diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index b3774e5e8..44f549c49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -82,15 +82,6 @@ jobs:
         run: npm install
         working-directory: ./Package
 
-        
-#      - name: PATCH RNPermissions vcxproj
-#        run: copy RNPermissions.vcxproj .\Apps\BRNPlayground\node_modules\react-native-permissions\windows\RNPermissions
-#        working-directory: ./
-#        
-#      - name: PATCH RNPermissions packages.config
-#        run: copy packages.config .\Apps\BRNPlayground\node_modules\react-native-permissions\windows\RNPermissions
-#        working-directory: ./
-
       - name: NPM Windows Project
         run: npx install-windows-test-app
         working-directory: ./Apps/BRNPlayground
@@ -104,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./Modules    
 
       - name: CMake BabylonNative
-        run: cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -D CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=WindowsStore -D CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=10.0 -DCMAKE_UNITY_BUILD=true  -D CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=10.0.19041.0 -D CMAKE_VS_WINDOWS_TARGET_PLATFORM_VERSION_MAXIMUM=10.0.19041.0 -A x64 ./../../../react-native-windows/windows
+        run: cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -D CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=WindowsStore -D CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=10.0.19041.0 -DCMAKE_UNITY_BUILD=true -D CMAKE_VS_WINDOWS_TARGET_PLATFORM_VERSION_MAXIMUM=10.0.19041.0 -A x64 ./../../../react-native-windows/windows
         working-directory: ./Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/Build/uwp_x64
 
       - name: Nuget restore
diff --git a/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native-windows/windows/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native-windows/windows/CMakeLists.txt
index bfba9cb2c..bbe043098 100644
--- a/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native-windows/windows/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native-windows/windows/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,8 +14,18 @@ include(${BABYLON_REACT_NATIVE_DIR}/shared/CMakeLists.txt)
 # Note: We should avoid installing node_modules in the Module\@babylonjs\react-native folder.
 # Installing react-native dependencies for both the Playground app and the @babylonjs\react-native package will generate a bad bundle/runtime errors.
 set(NAPI_JAVASCRIPT_ENGINE "JSI" CACHE STRING "")
-get_filename_component(REACTNATIVE_DIR_CMAKE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../../../Apps/BRNPlayground/node_modules/react-native" ABSOLUTE)
-get_filename_component(REACTNATIVE_WINDOWS_DIR_CMAKE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../../../Apps/BRNPlayground/node_modules/react-native-windows/PropertySheets/External" ABSOLUTE)
+
+set(PLAYGROUND_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../../../Apps/Playground/Playground")
+set(PLAYGROUND_RNTA_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../../../Apps/BRNPlayground")
+
+if(EXISTS "${PLAYGROUND_DIR}/node_modules/react-native/package.json")
+    get_filename_component(REACTNATIVE_DIR_CMAKE "${PLAYGROUND_DIR}/node_modules/react-native" ABSOLUTE)
+elseif(EXISTS "${PLAYGROUND_RNTA_DIR}/node_modules/react-native/package.json")
+    get_filename_component(REACTNATIVE_DIR_CMAKE "${PLAYGROUND_RNTA_DIR}/node_modules/react-native" ABSOLUTE)
+else()
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "No Playground available")
+endif()
+
 add_subdirectory("${REACTNATIVE_DIR_CMAKE}/ReactCommon/jsi/jsi" ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/jsi)
 target_include_directories(jsi INTERFACE ${REACTNATIVE_DIR_CMAKE}/ReactCommon/jsi)
 
@@ -51,17 +61,3 @@ target_link_libraries(BabylonNative
     Canvas
     ${ADDITIONAL_LIBRARIES})
 
