diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 387f536966..6ca9aeacb8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,28 +88,28 @@ if(NOT INSTALLED_ENGINE)
     # Add external subdirectories listed in the engine.json. LY_EXTERNAL_SUBDIRS is a cache variable so the user can add extra
     # external subdirectories
     add_engine_json_external_subdirectories()
-    get_property(external_subdirs GLOBAL PROPERTY LY_EXTERNAL_SUBDIRS)
-    list(APPEND LY_EXTERNAL_SUBDIRS ${external_subdirs})
-
-    # Loop over the additional external subdirectories and invoke add_subdirectory on them
-    foreach(external_directory ${LY_EXTERNAL_SUBDIRS})
-        # Hash the extenal_directory name and append it to the Binary Directory section of add_subdirectory
-        # This is to deal with potential situations where multiple external directories has the same last directory name
-        # For example if D:/Company1/RayTracingGem and F:/Company2/Path/RayTracingGem were both added as a subdirectory
-        file(REAL_PATH ${external_directory} full_directory_path)
-        string(SHA256 full_directory_hash ${full_directory_path})
-        # Truncate the full_directory_hash down to 8 characters to avoid hitting the Windows 260 character path limit
-        # when the external subdirectory contains relative paths of significant length
-        string(SUBSTRING ${full_directory_hash} 0 8 full_directory_hash)
-        # Use the last directory as the suffix path to use for the Binary Directory
-        get_filename_component(directory_name ${external_directory} NAME)
-    add_subdirectory(${external_directory} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/External/${directory_name}-${full_directory_hash})
-    endforeach()
-
 else()
     ly_find_o3de_packages()
 endif()
 
+get_property(external_subdirs GLOBAL PROPERTY LY_EXTERNAL_SUBDIRS)
+list(APPEND LY_EXTERNAL_SUBDIRS ${external_subdirs})
+
+# Loop over the additional external subdirectories and invoke add_subdirectory on them
+foreach(external_directory ${LY_EXTERNAL_SUBDIRS})
+    # Hash the extenal_directory name and append it to the Binary Directory section of add_subdirectory
+    # This is to deal with potential situations where multiple external directories has the same last directory name
+    # For example if D:/Company1/RayTracingGem and F:/Company2/Path/RayTracingGem were both added as a subdirectory
+    file(REAL_PATH ${external_directory} full_directory_path)
+    string(SHA256 full_directory_hash ${full_directory_path})
+    # Truncate the full_directory_hash down to 8 characters to avoid hitting the Windows 260 character path limit
+    # when the external subdirectory contains relative paths of significant length
+    string(SUBSTRING ${full_directory_hash} 0 8 full_directory_hash)
+    # Use the last directory as the suffix path to use for the Binary Directory
+    get_filename_component(directory_name ${external_directory} NAME)
+    add_subdirectory(${external_directory} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/External/${directory_name}-${full_directory_hash})
+endforeach()
+
 ################################################################################
 # Post-processing
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzTest/CMakeLists.txt b/Code/Framework/AzTest/CMakeLists.txt
index ff31b32a24..fe5ec2d0ff 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzTest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzTest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,29 +8,25 @@
 # remove or modify any license notices. This file is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 #
+   
+ly_get_list_relative_pal_filename(pal_dir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/AzTest/Platform/${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME})
 
