diff --git a/disablestrongnamevalidation.ps1 b/disablestrongnamevalidation.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d8f566
--- /dev/null
+++ b/disablestrongnamevalidation.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+& "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0A\bin\NETFX 4.6.2 Tools\x64\sn.exe" -Vr *,31bf3856ad364e35
+& "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0A\bin\NETFX 4.6.2 Tools\sn.exe" -Vr *,31bf3856ad364e35
+# running both the above as a hack which is known to work. Its not clear why both are needed.
diff --git a/enablestrongnamevalidation.ps1 b/enablestrongnamevalidation.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..456ca45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/enablestrongnamevalidation.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+& "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0A\bin\NETFX 4.6.2 Tools\x64\sn.exe" -Vu *,31bf3856ad364e35
+& "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0A\bin\NETFX 4.6.2 Tools\sn.exe" -Vu *,31bf3856ad364e35
+# running both the above as a hack which is known to work. Its not clear why both are needed.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/EmptyApp.FunctionalTests/EmptyApp.FunctionalTests.csproj b/test/EmptyApp.FunctionalTests/EmptyApp.FunctionalTests.csproj
index 64fb2f9..0a6bb77 100644
--- a/test/EmptyApp.FunctionalTests/EmptyApp.FunctionalTests.csproj
+++ b/test/EmptyApp.FunctionalTests/EmptyApp.FunctionalTests.csproj
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@
 	<RuntimeIdentifier Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net46' ">win7-x86</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <DelaySign Condition=" '$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT' ">true</DelaySign>
     <PreserveCompilationContext>true</PreserveCompilationContext>
-    <AssemblyName>EmptyApp.FunctionalTests</AssemblyName>
-    <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>../../keys/35MSSharedLib1024.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
-    <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
-    <PublicSign Condition=" '$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT' ">true</PublicSign>
+    <AssemblyName>EmptyApp.FunctionalTests</AssemblyName>    
     <PackageId>EmptyApp.FunctionalTests</PackageId>
     <GenerateRuntimeConfigurationFiles>true</GenerateRuntimeConfigurationFiles>
     <!--<RuntimeFrameworkVersion Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netcoreapp1.0' ">1.1.5</RuntimeFrameworkVersion>-->
diff --git a/test/FunctionalTestUtils/FunctionalTestUtils.csproj b/test/FunctionalTestUtils/FunctionalTestUtils.csproj
index c46faca..342cc7d 100644
--- a/test/FunctionalTestUtils/FunctionalTestUtils.csproj
+++ b/test/FunctionalTestUtils/FunctionalTestUtils.csproj
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 	<TargetFrameworks Condition=" '$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT' ">netstandard1.6</TargetFrameworks>
     <DelaySign Condition=" '$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT' ">true</DelaySign>
     <PreserveCompilationContext>true</PreserveCompilationContext>
-    <AssemblyName>FunctionalTestUtils</AssemblyName>
-    <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>../../keys/35MSSharedLib1024.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
-    <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
+    <AssemblyName>FunctionalTestUtils</AssemblyName>    
     <PublicSign Condition=" '$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT' ">true</PublicSign>
     <PackageId>FunctionalTestUtils</PackageId>
     <NetStandardImplicitPackageVersion>1.6.1</NetStandardImplicitPackageVersion>