diff --git a/sdk_v2/js/script/install.cjs b/sdk_v2/js/script/install.cjs
index f43f4f09..4d7b82b4 100644
--- a/sdk_v2/js/script/install.cjs
+++ b/sdk_v2/js/script/install.cjs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const CORE_FEED = useNightly ? ORT_NIGHTLY_FEED : NUGET_FEED;
 const ARTIFACTS = [
   { 
     name: useWinML ? 'Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local.Core.WinML' : 'Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local.Core', 
-    version: useNightly ? undefined : useWinML ? '0.9.0.7-dev.20260209T090407.b5352143' : '0.9.0.8-dev.20260209T090216.b5352143', // Set later using resolveLatestVersion if undefined
+    version: useNightly ? undefined : useWinML ? '0.9.0.194-dev-20260220T213816-a79d8a61' : '0.9.0.8-dev.20260209T090216.b5352143', // Set later using resolveLatestVersion if undefined
     feed: ORT_NIGHTLY_FEED
   },
   { 
diff --git a/sdk_v2/js/src/detail/coreInterop.ts b/sdk_v2/js/src/detail/coreInterop.ts
index d74c1c1a..61b5740b 100644
--- a/sdk_v2/js/src/detail/coreInterop.ts
+++ b/sdk_v2/js/src/detail/coreInterop.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ export class CoreInterop {
         const corePath = path.join(packageDir, `Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local.Core${ext}`);
             if (fs.existsSync(corePath)) {
                 config.params['FoundryLocalCorePath'] = corePath;
+
+                // Auto-detect if WinML Bootstrap is needed by checking for Bootstrap DLL in FoundryLocalCorePath
+                const bootstrapDllPath = path.join(packageDir, 'Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.Bootstrap.dll');
+                if (fs.existsSync(bootstrapDllPath)) {
+                    // WinML Bootstrap DLL found, enable bootstrapping
+                    config.params['Bootstrap'] = 'true';
+                }
+                
                 return corePath;
             }
 
@@ -72,6 +80,7 @@ export class CoreInterop {
         if (process.platform === 'win32') {
             koffi.load(path.join(coreDir, `onnxruntime${ext}`));
             koffi.load(path.join(coreDir, `onnxruntime-genai${ext}`));
+            process.env.PATH = `${coreDir};${process.env.PATH}`;
         }
         this.lib = koffi.load(corePath);