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windows project broke on installing the library

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Bug description: Installing react-native-webview on a react native windows project makes it stop building

To Reproduce: Windows 10

npx react-native init react_native_project
cd react_native_project
npx react-native-windows-init --overwrite
if you run here npm run windows it works flawlessly
npm install react-native-webview
npm run windows

Expected behavior: Starts the dev app as before

Screenshots/Videos:

C:\Users\myuser\workspace\react_native_project\node_modules\react-native-windows\Mso\dispatchQueue\dispatchQueue.h(728,17): error C2607: static assertion failed [C:\Users\myuser\workspace\react_native_project\node_modules\react-native-windows\Microsoft.ReactNative\Microsoft.ReactNative.vcxproj]

C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.19041.0\XamlCompiler\Microsoft.Windows.UI.Xaml.Common.targets(486,5): error MSB4181: The "CompileXaml" task returned false but did not log an error. [C:\
Users\myuser\workspace\react_native_project\node_modules\react-native-windows\Microsoft.ReactNative\Microsoft.ReactNative.vcxproj]

Done Building Project "C:\Users\myuser\workspace\react_native_project\node_modules\react-native-windows\Microsoft.ReactNative\Microsoft.ReactNative.vcxproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
Done Building Project "C:\Users\myuser\workspace\react_native_project\node_modules\react-native-webview\windows\ReactNativeWebView\ReactNativeWebView.vcxproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
Done Building Project "C:\Users\myuser\workspace\react_native_project\windows\react_native_project\react_native_project.vcxproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
Done Building Project "C:\Users\myuser\workspace\react_native_project\windows\react_native_project.sln" (default targets) -- FAILED.

Environment: