diff --git a/.vsts-dotnet-ci.yml b/.vsts-dotnet-ci.yml
index ee746763650..87e34ce0927 100644
--- a/.vsts-dotnet-ci.yml
+++ b/.vsts-dotnet-ci.yml
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ jobs:
     inputs:
       filename: 'eng/cibuild_bootstrapped_msbuild.cmd'
       arguments: -onlyDocChanged $(onlyDocChanged)
+    env:
+      ForceUseXCopyMSBuild: 1
   - task: PublishTestResults@2
     displayName: Publish .NET Framework Test Results
     inputs:
diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index 3424cc64d13..09f2d992bf8 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <VersionPrefix>17.10.35</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>17.10.36</VersionPrefix>
     <DotNetFinalVersionKind>release</DotNetFinalVersionKind>
     <PackageValidationBaselineVersion>17.8.3</PackageValidationBaselineVersion>
     <AssemblyVersion>15.1.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
diff --git a/eng/cibuild_bootstrapped_msbuild.ps1 b/eng/cibuild_bootstrapped_msbuild.ps1
index d587daad534..71cbf493110 100644
--- a/eng/cibuild_bootstrapped_msbuild.ps1
+++ b/eng/cibuild_bootstrapped_msbuild.ps1
@@ -65,11 +65,65 @@ try {
 
   if ($buildStage1)
   {
-    & $PSScriptRoot\Common\Build.ps1 -restore -build -test -ci -msbuildEngine $msbuildEngine /p:CreateBootstrap=true @properties
+    & $PSScriptRoot\Common\Build.ps1 -restore -build -ci -msbuildEngine $msbuildEngine /p:CreateBootstrap=true @properties
   }
 
   KillProcessesFromRepo
 
+  $bootstrapRoot = Join-Path $Stage1BinDir "bootstrap"
+
+  # we need to do this to guarantee we have/know where dotnet.exe is installed
+  $dotnetToolPath = InitializeDotNetCli $true
+  $dotnetExePath = Join-Path $dotnetToolPath "dotnet.exe"
+
+  if ($msbuildEngine -eq 'vs')
+  {
+    $buildToolPath = Join-Path $bootstrapRoot "net472\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe"
+    $buildToolCommand = "";
+    $buildToolFramework = "net472"
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    $buildToolPath = $dotnetExePath
+    $buildToolCommand = Join-Path $bootstrapRoot "net8.0\MSBuild\MSBuild.dll"
+    $buildToolFramework = "net8.0"
+  }
+
+  # Use separate artifacts folder for stage 2
+  # $env:ArtifactsDir = Join-Path $ArtifactsDir "2\"
+
+  & $dotnetExePath build-server shutdown
+
+  if ($buildStage1)
+  {
+    if (Test-Path $Stage1Dir)
+    {
+      Remove-Item -Force -Recurse $Stage1Dir
+    }
+
+    Move-Item -Path $ArtifactsDir -Destination $Stage1Dir -Force
+  }
+
+  $buildTool = @{ Path = $buildToolPath; Command = $buildToolCommand; Tool = $msbuildEngine; Framework = $buildToolFramework }
+  $global:_BuildTool = $buildTool
+
+  # Ensure that debug bits fail fast, rather than hanging waiting for a debugger attach.
+  $env:MSBUILDDONOTLAUNCHDEBUGGER="true"
+
+  # Opt into performance logging. https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/5900
+  $env:DOTNET_PERFLOG_DIR=$PerfLogDir
+
+  # When using bootstrapped MSBuild:
+  # - Turn off node reuse (so that bootstrapped MSBuild processes don't stay running and lock files)
+  # - Do run tests
+  # - Don't try to create a bootstrap deployment
+  if ($onlyDocChanged) {
+    & $PSScriptRoot\Common\Build.ps1 -restore -build -ci /p:CreateBootstrap=false /nr:false @properties
+  }
+  else {
+    & $PSScriptRoot\Common\Build.ps1 -restore -build -test -ci /p:CreateBootstrap=false /nr:false @properties
+  }
+
   exit $lastExitCode
 }
 catch {
diff --git a/eng/cibuild_bootstrapped_msbuild.sh b/eng/cibuild_bootstrapped_msbuild.sh
index 37683f4fb1a..06d4ba46e21 100755
--- a/eng/cibuild_bootstrapped_msbuild.sh
+++ b/eng/cibuild_bootstrapped_msbuild.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ InitializeDotNetCli true
 
