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VSTest issue in DevKit #2805

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Got many instances of

2026-02-17 09:36:23.759 [error] Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.ObjectModel.TestPlatformException: Could not find 'dotnet.exe' host for the 'ARM64' architecture.

You can resolve the problem by installing the 'ARM64' .NET.

The specified framework can be found at:
  - https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine.Hosting.DotnetTestHostManager.GetTestHostProcessStartInfo(IEnumerable`1 sources, IDictionary`2 environmentVariables, TestRunnerConnectionInfo connectionInfo) in /_/src/vstest/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.TestHostProvider/Hosting/DotnetTestHostManager.cs:line 496
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine.Client.ProxyOperationManager.SetupChannel(IEnumerable`1 sources, String runSettings) in /_/src/vstest/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Client/ProxyOperationManager.cs:line 229
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine.Client.ProxyDiscoveryManager.InitializeDiscovery(DiscoveryCriteria discoveryCriteria, ITestDiscoveryEventsHandler2 eventHandler, Boolean skipDefaultAdapters) in /_/src/vstest/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Client/ProxyDiscoveryManager.cs:line 147
2026-02-17 09:36:23.838 [error] Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.ObjectModel.TestPlatformException: Could not find 'dotnet.exe' host for the 'ARM64' architecture.

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