diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Execution/BaseRunTests.cs b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Execution/BaseRunTests.cs
index 7539321f54..15a0295aa4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Execution/BaseRunTests.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Execution/BaseRunTests.cs
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ private bool RunTestInternalWithExecutors(IEnumerable<Tuple<Uri, string>> execut
             var exceptionsHitDuringRunTests = false;
             var executorsFromDeprecatedLocations = false;
             double totalTimeTakenByAdapters = 0;
+
             foreach (var executorUriExtensionTuple in executorUriExtensionMap)
             {
                 // Get the executor from the cache.
@@ -530,7 +531,11 @@ private bool RunTestInternalWithExecutors(IEnumerable<Tuple<Uri, string>> execut
                     totalTimeTakenByAdapters += totalTimeTaken.TotalSeconds;
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
-                {
+                {                     
+                    string exceptionMessage = (e is UnauthorizedAccessException)
+                            ? string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, CrossPlatEngineResources.AccessDenied, e.Message)
+                            : ExceptionUtilities.GetExceptionMessage(e);
+                    
                     exceptionsHitDuringRunTests = true;
 
                     if (EqtTrace.IsErrorEnabled)
@@ -547,7 +552,7 @@ private bool RunTestInternalWithExecutors(IEnumerable<Tuple<Uri, string>> execut
                             CultureInfo.CurrentCulture,
                             CrossPlatEngineResources.ExceptionFromRunTests,
                             executorUriExtensionTuple.Item1,
-                            ExceptionUtilities.GetExceptionMessage(e)));
+                            exceptionMessage));
                 }
                 finally
                 {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/Resources.Designer.cs b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/Resources.Designer.cs
index 76c0fcc402..24d87bbeb9 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/Resources.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/Resources.Designer.cs
@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@ internal class Resources {
             }
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to {0} Access denied while trying to create &quot;TestResults&quot; folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges..
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string AccessDenied {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("AccessDenied", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Cannot attach the debugger to the default test host with process ID: {0}..
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/Resources.resx b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/Resources.resx
index 021500345d..4ef18b3697 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/Resources.resx
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/Resources.resx
@@ -201,4 +201,7 @@
   <data name="AttachDebuggerToDefaultTestHostFailure" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Cannot attach the debugger to the default test host with process ID: {0}.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="AccessDenied" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges.</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.cs.xlf b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.cs.xlf
index 26b0d791bb..3dde276b94 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.cs.xlf
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.cs.xlf
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@
         <target state="translated">Ladicí program se nedá připojit k výchozímu hostiteli testů s ID procesu {0}.</target>
         <note></note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="AccessDenied">
+        <source>{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges.</source>
+        <target state="new">{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges. For more information, please look at the error message:</target>
+        <note></note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.de.xlf b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.de.xlf
index 2ef7652f8f..b1bf3a3b0c 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.de.xlf
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.de.xlf
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@
         <target state="translated">Der Debugger kann nicht an den Standardtesthost mit der Prozess-ID {0} angefügt werden.</target>
         <note></note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="AccessDenied">
+        <source>{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges.</source>
+        <target state="new">{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges. For more information, please look at the error message:</target>
+        <note></note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.es.xlf b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.es.xlf
index e0f56661dd..928172e158 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.es.xlf
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.es.xlf
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@
         <target state="translated">No se puede asociar el depurador al host de prueba predeterminado con el id. de proceso: {0}.</target>
         <note></note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="AccessDenied">
+        <source>{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges.</source>
+        <target state="new">{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges. For more information, please look at the error message:</target>
+        <note></note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.fr.xlf b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.fr.xlf
index 776f9d9059..2e83f08d2a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.fr.xlf
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.fr.xlf
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@
         <target state="translated">Impossible d'attacher le débogueur à l'hôte de test par défaut ayant l'ID de processus : {0}.</target>
         <note></note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="AccessDenied">
+        <source>{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges.</source>
+        <target state="new">{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges. For more information, please look at the error message:</target>
+        <note></note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.it.xlf b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.it.xlf
index cc27b23bae..dffd022ea8 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.it.xlf
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.it.xlf
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@
         <target state="translated">Non è possibile collegare il debugger all'host di test predefinito con ID processo {0}.</target>
         <note></note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="AccessDenied">
+        <source>{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges.</source>
+        <target state="new">{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges. For more information, please look at the error message:</target>
