diff --git a/src/Build.OM.UnitTests/Definition/ProjectItem_Tests.cs b/src/Build.OM.UnitTests/Definition/ProjectItem_Tests.cs
index da4e8adc444..3c17cb2aea3 100644
--- a/src/Build.OM.UnitTests/Definition/ProjectItem_Tests.cs
+++ b/src/Build.OM.UnitTests/Definition/ProjectItem_Tests.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class ProjectItem_Tests : IDisposable
                 ";
 
         protected readonly TestEnvironment _env;
-        private DummyMappedDrive _mappedDrive = null;
+        private Lazy<DummyMappedDrive> _mappedDrive = DummyMappedDriveUtils.GetLazyDummyMappedDrive();
 
         public ProjectItem_Tests()
         {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public ProjectItem_Tests()
         public void Dispose()
         {
             _env.Dispose();
-            _mappedDrive?.Dispose();
+            _mappedDrive.Value?.Dispose();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -804,8 +804,7 @@ public void ProjectGetterResultsInDriveEnumerationException(string unevaluatedIn
         [InlineData(@"%DRIVE%:\**\*.cs")]
         public void ProjectGetterResultsInWindowsDriveEnumerationWarning(string unevaluatedInclude)
         {
-            var mappedDrive = GetDummyMappedDrive();
-            unevaluatedInclude = UpdatePathToMappedDrive(unevaluatedInclude, mappedDrive.MappedDriveLetter);
+            unevaluatedInclude = DummyMappedDriveUtils.UpdatePathToMappedDrive(unevaluatedInclude, _mappedDrive.Value.MappedDriveLetter);
             ProjectGetterResultsInDriveEnumerationWarning(unevaluatedInclude);
         }
 
@@ -898,35 +897,12 @@ public void ThrowExceptionUponProjectInstanceCreationFromDriveEnumeratingContent
             @"%DRIVE%:\$(Microsoft_WindowsAzure_EngSys)**")]
         public void LogWindowsWarningUponProjectInstanceCreationFromDriveEnumeratingContent(string content, string placeHolder, string excludePlaceHolder = null)
         {
-            var mappedDrive = GetDummyMappedDrive();
-            placeHolder = UpdatePathToMappedDrive(placeHolder, mappedDrive.MappedDriveLetter);
-            excludePlaceHolder = UpdatePathToMappedDrive(excludePlaceHolder, mappedDrive.MappedDriveLetter);
+            placeHolder = DummyMappedDriveUtils.UpdatePathToMappedDrive(placeHolder, _mappedDrive.Value.MappedDriveLetter);
+            excludePlaceHolder = DummyMappedDriveUtils.UpdatePathToMappedDrive(excludePlaceHolder, _mappedDrive.Value.MappedDriveLetter);
             content = string.Format(content, placeHolder, excludePlaceHolder);
             CleanContentsAndCreateProjectInstanceFromFileWithDriveEnumeratingWildcard(content, false);
         }
 
-        private DummyMappedDrive GetDummyMappedDrive()
-        {
-            if (NativeMethods.IsWindows)
-            {
-                // let's create the mapped drive only once it's needed by any test, then let's reuse;
-                _mappedDrive ??= new DummyMappedDrive();
-            }
-
-            return _mappedDrive;
-        }
-
-        private static string UpdatePathToMappedDrive(string path, char driveLetter)
-        {
-            const string drivePlaceholder = "%DRIVE%";
-            // if this seems to be rooted path - replace with the dummy mount
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(path) && path.StartsWith(drivePlaceholder))
-            {
-                path = driveLetter + path.Substring(drivePlaceholder.Length);
-            }
-            return path;
-        }
-
         [UnixOnlyTheory]
         [ActiveIssue("https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/8373")]
         [InlineData(
@@ -968,7 +944,7 @@ private static void CreateProjectInstanceFromFileWithDriveEnumeratingWildcard(Te
         {
             try
             {
-                // Reset state 
+                // Reset state
                 Helpers.ResetStateForDriveEnumeratingWildcardTests(env, throwException ? "1" : "0");
 