-set_target_properties(BabylonNative PROPERTIES VS_PROJECT_IMPORT "${REACTNATIVE_WINDOWS_DIR_CMAKE}/Microsoft.ReactNative.WindowsSdk.Default.props")
-set_target_properties(arcana PROPERTIES VS_PROJECT_IMPORT "${REACTNATIVE_WINDOWS_DIR_CMAKE}/Microsoft.ReactNative.WindowsSdk.Default.props")
-set_target_properties(GraphicsDevice PROPERTIES VS_PROJECT_IMPORT "${REACTNATIVE_WINDOWS_DIR_CMAKE}/Microsoft.ReactNative.WindowsSdk.Default.props")
-set_target_properties(jsi PROPERTIES VS_PROJECT_IMPORT "${REACTNATIVE_WINDOWS_DIR_CMAKE}/Microsoft.ReactNative.WindowsSdk.Default.props")
-set_target_properties(JsRuntime PROPERTIES VS_PROJECT_IMPORT "${REACTNATIVE_WINDOWS_DIR_CMAKE}/Microsoft.ReactNative.WindowsSdk.Default.props")
-set_target_properties(NativeCapture PROPERTIES VS_PROJECT_IMPORT "${REACTNATIVE_WINDOWS_DIR_CMAKE}/Microsoft.ReactNative.WindowsSdk.Default.props")
-set_target_properties(NativeEngine PROPERTIES VS_PROJECT_IMPORT "${REACTNATIVE_WINDOWS_DIR_CMAKE}/Microsoft.ReactNative.WindowsSdk.Default.props")
-set_target_properties(NativeInput PROPERTIES VS_PROJECT_IMPORT "${REACTNATIVE_WINDOWS_DIR_CMAKE}/Microsoft.ReactNative.WindowsSdk.Default.props")
-set_target_properties(NativeOptimizations PROPERTIES VS_PROJECT_IMPORT "${REACTNATIVE_WINDOWS_DIR_CMAKE}/Microsoft.ReactNative.WindowsSdk.Default.props")
-set_target_properties(Window PROPERTIES VS_PROJECT_IMPORT "${REACTNATIVE_WINDOWS_DIR_CMAKE}/Microsoft.ReactNative.WindowsSdk.Default.props")
-set_target_properties(XMLHttpRequest PROPERTIES VS_PROJECT_IMPORT "${REACTNATIVE_WINDOWS_DIR_CMAKE}/Microsoft.ReactNative.WindowsSdk.Default.props")
-set_target_properties(Canvas PROPERTIES VS_PROJECT_IMPORT "${REACTNATIVE_WINDOWS_DIR_CMAKE}/Microsoft.ReactNative.WindowsSdk.Default.props")
-set_target_properties(NativeXr PROPERTIES VS_PROJECT_IMPORT "${REACTNATIVE_WINDOWS_DIR_CMAKE}/Microsoft.ReactNative.WindowsSdk.Default.props")
-set_target_properties(NativeCamera PROPERTIES VS_PROJECT_IMPORT "${REACTNATIVE_WINDOWS_DIR_CMAKE}/Microsoft.ReactNative.WindowsSdk.Default.props")
diff --git a/RNPermissions.vcxproj b/RNPermissions.vcxproj
deleted file mode 100644
index e68d242a2..000000000
--- a/RNPermissions.vcxproj
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,156 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="16.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.210312.4\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.210312.4\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
-  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
-    <CppWinRTOptimized>true</CppWinRTOptimized>
-    <CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>true</CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>
-    <MinimalCoreWin>true</MinimalCoreWin>
-    <ProjectGuid>{99677b9d-a27b-4239-930e-c36c8d339c54}</ProjectGuid>
-    <ProjectName>RNPermissions</ProjectName>
-    <RootNamespace>RNPermissions</RootNamespace>
-    <DefaultLanguage>en-US</DefaultLanguage>
-    <MinimumVisualStudioVersion>16.0</MinimumVisualStudioVersion>
-    <AppContainerApplication>true</AppContainerApplication>
-    <ApplicationType>Windows Store</ApplicationType>
-    <ApplicationTypeRevision>10.0</ApplicationTypeRevision>
-    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion Condition=" '$(WindowsTargetPlatformVersion)' == '' ">10.0.18362.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
-    <WindowsTargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.17763.0</WindowsTargetPlatformMinVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
-  <PropertyGroup Label="ReactNativeWindowsProps">
-    <ReactNativeWindowsDir Condition="'$(ReactNativeWindowsDir)' == ''">$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(SolutionDir), 'node_modules\react-native-windows\package.json'))\node_modules\react-native-windows\</ReactNativeWindowsDir>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
-    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|ARM">
-      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
-      <Platform>ARM</Platform>
-    </ProjectConfiguration>
-    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|ARM64">
-      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
-      <Platform>ARM64</Platform>
-    </ProjectConfiguration>
-    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
-      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
-      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
-    </ProjectConfiguration>
-    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|x64">
-      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
-      <Platform>x64</Platform>
-    </ProjectConfiguration>
-    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|ARM">
-      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
-      <Platform>ARM</Platform>
-    </ProjectConfiguration>
-    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|ARM64">
-      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
-      <Platform>ARM64</Platform>
-    </ProjectConfiguration>
-    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|Win32">
-      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
-      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
-    </ProjectConfiguration>
-    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|x64">
-      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
