diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-cli-native-archives.yml b/.github/workflows/build-cli-native-archives.yml
index 22dde6ad906..92fb1ba77c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-cli-native-archives.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-cli-native-archives.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ on:
             {"os": "macos-latest", "runner": "macos-latest", "rids": "osx-arm64"}
           ]
 
+env:
+  # Arcade sets NuGet's enhanced retry defaults to 6 tries with a 1s base delay in CI; these
+  # restore-heavy jobs need more room to retry individual package downloads without rerunning.
+  NUGET_ENHANCED_MAX_NETWORK_TRY_COUNT: 10
+  NUGET_ENHANCED_NETWORK_RETRY_DELAY_MILLISECONDS: 2000
+
 jobs:
 
   build_cli_archives:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/build-packages.yml
index cee838ba1c8..5d2500bea4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-packages.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
 
+env:
+  # Arcade sets NuGet's enhanced retry defaults to 6 tries with a 1s base delay in CI; these
+  # restore-heavy jobs need more room to retry individual package downloads without rerunning.
+  NUGET_ENHANCED_MAX_NETWORK_TRY_COUNT: 10
+  NUGET_ENHANCED_NETWORK_RETRY_DELAY_MILLISECONDS: 2000
+
 jobs:
   build_packages:
     name: Build packages
@@ -39,4 +45,3 @@ jobs:
           name: build_packages_logs
           path: artifacts/log
           retention-days: 5
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deployment-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/deployment-tests.yml
index 45d1a02ae3c..2ae166169c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deployment-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deployment-tests.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
 #
 name: Deployment E2E Tests
 
+env:
+  # Arcade sets NuGet's enhanced retry defaults to 6 tries with a 1s base delay in CI; these
+  # restore-heavy jobs need more room to retry individual package downloads without rerunning.
+  NUGET_ENHANCED_MAX_NETWORK_TRY_COUNT: 10
+  NUGET_ENHANCED_NETWORK_RETRY_DELAY_MILLISECONDS: 2000
+
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build solution and pack CLI
         run: |
-          # Build the full solution and pack CLI for local testing
+          # Build the full solution and pack CLI for local testing.
           ./build.sh --build --pack -c Release
         env:
           # Skip native build to save time - we'll use the non-native CLI
@@ -286,6 +292,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload test results
         if: always()
+        continue-on-error: true
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
         with:
           name: deployment-test-results-${{ matrix.shortname }}
@@ -295,6 +302,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload recordings
         if: always()
+        continue-on-error: true
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
         with:
           name: deployment-test-recordings-${{ matrix.shortname }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index f295648f7aa..a6834d0c990 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload logs, and test results
         id: upload-logs
         if: always()
+        continue-on-error: true
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
         with:
           name: logs-${{ inputs.testShortName }}-${{ inputs.os }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/specialized-test-runner.yml b/.github/workflows/specialized-test-runner.yml
index a44145b212e..517b17562a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/specialized-test-runner.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/specialized-test-runner.yml
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload logs, and test results
         if: ${{ always() }}
+        continue-on-error: true
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
         with:
           name: logs-runsheet
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-daily-smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-daily-smoke.yml
index 62c86da7cf0..6d1c5c2f88c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-daily-smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-daily-smoke.yml
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload logs and test results
         id: upload-logs
         if: always()
+        continue-on-error: true
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
         with:
           name: smoke-test-results-${{ inputs.quality || 'dev' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 0e07409471b..ab6db24d626 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload test results
         if: always()
+        continue-on-error: true
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
         with:
           name: All-TestResults