                 if (throwException)
@@ -3782,10 +3758,10 @@ public void FileNameMetadataEvaluationShouldNotDependsFromPlatformSpecificSlashe
 
     public class ProjectItemWithOptimizations_Tests : ProjectItem_Tests
     {
-        public ProjectItemWithOptimizations_Tests()
-        {
-            // Make sure we always use the dictionary-based Remove logic.
-            _env.SetEnvironmentVariable("MSBUILDDICTIONARYBASEDITEMREMOVETHRESHOLD", "0");
-        }
+       public ProjectItemWithOptimizations_Tests()
+       {
+           // Make sure we always use the dictionary-based Remove logic.
+           _env.SetEnvironmentVariable("MSBUILDDICTIONARYBASEDITEMREMOVETHRESHOLD", "0");
+       }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Build.OM.UnitTests/Instance/ProjectItemInstance_Tests.cs b/src/Build.OM.UnitTests/Instance/ProjectItemInstance_Tests.cs
index fbdf4b3742f..44a917968a2 100644
--- a/src/Build.OM.UnitTests/Instance/ProjectItemInstance_Tests.cs
+++ b/src/Build.OM.UnitTests/Instance/ProjectItemInstance_Tests.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 using Microsoft.Build.Execution;
 using Microsoft.Build.Framework;
 using Microsoft.Build.Shared;
+using Microsoft.Build.UnitTests.Shared;
 using Shouldly;
 using Xunit;
 using Xunit.NetCore.Extensions;
@@ -24,12 +25,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.Build.UnitTests.OM.Instance
     /// <summary>
     /// Tests for ProjectItemInstance public members
     /// </summary>
-    public class ProjectItemInstance_Tests
+    public class ProjectItemInstance_Tests : IDisposable
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// The number of built-in metadata for items.
         /// </summary>
         public const int BuiltInMetadataCount = 15;
+        private Lazy<DummyMappedDrive> _mappedDrive = DummyMappedDriveUtils.GetLazyDummyMappedDrive();
+
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            _mappedDrive.Value?.Dispose();
+        }
 
         internal const string TargetItemWithInclude = @"
             <Project>
@@ -999,33 +1007,30 @@ public void ThrowExceptionUponBuildingProjectWithDriveEnumeration(string content
         /// <summary>
         /// Log warning for drive enumerating wildcards that exist in projects on Windows platform.
         /// </summary>
-        [ActiveIssue("https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/7330")]
         [WindowsOnlyTheory]
         [InlineData(
             TargetItemWithIncludeAndExclude,
-            @"z:$(Microsoft_WindowsAzure_EngSys)\**\*",
+            @"%DRIVE%:$(Microsoft_WindowsAzure_EngSys)\**\*",
             @"$(Microsoft_WindowsAzure_EngSys)\*.pdb;$(Microsoft_WindowsAzure_EngSys)\Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.dll;$(Microsoft_WindowsAzure_EngSys)\Certificates\**\*")]
 
-        [InlineData(
-            TargetItemWithIncludeAndExclude,
-            @"$(Microsoft_WindowsAzure_EngSys)\*.pdb",
-            @"z:$(Microsoft_WindowsAzure_EngSys)\**\*")]
-
         [InlineData(
             TargetWithDefinedPropertyAndItemWithInclude,
             @"$(Microsoft_WindowsAzure_EngSys)**",
             null,
             "Microsoft_WindowsAzure_EngSys",
-            @"z:\")]
+            @"%DRIVE%:\")]
 
