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We should enable MSBuild to be invoked directly as a native executable (MSBuild.exe / MSBuild) instead of through dotnet MSBuild.dll. This will provide
Better process identification (processes show as "MSBuild" not "dotnet")
Win32 manifest embedding support (COM interop)
critical for full support of the .NET TaskHost feature set
Consistency with Roslyn compilers (csc, vbc) which already use app hosts
Simplified invocation model
no more "if Framework then MSbuild.exe else dotnet.exe msbuild.dll"-style logic in the codebase
Background and Motivation
See #12857 for a full treatment of the motivation, but the gist is we'll be more understandable to users, we'll unblock key modernization features, and consuming MSBuild will get simpler overall.