diff --git a/.github/workflows/DevHome-CI.yml b/.github/workflows/DevHome-CI.yml
index 3bc86b7f1c..6790e44636 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/DevHome-CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/DevHome-CI.yml
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Tools UnitTests
       if: ${{ matrix.platform != 'arm64' }}
       run: |
-        foreach ($UnitTestPath in (Get-ChildItem "tools\\*\\*UnitTest\\bin\\${{ matrix.platform }}\\${{ matrix.configuration }}\\net8.0-windows10.0.22621.0\\*.UnitTest.dll")) {
+        foreach ($UnitTestPath in (Get-ChildItem "tools\\**\\*UnitTest\\bin\\${{ matrix.platform }}\\${{ matrix.configuration }}\\net8.0-windows10.0.22621.0\\*.UnitTest.dll")) {
           cmd /c "$env:VSDevTestCmd" /Platform:${{ matrix.platform }} $UnitTestPath.FullName
         }
+
+    - name: GitExtension UnitTests
+      if: ${{ matrix.platform != 'arm64' }}
+      run: cmd /c "$env:VSDevTestCmd" /Platform:${{ matrix.platform }} extensions\\GitExtension\\FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest\\bin\\${{ matrix.platform }}\\${{ matrix.configuration }}\\net8.0-windows10.0.22621.0\\FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest.dll
diff --git a/Test.ps1 b/Test.ps1
index 3964c17c2e..fcef74634e 100644
--- a/Test.ps1
+++ b/Test.ps1
@@ -150,6 +150,20 @@ try {
                     & $vstestPath $winAppTestArgs
                 }
             }
+
+            $vstestArgs = @(
+                "/Platform:$platform",
+                "/Logger:trx;LogFileName=FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest-$platform-$configuration.trx",
+                "extensions\GitExtension\FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest\bin\$platform\$configuration\net8.0-windows10.0.22621.0\FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest.dll"
+            )
+            & $vstestPath $vstestArgs
+
+            $vstestArgs = @(
+                "/Platform:$platform",
+                "/Logger:trx;LogFileName=DevHome.FileExplorerSourceControlIntegrationUnitTest.UnitTest-$platform-$configuration.trx",
+                "tools\Customization\DevHome.FileExplorerSourceControlIntegrationUnitTest\bin\$platform\$configuration\net8.0-windows10.0.22621.0\DevHome.FileExplorerSourceControlIntegrationUnitTest.dll"
+            )
+            & $vstestPath $vstestArgs
         }
     }
 } catch {
diff --git a/common/Helpers/DirectoryHelper.cs b/common/Helpers/DirectoryHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b471770259
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/Helpers/DirectoryHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using Microsoft.Windows.DevHome.SDK;
+using Serilog;
+
+namespace DevHome.Common.Helpers;
+
+public static class DirectoryHelper
+{
+    private static readonly ILogger _log = Log.ForContext("SourceContext", nameof(DirectoryHelper));
+
+    // Attempt to delete a directory with retries and an increasing backoff delay between retry attempts.
+    // This is useful when the directory may be temporarily in use by another process and the deletion may fail.
+    public static void DeleteDirectoryWithRetries(string directoryPath, bool recursive = true, int maxRetries = 3, int initialRetryDelayMs = 100, bool throwOnFailure = true)
+    {
+        ArgumentOutOfRangeException.ThrowIfNullOrEmpty(directoryPath);
+        ArgumentOutOfRangeException.ThrowIfNegative(maxRetries);
+        ArgumentOutOfRangeException.ThrowIfNegative(initialRetryDelayMs);
+
+        var retryDelay = initialRetryDelayMs;
+        for (var i = 0; i <= maxRetries; ++i)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                if (Directory.Exists(directoryPath))
+                {
+                    Directory.Delete(directoryPath, recursive);
+                }
+
+                return;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                if (i == maxRetries)
+                {
+                    _log.Error(ex, $"Failed to delete directory {directoryPath} on attempt {i + 1}.");
+                    if (throwOnFailure)
+                    {
+                        throw;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _log.Information(ex, $"Failed to delete directory {directoryPath} on attempt {i + 1}. Retrying up to {maxRetries - i} more times.");
+                }
+            }
+
+            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(retryDelay);
+            retryDelay *= 2;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest.csproj b/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest.csproj
index 860681a3ae..c68acca1fd 100644
--- a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest.csproj
+++ b/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest.csproj
@@ -13,19 +13,10 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.5.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="2.2.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="2.2.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.5.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.5.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\FileExplorerGitIntegration\FileExplorerGitIntegration.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="resources\**\*.*" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <None Remove="resources\resources_readme.txt" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="SandboxHelper.cs" />
-  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/GitCommandRunnerTests.cs b/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/GitCommandRunnerTests.cs
index 2f42cabb4e..c644f7e230 100644
--- a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/GitCommandRunnerTests.cs
+++ b/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/GitCommandRunnerTests.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using DevHome.Common.Helpers;
 using FileExplorerGitIntegration.Models;
 using LibGit2Sharp;
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ public static void ClassCleanup()
                 dirInfo.Attributes = FileAttributes.Normal;
             }
 