         [InlineData(
             TargetWithDefinedPropertyAndItemWithInclude,
             @"$(Microsoft_WindowsAzure_EngSys)\**\*",
             null,
             "Microsoft_WindowsAzure_EngSys",
-            @"z:")]
+            @"%DRIVE%:")]
         public void LogWindowsWarningUponBuildingProjectWithDriveEnumeration(string content, string include, string exclude = null, string property = null, string propertyValue = null)
         {
+            include = DummyMappedDriveUtils.UpdatePathToMappedDrive(include, _mappedDrive.Value.MappedDriveLetter);
+            exclude = DummyMappedDriveUtils.UpdatePathToMappedDrive(exclude, _mappedDrive.Value.MappedDriveLetter);
+            propertyValue = DummyMappedDriveUtils.UpdatePathToMappedDrive(propertyValue, _mappedDrive.Value.MappedDriveLetter);
             content = (string.IsNullOrEmpty(property) && string.IsNullOrEmpty(propertyValue)) ?
                 string.Format(content, include, exclude) :
                 string.Format(content, property, propertyValue, include);
@@ -1040,7 +1045,7 @@ public void LogWindowsWarningUponBuildingProjectWithDriveEnumeration(string cont
         /// <summary>
         /// Log warning for drive enumerating wildcards that exist in projects on Unix platform.
         /// </summary>
-        [ActiveIssue("https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/7330")]
+        [ActiveIssue("https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/8373")]
         [UnixOnlyTheory]
         [InlineData(
             TargetWithDefinedPropertyAndItemWithInclude,
diff --git a/src/Build.OM.UnitTests/Microsoft.Build.Engine.OM.UnitTests.csproj b/src/Build.OM.UnitTests/Microsoft.Build.Engine.OM.UnitTests.csproj
index 57cba86c10c..f70d2b50fdb 100644
--- a/src/Build.OM.UnitTests/Microsoft.Build.Engine.OM.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/src/Build.OM.UnitTests/Microsoft.Build.Engine.OM.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
     <Compile Include="..\UnitTests.Shared\RunnerUtilities.cs" />
     <Compile Include="..\UnitTests.Shared\DriveMapping.cs" />
     <Compile Include="..\UnitTests.Shared\DummyMappedDrive.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="..\UnitTests.Shared\DummyMappedDriveUtils.cs"/>
     <None Include="..\Shared\UnitTests\App.config">
       <Link>App.config</Link>
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
diff --git a/src/Build.UnitTests/Microsoft.Build.Engine.UnitTests.csproj b/src/Build.UnitTests/Microsoft.Build.Engine.UnitTests.csproj
index 92fc5c72239..9c8b26eafaf 100644
--- a/src/Build.UnitTests/Microsoft.Build.Engine.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/src/Build.UnitTests/Microsoft.Build.Engine.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.Build.Engine.UnitTests</AssemblyName>
 
     <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);MICROSOFT_BUILD_ENGINE_UNITTESTS</DefineConstants>
-    
+
     <!-- Define a constant so we can skip tests that require MSBuildTaskHost -->
     <DefineConstants Condition="'$(MSBuildRuntimeType)' == 'Core' or '$(MonoBuild)' == 'true'">$(DefineConstants);NO_MSBUILDTASKHOST</DefineConstants>
 
@@ -21,16 +21,14 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Shouldly" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Net.Http" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Build.Tasks" />
-    <PackageReference Include="NuGet.Frameworks" >
+    <PackageReference Include="NuGet.Frameworks">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
     </PackageReference>
 
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Build\Microsoft.Build.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Framework\Microsoft.Build.Framework.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\MSBuild\MSBuild.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\MSBuildTaskHost\MSBuildTaskHost.csproj"
-                      Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkIdentifier)' == '.NETFramework' and '$(MonoBuild)' != 'true'"
-                      Aliases="MSBuildTaskHost" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\MSBuildTaskHost\MSBuildTaskHost.csproj" Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkIdentifier)' == '.NETFramework' and '$(MonoBuild)' != 'true'" Aliases="MSBuildTaskHost" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Tasks\Microsoft.Build.Tasks.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Utilities\Microsoft.Build.Utilities.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Xunit.NetCore.Extensions\Xunit.NetCore.Extensions.csproj" />
@@ -48,8 +46,7 @@
       <SetTargetFramework Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkIdentifier)' != '.NETFramework'">TargetFramework=$(LatestDotNetCoreForMSBuild)</SetTargetFramework>
     </ProjectReference>
 
