diff --git a/playground/TestPlatform.Playground/TestPlatform.Playground.csproj b/playground/TestPlatform.Playground/TestPlatform.Playground.csproj
index a469c7fa96..33f2378d48 100644
--- a/playground/TestPlatform.Playground/TestPlatform.Playground.csproj
+++ b/playground/TestPlatform.Playground/TestPlatform.Playground.csproj
@@ -18,18 +18,18 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\DataCollectors\DumpMinitool.arm64\DumpMinitool.arm64.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\DataCollectors\DumpMinitool.x86\DumpMinitool.x86.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\DataCollectors\DumpMinitool\DumpMinitool.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\DataCollectors\Microsoft.TestPlatform.Extensions.EventLogCollector\Microsoft.TestPlatform.Extensions.EventLogCollector.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\datacollector\datacollector.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Microsoft.TestPlatform.Extensions.BlameDataCollector\Microsoft.TestPlatform.Extensions.BlameDataCollector.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Microsoft.TestPlatform.TestHostProvider\Microsoft.TestPlatform.TestHostProvider.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Microsoft.TestPlatform.VsTestConsole.TranslationLayer\Microsoft.TestPlatform.VsTestConsole.TranslationLayer.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\testhost.x86\testhost.x86.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\testhost\testhost.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\vstest.console\vstest.console.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\MSTest1\MSTest1.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(TestPlatformRoot)src\DataCollectors\DumpMinitool.arm64\DumpMinitool.arm64.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(TestPlatformRoot)src\DataCollectors\DumpMinitool.x86\DumpMinitool.x86.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(TestPlatformRoot)src\DataCollectors\DumpMinitool\DumpMinitool.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(TestPlatformRoot)src\DataCollectors\Microsoft.TestPlatform.Extensions.EventLogCollector\Microsoft.TestPlatform.Extensions.EventLogCollector.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(TestPlatformRoot)src\datacollector\datacollector.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(TestPlatformRoot)src\Microsoft.TestPlatform.Extensions.BlameDataCollector\Microsoft.TestPlatform.Extensions.BlameDataCollector.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(TestPlatformRoot)src\Microsoft.TestPlatform.TestHostProvider\Microsoft.TestPlatform.TestHostProvider.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(TestPlatformRoot)src\Microsoft.TestPlatform.VsTestConsole.TranslationLayer\Microsoft.TestPlatform.VsTestConsole.TranslationLayer.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(TestPlatformRoot)src\testhost.x86\testhost.x86.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(TestPlatformRoot)src\testhost\testhost.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(TestPlatformRoot)src\vstest.console\vstest.console.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(TestPlatformRoot)playground\MSTest1\MSTest1.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition=" $(TargetFramework.StartsWith('net4')) AND '$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT' ">
     <Reference Include="System" />
@@ -40,7 +40,44 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Target Name="PostBuild" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent" Condition=" '$(OS)' == 'WINDOWS_NT' ">
-    <Exec Command="xcopy /i /y /f $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\src\vstest.console\bin\$(Configuration)\$(NetFrameworkMinimum)\ $(TargetDir)\vstest.console\&#xD;&#xA;xcopy /i /y /f $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\src\Microsoft.TestPlatform.TestHostProvider\bin\$(Configuration)\$(NetFrameworkMinimum)\ $(TargetDir)\vstest.console\Extensions\&#xD;&#xA;REM copy net462, net47, net471, net472 and net48 testhosts&#xD;&#xA;xcopy /i /y /f $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\src\testhost.x86\bin\$(Configuration)\$(NetFrameworkMinimum)\win7-x86 $(TargetDir)\vstest.console\TestHostNetFramework\&#xD;&#xA;xcopy /i /y /f $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\src\testhost\bin\$(Configuration)\$(NetFrameworkMinimum)\win7-x64 $(TargetDir)\vstest.console\TestHostNetFramework\&#xD;&#xA;xcopy /i /y /f $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\src\testhost.x86\bin\$(Configuration)\net47\win7-x86 $(TargetDir)\vstest.console\TestHostNetFramework\&#xD;&#xA;xcopy /i /y /f $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\src\testhost\bin\$(Configuration)\net47\win7-x64 $(TargetDir)\vstest.console\TestHostNetFramework\&#xD;&#xA;xcopy /i /y /f $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\src\testhost.x86\bin\$(Configuration)\net471\win7-x86 $(TargetDir)\vstest.console\TestHostNetFramework\&#xD;&#xA;xcopy /i /y /f $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\src\testhost\bin\$(Configuration)\net471\win7-x64 $(TargetDir)\vstest.console\TestHostNetFramework\&#xD;&#xA;xcopy /i /y /f $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\src\testhost.x86\bin\$(Configuration)\net472\win7-x86 $(TargetDir)\vstest.console\TestHostNetFramework\&#xD;&#xA;xcopy /i /y /f $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\src\testhost\bin\$(Configuration)\net472\win7-x64 $(TargetDir)\vstest.console\TestHostNetFramework\&#xD;&#xA;xcopy /i /y /f $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\src\testhost.x86\bin\$(Configuration)\net48\win7-x86 $(TargetDir)\vstest.console\TestHostNetFramework\&#xD;&#xA;xcopy /i /y /f $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\src\testhost\bin\$(Configuration)\net48\win7-x64 $(TargetDir)\vstest.console\TestHostNetFramework\&#xD;&#xA;REM copy datacollectors&#xD;&#xA;xcopy /i /y /f $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\src\datacollector\bin\$(Configuration)\net472\ $(TargetDir)\vstest.console\&#xD;&#xA;xcopy /i /y /f $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\src\Microsoft.TestPlatform.Extensions.BlameDataCollector\bin\$(Configuration)\net472\ $(TargetDir)\vstest.console\Extensions\&#xD;&#xA;xcopy /i /y /f $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\src\DataCollectors\Microsoft.TestPlatform.Extensions.EventLogCollector\bin\$(Configuration)\$(NetFrameworkMinimum)\ $(TargetDir)\vstest.console\Extensions\&#xD;&#xA;xcopy /i /y /f $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\src\DataCollectors\DumpMinitool\bin\$(Configuration)\$(NetFrameworkMinimum)\\win7-x64\ $(TargetDir)\vstest.console\Extensions\blame&#xD;&#xA;xcopy /i /y /f $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\src\DataCollectors\DumpMinitool.x86\bin\$(Configuration)\$(NetFrameworkMinimum)\win7-x86\ $(TargetDir)\vstest.console\Extensions\blame&#xD;&#xA;xcopy /i /y /f $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\src\DataCollectors\DumpMinitool.arm64\bin\$(Configuration)\$(NetFrameworkMinimum)\win10-arm64\ $(TargetDir)\vstest.console\Extensions\blame" />
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <SourcePath>$(TestPlatformRoot)src\</SourcePath>
+      <DestinationPath>$(TargetDir)vstest.console\</DestinationPath>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <FileToCopy Include="$(SourcePath)vstest.console\bin\$(Configuration)\$(NetFrameworkMinimum)\**\*.*" SubFolder="" />
+      <FileToCopy Include="$(SourcePath)Microsoft.TestPlatform.TestHostProvider\bin\$(Configuration)\$(NetFrameworkMinimum)\**\*.*" SubFolder="vstest.console\Extensions\" />
+
+      <!-- copy net462, net47, net471, net472 and net48 testhosts" -->
+      <FileToCopy Include="$(SourcePath)testhost.x86\bin\$(Configuration)\$(NetFrameworkMinimum)\win7-x86\**\*.*" SubFolder="TestHostNetFramework\" />
+      <FileToCopy Include="$(SourcePath)testhost\bin\$(Configuration)\$(NetFrameworkMinimum)\win7-x64\**\*.*" SubFolder="TestHostNetFramework\" />
+      <FileToCopy Include="$(SourcePath)testhost.x86\bin\$(Configuration)\net47\win7-x86\**\*.*" SubFolder="TestHostNetFramework\" />
+      <FileToCopy Include="$(SourcePath)testhost\bin\$(Configuration)\net47\win7-x64\**\*.*" SubFolder="TestHostNetFramework\" />
+      <FileToCopy Include="$(SourcePath)testhost.x86\bin\$(Configuration)\net471\win7-x86\**\*.*" SubFolder="TestHostNetFramework\" />
+      <FileToCopy Include="$(SourcePath)testhost\bin\$(Configuration)\net471\win7-x64\**\*.*" SubFolder="TestHostNetFramework\" />
+      <FileToCopy Include="$(SourcePath)testhost.x86\bin\$(Configuration)\net472\win7-x86\**\*.*" SubFolder="TestHostNetFramework\" />
+      <FileToCopy Include="$(SourcePath)testhost\bin\$(Configuration)\net472\win7-x64\**\*.*" SubFolder="TestHostNetFramework\" />
+      <FileToCopy Include="$(SourcePath)testhost.x86\bin\$(Configuration)\net48\win7-x86\**\*.*" SubFolder="TestHostNetFramework\" />
+      <FileToCopy Include="$(SourcePath)testhost\bin\$(Configuration)\net48\win7-x64\**\*.*" SubFolder="TestHostNetFramework\" />
+
+      <!-- copy datacollectors" -->
+      <FileToCopy Include="$(SourcePath)datacollector\bin\$(Configuration)\net472\**\*.*" SubFolder="vstest.console\" />
+      <FileToCopy Include="$(SourcePath)Microsoft.TestPlatform.Extensions.BlameDataCollector\bin\$(Configuration)\net472\**\*.*" SubFolder="Extensions\" />
+      <FileToCopy Include="$(SourcePath)DataCollectors\Microsoft.TestPlatform.Extensions.EventLogCollector\bin\$(Configuration)\$(NetFrameworkMinimum)\**\*.*" SubFolder="Extensions\" />
+      <FileToCopy Include="$(SourcePath)DataCollectors\DumpMinitool\bin\$(Configuration)\$(NetFrameworkMinimum)\win7-x64\**\*.*" SubFolder="Extensions\blame\" />
+      <FileToCopy Include="$(SourcePath)DataCollectors\DumpMinitool.x86\bin\$(Configuration)\$(NetFrameworkMinimum)\win7-x86\**\*.*" SubFolder="Extensions\blame\" />
+      <FileToCopy Include="$(SourcePath)DataCollectors\DumpMinitool.arm64\bin\$(Configuration)\$(NetFrameworkMinimum)\win10-arm64\**\*.*" SubFolder="Extensions\blame\" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <Copy SourceFiles="@(FileToCopy)"
+          DestinationFiles="@(FileToCopy -> '$(DestinationPath)\%(SubFolder)\%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)')"
+          SkipUnchangedFiles="True" OverwriteReadOnlyFiles="True" Retries="3" RetryDelayMilliseconds="500"
+          UseHardlinksIfPossible="False" UseSymboliclinksIfPossible="False" ErrorIfLinkFails="False"
+          Condition="@(FileToCopy->Count()) > 0">
+
+      <Output TaskParameter="DestinationFiles" ItemName="FileWrites"/>
+    </Copy>
   </Target>
   <Import Project="$(TestPlatformRoot)scripts\build\TestPlatform.targets" />
 </Project>