diff --git a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/cosmos-emulator.yml b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/cosmos-emulator.yml
index 3032eab02d15..cda0e8ac10e2 100644
--- a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/cosmos-emulator.yml
+++ b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/cosmos-emulator.yml
@@ -3,93 +3,34 @@ parameters:
   StartParameters: ''
 
 steps:
-  - powershell: |
-      $targetDir = $env:temp
-      Write-Host "Downloading and extracting Cosmos DB Emulator - ${{ parameters.EmulatorMsiUrl }}"
-      Write-Host "Target Dir: $targetDir"
-      msiexec /a ${{ parameters.EmulatorMsiUrl }} TARGETDIR=$targetDir /qn | wait-process
-    displayName: Download and Extract Public Cosmos DB Emulator
-  - powershell: |
-      Write-Host "Deleting Cosmos DB Emulator data"
-      if (Test-Path $Env:LOCALAPPDATA\CosmosDbEmulator) { Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $Env:LOCALAPPDATA\CosmosDbEmulator }
-    displayName: Delete Cosmos DB Emulator data
-  - powershell: |
-      Write-Host "Getting Cosmos DB Emulator Version"
-      $ProductName = "Azure Cosmos DB Emulator"
-      $Emulator = (Join-Path $env:temp (Join-Path $ProductName "Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Emulator.exe"))
-      $fileVersion = Get-ChildItem $Emulator
-      Write-Host $Emulator $fileVersion.VersionInfo
-    displayName: Get Cosmos DB Emulator Version
-  - powershell: |
-      Write-Host "Launching Cosmos DB Emulator"
-      $ProductName = "Azure Cosmos DB Emulator"
-      $Emulator = (Join-Path $env:temp (Join-Path $ProductName "Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Emulator.exe"))
-      if (!(Test-Path $Emulator)) {
-        Write-Error "The emulator is not installed where expected at '$Emulator'"
-        return
-      }
-      $process = Start-Process $Emulator -ArgumentList "/getstatus" -PassThru -Wait
-      switch ($process.ExitCode) {
-        1 {
-          Write-Host "The emulator is already starting"
-          return
-        }
-        2 {
-          Write-Host "The emulator is already running"
-          return
-        }
-        3 {
-          Write-Host "The emulator is stopped"
-        }
-        default {
-          Write-Host "Unrecognized exit code $process.ExitCode"
-          return
-        }
-      }
-      $argumentList = ""
-      if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty("${{ parameters.StartParameters }}")) {
-          $argumentList += , "${{ parameters.StartParameters }}"
-      } else {
-        # Use the default params if none provided
-        $argumentList = "/noexplorer /noui /enablepreview /disableratelimiting /enableaadauthentication"
-      }
-      Write-Host "Starting emulator process: $Emulator $argumentList"
-      $process=Start-Process $Emulator -ArgumentList $argumentList -ErrorAction Stop -PassThru
-      Write-Host "Emulator process started: $($process.Name), $($process.FileVersion)"
-      $Timeout = 600
-      $result="NotYetStarted"
-      $complete = if ($Timeout -gt 0) {
-        $start = [DateTimeOffset]::Now
-        $stop = $start.AddSeconds($Timeout)
-        {
-          $result -eq "Running" -or [DateTimeOffset]::Now -ge $stop
-        }
-      }
-      else {
-        {
-          $result -eq "Running"
-        }
-      }
-      do {
-        $process = Start-Process $Emulator -ArgumentList "/getstatus" -PassThru -Wait
-        switch ($process.ExitCode) {
-          1 {
-            Write-Host "The emulator is starting"
-          }
-          2 {
-            Write-Host "The emulator is running"
-            $result="Running"
-            return
-          }
-          3 {
-            Write-Host "The emulator is stopped"
-          }
-          default {
-            Write-Host "Unrecognized exit code $process.ExitCode"
-          }
-        }
-        Start-Sleep -Seconds 5
-      }
-      until ($complete.Invoke())
-      Write-Error "The emulator failed to reach Running status within ${Timeout} seconds"
-    displayName: Start Cosmos DB Emulator
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+  - task: Powershell@2
+    inputs:
+      filePath: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/eng/common/scripts/Cosmos-Emulator.ps1
+      arguments: >
+        -EmulatorMsiUrl "${{ parameters.EmulatorMsiUrl }}"
+        -StartParameters "${{ parameters.StartParameters }}"
+        -Stage "Install"
+      pwsh: true
+    displayName: Install Public Cosmos DB Emulator
+
+  - task: Powershell@2
+    inputs:
+      filePath: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/eng/common/scripts/Cosmos-Emulator.ps1
+      arguments: >
+        -EmulatorMsiUrl "${{ parameters.EmulatorMsiUrl }}"
+        -StartParameters "${{ parameters.StartParameters }}"
+        -Stage "Launch"
+      pwsh: true
+    displayName: Launch Public Cosmos DB Emulator
+    continueOnError: true
+
+  - task: Powershell@2
+    inputs:
+      filePath: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/eng/common/scripts/Cosmos-Emulator.ps1
+      arguments: >
+        -EmulatorMsiUrl "${{ parameters.EmulatorMsiUrl }}"
+        -StartParameters "${{ parameters.StartParameters }}"
+        -Stage "Launch"
+      pwsh: true
+    displayName: Retry Launch of Public Cosmos DB Emulator
+    condition: failed()
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diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Cosmos-Emulator.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Cosmos-Emulator.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3000e3212598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Cosmos-Emulator.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+Script for installing and launching cosmos emulator
+
+.DESCRIPTION
+This script downloads, installs and launches cosmosdb-emulator.
