diff --git a/angular.json b/angular.json
index e6f2225..943f48d 100644
--- a/angular.json
+++ b/angular.json
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@
               ],
               "outputHashing": "all"
             },
+            "browser-only": {
+              "server": false,
+              "ssr": false
+            },
             "development": {
               "optimization": false,
               "extractLicenses": false,
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/igniteui-angular-grid-examples.yml b/azure-pipelines/igniteui-angular-grid-examples.yml
index 56cc049..cb58535 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/igniteui-angular-grid-examples.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/igniteui-angular-grid-examples.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stages:
         displayName: 'Install Node'
         inputs:
           versionSource: 'spec'
-          versionSpec: '24.x'
+          versionSpec: '26.x'
 
       - task: Bash@3
         displayName: 'Create download artifact per sample (Shell)'
@@ -127,12 +127,15 @@ stages:
             npx --userconfig=$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/.npmrc --legacy-peer-deps ng g @igniteui/angular-schematics:upgrade-packages
 
       - task: Npm@1
-        displayName: 'npm run build:ci'
+        displayName: 'npm run build:ci (browser only)'
+        env:
+          NG_BUILD_MAX_WORKERS: '2'
+          NG_BUILD_PARALLEL_TS: 'false'
         inputs:
           command: custom
           workingDir: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)'
           verbose: ${{ parameters.isVerbose }}
-          customCommand: 'run build:ci'
+          customCommand: 'run build:ci -- --configuration browser-only'
 
       - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@1
 
diff --git a/ignite-ui-cli.json b/ignite-ui-cli.json
index b1a4e62..4e8f028 100644
--- a/ignite-ui-cli.json
+++ b/ignite-ui-cli.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "defaultPort": 4200,
     "framework": "angular",
     "projectType": "igx-ts",
-    "projectTemplate": "ng-cli",
+    "projectTemplate": "base",
     "theme": "Custom",
     "isBundle": false,
     "bundleFilePath": "",