From f8bfc64e97af84b025da1806b33cd2530cd377ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike Battista <13860912+mikebattista@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2025 14:43:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Updating sample references in preparation for breaking
 changes in the sample folders

Switched to an existing short URL which I will update on the backend once the updated samples are published.
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 .../desktop/modernize/grant-identity-to-nonpackaged-apps.md | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hub/apps/desktop/modernize/grant-identity-to-nonpackaged-apps.md b/hub/apps/desktop/modernize/grant-identity-to-nonpackaged-apps.md
index b1a58db3db..fe4aa4e160 100644
--- a/hub/apps/desktop/modernize/grant-identity-to-nonpackaged-apps.md
+++ b/hub/apps/desktop/modernize/grant-identity-to-nonpackaged-apps.md
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ Note the below important details about this code:
 * Set `externalLocation` to the absolute path of your application's installation directory (without any executable names)
 * Set `packagePath` to the absolute path of the identity package produced in the previous step (with the file name)
 
-For a complete example including unregistering the package on uninstall, see [`StartUp.cs`](https://github.com/microsoft/AppModelSamples/blob/0c019d835d194dfc65ee0c0663086582d48165a9/Samples/SparsePackages/PhotoStoreDemo/StartUp.cs#L146-L220).
+For production-ready code in C# and C++, see [Sample apps](#sample-apps) below. The samples also demonstrate how to unregister the identity package on uninstall.
 
-## Sample app
+## Sample apps
 
-See the [SparsePackages](https://github.com/microsoft/AppModelSamples/tree/master/Samples/SparsePackages) sample for a fully functional sample app that demonstrates how to grant package identity to a desktop app by registering an identity package.
+See the [PackageWithExternalLocation](https://aka.ms/sparsepkgsample) samples for fully functional C# and C++ apps that demonstrate how to register an identity package.