+
+.PARAMETER EmulatorMsiUrl
+Uri for downloading the cosmosdb-emulator
+
+.PARAMETER StartParameters
+Parameter with which to launch the cosmosdb-emulator
+
+.PARAMETER Stage
+Determines what part of the script to run. Has to be either Install or Launch
+#>
+[CmdletBinding()]
+Param (
+  [string] $EmulatorMsiUrl = "https://aka.ms/cosmosdb-emulator",
+  [string] $StartParameters,
+  [Parameter(Mandatory=$True)]
+  [ValidateSet('Install', 'Launch')]
+  [string] $Stage
+)
+
+$targetDir = Join-Path $Env:Temp AzureCosmosEmulator
+$logFile = Join-Path $Env:Temp log.txt
+$productName = "Azure Cosmos DB Emulator"
+$emulator = (Join-Path $targetDir (Join-Path $productName "Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Emulator.exe"))
+
+if ($Stage -eq "Install")
+{
+  $downloadTryCount = 0
+  New-Item $targetDir -Type Directory
+  New-Item $logFile -Type File
+  do
+  {
+    # Download and Extract Public Cosmos DB Emulator
+    Write-Host "Downloading and extracting Cosmos DB Emulator - $EmulatorMsiUrl"
+    Write-Host "Target Directory $targetDir"
+    Write-Host "Log File $logFile"
+
+    $downloadTryCount++
+    Write-Host "Download Try Count: $downloadTryCount"
+    Remove-Item -Path (Join-Path $targetDir '*') -Recurse
+    Clear-Content -Path $logFile
+
+    $installProcess  = Start-Process msiexec -Wait -PassThru -ArgumentList "/a $EmulatorMsiUrl TARGETDIR=$targetDir /qn /liew $logFile"
+    Get-Content $logFile
+    Write-Host "Exit Code: $($installProcess.ExitCode)"
+  }
+  while(($installProcess.ExitCode -ne 0) -and ($downloadTryCount -lt 3))
+
+  if(Test-Path (Join-Path $Env:LOCALAPPDATA CosmosDbEmulator))
+  {
+    Write-Host "Deleting Cosmos DB Emulator data"
+    Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $Env:LOCALAPPDATA\CosmosDbEmulator
+  }
+
+  Write-Host "Getting Cosmos DB Emulator Version"
+  $fileVersion = Get-ChildItem $emulator
+  Write-Host $emulator $fileVersion.VersionInfo
+}
+
+if ($Stage -eq "Launch")
+{
+  Write-Host "Launching Cosmos DB Emulator"
+  if (!(Test-Path $emulator)) {
+    Write-Error "The emulator is not installed where expected at '$emulator'"
+    return
+  }
+
+  $process = Start-Process $emulator -ArgumentList "/getstatus" -PassThru -Wait
+  switch ($process.ExitCode) {
+    1 {
+      Write-Host "The emulator is already starting"
+      return
+    }
+    2 {
+      Write-Host "The emulator is already running"
+      return
+    }
+    3 {
+      Write-Host "The emulator is stopped"
+    }
+    default {
+      Write-Host "Unrecognized exit code $($process.ExitCode)"
+      return
+    }
+  }
+
+  $argumentList = ""
+  if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($StartParameters)) {
+      $argumentList += , $StartParameters
+  } else {
+    # Use the default params if none provided
+    $argumentList = "/noexplorer /noui /enablepreview /disableratelimiting /enableaadauthentication"
+  }
+
+  Write-Host "Starting emulator process: $emulator $argumentList"
+  $process = Start-Process $emulator -ArgumentList $argumentList -ErrorAction Stop -PassThru
+  Write-Host "Emulator process started: $($process.Name), $($process.FileVersion)"
+
+  $Timeout = 600
+  $result="NotYetStarted"
+  $complete = if ($Timeout -gt 0) {
+    $start = [DateTimeOffset]::Now
+    $stop = $start.AddSeconds($Timeout)
+    {
+      $result -eq "Running" -or [DateTimeOffset]::Now -ge $stop
+    }
+  }
+  else {
+    {
+      $result -eq "Running"
+    }
+  }
+
+  do {
+    $process = Start-Process $emulator -ArgumentList "/getstatus" -PassThru -Wait
+    switch ($process.ExitCode) {
+      1 {
+        Write-Host "The emulator is starting"
+      }
+      2 {
+        Write-Host "The emulator is running"
+        $result="Running"
+        return
+      }
+      3 {
+        Write-Host "The emulator is stopped"
+      }
+      default {
+        Write-Host "Unrecognized exit code $($process.ExitCode)"
+      }
+    }
+    Start-Sleep -Seconds 5
+  }
+  until ($complete.Invoke())
+  Write-Error "The emulator failed to reach Running status within ${Timeout} seconds"
+}
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