-    <Reference Include="System.IO.Compression"
-               Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkIdentifier)' == '.NETFramework' " />
+    <Reference Include="System.IO.Compression" Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkIdentifier)' == '.NETFramework' " />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -85,6 +82,9 @@
     <Compile Include="..\UnitTests.Shared\RunnerUtilities.cs">
       <ExcludeFromStyleCop>true</ExcludeFromStyleCop>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="..\UnitTests.Shared\DriveMapping.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="..\UnitTests.Shared\DummyMappedDrive.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="..\UnitTests.Shared\DummyMappedDriveUtils.cs" />
     <Compile Include="..\Shared\UnitTests\StreamHelpers.cs">
       <ExcludeFromStyleCop>true</ExcludeFromStyleCop>
     </Compile>
@@ -144,14 +144,14 @@
     <!-- In TypeLoader, the following logic is used for loading assemblies on .NET Core:
             - if the simple name of the assembly exists in the same folder as msbuild.exe, then that assembly gets loaded, indifferent of the user specified path
             - otherwise, the assembly from the user specified path is loaded, if it exists.
-            
+
           So the custom tasks we are testing can't be in test output folder, because on .NET Core that would affect the loading behavior.  So this
-          target puts them in subfolders of the test output folder instead.    
+          target puts them in subfolders of the test output folder instead.
     -->
 
     <Error Condition="'@(PortableTaskResolvedProjectReferencePath)' == ''" Text="Couldn't find PortableTaskResolvedProjectReferencePath item for PortableTask" />
     <Error Condition="'@(TaskWithDependencyResolvedProjectReferencePath)' == ''" Text="Couldn't find TaskWithDependencyResolvedProjectReferencePath item for TaskWithDependency" />
-    
+
     <PropertyGroup>
       <PortableTaskOutputPath>@(PortableTaskResolvedProjectReferencePath->'%(RootDir)%(Directory)')</PortableTaskOutputPath>
       <TaskWithDependencyOutputPath>@(TaskWithDependencyResolvedProjectReferencePath->'%(RootDir)%(Directory)')</TaskWithDependencyOutputPath>
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
       <TaskWithDependencyContentContent Include="$(TaskWithDependencyOutputPath)*.*" />
       <Content Include="@(TaskWithDependencyContentContent)" Link="TaskWithDependency\%(TaskWithDependencyContentContent.Filename)%(TaskWithDependencyContentContent.Extension)" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
     </ItemGroup>
-    
+
   </Target>
 
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-  
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <Service Include="{82a7f48d-3b50-4b1e-b82e-3ada8210c358}" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Shared/UnitTests/FileMatcher_Tests.cs b/src/Shared/UnitTests/FileMatcher_Tests.cs
index 26e8d9bd848..5e5c6aca707 100644
--- a/src/Shared/UnitTests/FileMatcher_Tests.cs
+++ b/src/Shared/UnitTests/FileMatcher_Tests.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 using Microsoft.Build.Framework;
 using Microsoft.Build.Shared;
 using Microsoft.Build.Shared.FileSystem;
+using Microsoft.Build.UnitTests.Shared;
 using Shouldly;
 using Xunit;
 using Xunit.Abstractions;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Build.UnitTests
     public class FileMatcherTest : IDisposable
     {
         private readonly TestEnvironment _env;
+        private Lazy<DummyMappedDrive> _mappedDrive = DummyMappedDriveUtils.GetLazyDummyMappedDrive();
 
         public FileMatcherTest(ITestOutputHelper output)
         {
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ public FileMatcherTest(ITestOutputHelper output)
         public void Dispose()
         {
             _env.Dispose();
+            _mappedDrive.Value?.Dispose();
         }
 
