diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index 5a584ea6..98fec282 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
   <ProductDependencies>
   </ProductDependencies>
   <ToolsetDependencies>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="11.0.0-beta.25605.2">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="11.0.0-beta.25617.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>65e09c040143048211dcf6b2bd69336cbf27eec6</Sha>
+      <Sha>47a8a69721dfea57b82121ac1458d2f5bba6abd2</Sha>
     </Dependency>
   </ToolsetDependencies>
 </Dependencies>
diff --git a/eng/common/cross/build-rootfs.sh b/eng/common/cross/build-rootfs.sh
index 8abfb71f..9b7eede4 100755
--- a/eng/common/cross/build-rootfs.sh
+++ b/eng/common/cross/build-rootfs.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ __AlpinePackages+=" krb5-dev"
 __AlpinePackages+=" openssl-dev"
 __AlpinePackages+=" zlib-dev"
 
-__FreeBSDBase="13.4-RELEASE"
+__FreeBSDBase="13.5-RELEASE"
 __FreeBSDPkg="1.21.3"
 __FreeBSDABI="13"
 __FreeBSDPackages="libunwind"
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ while :; do
             ;;
         freebsd14)
             __CodeName=freebsd
-            __FreeBSDBase="14.2-RELEASE"
+            __FreeBSDBase="14.3-RELEASE"
             __FreeBSDABI="14"
             __SkipUnmount=1
             ;;
diff --git a/eng/common/internal-feed-operations.ps1 b/eng/common/internal-feed-operations.ps1
index 92b77347..c282d3ae 100644
--- a/eng/common/internal-feed-operations.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/internal-feed-operations.ps1
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function SetupCredProvider {
   $url = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/artifacts-credprovider/master/helpers/installcredprovider.ps1'
   
   Write-Host "Writing the contents of 'installcredprovider.ps1' locally..."
-  Invoke-WebRequest $url -OutFile installcredprovider.ps1
+  Invoke-WebRequest $url -UseBasicParsing -OutFile installcredprovider.ps1
   
   Write-Host 'Installing plugin...'
   .\installcredprovider.ps1 -Force
diff --git a/eng/common/post-build/nuget-verification.ps1 b/eng/common/post-build/nuget-verification.ps1
index ac5c69ff..eea88e65 100644
--- a/eng/common/post-build/nuget-verification.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/post-build/nuget-verification.ps1
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ if ($NuGetExePath) {
         Write-Host "Downloading nuget.exe from $nugetExeUrl..."
         $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
         try {
-            Invoke-WebRequest $nugetExeUrl -OutFile $downloadedNuGetExe
+            Invoke-WebRequest $nugetExeUrl -UseBasicParsing -OutFile $downloadedNuGetExe
             $ProgressPreference = 'Continue'
         } catch {
             $ProgressPreference = 'Continue'
diff --git a/eng/common/tools.ps1 b/eng/common/tools.ps1
index 1556562c..f6bde268 100644
--- a/eng/common/tools.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/tools.ps1
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ function GetDotNetInstallScript([string] $dotnetRoot) {
 
     Retry({
       Write-Host "GET $uri"
-      Invoke-WebRequest $uri -OutFile $installScript
+      Invoke-WebRequest $uri -UseBasicParsing -OutFile $installScript
     })
   }
 
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ function InitializeXCopyMSBuild([string]$packageVersion, [bool]$install) {
     Write-Host "Downloading $packageName $packageVersion"
     $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue' # Don't display the console progress UI - it's a huge perf hit
     Retry({
-      Invoke-WebRequest "https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_packaging/dotnet-eng/nuget/v3/flat2/$packageName/$packageVersion/$packageName.$packageVersion.nupkg" -OutFile $packagePath
+      Invoke-WebRequest "https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_packaging/dotnet-eng/nuget/v3/flat2/$packageName/$packageVersion/$packageName.$packageVersion.nupkg" -UseBasicParsing -OutFile $packagePath
     })
 
     if (!(Test-Path $packagePath)) {
@@ -552,23 +552,30 @@ function LocateVisualStudio([object]$vsRequirements = $null){
     Write-Host "Downloading vswhere $vswhereVersion"
     $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue' # Don't display the console progress UI - it's a huge perf hit
     Retry({
-      Invoke-WebRequest "https://netcorenativeassets.blob.core.windows.net/resource-packages/external/windows/vswhere/$vswhereVersion/vswhere.exe" -OutFile $vswhereExe
+      Invoke-WebRequest "https://netcorenativeassets.blob.core.windows.net/resource-packages/external/windows/vswhere/$vswhereVersion/vswhere.exe" -UseBasicParsing -OutFile $vswhereExe
     })
   }
 
-  if (!$vsRequirements) { $vsRequirements = $GlobalJson.tools.vs }
+  if (!$vsRequirements) {
+    if (Get-Member -InputObject $GlobalJson.tools -Name 'vs' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+      $vsRequirements = $GlobalJson.tools.vs
+    } else {
+      $vsRequirements = $null
+    }
+  }
+
   $args = @('-latest', '-format', 'json', '-requires', 'Microsoft.Component.MSBuild', '-products', '*')
 
   if (!$excludePrereleaseVS) {
     $args += '-prerelease'
   }
 
-  if (Get-Member -InputObject $vsRequirements -Name 'version') {
+  if ($vsRequirements -and (Get-Member -InputObject $vsRequirements -Name 'version' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
     $args += '-version'
     $args += $vsRequirements.version
   }
 
-  if (Get-Member -InputObject $vsRequirements -Name 'components') {
+  if ($vsRequirements -and (Get-Member -InputObject $vsRequirements -Name 'components' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
     foreach ($component in $vsRequirements.components) {
       $args += '-requires'
       $args += $component
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 8e9bd4bf..72082857 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
     }
   },
   "msbuild-sdks": {
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "11.0.0-beta.25605.2"
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "11.0.0-beta.25617.1"
   }
 }