diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Aurelia-CSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Aurelia-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
index 3b175f8ab2..d360b45e93 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Aurelia-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Aurelia-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
         ".template.config/**"
       ],
       "modifiers": [
+        {
+          "condition": "(TargetFrameworkOverride == '')",
+          "exclude": [
+            "app.config"
+          ]
+        },
         {
           "condition": "(ExcludeLaunchSettings)",
           "exclude": [
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Aurelia-CSharp/app.config b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Aurelia-CSharp/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6ad828311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Aurelia-CSharp/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <gcServer enabled="true"/>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Knockout-CSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Knockout-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
index 05597293a1..d5917eee94 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Knockout-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Knockout-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
         ".template.config/**"
       ],
       "modifiers": [
+        {
+          "condition": "(TargetFrameworkOverride == '')",
+          "exclude": [
+            "app.config"
+          ]
+        },
         {
           "condition": "(ExcludeLaunchSettings)",
           "exclude": [
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Knockout-CSharp/app.config b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Knockout-CSharp/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6ad828311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Knockout-CSharp/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <gcServer enabled="true"/>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Vue-CSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Vue-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
index 2225ee70d6..2219dfcc14 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Vue-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Vue-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
         ".template.config/**"
       ],
       "modifiers": [
+        {
+          "condition": "(TargetFrameworkOverride == '')",
+          "exclude": [
+            "app.config"
+          ]
+        },
         {
           "condition": "(ExcludeLaunchSettings)",
           "exclude": [
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Vue-CSharp/app.config b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Vue-CSharp/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6ad828311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates/content/Vue-CSharp/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <gcServer enabled="true"/>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/EmptyWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/EmptyWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in
index 0fc60f74f1..7d68e6d3ea 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/EmptyWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/EmptyWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in
@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@
     <Compile Include="Program.fs" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkOverride)' == ''">
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.All" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreAllPackageVersion}" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkOverride)' != ''">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCorePackageVersion}" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
index 8354091b9d..855e21cfba 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
   "sources": [
     {
       "modifiers": [
+        {
+          "condition": "(TargetFrameworkOverride == '')",
+          "exclude": [
+            "app.config"
+          ]
+        },
         {
           "condition": "(ExcludeLaunchSettings)",
           "exclude": [
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-CSharp/app.config b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-CSharp/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6ad828311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-CSharp/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <gcServer enabled="true"/>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-FSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
index 7f0aff169d..8ec0e1ad1a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@
   },
   "sourceName": "Company.WebApplication1",
   "preferNameDirectory": true,
+  "sources": [
+    {
+      "modifiers": [
+        {
+          "condition": "(TargetFrameworkOverride == '')",
+          "exclude": [
+            "app.config"
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
   "symbols": {
     "RuntimeFrameworkVersion": {
       "type": "parameter",
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-FSharp/app.config b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-FSharp/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6ad828311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-FSharp/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <gcServer enabled="true"/>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
index 2e07cf706c..77119c9bf4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
   "sources": [
     {
       "modifiers": [
+        {
+          "condition": "(TargetFrameworkOverride == '')",
+          "exclude": [
+            "app.config"
+          ]
+        },
         {
           "condition": "(!IndividualAuth && !OrganizationalAuth)",
           "exclude": [
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/app.config b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6ad828311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <gcServer enabled="true"/>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
index be9810cf1c..1b1e7a5ad6 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
   "sources": [
     {
       "modifiers": [
+        {
+          "condition": "(TargetFrameworkOverride == '')",
+          "exclude": [
+            "app.config"
+          ]
+        },
         {
           "condition": "(!IndividualAuth && !OrganizationalAuth)",
           "exclude": [
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/app.config b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6ad828311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <gcServer enabled="true"/>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
index 184bcafe78..7b07f45d54 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -19,6 +19,18 @@
   },
   "sourceName": "Company.WebApplication1",
   "preferNameDirectory": true,
+  "sources": [
+    {
+      "modifiers": [
+        {
+          "condition": "(TargetFrameworkOverride == '')",
+          "exclude": [
+            "app.config"
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
   "symbols": {
     "ExcludeLaunchSettings": {
       "type": "parameter",
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/app.config b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6ad828311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <gcServer enabled="true"/>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
index b17f92ca51..5152217c94 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
   "sources": [
     {
       "modifiers": [
+        {
+          "condition": "(TargetFrameworkOverride == '')",
+          "exclude": [
+            "app.config"
+          ]
+        },
         {
           "condition": "(windir == 'C:\\Windows')",
           "exclude": [
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/app.config b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6ad828311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <gcServer enabled="true"/>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
index c7cd86920e..fc88b2b8de 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@
   },
   "sourceName": "Company.WebApplication1",
   "preferNameDirectory": true,
+  "sources": [
+    {
+      "modifiers": [
+        {
+          "condition": "(TargetFrameworkOverride == '')",
+          "exclude": [
+            "app.config"
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
   "symbols": {
     "ExcludeLaunchSettings": {
       "type": "parameter",
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/app.config b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6ad828311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <gcServer enabled="true"/>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/Angular-CSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/Angular-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
index 2fd0394a8b..bc4eb15db0 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/Angular-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/Angular-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
         ".template.config/**"
       ],
       "modifiers": [
+        {
+          "condition": "(TargetFrameworkOverride == '')",
+          "exclude": [
+            "app.config"
+          ]
+        },
         {
           "condition": "(ExcludeLaunchSettings)",
           "exclude": [
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/Angular-CSharp/app.config b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/Angular-CSharp/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6ad828311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/Angular-CSharp/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <gcServer enabled="true"/>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/React-CSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/React-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
index c9879baa8a..d05e327c7e 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/React-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/React-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
         ".template.config/**"
       ],
       "modifiers": [
+        {
+          "condition": "(TargetFrameworkOverride == '')",
+          "exclude": [
+            "app.config"
+          ]
+        },
         {
           "condition": "(ExcludeLaunchSettings)",
           "exclude": [
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/React-CSharp/app.config b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/React-CSharp/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6ad828311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/React-CSharp/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <gcServer enabled="true"/>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/ReactRedux-CSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/ReactRedux-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
index a79b46c205..d4b71d7930 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/ReactRedux-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/ReactRedux-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
         ".template.config/**"
       ],
       "modifiers": [
+        {
+          "condition": "(TargetFrameworkOverride == '')",
+          "exclude": [
+            "app.config"
+          ]
+        },
         {
           "condition": "(ExcludeLaunchSettings)",
           "exclude": [
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/ReactRedux-CSharp/app.config b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/ReactRedux-CSharp/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6ad828311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/ReactRedux-CSharp/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <gcServer enabled="true"/>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file