-if(PAL_TRAIT_BUILD_TESTS_SUPPORTED)
-    
-    ly_get_list_relative_pal_filename(pal_dir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/AzTest/Platform/${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME})
-
-    ly_add_target(
-        NAME AzTest STATIC
-        NAMESPACE AZ
-        FILES_CMAKE
-            AzTest/aztest_files.cmake
-            ${pal_dir}/platform_${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME_LOWERCASE}_files.cmake
-        INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
-            PUBLIC
-                .
-                ${pal_dir}
-        BUILD_DEPENDENCIES
-            PUBLIC
-                3rdParty::googletest::GMock
-                3rdParty::googletest::GTest
-                3rdParty::GoogleBenchmark
-                AZ::AzCore
-        PLATFORM_INCLUDE_FILES
-                ${pal_dir}/platform_${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME_LOWERCASE}.cmake
-    )
-
-endif()
+ly_add_target(
+    NAME AzTest STATIC
+    NAMESPACE AZ
+    FILES_CMAKE
+        AzTest/aztest_files.cmake
+        ${pal_dir}/platform_${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME_LOWERCASE}_files.cmake
+    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
+        PUBLIC
+            .
+            ${pal_dir}
+    BUILD_DEPENDENCIES
+        PUBLIC
+            3rdParty::googletest::GMock
+            3rdParty::googletest::GTest
+            3rdParty::GoogleBenchmark
+            AZ::AzCore
+    PLATFORM_INCLUDE_FILES
+            ${pal_dir}/platform_${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME_LOWERCASE}.cmake
+)
diff --git a/Code/LauncherUnified/launcher_generator.cmake b/Code/LauncherUnified/launcher_generator.cmake
index c5d60eb29e..2f4c8a8b74 100644
--- a/Code/LauncherUnified/launcher_generator.cmake
+++ b/Code/LauncherUnified/launcher_generator.cmake
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY LAUNCHER_UNIFIED_BINARY_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_
 # When using an installed engine, this file will be included by the FindLauncherGenerator.cmake script
 get_property(LY_PROJECTS_TARGET_NAME GLOBAL PROPERTY LY_PROJECTS_TARGET_NAME)
 foreach(project_name project_path IN ZIP_LISTS LY_PROJECTS_TARGET_NAME LY_PROJECTS)
+    
     # Computes the realpath to the project
     # If the project_path is relative, it is evaluated relative to the ${LY_ROOT_FOLDER}
     # Otherwise the the absolute project_path is returned with symlinks resolved
@@ -35,6 +36,28 @@ foreach(project_name project_path IN ZIP_LISTS LY_PROJECTS_TARGET_NAME LY_PROJEC
                 "to the LY_PROJECTS_TARGET_NAME global property. Other configuration errors might occur")
         endif()
     endif()
+
+    ################################################################################
+    # Assets
+    ################################################################################
+    if(PAL_TRAIT_BUILD_HOST_TOOLS)
+        add_custom_target(${project_name}.Assets
+            COMMENT "Processing ${project_name} assets..."
+            COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" 
+                -DLY_LOCK_FILE=$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:AZ::AssetProcessorBatch>/project_assets.lock
+                -P ${LY_ROOT_FOLDER}/cmake/CommandExecution.cmake
+                    EXEC_COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:AZ::AssetProcessorBatch> 
+                        --zeroAnalysisMode 
+                        --project-path=${project_real_path} 
+                        --platforms=${LY_ASSET_DEPLOY_ASSET_TYPE}
+        )
+        set_target_properties(${project_name}.Assets
+            PROPERTIES 
+                EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL TRUE
+                FOLDER ${project_name}
+        )
+    endif()
+
     ################################################################################
     # Monolithic game
     ################################################################################
diff --git a/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/CMakeLists.txt b/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/CMakeLists.txt
index d3598c397e..e6dd09e15b 100644
--- a/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 #
 
-if(PAL_TRAIT_BUILD_TESTS_SUPPORTED)
+ly_get_list_relative_pal_filename(pal_dir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/Platform/${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME})
 
-    ly_get_list_relative_pal_filename(pal_dir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/Platform/${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME})
-
-    include(${pal_dir}/platform_traits_${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME_LOWERCASE}.cmake)
+include(${pal_dir}/platform_traits_${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME_LOWERCASE}.cmake)
 
+if(PAL_TRAIT_AZTESTRUNNER_SUPPORTED)
+    
     ly_add_target(
         NAME AzTestRunner ${PAL_TRAIT_AZTESTRUNNER_LAUNCHER_TYPE}
         NAMESPACE AZ
@@ -32,19 +32,23 @@ if(PAL_TRAIT_BUILD_TESTS_SUPPORTED)
                 AZ::AzTest
                 AZ::AzFramework
     )
+    
+    if(PAL_TRAIT_BUILD_TESTS_SUPPORTED)
+    
+        ly_add_target(
+            NAME AzTestRunner.Tests ${PAL_TRAIT_TEST_TARGET_TYPE}
+            NAMESPACE AZ
+            FILES_CMAKE
+                aztestrunner_test_files.cmake
+            BUILD_DEPENDENCIES
+                PRIVATE
+                    AZ::AzTest
+        )
 
