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+## Fixes # <!-- All pull requests should fix a Triage Approved issue. Put that issue # here -->.
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+### Description of the changes:
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+<!-- Please check off the appropriate boxes with [x] before submitting your pull request -->
+### Before submitting a Pull Request:
+- [ ] I reviewed [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/Microsoft/Azure-Kinect-Sensor-SDK/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md)
+- [ ] I [built my changes](https://github.com/Microsoft/Azure-Kinect-Sensor-SDK/blob/develop/docs/building.md) locally
+- [ ] I ran the [unit tests](https://github.com/Microsoft/Azure-Kinect-Sensor-SDK/blob/develop/docs/testing.md)
+- [ ] I ran the [functional tests](https://github.com/Microsoft/Azure-Kinect-Sensor-SDK/blob/develop/docs/testing.md) with a device
+- [ ] I ran the [performance tests](https://github.com/Microsoft/Azure-Kinect-Sensor-SDK/blob/develop/docs/testing.md) with a device
+
+### I tested changes on: <!-- it's not required to have tested both, just indicate which one you tried -->
+- [ ] Windows
+- [ ] Linux
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+
+<!-- Specify how you tested your changes (i.e. manual/ad-hoc testing, automated testing, new automated tests added)-->
+