-            Directory.Delete(RepoPath, true);
+            DirectoryHelper.DeleteDirectoryWithRetries(RepoPath, true, 5, 100, false);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/GitLocalRepositoryProviderUnitTests.cs b/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/GitLocalRepositoryProviderUnitTests.cs
index 750ed7cb8a..98a987b6c9 100644
--- a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/GitLocalRepositoryProviderUnitTests.cs
+++ b/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/GitLocalRepositoryProviderUnitTests.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using DevHome.Common.Helpers;
 using FileExplorerGitIntegration.Models;
 using LibGit2Sharp;
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ public static void ClassCleanup()
                 dirInfo.Attributes = FileAttributes.Normal;
             }
 
-            Directory.Delete(RepoPath, true);
+            DirectoryHelper.DeleteDirectoryWithRetries(RepoPath, true, 5, 100, false);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/GitSubmoduleUnitTests.cs b/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/GitSubmoduleUnitTests.cs
index ab6011f6f7..c0b35b8fa5 100644
--- a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/GitSubmoduleUnitTests.cs
+++ b/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/GitSubmoduleUnitTests.cs
@@ -1,43 +1,130 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
+using DevHome.Common.Helpers;
 using FileExplorerGitIntegration.Models;
+using LibGit2Sharp;
+using Windows.Devices.Geolocation;
 
 namespace FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest;
 
 [TestClass]
 public class GitSubmoduleUnitTests
 {
+    private const string RepoUrl = "https://github.com/libgit2/TestGitRepository.git";
     private const string FolderStatusProp = "System.VersionControl.CurrentFolderStatus";
     private const string StatusProp = "System.VersionControl.Status";
     private const string ShaProp = "System.VersionControl.LastChangeID";
 
-    private static SandboxHelper? _sandbox;
     private static GitLocalRepository? _repo;
+    private static string? _repoPath;
+
+    public enum CommitHashState
+    {
+        Base,
+        Previous,
+        New,
+        NewInSubmodule,
+        Missing,
+    }
+
+    private static readonly Dictionary<CommitHashState, string> _commits = [];
 