-    ly_add_target(
-        NAME AzTestRunner.Tests ${PAL_TRAIT_TEST_TARGET_TYPE}
-        NAMESPACE AZ
-        FILES_CMAKE
-            aztestrunner_test_files.cmake
-        BUILD_DEPENDENCIES
-            PRIVATE
-                AZ::AzTest
-    )
+        ly_add_googletest(
+            NAME AZ::AzTestRunner.Tests
+        )
 
-    ly_add_googletest(
-        NAME AZ::AzTestRunner.Tests
-    )
+    endif()
 
 endif()
diff --git a/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/Android/platform_traits_android.cmake b/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/Android/platform_traits_android.cmake
index 40de4bd3eb..77d7b868d4 100644
--- a/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/Android/platform_traits_android.cmake
+++ b/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/Android/platform_traits_android.cmake
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 #
 
+set(PAL_TRAIT_AZTESTRUNNER_SUPPORTED TRUE)
 set(PAL_TRAIT_AZTESTRUNNER_LAUNCHER_TYPE MODULE)
-
diff --git a/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/Linux/platform_traits_linux.cmake b/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/Linux/platform_traits_linux.cmake
index 59922965bb..4c623c1f7b 100644
--- a/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/Linux/platform_traits_linux.cmake
+++ b/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/Linux/platform_traits_linux.cmake
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 #
 
+set(PAL_TRAIT_AZTESTRUNNER_SUPPORTED TRUE)
 set(PAL_TRAIT_AZTESTRUNNER_LAUNCHER_TYPE EXECUTABLE)
-
diff --git a/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/Mac/platform_traits_mac.cmake b/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/Mac/platform_traits_mac.cmake
index 59922965bb..4c623c1f7b 100644
--- a/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/Mac/platform_traits_mac.cmake
+++ b/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/Mac/platform_traits_mac.cmake
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 #
 
+set(PAL_TRAIT_AZTESTRUNNER_SUPPORTED TRUE)
 set(PAL_TRAIT_AZTESTRUNNER_LAUNCHER_TYPE EXECUTABLE)
-
diff --git a/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/Windows/platform_traits_windows.cmake b/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/Windows/platform_traits_windows.cmake
index 59922965bb..4c623c1f7b 100644
--- a/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/Windows/platform_traits_windows.cmake
+++ b/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/Windows/platform_traits_windows.cmake
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 #
 
+set(PAL_TRAIT_AZTESTRUNNER_SUPPORTED TRUE)
 set(PAL_TRAIT_AZTESTRUNNER_LAUNCHER_TYPE EXECUTABLE)
-
diff --git a/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/iOS/platform_traits_ios.cmake b/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/iOS/platform_traits_ios.cmake
index 59922965bb..4c623c1f7b 100644
--- a/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/iOS/platform_traits_ios.cmake
+++ b/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/iOS/platform_traits_ios.cmake
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 #
 
+set(PAL_TRAIT_AZTESTRUNNER_SUPPORTED TRUE)
 set(PAL_TRAIT_AZTESTRUNNER_LAUNCHER_TYPE EXECUTABLE)
-
diff --git a/Gems/ImGui/Code/Source/LYCommonMenu/ImGuiLYCommonMenu.cpp b/Gems/ImGui/Code/Source/LYCommonMenu/ImGuiLYCommonMenu.cpp
index 5107a02835..c750aea38d 100644
--- a/Gems/ImGui/Code/Source/LYCommonMenu/ImGuiLYCommonMenu.cpp
+++ b/Gems/ImGui/Code/Source/LYCommonMenu/ImGuiLYCommonMenu.cpp
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ namespace ImGui
         ImGui::TextColored(ImGui::Colors::s_PlainLabelColor, "Left Stick");
         ImGui::NextColumn();
         ImGui::Bullet();
-        ImGui::TextColored(ImGui::Colors::s_PlainLabelColor, "Mova Mouse Pointer");
+        ImGui::TextColored(ImGui::Colors::s_PlainLabelColor, "Move Mouse Pointer");
         ImGui::Separator();
         ImGui::NextColumn();
 