 if [[ $build_stage1 == true ]];
 then
-	/bin/bash "$ScriptRoot/common/build.sh" --restore --build --ci --test --configuration $configuration /p:CreateBootstrap=false $properties $extra_properties || exit $?
+	/bin/bash "$ScriptRoot/common/build.sh" --restore --build --ci --configuration $configuration /p:CreateBootstrap=true $properties $extra_properties || exit $?
 fi
 
 bootstrapRoot="$Stage1Dir/bin/bootstrap"
@@ -77,3 +77,15 @@ export DOTNET_PERFLOG_DIR=$PerfLogDir
 # Prior to 3.0, the Csc task uses this environment variable to decide whether to run
 # a CLI host or directly execute the compiler.
 export DOTNET_HOST_PATH="$_InitializeDotNetCli/dotnet"
+
+# When using bootstrapped MSBuild:
+# - Turn off node reuse (so that bootstrapped MSBuild processes don't stay running and lock files)
+# - Do run tests
+# - Don't try to create a bootstrap deployment
+if [ $onlyDocChanged = 0 ]
+then
+    . "$ScriptRoot/common/build.sh" --restore --build --test --ci --nodereuse false --configuration $configuration /p:CreateBootstrap=false $properties $extra_properties
+
+else
+    . "$ScriptRoot/common/build.sh" --restore --build --ci --nodereuse false --configuration $configuration /p:CreateBootstrap=false $properties $extra_properties
+fi
diff --git a/src/Build.UnitTests/BackEnd/MSBuild_Tests.cs b/src/Build.UnitTests/BackEnd/MSBuild_Tests.cs
index 16a963128d0..003bf735988 100644
--- a/src/Build.UnitTests/BackEnd/MSBuild_Tests.cs
+++ b/src/Build.UnitTests/BackEnd/MSBuild_Tests.cs
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ public void LogErrorWhenBuildingVCProj()
         /// However, it's a situation where the project author doesn't have control over the
         /// property value and so he can't escape it himself.
         /// </summary>
-        [Fact(Skip = "https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/11888")]
+        [Fact]
         public void PropertyOverridesContainSemicolon()
         {
             ObjectModelHelpers.DeleteTempProjectDirectory();
diff --git a/src/Build.UnitTests/EscapingInProjects_Tests.cs b/src/Build.UnitTests/EscapingInProjects_Tests.cs
index cd7406fa9e3..3df737c387a 100644
--- a/src/Build.UnitTests/EscapingInProjects_Tests.cs
+++ b/src/Build.UnitTests/EscapingInProjects_Tests.cs
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ public FullProjectsUsingMicrosoftCommonTargets(ITestOutputHelper output)
         /// <summary>
         ///     ESCAPING: Escaping in conditionals is broken.
         /// </summary>
-        [Fact(Skip = "https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/11888")]
+        [Fact]
         public void SemicolonInConfiguration()
         {
             ObjectModelHelpers.DeleteTempProjectDirectory();
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ public class Class1
         /// <summary>
         ///     ESCAPING: Escaping in conditionals is broken.
         /// </summary>
-        [Fact(Skip = "https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/11888")]
+        [Fact]
         public void SemicolonInConfiguration_UsingTaskHost()
         {
             string originalOverrideTaskHostVariable = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("MSBUILDFORCEALLTASKSOUTOFPROC");
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ public class Class1
         /// <summary>
         ///     ESCAPING: CopyBuildTarget target fails if the output assembly name contains a semicolon or single-quote
         /// </summary>
-        [Fact(Skip = "https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/11888")]
+        [Fact]
         public void SemicolonInAssemblyName()
         {
             ObjectModelHelpers.DeleteTempProjectDirectory();
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ public class Class1
         /// <summary>
         ///     ESCAPING: CopyBuildTarget target fails if the output assembly name contains a semicolon or single-quote
         /// </summary>
-        [Fact(Skip = "https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/11888")]
+        [Fact]
         public void SemicolonInAssemblyName_UsingTaskHost()
         {
             string originalOverrideTaskHostVariable = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("MSBUILDFORCEALLTASKSOUTOFPROC");
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ public class Class1
         /// <summary>
         ///     ESCAPING: Conversion Issue: Properties with $(xxx) as literals are not being converted correctly
         /// </summary>
-        [Fact(Skip = "https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/11888")]
+        [Fact]
         public void DollarSignInAssemblyName()
         {
             ObjectModelHelpers.DeleteTempProjectDirectory();
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ public class Class1
         /// <summary>
         ///     ESCAPING: Conversion Issue: Properties with $(xxx) as literals are not being converted correctly
         /// </summary>
-        [Fact(Skip = "https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/11888")]
+        [Fact]
         public void DollarSignInAssemblyName_UsingTaskHost()
         {
             string originalOverrideTaskHostVariable = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("MSBUILDFORCEALLTASKSOUTOFPROC");
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ public class Class1
         /// <summary>
         /// This is the case when one of the source code files in the project has a filename containing a semicolon.
         /// </summary>
-        [Fact(Skip = "https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/11888")]
+        [Fact]
         public void SemicolonInSourceCodeFilename()
         {
             ObjectModelHelpers.DeleteTempProjectDirectory();
@@ -1382,7 +1382,7 @@ public class Class1
         /// <summary>
         /// This is the case when one of the source code files in the project has a filename containing a semicolon.
         /// </summary>
-        [Fact(Skip = "https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/11888")]
+        [Fact]
         public void SemicolonInSourceCodeFilename_UsingTaskHost()
         {
             string originalOverrideTaskHostVariable = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("MSBUILDFORCEALLTASKSOUTOFPROC");
diff --git a/src/Tasks.UnitTests/MSBuild_Tests.cs b/src/Tasks.UnitTests/MSBuild_Tests.cs
index 4e4c0a0ef81..ad1ab81787a 100644
--- a/src/Tasks.UnitTests/MSBuild_Tests.cs
+++ b/src/Tasks.UnitTests/MSBuild_Tests.cs
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ public void LogErrorWhenBuildingVCProj()
 #if RUNTIME_TYPE_NETCORE
         [Fact(Skip = "https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/259")]
 #else
-        [Fact(Skip = "https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/11888")]
+        [Fact]
 #endif
         public void PropertyOverridesContainSemicolon()
         {
diff --git a/src/Tasks.UnitTests/ResourceHandling/GenerateResourceOutOfProc_Tests.cs b/src/Tasks.UnitTests/ResourceHandling/GenerateResourceOutOfProc_Tests.cs
index 8f5a1bcd6bc..472d732a973 100644
--- a/src/Tasks.UnitTests/ResourceHandling/GenerateResourceOutOfProc_Tests.cs
+++ b/src/Tasks.UnitTests/ResourceHandling/GenerateResourceOutOfProc_Tests.cs
@@ -2566,7 +2566,7 @@ public References(ITestOutputHelper output)
             _output = output;
         }
 
