diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/README.md b/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/README.md
index 1f199876ec..5f2d4c4d03 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/README.md
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This bot has been created using [Bot Framework](https://dev.botframework.com), i
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) version 10.14.1 or higher
+- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) version 18 or higher
 
     ```bash
     # determine node version
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/deploymentTemplates/DeployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/deploymentTemplates/DeployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
index e14f532660..93441894af 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/deploymentTemplates/DeployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/deploymentTemplates/DeployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
           "appSettings": [
             {
               "name": "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION",
-              "value": "~16"
+              "value": "~20"
             },
             {
               "name": "MicrosoftAppType",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/deploymentTemplates/DeployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/deploymentTemplates/DeployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
index eb6ad68a9f..c10d46b3cf 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/deploymentTemplates/DeployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/deploymentTemplates/DeployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
                   "appSettings": [
                     {
                       "name": "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION",
-                      "value": "~16"
+                      "value": "~20"
                     },
                     {
                       "name": "MicrosoftAppType",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/package.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/package.json
index ff79a284c1..a9c8acfadb 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/package.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/package.json
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
         "url": "https://github.com"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "botbuilder": "~4.22.1",
+        "botbuilder": "~4.23.0",
         "replace": "~1.2.0",
-        "restify": "~8.6.0"
+        "restify": "~10.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
-        "@types/restify": "8.4.2",
+        "@types/restify": "8.5.12",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.8.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.8.0",
         "eslint": "^8.57.0",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/src/index.ts b/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/src/index.ts
index 98e7963f19..0c20106304 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/src/index.ts
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/src/index.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ adapter.onTurnError = async (context, error) => {
 const myBot = new EmptyBot();
 
 // Listen for incoming requests.
-server.post('/api/messages', async (req, res) => {
+server.post('/api/messages', (req, res, next) => {
     // Route received a request to adapter for processing
-    await adapter.process(req, res, (context) => myBot.run(context));
+    adapter.process(req, res, async (context) => await myBot.run(context));
 });
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/tsconfig.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/tsconfig.json
index 556cc10836..a0ed59671a 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/tsconfig.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/00.empty-bot/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "rootDir": "./src",
     "sourceMap": true,
     "incremental": true,
-    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo"
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo",
+    "esModuleInterop": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/01.console-echo/README.md b/samples/typescript_nodejs/01.console-echo/README.md
index f97345c839..8b8f0d1769 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/01.console-echo/README.md
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/01.console-echo/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This bot has been created using [Bot Framework](https://dev.botframework.com), i
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) version 10.14.1 or higher
+- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) version 18 or higher
 
     ```bash
     # determine node version
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/01.console-echo/package.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/01.console-echo/package.json
index 11a857b463..2bd562a376 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/01.console-echo/package.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/01.console-echo/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "watch": "nodemon --watch ./src -e ts --exec \"npm run start\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "botbuilder": "~4.22.1",
+    "botbuilder": "~4.23.0",
     "readline": "^1.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/01.console-echo/tsconfig.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/01.console-echo/tsconfig.json
index 73fe89d187..693c9d0217 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/01.console-echo/tsconfig.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/01.console-echo/tsconfig.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "sourceMap": true,
     "strict": true,
     "incremental": true,
-    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo"
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo",
+    "esModuleInterop": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/README.md b/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/README.md
index 2c66128c67..49b34b61a7 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/README.md
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This bot has been created using [Bot Framework](https://dev.botframework.com), i
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) version 10.14.1 or higher
+- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) version 18 or higher
 
