diff --git a/.azure/pipelines/ci-public.yml b/.azure/pipelines/ci-public.yml
index d72d641af130..4610b49f9b6d 100644
--- a/.azure/pipelines/ci-public.yml
+++ b/.azure/pipelines/ci-public.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ stages:
       jobName: Code_check
       jobDisplayName: Code check
       agentOs: Windows
+      installNodeJs: false
       # Need full history for git log comparison in CodeCheck.ps1
       fetchDepth: 0
       steps:
diff --git a/.azure/pipelines/ci.yml b/.azure/pipelines/ci.yml
index 4cd8b0694ff1..b6d556695c49 100644
--- a/.azure/pipelines/ci.yml
+++ b/.azure/pipelines/ci.yml
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ extends:
             jobName: Code_check
             jobDisplayName: Code check
             agentOs: Windows
+            installNodeJs: false
             # Need full history for git log comparison in CodeCheck.ps1
             fetchDepth: 0
             steps:
@@ -708,9 +709,9 @@ extends:
             binlogPath: artifacts/log/Release/Build.binlog
             presteps:
             - task: UseNode@1
-              displayName: Install Node 24.x
+              displayName: Install Node 24.14.1
               inputs:
-                version: 24.x
+                version: 24.14.1
             pool:
               name: $(DncEngInternalBuildPool)
               demands: ImageOverride -equals windows.vs2026preview.scout.amd64
diff --git a/.azure/pipelines/jobs/default-build.yml b/.azure/pipelines/jobs/default-build.yml
index 7d58545df8d9..30f949febeb0 100644
--- a/.azure/pipelines/jobs/default-build.yml
+++ b/.azure/pipelines/jobs/default-build.yml
@@ -179,15 +179,16 @@ jobs:
           displayName: Start background dump collection
       - ${{ if eq(parameters.installNodeJs, 'true') }}:
         - task: UseNode@1
-          displayName: Install Node 24.x
+          displayName: Install Node 24.14.1
           inputs:
-            version: 24.x
+            version: 24.14.1
         - task: Cache@2
           displayName: Cache node_modules
+          continueOnError: true
           inputs:
-            key: '"node_modules" | "node24" | "$(Agent.OS)" | $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/package-lock.json'
+            key: '"node_modules" | "node24.14.1" | "$(Agent.OS)" | $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/package-lock.json'
             restoreKeys: |
-              "node_modules" | "node24" | "$(Agent.OS)"
+              "node_modules" | "node24.14.1" | "$(Agent.OS)"
             path: node_modules
       - ${{ if and(eq(parameters.agentOs, 'Windows'), eq(parameters.isAzDOTestingJob, true)) }}:
         - powershell: |
@@ -420,15 +421,16 @@ jobs:
           displayName: Start background dump collection
       - ${{ if eq(parameters.installNodeJs, 'true') }}:
         - task: UseNode@1
-          displayName: Install Node 24.x
+          displayName: Install Node 24.14.1
           inputs:
-            version: 24.x
+            version: 24.14.1
         - task: Cache@2
           displayName: Cache node_modules
+          continueOnError: true
           inputs:
-            key: '"node_modules" | "node24" | "$(Agent.OS)" | $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/package-lock.json'
+            key: '"node_modules" | "node24.14.1" | "$(Agent.OS)" | $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/package-lock.json'
             restoreKeys: |
-              "node_modules" | "node24" | "$(Agent.OS)"
+              "node_modules" | "node24.14.1" | "$(Agent.OS)"
             path: node_modules
       - ${{ if eq(parameters.agentOs, 'Windows') }}:
         - powershell: Write-Host "##vso[task.prependpath]$(DOTNET_CLI_HOME)\.dotnet\tools"
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index 9d0d03d7ef54..57c95dcc1f0c 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 registry=https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_packaging/dotnet-public-npm/npm/registry/