-      <Platform>x64</Platform>
-    </ProjectConfiguration>
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
-    <GenerateManifest>false</GenerateManifest>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="Configuration">
-    <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'" Label="Configuration">
-    <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
-    <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
-  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
-  </ImportGroup>
-  <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets">
-    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
-  </ImportGroup>
-  <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets">
-    <Import Project="PropertySheet.props" />
-  </ImportGroup>
-  <ImportGroup Label="ReactNativeWindowsPropertySheets">
-    <Import Project="$(ReactNativeWindowsDir)\PropertySheets\External\Microsoft.ReactNative.Uwp.CppLib.props" Condition="Exists('$(ReactNativeWindowsDir)\PropertySheets\External\Microsoft.ReactNative.Uwp.CppLib.props')" />
-  </ImportGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
-  <PropertyGroup />
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
-    <ClCompile>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
-      <PrecompiledHeaderFile>pch.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
-      <PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>$(IntDir)pch.pch</PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>
-      <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
-      <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /bigobj</AdditionalOptions>
-      <!--Temporarily disable cppwinrt heap enforcement to work around xaml compiler generated std::shared_ptr use -->
-      <AdditionalOptions Condition="'$(CppWinRTHeapEnforcement)'==''">/DWINRT_NO_MAKE_DETECTION %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
-      <DisableSpecificWarnings>28204</DisableSpecificWarnings>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_WINRT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-      <AdditionalUsingDirectories>$(WindowsSDK_WindowsMetadata);$(AdditionalUsingDirectories)</AdditionalUsingDirectories>
-    </ClCompile>
-    <Link>
-      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
-      <GenerateWindowsMetadata>true</GenerateWindowsMetadata>
-      <ModuleDefinitionFile>RNPermissions.def</ModuleDefinitionFile>
-    </Link>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-      <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
-    </ClCompile>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-    </ClCompile>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ClInclude Include="pch.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="ReactPackageProvider.h">
-      <DependentUpon>ReactPackageProvider.idl</DependentUpon>
-    </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="RNPermissions.h" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ClCompile Include="pch.cpp">
-      <PrecompiledHeader>Create</PrecompiledHeader>
-    </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="ReactPackageProvider.cpp">
-      <DependentUpon>ReactPackageProvider.idl</DependentUpon>
-    </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="$(GeneratedFilesDir)module.g.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="RNPermissions.cpp" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Midl Include="ReactPackageProvider.idl" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="packages.config" />
-    <None Include="RNPermissions.def" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="PropertySheet.props" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <ImportGroup Label="ReactNativeWindowsTargets">
-    <Import Project="$(ReactNativeWindowsDir)\PropertySheets\External\Microsoft.ReactNative.Uwp.CppLib.targets" Condition="Exists('$(ReactNativeWindowsDir)\PropertySheets\External\Microsoft.ReactNative.Uwp.CppLib.targets')" />
-  </ImportGroup>
-  <Target Name="EnsureReactNativeWindowsTargets" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <ErrorText>This project references targets in your node_modules\react-native-windows folder. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(ReactNativeWindowsDir)\PropertySheets\External\Microsoft.ReactNative.Uwp.CppLib.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(ReactNativeWindowsDir)\PropertySheets\External\Microsoft.ReactNative.Uwp.CppLib.props'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(ReactNativeWindowsDir)\PropertySheets\External\Microsoft.ReactNative.Uwp.CppLib.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(ReactNativeWindowsDir)\PropertySheets\External\Microsoft.ReactNative.Uwp.CppLib.targets'))" />
-  </Target>
-  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.210312.4\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.210312.4\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
-  </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
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diff --git a/packages.config b/packages.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 52fd7154a..000000000
--- a/packages.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.210312.4" targetFramework="native" />
-</packages>
\ No newline at end of file