     ```bash
     # determine node version
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
index e14f532660..93441894af 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
           "appSettings": [
             {
               "name": "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION",
-              "value": "~16"
+              "value": "~20"
             },
             {
               "name": "MicrosoftAppType",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
index eb6ad68a9f..c10d46b3cf 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
                   "appSettings": [
                     {
                       "name": "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION",
-                      "value": "~16"
+                      "value": "~20"
                     },
                     {
                       "name": "MicrosoftAppType",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/deploymentTemplates/linux/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/deploymentTemplates/linux/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
index 29d28db9b9..db8f219d47 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/deploymentTemplates/linux/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/deploymentTemplates/linux/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     },
     "linuxFxVersion": {
       "type": "string",
-      "defaultValue": "NODE|16"
+      "defaultValue": "NODE|20-LTS"
     },
     "appId": {
       "type": "string",
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
           "appSettings": [
             {
               "name": "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION",
-              "value": "~16"
+              "value": "~20"
             },
             {
               "name": "MicrosoftAppType",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/deploymentTemplates/linux/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/deploymentTemplates/linux/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
index a8bea6399f..ff144bfd5f 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/deploymentTemplates/linux/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/deploymentTemplates/linux/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     },
     "linuxFxVersion": {
       "type": "string",
-      "defaultValue": "NODE|16"
+      "defaultValue": "NODE|20-LTS"
     },
     "appId": {
       "type": "string",
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
                   "appSettings": [
                     {
                       "name": "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION",
-                      "value": "~16"
+                      "value": "~20"
                     },
                     {
                       "name": "MicrosoftAppType",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/package.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/package.json
index 948f253204..782f89e522 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/package.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/package.json
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@
         "url": "https://github.com"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "botbuilder": "~4.22.1",
+        "botbuilder": "~4.23.0",
         "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
         "replace": "^1.2.0",
-        "restify": "~8.6.0"
+        "restify": "~10.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@types/dotenv": "6.1.1",
         "@types/node": "^16.11.6",
-        "@types/restify": "8.4.2",
+        "@types/restify": "8.5.12",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.8.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.8.0",
         "eslint": "^8.57.0",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/src/index.ts b/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/src/index.ts
index f0527522fb..f1c97fac27 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/src/index.ts
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/src/index.ts
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ adapter.onTurnError = onTurnErrorHandler;
 const myBot = new EchoBot();
 
 // Listen for incoming requests.
-server.post('/api/messages', async (req, res) => {
+server.post('/api/messages', (req, res, next) => {
     // Route received a request to adapter for processing
-    await adapter.process(req, res, (context) => myBot.run(context));
+    adapter.process(req, res, async (context) => await myBot.run(context));
 });
 
 // Listen for Upgrade requests for Streaming.
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/tsconfig.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/tsconfig.json
index 556cc10836..a0ed59671a 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/tsconfig.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "rootDir": "./src",
     "sourceMap": true,
     "incremental": true,
-    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo"
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo",
+    "esModuleInterop": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/README.md b/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/README.md
index b69fc04ca7..725d9e0017 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/README.md
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This bot has been created using [Bot Framework](https://dev.botframework.com), i
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) version 10.14.1 or higher
+- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) version 18 or higher
 
     ```bash
     # determine node version
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
index e14f532660..93441894af 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
           "appSettings": [
             {
               "name": "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION",
-              "value": "~16"
+              "value": "~20"
             },
             {
               "name": "MicrosoftAppType",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
index eb6ad68a9f..c10d46b3cf 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
                   "appSettings": [
                     {
                       "name": "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION",
-                      "value": "~16"
+                      "value": "~20"
                     },
                     {
                       "name": "MicrosoftAppType",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/package.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/package.json
index 63718dbb58..647d56e96b 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/package.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/package.json
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
         "url": "https://github.com"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "botbuilder": "~4.22.1",
+        "botbuilder": "~4.23.0",
         "replace": "~1.2.0",
-        "restify": "~8.6.0"
+        "restify": "~10.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
-        "@types/restify": "8.4.2",
+        "@types/restify": "8.5.12",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.8.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.8.0",
         "eslint": "^8.57.0",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/src/index.ts b/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/src/index.ts
index 61a5397ad3..7ab6307f01 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/src/index.ts
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/src/index.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const userState = new UserState(memoryStorage);
 const myBot = new WelcomeBot(userState);
 