+audit=false
 fetch-retries=5
 fetch-retry-factor=2
 fetch-retry-maxtimeout=120000
diff --git a/eng/Npm.Workspace.nodeproj b/eng/Npm.Workspace.nodeproj
index fa0c99ba217e..b4b245410eed 100644
--- a/eng/Npm.Workspace.nodeproj
+++ b/eng/Npm.Workspace.nodeproj
@@ -138,47 +138,11 @@
   <Target Name="Restore" Inputs="@(NpmInputFiles)" Outputs="@(NpmOutputFiles)">
     <Message Text="Restoring NPM packages..." Importance="high" />
 
-    <!-- Log environment diagnostics to help debug npm ci 0xDEAD crashes (https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/issues/62807) -->
-    <Exec Command="node --version" ConsoleToMsBuild="true" Condition="'$(ContinuousIntegrationBuild)' == 'true'" />
-    <Exec Command="npm --version" ConsoleToMsBuild="true" Condition="'$(ContinuousIntegrationBuild)' == 'true'" />
-    <Exec Command="npm config get registry" WorkingDirectory="$(NpmWorkspaceRoot)" ConsoleToMsBuild="true" Condition="'$(ContinuousIntegrationBuild)' == 'true'" />
-    <Exec Command="npm config get cache" WorkingDirectory="$(NpmWorkspaceRoot)" ConsoleToMsBuild="true" Condition="'$(ContinuousIntegrationBuild)' == 'true'" />
-    <Exec Command="df -h ." WorkingDirectory="$(NpmWorkspaceRoot)"
-          ConsoleToMsBuild="true" Condition="'$(ContinuousIntegrationBuild)' == 'true' AND '$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT'" />
-    <Exec Command="powershell -NoProfile -Command &quot;Get-CimInstance Win32_LogicalDisk | Format-Table DeviceID, @{N='Size(GB)';E={[math]::Round($_.Size/1GB,1)}}, @{N='Free(GB)';E={[math]::Round($_.FreeSpace/1GB,1)}}, @{N='Use%%';E={[math]::Round(($_.Size-$_.FreeSpace)/$_.Size*100,0)}} -AutoSize&quot;"
-          ConsoleToMsBuild="true" Condition="'$(ContinuousIntegrationBuild)' == 'true' AND '$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT'" />
-
     <Exec
-      Command="npm ci --loglevel verbose"
+      Command="npm ci"
       WorkingDirectory="$(NpmWorkspaceRoot)"
       EnvironmentVariables="$(_NpmAdditionalEnvironmentVariables)"
-      ConsoleToMsBuild="true"
-      IgnoreExitCode="true">
-      <Output TaskParameter="ExitCode" PropertyName="_NpmCiExitCode" />
-    </Exec>
-
-    <!-- On failure, resolve the npm cache directory, copy debug logs to artifacts/log for upload, then dump to console -->
-    <Exec Command="npm config get cache" WorkingDirectory="$(NpmWorkspaceRoot)" ConsoleToMsBuild="true"
-          Condition="'$(_NpmCiExitCode)' != '0'">
-      <Output TaskParameter="ConsoleOutput" PropertyName="_NpmCacheDir" />
-    </Exec>
-
-    <ItemGroup Condition="'$(_NpmCiExitCode)' != '0' AND '$(_NpmCacheDir)' != ''">
-      <_NpmDebugLogs Include="$(_NpmCacheDir)/_logs/*" />
-    </ItemGroup>
-    <Copy SourceFiles="@(_NpmDebugLogs)" DestinationFolder="$(ArtifactsDir)log/$(Configuration)/npm-logs/"
-          Condition="'$(_NpmCiExitCode)' != '0' AND '@(_NpmDebugLogs)' != ''"
-          ContinueOnError="true" />
-
-    <Exec Command="cat &quot;$(_NpmCacheDir)/_logs/&quot;*-debug-0.log 2>/dev/null || echo 'No npm debug log found'"
-          ConsoleToMsBuild="true" IgnoreExitCode="true"
-          Condition="'$(_NpmCiExitCode)' != '0' AND '$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT'" />
-    <Exec Command="for /f &quot;delims=&quot; %%i in ('dir /b &quot;$(_NpmCacheDir)\_logs\*-debug-0.log&quot; 2^>nul') do type &quot;$(_NpmCacheDir)\_logs\%%i&quot;"
-          ConsoleToMsBuild="true" IgnoreExitCode="true"
-          Condition="'$(_NpmCiExitCode)' != '0' AND '$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT'" />
-
-    <Error Text="npm ci failed with exit code $(_NpmCiExitCode). See verbose output and npm debug log above."
-           Condition="'$(_NpmCiExitCode)' != '0'" />
+      />
   </Target>
 
   <Target Name="Build" DependsOnTargets="Restore" Inputs="@(NpmBuildInputFiles)" Outputs="@(NpmBuildOutputFiles)">