssemblyName>Slideshow</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
-    <TargetFrameworkProfile>Client</TargetFrameworkProfile>
-    <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
-    <ProjectTypeGuids>{60dc8134-eba5-43b8-bcc9-bb4bc16c2548};{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}</ProjectTypeGuids>
-    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+    <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
+    <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
+    <ImportWindowsDesktopTargets>true</ImportWindowsDesktopTargets>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86' ">
-    <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
-    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
-    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
-    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
-    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
-    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86' ">
-    <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
-    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
-    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
-    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
-    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
-    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="System" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Core" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Xaml">
-      <RequiredTargetFramework>4.0</RequiredTargetFramework>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="WindowsBase" />
-    <Reference Include="PresentationCore" />
-    <Reference Include="PresentationFramework" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ApplicationDefinition Include="App.xaml">
-      <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
-      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
-    </ApplicationDefinition>
-    <Page Include="MainWindow.xaml">
-      <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
-      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
-    </Page>
-    <Compile Include="App.xaml.cs">
-      <DependentUpon>App.xaml</DependentUpon>
-      <SubType>Code</SubType>
-    </Compile>
-    <Compile Include="ExifLib\ExifReader.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="ExifLib\ExifTags.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="MainWindow.xaml.cs">
-      <DependentUpon>MainWindow.xaml</DependentUpon>
-      <SubType>Code</SubType>
-    </Compile>
+    <AppDesigner Include="Properties\" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Compile Include="Media.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="MediaInfo.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs">
-      <SubType>Code</SubType>
-    </Compile>
-    <Compile Include="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">
-      <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
-      <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
-      <DependentUpon>Resources.resx</DependentUpon>
-    </Compile>
-    <Compile Include="Properties\Settings.Designer.cs">
-      <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
-      <DependentUpon>Settings.settings</DependentUpon>
-      <DesignTimeSharedInput>True</DesignTimeSharedInput>
-    </Compile>
-    <EmbeddedResource Include="Properties\Resources.resx">
-      <Generator>ResXFileCodeGenerator</Generator>
-      <LastGenOutput>Resources.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
-    </EmbeddedResource>
-    <None Include="Properties\Settings.settings">
-      <Generator>SettingsSingleFileGenerator</Generator>
-      <LastGenOutput>Settings.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
-    </None>
-    <AppDesigner Include="Properties\" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" Version="4.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" Version="4.5.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
-  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
-       Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
-  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
-  </Target>
-  <Target Name="AfterBuild">
-  </Target>
-  -->
 </Project>
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