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+# Revert Instructions for Commit 7bd19ab8af
+
+## Problem
+Commit `7bd19ab8afb074710ba146d82466d7c92d5baa78` in PR #52007 added defensive error handling to `eng/common/tools.ps1` that needs to be reverted.
+
+## Solution Created
+A proper revert commit has been created locally:
+- **Commit Hash**: `368e8b3a5ef4cb6ddf743093190eac2327354702`
+- **Parent**: `7bd19ab8afb074710ba146d82466d7c92d5baa78` (the commit being reverted)
+- **Message**: "Revert 'Revert change to tools.ps1'"
+
+## Changes Reverted
+The revert removes the following changes from 7bd19ab8af:
+1. Error handling for `$GlobalJson.tools.vs` - changed from:
+   ```powershell
+   if (!$vsRequirements) {
+     if (Get-Member -InputObject $GlobalJson.tools -Name 'vs' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+       $vsRequirements = $GlobalJson.tools.vs
+     } else {
+       $vsRequirements = $null
+     }
+   }
+   ```
+   Back to: `if (!$vsRequirements) { $vsRequirements = $GlobalJson.tools.vs }`
+
+2. Null checks on `$vsRequirements` member access - removed `-ErrorAction SilentlyContinue` and null check from:
+   - `if ($vsRequirements -and (Get-Member -InputObject $vsRequirements -Name 'version' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue))`
+   - `if ($vsRequirements -and (Get-Member -InputObject $vsRequirements -Name 'components' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue))`
+
+3. Whitespace - restored trailing whitespace on line 298
+4. End of file - restored newline character
+
+## How to Apply
+Since PR #52007 is based on `darc-release/9.0.3xx` branch and this PR branch is based on `main`, the revert commit needs to be applied directly to PR #52007's branch or cherry-picked.
+
+### Manual Application
+Apply these changes to `eng/common/tools.ps1` on PR #52007's branch:
+1. Line 298: Add two trailing spaces after the `$runtimePath` assignment
+2. Lines 550-556: Replace the multi-line error handling with: `if (!$vsRequirements) { $vsRequirements = $GlobalJson.tools.vs }`
+3. Line 557 (previously 563): Remove `$vsRequirements &&` and `-ErrorAction SilentlyContinue` from the version check
+4. Line 562 (previously 568): Remove `$vsRequirements &&` and `-ErrorAction SilentlyContinue` from the components check  
+5. End of file: Ensure there's a newline after the closing `}`
+
+## Verification
+After applying, verify with:
+```bash
+git diff 7bd19ab8af^..HEAD -- eng/common/tools.ps1
+```
+Should show no differences, confirming the file matches the state before 7bd19ab8af.