         [Theory]
@@ -1377,18 +1380,19 @@ private void DriveEnumeratingWildcardFailsAndReturns(string directoryPart, strin
             }
         }
 
-        [ActiveIssue("https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/7330")]
         [WindowsOnlyTheory]
-        [InlineData(@"z:\**")]
-        [InlineData(@"z:\\**")]
-        [InlineData(@"z:\\\\\\\\**")]
-        [InlineData(@"z:\**\*.cs")]
+        [InlineData(@"%DRIVE%:\**")]
+        [InlineData(@"%DRIVE%:\\**")]
+        [InlineData(@"%DRIVE%:\\\\\\\\**")]
+        [InlineData(@"%DRIVE%:\**\*.cs")]
         public void DriveEnumeratingWildcardIsLoggedOnWindows(string driveEnumeratingWildcard)
         {
             using (var env = TestEnvironment.Create())
             {
                 try
                 {
+                    driveEnumeratingWildcard = DummyMappedDriveUtils.UpdatePathToMappedDrive(driveEnumeratingWildcard, _mappedDrive.Value.MappedDriveLetter);
+
                     // Set env var to log on drive enumerating wildcard detection
                     Helpers.ResetStateForDriveEnumeratingWildcardTests(env, "0");
 
diff --git a/src/Tasks.UnitTests/CreateItem_Tests.cs b/src/Tasks.UnitTests/CreateItem_Tests.cs
index 69f481a1cf7..de09dcbc85e 100644
--- a/src/Tasks.UnitTests/CreateItem_Tests.cs
+++ b/src/Tasks.UnitTests/CreateItem_Tests.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
 // The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using Microsoft.Build.Definition;
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
 using Microsoft.Build.Framework;
 using Microsoft.Build.Shared;
 using Microsoft.Build.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.Build.UnitTests.Shared;
 using Microsoft.Build.Utilities;
 using Shouldly;
 using Xunit;
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@
 
 namespace Microsoft.Build.UnitTests
 {
-    public sealed class CreateItem_Tests
+    public sealed class CreateItem_Tests : IDisposable
     {
         internal const string CreateItemWithInclude = @"
             <Project>
@@ -32,6 +34,12 @@ public sealed class CreateItem_Tests
             ";
 
         private readonly ITestOutputHelper _testOutput;
+        private Lazy<DummyMappedDrive> _mappedDrive = DummyMappedDriveUtils.GetLazyDummyMappedDrive();
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            _mappedDrive.Value?.Dispose();
+        }
 
         public CreateItem_Tests(ITestOutputHelper output)
         {
@@ -146,7 +154,7 @@ public void CaseDoesntMatter()
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Using the CreateItem task to expand wildcards, and then try accessing the RecursiveDir 
+        /// Using the CreateItem task to expand wildcards, and then try accessing the RecursiveDir
         /// metadata to force batching.
         /// </summary>
         [Fact]
@@ -313,20 +321,20 @@ public void WildcardDriveEnumerationTaskItemLogsError(string itemSpec)
         /// <summary>
         /// Logs warning when encountering wildcard drive enumeration during task item creation on Windows platform.
         /// </summary>
-        [ActiveIssue("https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/7330")]
         [WindowsOnlyTheory]
-        [InlineData(@"z:\**")]
-        [InlineData(@"z:\**\*.log")]
-        [InlineData(@"z:\\\\**\*.log")]
+        [InlineData(@"%DRIVE%:\**")]
+        [InlineData(@"%DRIVE%:\**\*.log")]
+        [InlineData(@"%DRIVE%:\\\\**\*.log")]
         public void LogWindowsWarningUponCreateItemExecution(string itemSpec)
         {
+            itemSpec = DummyMappedDriveUtils.UpdatePathToMappedDrive(itemSpec, _mappedDrive.Value.MappedDriveLetter);
             VerifyDriveEnumerationWarningLoggedUponCreateItemExecution(itemSpec);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Logs warning when encountering wildcard drive enumeration during task item creation on Unix platform.
         /// </summary>
-        [ActiveIssue("https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/7330")]
+        [ActiveIssue("https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/8373")]
         [UnixOnlyTheory]
         [InlineData(@"\**")]
         [InlineData(@"\**\*.log")]
@@ -391,21 +399,21 @@ public void ThrowExceptionUponItemCreationWithDriveEnumeration(string content, s
         /// <summary>
         /// Logs warning when encountering wildcard drive enumeration during CreateItem task execution on Windows platform.
         /// </summary>
-        [ActiveIssue("https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/7330")]
         [WindowsOnlyTheory]
         [InlineData(
             CreateItemWithInclude,
-            @"z:\**")]
+            @"%DRIVE%:\**")]
 