     [ClassInitialize]
-    public static void ClassInitialize(TestContext testContext)
+#pragma warning disable SA1313
+    public static void ClassInitialize(TestContext _)
+#pragma warning restore SA1313
     {
-        _sandbox = new();
-        var repoPath = _sandbox.CreateSandbox("submodules");
-        _sandbox.CreateSandbox("submodules_target");
-        _repo = new GitLocalRepository(repoPath);
+        _commits.Clear();
+        _repoPath = Directory.CreateTempSubdirectory("GitSubmoduleUnitTests").FullName;
+        Repository.Clone(RepoUrl, _repoPath);
+
+        GitDetect gitDetector = new();
+        gitDetector.DetectGit();
+        var gitPath = gitDetector.GitConfiguration.ReadInstallPath();
+
+        // Set identity for git commits
+        GitExecute.ExecuteGitCommand(gitPath, _repoPath, $"config user.email test@GitSubmoduleUnitTests");
+        GitExecute.ExecuteGitCommand(gitPath, _repoPath, $"config user.name Test GitSubmoduleUnitTests");
+
+        // Get the base and previous commit SHAs
+        {
+            var result = GitExecute.ExecuteGitCommand(gitPath, _repoPath, "log -n 2 --pretty=format:%H -- .");
+            Assert.AreEqual(Microsoft.Windows.DevHome.SDK.ProviderOperationStatus.Success, result.Status);
+            Assert.IsNotNull(result.Output);
+            var parts = result.Output.Split('\n');
+            Assert.AreEqual(2, parts.Length);
+            _commits[CommitHashState.Base] = parts[0];
+            _commits[CommitHashState.Previous] = parts[1];
+            Assert.AreNotEqual(_commits[CommitHashState.Base], _commits[CommitHashState.Previous]);
+        }
+
+        // Create a bunch of submodule baselines
+        GitExecute.ExecuteGitCommand(gitPath, _repoPath, $"submodule add -- {RepoUrl} sm_changed_file");
+        GitExecute.ExecuteGitCommand(gitPath, _repoPath, $"submodule add -- {RepoUrl} sm_changed_head");
+        GitExecute.ExecuteGitCommand(gitPath, _repoPath, $"submodule add -- {RepoUrl} sm_changed_index");
+        GitExecute.ExecuteGitCommand(gitPath, _repoPath, $"submodule add -- {RepoUrl} sm_changed_untracked_file");
+        GitExecute.ExecuteGitCommand(gitPath, _repoPath, $"submodule add -- {RepoUrl} sm_missing_commits");
+        GitExecute.ExecuteGitCommand(gitPath, _repoPath, $"submodule add -- {RepoUrl} sm_unchanged");
+        GitExecute.ExecuteGitCommand(gitPath, _repoPath, $"submodule add -- {RepoUrl} sm_unchanged_detached");
+        GitExecute.ExecuteGitCommand(gitPath, Path.Combine(_repoPath, "sm_unchanged_detached"), $"checkout {_commits[CommitHashState.Base]}");
+
+        // Commit and get the new SHA
+        GitExecute.ExecuteGitCommand(gitPath, _repoPath, "commit -m \"Adding submodules\"");
+        {
+            var result = GitExecute.ExecuteGitCommand(gitPath, _repoPath, "log -n 1 --pretty=format:%H -- .");
+            Assert.AreEqual(Microsoft.Windows.DevHome.SDK.ProviderOperationStatus.Success, result.Status);
+            Assert.IsNotNull(result.Output);
+            var parts = result.Output.Split('\n');
+            Assert.AreEqual(1, parts.Length);
+            _commits[CommitHashState.New] = parts[0];
+            Assert.AreNotEqual(_commits[CommitHashState.New], _commits[CommitHashState.Base]);
+        }
+
+        // Add and stage (but not commit) new submodule
+        GitExecute.ExecuteGitCommand(gitPath, _repoPath, $"submodule add -- {RepoUrl} sm_added_and_uncommitted");
+
+        // Modify submodules
+        File.AppendAllText(Path.Combine(_repoPath, "sm_changed_file/master.txt"), "In this submodule, the file is changed in the working directory.");
+        GitExecute.ExecuteGitCommand(gitPath, Path.Combine(_repoPath, "sm_changed_head"), $"config user.email test@GitSubmoduleUnitTests");
+        GitExecute.ExecuteGitCommand(gitPath, Path.Combine(_repoPath, "sm_changed_head"), $"config user.name Test GitSubmoduleUnitTests");
+        File.AppendAllText(Path.Combine(_repoPath, "sm_changed_head/master.txt"), "In this submodule, the file is changed and the change is committed to HEAD.");
+        GitExecute.ExecuteGitCommand(gitPath, Path.Combine(_repoPath, "sm_changed_head"), "commit --all --message \"Committing a change in the submodule.\"");
+        File.AppendAllText(Path.Combine(_repoPath, "sm_changed_index/master.txt"), "In this submodule, the file is changed and the change is committed to HEAD.");
+        GitExecute.ExecuteGitCommand(gitPath, Path.Combine(_repoPath, "sm_changed_index"), "stage --all");
+        File.AppendAllText(Path.Combine(_repoPath, "sm_changed_untracked_file/untracked_file.txt"), "In this submodule, we've added an untracked file.");
+        GitExecute.ExecuteGitCommand(gitPath, Path.Combine(_repoPath, "sm_missing_commits"), $"checkout {_commits[CommitHashState.Previous]}");
+        File.AppendAllLines(
+            Path.Combine(_repoPath, ".gitmodules"),
+            ["[submodule \"sm_gitmodules_only\"]", "\tpath = sm_gitmodules_only", "\turl = ..\\\\submodules_target"]);
+
+        // Get the new commit SHA in sm_changed_head
+        {
+            var result = GitExecute.ExecuteGitCommand(gitPath, Path.Combine(_repoPath, "sm_changed_head"), "log -n 1 --pretty=format:%H -- .");
+            Assert.AreEqual(Microsoft.Windows.DevHome.SDK.ProviderOperationStatus.Success, result.Status);
+            Assert.IsNotNull(result.Output);
+            var parts = result.Output.Split('\n');
+            Assert.AreEqual(1, parts.Length);
+            _commits[CommitHashState.NewInSubmodule] = parts[0];
+            Assert.AreNotEqual(_commits[CommitHashState.NewInSubmodule], _commits[CommitHashState.Base]);
+        }
+
+        _repo = new GitLocalRepository(_repoPath);
     }
 