 // Listen for incoming requests.
-server.post('/api/messages', async (req, res) => {
+server.post('/api/messages', (req, res, next) => {
     // Route received a request to adapter for processing
-    await adapter.process(req, res, (context) => myBot.run(context));
+    adapter.process(req, res, async (context) => await myBot.run(context));
 });
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/tsconfig.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/tsconfig.json
index 556cc10836..a0ed59671a 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/tsconfig.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "rootDir": "./src",
     "sourceMap": true,
     "incremental": true,
-    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo"
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo",
+    "esModuleInterop": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/README.md b/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/README.md
index e75390c012..a16ad431f1 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/README.md
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This bot has been created using [Bot Framework](https://dev.botframework.com), i
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) version 10.14 or higher
+- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) version 18 or higher
 
     ```bash
     # determine node version
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
index e14f532660..93441894af 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
           "appSettings": [
             {
               "name": "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION",
-              "value": "~16"
+              "value": "~20"
             },
             {
               "name": "MicrosoftAppType",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
index eb6ad68a9f..c10d46b3cf 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
                   "appSettings": [
                     {
                       "name": "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION",
-                      "value": "~16"
+                      "value": "~20"
                     },
                     {
                       "name": "MicrosoftAppType",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/package.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/package.json
index 794073ebcb..b6ed4fdc4c 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/package.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/package.json
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
         "url": "https://github.com"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "botbuilder": "~4.22.1",
-        "botbuilder-dialogs": "~4.22.1",
+        "botbuilder": "~4.23.0",
+        "botbuilder-dialogs": "~4.23.0",
         "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
         "replace": "~1.2.0",
-        "restify": "~8.6.0"
+        "restify": "~10.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
-        "@types/restify": "8.4.2",
+        "@types/restify": "8.5.12",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.8.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.8.0",
         "eslint": "^8.57.0",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/src/index.ts b/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/src/index.ts
index 974551074a..40e90d21e5 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/src/index.ts
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/src/index.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ server.listen(process.env.port || process.env.PORT || 3978, () => {
 });
 
 // Listen for incoming requests.
-server.post('/api/messages', async (req, res) => {
+server.post('/api/messages', (req, res, next) => {
     // Route received a request to adapter for processing
-    await adapter.process(req, res, (context) => bot.run(context));
+    adapter.process(req, res, async (context) => await bot.run(context));
 });
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/tsconfig.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/tsconfig.json
index 556cc10836..a0ed59671a 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/tsconfig.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "rootDir": "./src",
     "sourceMap": true,
     "incremental": true,
-    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo"
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo",
+    "esModuleInterop": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/06.using-cards/README.md b/samples/typescript_nodejs/06.using-cards/README.md
index 7d359f939e..5e09aae01a 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/06.using-cards/README.md
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/06.using-cards/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This bot has been created using [Microsoft Bot Framework][1], it shows how to cr
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) version 10.14 or higher
+- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) version 18 or higher
 
     ```bash
     # determine node version
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/06.using-cards/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/06.using-cards/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
index e14f532660..93441894af 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/06.using-cards/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/06.using-cards/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
           "appSettings": [
             {
               "name": "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION",
-              "value": "~16"
+              "value": "~20"
             },
             {
               "name": "MicrosoftAppType",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/06.using-cards/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/06.using-cards/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
index eb6ad68a9f..c10d46b3cf 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/06.using-cards/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/06.using-cards/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
                   "appSettings": [
                     {
                       "name": "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION",
-                      "value": "~16"
+                      "value": "~20"
                     },
                     {
                       "name": "MicrosoftAppType",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/06.using-cards/package.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/06.using-cards/package.json
index 51735447f8..1f5554d8ad 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/06.using-cards/package.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/06.using-cards/package.json
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
         "url": "https://github.com"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "botbuilder": "~4.22.1",
-        "botbuilder-dialogs": "~4.22.1",
+        "botbuilder": "~4.23.0",
+        "botbuilder-dialogs": "~4.23.0",
         "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
         "replace": "~1.2.0",
-        "restify": "~8.6.0"
+        "restify": "~10.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
-        "@types/restify": "8.4.2",
+        "@types/restify": "8.5.12",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.8.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.8.0",
         "eslint": "^8.57.0",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/06.using-cards/src/index.ts b/samples/typescript_nodejs/06.using-cards/src/index.ts
index 1653a8dc06..8965030abf 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/06.using-cards/src/index.ts
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/06.using-cards/src/index.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ server.listen(process.env.port || process.env.PORT || 3978, () => {
 });
 