         [InlineData(
             CreateItemWithInclude,
-            @"z:\**\*.txt")]
+            @"%DRIVE%:\**\*.txt")]
 
         [InlineData(
             CreateItemWithInclude,
-            @"z:$(empty)\**\*.cs")]
+            @"%DRIVE%:$(empty)\**\*.cs")]
         public void LogWindowsWarningUponItemCreationWithDriveEnumeration(string content, string include)
         {
+            include = DummyMappedDriveUtils.UpdatePathToMappedDrive(include, _mappedDrive.Value.MappedDriveLetter);
             content = string.Format(content, include);
             Helpers.CleanContentsAndBuildTargetWithDriveEnumeratingWildcard(
                 content,
@@ -418,7 +426,7 @@ public void LogWindowsWarningUponItemCreationWithDriveEnumeration(string content
         /// <summary>
         /// Logs warning when encountering wildcard drive enumeration during CreateItem task execution on Unix platform.
         /// </summary>
-        [ActiveIssue("https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/7330")]
+        [ActiveIssue("https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/8373")]
         [UnixOnlyTheory]
         [InlineData(
             CreateItemWithInclude,
diff --git a/src/Tasks.UnitTests/Microsoft.Build.Tasks.UnitTests.csproj b/src/Tasks.UnitTests/Microsoft.Build.Tasks.UnitTests.csproj
index a69b7fa2ea3..30c76c3b851 100644
--- a/src/Tasks.UnitTests/Microsoft.Build.Tasks.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/src/Tasks.UnitTests/Microsoft.Build.Tasks.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
     <Compile Include="..\Shared\ProcessExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="..\UnitTests.Shared\EnvironmentProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="..\UnitTests.Shared\RunnerUtilities.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="..\UnitTests.Shared\DriveMapping.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="..\UnitTests.Shared\DummyMappedDrive.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="..\UnitTests.Shared\DummyMappedDriveUtils.cs" />
     <Compile Include="..\Shared\UnitTests\LongPathSupportDisabledFactAttribute.cs">
       <Link>Shared\LongPathSupportDisabledFactAttribute.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
diff --git a/src/UnitTests.Shared/DummyMappedDriveUtils.cs b/src/UnitTests.Shared/DummyMappedDriveUtils.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c2c28c8f0e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/UnitTests.Shared/DummyMappedDriveUtils.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+
+#nullable enable
+using System;
+using Microsoft.Build.Framework;
+using Microsoft.Build.UnitTests.Shared;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Build.UnitTests.Shared;
+
+internal static class DummyMappedDriveUtils
+{
+    public static string UpdatePathToMappedDrive(string path, char driveLetter)
+    {
+        const string drivePlaceholder = "%DRIVE%";
+        // if this seems to be rooted path - replace with the dummy mount
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(path) && path.StartsWith(drivePlaceholder))
+        {
+            path = driveLetter + path.Substring(drivePlaceholder.Length);
+        }
+        return path;
+    }
+
+    public static Lazy<DummyMappedDrive?> GetLazyDummyMappedDrive() => new Lazy<DummyMappedDrive?>(() =>
+        {
+            return NativeMethods.IsWindows ? new DummyMappedDrive() : default;
+        });
+}