     [ClassCleanup]
     public static void ClassCleanup()
     {
-        if (_sandbox is not null)
+        _repo = null;
+        GC.Collect(2);
+        if (_repoPath is not null)
         {
-            _sandbox.Cleanup();
-            _sandbox = null;
+            DirectoryHelper.DeleteDirectoryWithRetries(_repoPath, true, 5, 100, false);
         }
-
-        _repo = null;
     }
 
     [TestMethod]
-    [DataRow("", FolderStatusProp, "Branch: main | +1 ~1 -0 | +0 ~7 -0")]
+    [DataRow("", FolderStatusProp, "Branch: master ↑1 | +1 ~1 -0 | +0 ~6 -0")]
     [DataRow(".gitmodules", StatusProp, "Staged, Modified")]
     [DataRow("README.txt", StatusProp, "")]
     [DataRow("sm_added_and_uncommitted", StatusProp, "Submodule Added")]
@@ -46,7 +133,6 @@ public static void ClassCleanup()
     [DataRow("sm_changed_index", StatusProp, "Submodule Dirty")]
     [DataRow("sm_changed_untracked_file", StatusProp, "Submodule Dirty")]
     [DataRow("sm_missing_commits", StatusProp, "Submodule Changed")]
-    [DataRow("sm_missing_commits_detached", StatusProp, "Submodule Changed")]
     [DataRow("sm_unchanged", StatusProp, "")]
     [DataRow("sm_unchanged_detached", StatusProp, "")]
     public void RootFolderStatus(string path, string property, string value)
@@ -58,55 +144,53 @@ public void RootFolderStatus(string path, string property, string value)
     }
 
