diff --git a/.azure/pipelines/ci.yml b/.azure/pipelines/ci.yml
index eb37d3d2ec7d..5689fb05c99c 100644
--- a/.azure/pipelines/ci.yml
+++ b/.azure/pipelines/ci.yml
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ extends:
                     $(_BuildArgs)
                     $(_InternalRuntimeDownloadArgs)
                     $(Windows64LogArgs)
+            env:
+              MSBUILDUSESERVER: "1"
             displayName: Build x64
 
           # Build the x86 shared framework
@@ -190,6 +192,8 @@ extends:
                     $(_BuildArgs)
                     $(_InternalRuntimeDownloadArgs)
                     $(Windows86LogArgs)
+            env:
+              MSBUILDUSESERVER: "1"
             displayName: Build x86
 
           # Build the arm64 shared framework
@@ -207,6 +211,8 @@ extends:
                     $(_BuildArgs)
                     $(_InternalRuntimeDownloadArgs)
                     $(WindowsArm64LogArgs)
+            env:
+              MSBUILDUSESERVER: "1"
             displayName: Build ARM64
 
           - script: .\src\SiteExtensions\build.cmd
@@ -218,6 +224,8 @@ extends:
                     -noBuildNative
                     $(_BuildArgs)
                     $(_InternalRuntimeDownloadArgs)
+            env:
+              MSBUILDUSESERVER: "1"
             displayName: Build SiteExtension
 
           # This runs code-signing on all packages, zips, and jar files as defined in build/CodeSign.targets. If
@@ -233,6 +241,8 @@ extends:
                     /p:DotNetSignType=$(_SignType)
                     $(_BuildArgs)
                     $(WindowsSignLogArgs)
+            env:
+              MSBUILDUSESERVER: "1"
             displayName: Code sign packages
 
           # Windows installers bundle x86/x64/arm64 assets
@@ -247,6 +257,8 @@ extends:
                     $(_BuildArgs)
                     $(_InternalRuntimeDownloadArgs)
                     $(WindowsInstallersLogArgs)
+            env:
+              MSBUILDUSESERVER: "1"
             displayName: Build Installers
 
           # Windows installers bundle and sharedfx msi for arm64
@@ -265,6 +277,8 @@ extends:
                     $(_PublishArgs)
                     $(_InternalRuntimeDownloadArgs)
                     $(WindowsArm64InstallersLogArgs)
+            env:
+              MSBUILDUSESERVER: "1"
             displayName: Build ARM64 Installers
 
           artifacts:
@@ -616,6 +630,8 @@ extends:
             # Build the shared framework
             - script: ./eng/build.cmd -ci -prepareMachine -nativeToolsOnMachine -nobl -all -pack -arch x64
                       /p:CrossgenOutput=false /p:ASPNETCORE_TEST_LOG_DIR=artifacts/log $(_InternalRuntimeDownloadArgs)
+              env:
+                MSBUILDUSESERVER: "1"
               displayName: Build shared fx
             # -noBuildRepoTasks -noBuildNative -noBuild to avoid repeating work done in the previous step.
             - script: ./eng/build.cmd -ci -prepareMachine -nativeToolsOnMachine -nobl -all -noBuildRepoTasks -noBuildNative -noBuild -test
diff --git a/.azure/pipelines/jobs/default-build.yml b/.azure/pipelines/jobs/default-build.yml
index 5cce6fda9738..0283be806cf1 100644
--- a/.azure/pipelines/jobs/default-build.yml
+++ b/.azure/pipelines/jobs/default-build.yml
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ jobs:
       - TeamName: AspNetCore
       - ${{ if ne(parameters.codeSign, true) }}:
         - _SignType: ''
+      - ${{ if ne(parameters.isAzDOTestingJob, true) }}:
+        - MSBUILDUSESERVER: "1"
       - LC_ALL: 'en_US.UTF-8'
       - LANG: 'en_US.UTF-8'
       - LANGUAGE: 'en_US.UTF-8'
@@ -348,6 +350,8 @@ jobs:
         - LANGUAGE: 'en_US.UTF-8'
       - ${{ if ne(parameters.codeSign, true) }}:
         - _SignType: ''
+      - ${{ if ne(parameters.isAzDOTestingJob, true) }}:
+        - MSBUILDUSESERVER: "1"
       - ${{ else }}:
         - ${{ if notin(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest') }}:
           - _SignType: real