diff --git a/build/pipelines/templates/build-console-audit-job.yml b/build/pipelines/templates/build-console-audit-job.yml
index faf5ec67207..1c9a90d6e8f 100644
--- a/build/pipelines/templates/build-console-audit-job.yml
+++ b/build/pipelines/templates/build-console-audit-job.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ jobs:
   variables:
     BuildConfiguration: AuditMode
     BuildPlatform: ${{ parameters.platform }}
-  pool: { vmImage: windows-2019 }
+  pool: "windevbuildagents"
+  # The public pool is also an option!
+  # pool: { vmImage: windows-2019 }
 
   steps:
   - checkout: self
diff --git a/build/pipelines/templates/build-console-ci.yml b/build/pipelines/templates/build-console-ci.yml
index d611a93540c..7c414af06b9 100644
--- a/build/pipelines/templates/build-console-ci.yml
+++ b/build/pipelines/templates/build-console-ci.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ jobs:
   variables:
     BuildConfiguration: ${{ parameters.configuration }}
     BuildPlatform: ${{ parameters.platform }}
-  pool: { vmImage: windows-2019 }
+  pool: "windevbuildagents"
+  # The public pool is also an option!
+  # pool: { vmImage: windows-2019 }
 
   steps:
   - template: build-console-steps.yml
diff --git a/build/pipelines/templates/build-console-steps.yml b/build/pipelines/templates/build-console-steps.yml
index fd75a78a8bd..4a3adcb4054 100644
--- a/build/pipelines/templates/build-console-steps.yml
+++ b/build/pipelines/templates/build-console-steps.yml
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ steps:
     configuration: '$(BuildConfiguration)'
     msbuildArgs: "${{ parameters.additionalBuildArguments }}"
     clean: true
-    # The build agents cannot currently support parallel build due to the
-    # memory requirements of our PCH files.
-    maximumCpuCount: false
+    maximumCpuCount: true
 
 - task: PowerShell@2
   displayName: 'Check MSIX for common regressions'
diff --git a/src/common.build.post.props b/src/common.build.post.props
index 3f271eaf626..e3e563b900d 100644
--- a/src/common.build.post.props
+++ b/src/common.build.post.props
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   <Target Name="CleanUpPrecompForSmallCIAgents"
           DependsOnTargets="_ComputePrecompToCleanUp"
           AfterTargets="AfterBuild"
-          Condition="'$(AGENT_ID)' != '' and !$(ProjectName.Contains('TerminalApp'))">
+          Condition="'$(OpenConsoleCleanPCH)' == 'true' and '$(AGENT_ID)' != '' and !$(ProjectName.Contains('TerminalApp'))">
     <!-- We just need to keep *TerminalApp*'s PCHs because they get rebuilt more often. -->
     <Delete Files="@(_PCHFileToCleanWithTimestamp)"/>
     <Touch Files="@(_PCHFileToCleanWithTimestamp)" Time="%(LastWriteTime)" AlwaysCreate="true" />