diff --git a/.pipelines/ci/templates/build-powertoys-steps.yml b/.pipelines/ci/templates/build-powertoys-steps.yml
index ba575b5713..407fa2cd2b 100644
--- a/.pipelines/ci/templates/build-powertoys-steps.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/ci/templates/build-powertoys-steps.yml
@@ -308,9 +308,7 @@ steps:
     contents: '$(BuildPlatform)/$(BuildConfiguration)/**/*'
     targetFolder: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\$(BuildPlatform)\$(BuildConfiguration)'
 
-- task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
+- publish: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\$(BuildPlatform)\$(BuildConfiguration)
   displayName: Publish Build Artifacts
+  artifact: build-$(BuildPlatform)-$(BuildConfiguration)
   condition: and(succeeded(), ne(variables['BuildPlatform'],'arm64')) 
-  inputs:
-    pathToPublish: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\$(BuildPlatform)\$(BuildConfiguration)'
-    artifactName: build-$(BuildPlatform)-$(BuildConfiguration)
diff --git a/.pipelines/ci/templates/run-ui-tests-ci.yml b/.pipelines/ci/templates/run-ui-tests-ci.yml
index 40c2210867..423f679339 100644
--- a/.pipelines/ci/templates/run-ui-tests-ci.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/ci/templates/run-ui-tests-ci.yml
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@ jobs:
     clean: true
     fetchTags: false
 
-  - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
+  - download: current
     displayName: Download artifacts
-    inputs:
-      artifact: build-${{ parameters.platform }}-${{ parameters.configuration }}
-      path: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
+    artifact: build-${{ parameters.platform }}-${{ parameters.configuration }}
 
   - task: UseDotNet@2
     displayName: 'Use .NET 6 SDK'
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       platform: '$(BuildPlatform)'
       configuration: '$(BuildConfiguration)'
       testSelector: 'testAssemblies'
-      searchFolder: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)'
+      searchFolder: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)\build-${{ parameters.platform }}-${{ parameters.configuration }}'
       vstestLocationMethod: 'location' # otherwise fails to find vstest.console.exe 
       #vstestLocation: '$(Agent.ToolsDirectory)\VsTest\**\${{ parameters.platform }}\tools\net462\Common7\IDE\Extensions\TestPlatform'
       vstestLocation: '$(Agent.ToolsDirectory)\VsTest\17.10.0-preview-24080-01\x64\tools\net462\Common7\IDE\Extensions\TestPlatform'
diff --git a/.pipelines/loc/loc.yml b/.pipelines/loc/loc.yml
index 37faef3218..5231ea4ac6 100644
--- a/.pipelines/loc/loc.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/loc/loc.yml
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ steps:
 - powershell: 'tar czf LocOutput.tar.gz LocOutput'
   displayName: 'PowerShell Script'
 
-- task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
+- publish: LocOutput.tar.gz
   displayName: 'Publish Artifact: LocOutput'
-  inputs:
-    PathtoPublish: LocOutput.tar.gz
-    ArtifactName: LocOutput
-
-
+  artifact: LocOutput