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Random failures in InputLanguage_FromCulture_SupplementalInputLanguages_Expected

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#13,274 opened on Apr 9, 2025

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Test

InputLanguage_FromCulture_SupplementalInputLanguages_Expected

Issue description

Run test InputLanguage_FromCulture_SupplementalInputLanguages_Expected on my local machine, one or two or even three test scenarios ​​will fail because language returns null after executing the following code

InstallUserLanguage(languageTag);
CultureInfo culture = new(languageTag);
InputLanguage language = InputLanguage.FromCulture(culture);

But running them individually all pass and this problem does not occur in the pipeline run. AfterChange

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Research direction
Investigate the test InputLanguage FromCulture SupplementalInputLanguages Expected for race conditions. The test fails randomly when running multiple scenarios together, likely due to shared state or timing issues. Check if InstallUserLanguage or InputLanguage.FromCulture have thread safety issues. Consider adding waits or retries.
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
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C#Windows Forms
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