 // Listen for incoming activities and route them to your bot main dialog.
-server.post('/api/messages', async (req, res) => {
+server.post('/api/messages', (req, res, next) => {
     // Route received a request to adapter for processing
-    await adapter.process(req, res, (context) => bot.run(context));
+    adapter.process(req, res, async (context) => await bot.run(context));
 });
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/README.md b/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/README.md
index 50a6d7316a..5777dc5eaa 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/README.md
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ This sample **requires** prerequisites in order to run.
 ### Overview
 This bot uses [LUIS](https://www.luis.ai), an AI based cognitive service, to implement language understanding.
 
-- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) version 10.14 or higher
+- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) version 18 or higher
 
     ```bash
     # determine node version
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
index e14f532660..93441894af 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
           "appSettings": [
             {
               "name": "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION",
-              "value": "~16"
+              "value": "~20"
             },
             {
               "name": "MicrosoftAppType",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
index eb6ad68a9f..c10d46b3cf 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
                   "appSettings": [
                     {
                       "name": "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION",
-                      "value": "~16"
+                      "value": "~20"
                     },
                     {
                       "name": "MicrosoftAppType",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/deploymentTemplates/linux/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/deploymentTemplates/linux/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
index 29d28db9b9..db8f219d47 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/deploymentTemplates/linux/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/deploymentTemplates/linux/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     },
     "linuxFxVersion": {
       "type": "string",
-      "defaultValue": "NODE|16"
+      "defaultValue": "NODE|20-LTS"
     },
     "appId": {
       "type": "string",
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
           "appSettings": [
             {
               "name": "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION",
-              "value": "~16"
+              "value": "~20"
             },
             {
               "name": "MicrosoftAppType",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/deploymentTemplates/linux/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/deploymentTemplates/linux/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
index a8bea6399f..ff144bfd5f 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/deploymentTemplates/linux/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/deploymentTemplates/linux/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     },
     "linuxFxVersion": {
       "type": "string",
-      "defaultValue": "NODE|16"
+      "defaultValue": "NODE|20-LTS"
     },
     "appId": {
       "type": "string",
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
                   "appSettings": [
                     {
                       "name": "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION",
-                      "value": "~16"
+                      "value": "~20"
                     },
                     {
                       "name": "MicrosoftAppType",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/package.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/package.json
index 7668dce794..6e1f1a45ac 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/package.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/package.json
@@ -38,19 +38,20 @@
     },
     "dependencies": {
         "@microsoft/recognizers-text-data-types-timex-expression": "1.1.4",
-        "botbuilder": "~4.22.1",
-        "botbuilder-ai": "~4.22.1",
-        "botbuilder-dialogs": "~4.22.1",
-        "botbuilder-testing": "~4.22.1",
+        "botbuilder": "~4.23.0",
+        "botbuilder-ai": "~4.23.0",
+        "botbuilder-dialogs": "~4.23.0",
+        "botbuilder-testing": "~4.23.0",
         "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
+        "moment": "^2.30.1",
         "replace": "~1.2.0",
-        "restify": "~8.6.0"
+        "restify": "~10.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@types/dotenv": "6.1.1",
         "@types/mocha": "^7.0.2",
         "@types/node": "^16.11.6",
-        "@types/restify": "8.4.2",
+        "@types/restify": "8.5.12",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.8.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.8.0",
         "eslint": "^8.57.0",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/src/index.ts b/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/src/index.ts
index cf66514362..0b54f8ed4f 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/src/index.ts
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/src/index.ts
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ server.listen(process.env.port || process.env.PORT || 3978, () => {
 });
 
