diff --git a/build/install-strawberry-perl.ps1 b/build/install-strawberry-perl.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a770619d2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/install-strawberry-perl.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+    CI script used for setting up Strawberry Perl on Windows
+
+.DESCRIPTION
+    Script used in the build pipeline to set up Strawberry Perl which is used to 
+    install openssl on Windows and set the necessary environment variables.
+    openssl is a requirement for building mcr device on Windows.
+    Can be used in local development environment as well.
+#>
+Param(
+    [string]$perl_setup_url = 'https://github.com/StrawberryPerl/Perl-Dist-Strawberry/releases/download/SP_5380_5361/strawberry-perl-5.38.0.1-64bit.msi',
+    # SHA256 hash of the Strawberry Perl MSI obtained using Get-Filehash -Path <path-to-msi> -Algorithm SHA256
+    [string]$perl_setup_sha256 = 'A9B44E50424DCC7E40B8F67D906C76A15469AF3D5998E04635FA8465A0A56877',
+    [string]$ci_path = '',
+    # Optional debug flag to print additional information
+    [switch]$debug 
+)
+
+if (Test-Path $ci_path) {
+    $root_dir = $ci_path
+}
+else {
+    $root_dir = 'C:\Strawberry'
+    New-Item -Path $root_dir -ItemType Directory -Force
+}
+$destination = "C:\Strawberry"
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+# Check if Strawberry Perl is already installed anywhere on the machine
+try {
+    $perlVersion = & perl -v
+    if ($null -ne $perlVersion) {
+        $perlLocation = (Get-Command perl).Source
+        Write-Output "Perl is installed."
+        Write-Output "Version: $perlVersion"
+        Write-Output "Location: $perlLocation"
+        # Set environment variables
+        Write-Output "##vso[task.setvariable variable=PERL;]$perlLocation"
+        Write-Output "##vso[task.setvariable variable=OPENSSL_SRC_PERL;]$perlLocation"
+        [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("PERL", $perlLocation, "Machine")
+        [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("OPENSSL_SRC_PERL", $perlLocation, "Machine")
+        # Check if Locale::Maketext::Simple is installed as it is needed for openssl compilation
+        & perl -MLocale::Maketext::Simple -e '1'
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
+            Write-Output "Locale::Maketext::Simple is installed."
+        }
+        else {
+            Write-Output "Locale::Maketext::Simple is not installed. Installing it."
+            & cpan "Locale::Maketext::Simple"
+        }
+        if ($debug) {
+            $perlOutput = (perl -e "print join(';', @INC)").split(';')
+            foreach ($path in $perlOutput) {
+                Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Path $path
+            }
+        }
+        exit 0
+    }
+}
+catch {
+    Write-Output "Perl is not installed. Proceeding with installation."
+}
+
+# Download Strawberry Perl
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $perl_setup_url -OutFile $root_dir\perl_setup.msi
+# Verify downloaded MSI exists
+if (-not (Test-Path $root_dir\perl_setup.msi)) {
+    Write-Error "Strawberry Perl MSI not found at $root_dir\perl_setup.msi"
+}
+# Verify hash of downloaded MSI
+$hash = Get-FileHash -Path $root_dir\perl_setup.msi -Algorithm SHA256
+if ($hash.Hash -ne $perl_setup_sha256) {
+    Write-Error "Strawberry Perl MSI hash mismatch"
+}
+# Install Strawberry Perl
+Start-Process -FilePath msiexec -ArgumentList "/i $root_dir\perl_setup.msi /quiet /norestart /log $root_dir\perl_setup_log.txt" -Wait
+# Output install logs
+Get-Content $root_dir\perl_setup_log.txt
+# Verify installation
+if (-not (Test-Path $destination\perl)) {
+    Write-Error "Strawberry Perl installation failed. See logs for more details."
+}
+# Set environment variable
+[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("PERL", "$destination\perl\bin\perl.exe", "Machine")
+[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("OPENSSL_SRC_PERL", "$destination\perl\bin\perl.exe", "Machine")
+# Update PATH
+$existingPath = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine)
+if ($existingPath -notlike "*$pathUpdate*") {
+    [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", "$existingPath;$destination\perl\bin", "Machine")
+}
+Write-Host "[Info] Strawberry Perl installed successfully"
diff --git a/build/template-Build-run-tests-sign.yml b/build/template-Build-run-tests-sign.yml
index 1a01dd9331..390951a7bb 100644
--- a/build/template-Build-run-tests-sign.yml
+++ b/build/template-Build-run-tests-sign.yml
@@ -38,11 +38,19 @@ steps:
     command: custom
     custom: '--list-sdks'
 
-- task: CmdLine@2
-  displayName: 'Run VerifyResourceUsage.pl'
+- task: PowerShell@2
+  displayName: "Install Strawberry Perl"
   inputs:
-    filename: perl
-    arguments: '$(Agent.BuildDirectory)\s\$(WilsonSourceDirectory)src\VerifyResourceUsage.pl'
+    targetType: filePath
+    filePath: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\$(WilsonSourceDirectory)build\install-strawberry-perl.ps1
+    arguments: >
+      -ci_path "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)"
+      -debug
+  condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['PipelineType'], 'onebranch'))
+
+- powershell: |
+      perl "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\$(WilsonSourceDirectory)src\VerifyResourceUsage.pl"
+  displayName: 'Verify error messages are all used.'
 
 - powershell: |
     regedit /s .\build\strongNameBypass.reg