+        <note></note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.ja.xlf b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.ja.xlf
index cf40c15ca4..766d29e925 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.ja.xlf
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.ja.xlf
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@
         <target state="translated">デバッガーをプロセス ID: {0} の既定のテスト ホストにアタッチできません。</target>
         <note></note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="AccessDenied">
+        <source>{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges.</source>
+        <target state="new">{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges. For more information, please look at the error message:</target>
+        <note></note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.ko.xlf b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.ko.xlf
index da1762741c..76bcf330df 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.ko.xlf
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.ko.xlf
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@
         <target state="translated">프로세스 ID가 {0}인 기본 테스트 호스트에 디버거를 연결할 수 없습니다.</target>
         <note></note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="AccessDenied">
+        <source>{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges.</source>
+        <target state="new">{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges. For more information, please look at the error message:</target>
+        <note></note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.pl.xlf b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.pl.xlf
index 4cbade75c7..72768e3c3d 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.pl.xlf
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.pl.xlf
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@
         <target state="translated">Nie można dołączyć debugera do domyślnego hosta testowego z identyfikatorem procesu: {0}.</target>
         <note></note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="AccessDenied">
+        <source>{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges.</source>
+        <target state="new">{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges. For more information, please look at the error message:</target>
+        <note></note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.pt-BR.xlf b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.pt-BR.xlf
index 3b6daa0e99..577f310486 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.pt-BR.xlf
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.pt-BR.xlf
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@
         <target state="translated">Não é possível anexar o depurador ao host de teste padrão com a ID de processo: {0}.</target>
         <note></note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="AccessDenied">
+        <source>{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges.</source>
+        <target state="new">{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges. For more information, please look at the error message:</target>
+        <note></note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.ru.xlf b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.ru.xlf
index 0019acf1f1..95b127dc5b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.ru.xlf
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.ru.xlf
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@
         <target state="translated">Не удается подключить отладчик к узлу тестирования по умолчанию с идентификатором процесса {0}.</target>
         <note></note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="AccessDenied">
+        <source>{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges.</source>
+        <target state="new">{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges. For more information, please look at the error message:</target>
+        <note></note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.tr.xlf b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.tr.xlf
index 9002b18d5e..1edfb4a487 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.tr.xlf
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.tr.xlf
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@
         <target state="translated">Hata ayıklayıcı, {0} işlem kimliğine sahip varsayılan test ana bilgisayarına eklenemiyor.</target>
         <note></note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="AccessDenied">
+        <source>{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges.</source>
+        <target state="new">{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges. For more information, please look at the error message:</target>
+        <note></note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.xlf b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.xlf
index 453f023f7f..7c88354463 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.xlf
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.xlf
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@
         <target state="new">Cannot attach the debugger to the default test host with process ID: {0}.</target>
         <note></note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="AccessDenied">
+        <source>{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges.</source>
+        <target state="new">{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges. For more information, please look at the error message:</target>
+        <note></note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.zh-Hans.xlf b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.zh-Hans.xlf
index f58621c99c..74844b0d61 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.zh-Hans.xlf
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.zh-Hans.xlf
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@
         <target state="translated">无法将调试程序附加到进程 ID 为“{0}”的默认测试主机。</target>
         <note></note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="AccessDenied">
+        <source>{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges.</source>
+        <target state="new">{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges. For more information, please look at the error message:</target>
+        <note></note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.zh-Hant.xlf b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.zh-Hant.xlf
index a8b29cc527..e95fe80cd9 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.zh-Hant.xlf
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine/Resources/xlf/Resources.zh-Hant.xlf
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@
         <target state="translated">無法將偵錯工具連結到處理序識別碼為 {0} 的預設測試主機。</target>
         <note></note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="AccessDenied">
+        <source>{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges.</source>
+        <target state="new">{0} Access denied while trying to create "TestResults" folder in mentioned location. You are getting this exception because you are running vstest.console.exe from a folder which requires having write access. To solve the issue: please  run vstest.console.exe from a folder where you have write privileges. For more information, please look at the error message:</target>
+        <note></note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file