 // Listen for incoming activities and route them to your bot main dialog.
-server.post('/api/messages', async (req, res) => {
+server.post('/api/messages', (req, res, next) => {
     // Route received a request to adapter for processing
-    await adapter.process(req, res, (context) => bot.run(context));
+    adapter.process(req, res, async (context) => await bot.run(context));
 });
 
 // Listen for Upgrade requests for Streaming.
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/tsconfig.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/tsconfig.json
index 3fa2e8df4a..be05d48acf 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/tsconfig.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/tsconfig.json
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@
     "sourceMap": true,
     "incremental": true,
     "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo",
+    "esModuleInterop": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/README.md b/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/README.md
index 4782033165..d9d64c734d 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/README.md
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This bot has been created using [Bot Framework](https://dev.botframework.com), i
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) version 10.14.1 or higher
+- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) version 18 or higher
 
     ```bash
     # determine node version
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
index e14f532660..93441894af 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/deploymentTemplates/deployUseExistResourceGroup/template-BotApp-with-rg.json
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
           "appSettings": [
             {
               "name": "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION",
-              "value": "~16"
+              "value": "~20"
             },
             {
               "name": "MicrosoftAppType",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
index eb6ad68a9f..c10d46b3cf 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/deploymentTemplates/deployWithNewResourceGroup/template-BotApp-new-rg.json
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
                   "appSettings": [
                     {
                       "name": "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION",
-                      "value": "~16"
+                      "value": "~20"
                     },
                     {
                       "name": "MicrosoftAppType",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/package.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/package.json
index efe0cf58ca..441557bed4 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/package.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/package.json
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
         "url": "https://github.com"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "botbuilder": "~4.22.1",
+        "botbuilder": "~4.23.0",
         "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
         "replace": "~1.2.0",
-        "restify": "~8.6.0"
+        "restify": "~10.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@types/dotenv": "6.1.1",
-        "@types/restify": "8.4.2",
+        "@types/restify": "8.5.12",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.8.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.8.0",
         "eslint": "^8.57.0",
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/src/index.ts b/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/src/index.ts
index 88da1ad642..5f000fef20 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/src/index.ts
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/src/index.ts
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ const conversationReferences = {};
 const myBot = new EchoBot(conversationReferences);
 
 // Listen for incoming requests.
-server.post('/api/messages', async (req, res) => {
+server.post('/api/messages', (req, res, next) => {
     // Route received a request to adapter for processing
-    await adapter.process(req, res, (context) => myBot.run(context));
+    adapter.process(req, res, async (context) => await myBot.run(context));
 });
 
 // Listen for Upgrade requests for Streaming.
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ server.on('upgrade', async (req, socket, head) => {
 });
 
 // Listen for incoming notifications and send proactive messages to users.
-server.get('/api/notify', async (req, res) => {
+server.get('/api/notify', (req, res, next) => {
     for (const conversationReference of Object.values(conversationReferences)) {
-        await adapter.continueConversationAsync(process.env.MicrosoftAppId, conversationReference, async (context) => {
+        adapter.continueConversationAsync(process.env.MicrosoftAppId, conversationReference, async (context) => {
             await context.sendActivity('proactive hello');
         });
     }
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ server.get('/api/notify', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 // Listen for incoming custom notifications and send proactive messages to users.
-server.post('/api/notify', async (req, res) => {
+server.post('/api/notify', (req, res, next) => {
     for (const msg of req.body) {
         for (const conversationReference of Object.values(conversationReferences)) {
-            await adapter.continueConversationAsync(process.env.MicrosoftAppId, conversationReference, async (turnContext) => {
+            adapter.continueConversationAsync(process.env.MicrosoftAppId, conversationReference, async (turnContext) => {
                 await turnContext.sendActivity(msg);
             });
         }
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/tsconfig.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/tsconfig.json
index 556cc10836..a0ed59671a 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/tsconfig.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "rootDir": "./src",
     "sourceMap": true,
     "incremental": true,
-    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo"
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo",
+    "esModuleInterop": true
   }
 }