diff --git a/cmake/Platform/Common/Install_common.cmake b/cmake/Platform/Common/Install_common.cmake
index 4aeaf21e95..a579e3128d 100644
--- a/cmake/Platform/Common/Install_common.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Platform/Common/Install_common.cmake
@@ -162,7 +162,18 @@ function(ly_setup_target OUTPUT_CONFIGURED_TARGET ALIAS_TARGET_NAME)
         elseif(target_type STREQUAL MODULE_LIBRARY)
             set(target_location "\${LY_ROOT_FOLDER}/${library_output_directory}/${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME}/$<CONFIG>/${target_library_output_subdirectory}/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:${TARGET_NAME}>")
         elseif(target_type STREQUAL SHARED_LIBRARY)
-            string(APPEND target_file_contents "set_property(TARGET ${TARGET_NAME} PROPERTY IMPORTED_IMPLIB_$<CONFIG> \"\${LY_ROOT_FOLDER}/${archive_output_directory}/${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME}/$<CONFIG>/$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_NAME:${TARGET_NAME}>\")\n")
+            string(APPEND target_file_contents 
+"set_property(TARGET ${TARGET_NAME} 
+    APPEND_STRING PROPERTY IMPORTED_IMPLIB
+        $<$<CONFIG:$<CONFIG>$<ANGLE-R>:\"\${LY_ROOT_FOLDER}/${archive_output_directory}/${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME}/$<CONFIG>/$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_NAME:${TARGET_NAME}>\"$<ANGLE-R>
+)
+")
+            string(APPEND target_file_contents 
+"set_property(TARGET ${TARGET_NAME} 
+    PROPERTY IMPORTED_IMPLIB_$<UPPER_CASE:$<CONFIG>> 
+        \"\${LY_ROOT_FOLDER}/${archive_output_directory}/${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME}/$<CONFIG>/$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_NAME:${TARGET_NAME}>\"
+)
+")
             set(target_location "\${LY_ROOT_FOLDER}/${library_output_directory}/${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME}/$<CONFIG>/${target_library_output_subdirectory}/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:${TARGET_NAME}>")
         else() # STATIC_LIBRARY, OBJECT_LIBRARY, INTERFACE_LIBRARY
             set(target_location "\${LY_ROOT_FOLDER}/${archive_output_directory}/${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME}/$<CONFIG>/$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_NAME:${TARGET_NAME}>")
diff --git a/cmake/Platform/Common/VisualStudio_common.cmake b/cmake/Platform/Common/VisualStudio_common.cmake
index fd38a8c7ce..9a23a26d34 100644
--- a/cmake/Platform/Common/VisualStudio_common.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Platform/Common/VisualStudio_common.cmake
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 #
 
 if(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Visual Studio 16")
-    configure_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/Directory.Build.props" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Directory.Build.props" COPYONLY)
+    configure_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/Directory.Build.props" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Directory.Build.props" COPYONLY)
 endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/ctest/CMakeLists.txt b/scripts/ctest/CMakeLists.txt
index f9824889e3..575be53cc7 100644
--- a/scripts/ctest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/scripts/ctest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,35 +16,6 @@ if(NOT PAL_TRAIT_BUILD_TESTS_SUPPORTED)
     return()
 endif()
 
-################################################################################
-# Asset Processing Target
-# i.e. Tests depend on AutomatedTesting.Assets
-################################################################################
-
-if(PAL_TRAIT_BUILD_TESTS_SUPPORTED AND PAL_TRAIT_BUILD_HOST_TOOLS)
-    get_property(LY_PROJECTS_TARGET_NAME GLOBAL PROPERTY LY_PROJECTS_TARGET_NAME)
-    foreach(project_target_name project_path IN ZIP_LISTS LY_PROJECTS_TARGET_NAME LY_PROJECTS)
-        file(REAL_PATH ${project_path} project_real_path BASE_DIRECTORY ${LY_ROOT_FOLDER})
-        # With the lock file, asset processing jobs are serialized to avoid race conditions
-        # on files that are created temporarily in source folders during shader processing.
-        add_custom_target(${project_target_name}.Assets
-            COMMENT "Processing ${project_target_name} assets..."
-            COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" 
-                -DLY_LOCK_FILE=$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:AZ::AssetProcessorBatch>/project_assets.lock
-                -P ${LY_ROOT_FOLDER}/cmake/CommandExecution.cmake
-                    EXEC_COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:AZ::AssetProcessorBatch> 
-                        --zeroAnalysisMode 
-                        --project-path=${project_real_path} 
-                        --platforms=${LY_ASSET_DEPLOY_ASSET_TYPE}
-        )
-        set_target_properties(${project_target_name}.Assets
-            PROPERTIES 
-                EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL TRUE
-                FOLDER ${project_target_name}
-        )
-    endforeach()
-endif()
-
 ################################################################################
 # Tests
 ################################################################################