-        [Fact(Skip = "https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/11888")]
+        [Fact]
         public void DontLockP2PReferenceWhenResolvingSystemTypes()
         {
             // This WriteLine is a hack.  On a slow machine, the Tasks unittest fails because remoting
@@ -2741,7 +2741,7 @@ public class Class1
         /// Assembly.LoadFile on that relative path, which fails (LoadFile requires an
         /// absolute path).  The fix was to use Assembly.LoadFrom instead.
         /// </summary>
-        [Fact(Skip = "https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/11888")]
+        [Fact]
         public void ReferencedAssemblySpecifiedUsingRelativePath()
         {
             // This WriteLine is a hack.  On a slow machine, the Tasks unittest fails because remoting
diff --git a/src/Tasks.UnitTests/ResourceHandling/GenerateResource_Tests.cs b/src/Tasks.UnitTests/ResourceHandling/GenerateResource_Tests.cs
index ba93bb422e4..a38fd0f4bbd 100644
--- a/src/Tasks.UnitTests/ResourceHandling/GenerateResource_Tests.cs
+++ b/src/Tasks.UnitTests/ResourceHandling/GenerateResource_Tests.cs
@@ -3064,7 +3064,7 @@ public References(ITestOutputHelper output)
             _output = output;
         }
 
-        [Fact(Skip = "https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/11888")]
+        [WindowsFullFrameworkOnlyFact(additionalMessage: "Linked resources not supported on Core: https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/4094")]
         public void DontLockP2PReferenceWhenResolvingSystemTypes()
         {
             // This WriteLine is a hack.  On a slow machine, the Tasks unittest fails because remoting
@@ -3240,7 +3240,7 @@ public class Class1
         /// which fails (LoadFile requires an absolute path).  The fix was to use
         /// Assembly.LoadFrom instead.
         /// </summary>
-        [Fact(Skip = "https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/11888")]
+        [WindowsFullFrameworkOnlyFact(additionalMessage: "Linked resources not supported on Core: https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/4094")]
         public void ReferencedAssemblySpecifiedUsingRelativePath()
         {
             // This WriteLine is a hack.  On a slow machine, the Tasks unittest fails because remoting