     [TestMethod]
-    [DataRow("", ShaProp, "8a303a1d530d9d4e9f31002d4c9d1d8f1cd78940")]
-    [DataRow(".gitmodules", ShaProp, "d8ebdc0b3c1d5240d4fc1c4cd3728ff561e714ad")]
-    [DataRow("README.txt", ShaProp, "74b157c3bfd2f24323c3bc6e5e96639a424f157f")]
-    [DataRow("sm_added_and_uncommitted", ShaProp, "")]
-    [DataRow("sm_changed_file", ShaProp, "8a303a1d530d9d4e9f31002d4c9d1d8f1cd78940")]
-    [DataRow("sm_changed_head", ShaProp, "8a303a1d530d9d4e9f31002d4c9d1d8f1cd78940")]
-    [DataRow("sm_changed_index", ShaProp, "8a303a1d530d9d4e9f31002d4c9d1d8f1cd78940")]
-    [DataRow("sm_changed_untracked_file", ShaProp, "8a303a1d530d9d4e9f31002d4c9d1d8f1cd78940")]
-    [DataRow("sm_missing_commits", ShaProp, "8a303a1d530d9d4e9f31002d4c9d1d8f1cd78940")]
-    [DataRow("sm_missing_commits_detached", ShaProp, "8a303a1d530d9d4e9f31002d4c9d1d8f1cd78940")]
-    [DataRow("sm_unchanged", ShaProp, "8a303a1d530d9d4e9f31002d4c9d1d8f1cd78940")]
-    [DataRow("sm_unchanged_detached", ShaProp, "8a303a1d530d9d4e9f31002d4c9d1d8f1cd78940")]
-    public void RootFolderCommit(string path, string property, string value)
+    [DataRow("", ShaProp, CommitHashState.New)]
+    [DataRow(".gitmodules", ShaProp, CommitHashState.New)]
+    [DataRow("sm_added_and_uncommitted", ShaProp, CommitHashState.Missing)]
+    [DataRow("sm_changed_file", ShaProp, CommitHashState.New)]
+    [DataRow("sm_changed_head", ShaProp, CommitHashState.New)]
+    [DataRow("sm_changed_index", ShaProp, CommitHashState.New)]
+    [DataRow("sm_changed_untracked_file", ShaProp, CommitHashState.New)]
+    [DataRow("sm_missing_commits", ShaProp, CommitHashState.New)]
+    [DataRow("sm_unchanged", ShaProp, CommitHashState.New)]
+    [DataRow("sm_unchanged_detached", ShaProp, CommitHashState.New)]
+    public void RootFolderCommit(string path, string property, CommitHashState state)
     {
         Assert.IsNotNull(_repo);
         var result = _repo.GetProperties([property], path);
         Assert.IsNotNull(result);
         if (result.TryGetValue(property, out var actual))
         {
-            Assert.AreEqual(value, actual);
+            Assert.AreEqual(_commits[state], actual);
         }
         else
         {
-            Assert.AreEqual(value, string.Empty);
+            Assert.AreEqual(CommitHashState.Missing, state);
         }
     }
 
     [TestMethod]
-    [DataRow("sm_added_and_uncommitted\\file_to_modify", ShaProp, "e9a899083a7e2b25d7a41e69463ce083bf9ef6ef")]
-    [DataRow("sm_changed_file\\file_to_modify", ShaProp, "e9a899083a7e2b25d7a41e69463ce083bf9ef6ef")]
-    [DataRow("sm_changed_head\\file_to_modify", ShaProp, "2ab664114c928551863c33d694965c79b6b75144")]
-    [DataRow("sm_changed_index\\file_to_modify", ShaProp, "e9a899083a7e2b25d7a41e69463ce083bf9ef6ef")]
-    [DataRow("sm_changed_untracked_file\\file_to_modify", ShaProp, "e9a899083a7e2b25d7a41e69463ce083bf9ef6ef")]
-    [DataRow("sm_missing_commits\\file_to_modify", ShaProp, "8e623bcf5aeceb8af7c0f0b22b82322f6c82fd4b")]
-    [DataRow("sm_missing_commits_detached\\file_to_modify", ShaProp, "8e623bcf5aeceb8af7c0f0b22b82322f6c82fd4b")]
-    [DataRow("sm_unchanged\\file_to_modify", ShaProp, "e9a899083a7e2b25d7a41e69463ce083bf9ef6ef")]
-    [DataRow("sm_unchanged_detached\\file_to_modify", ShaProp, "e9a899083a7e2b25d7a41e69463ce083bf9ef6ef")]
-    public void SubmoduleFilesCommit(string path, string property, string value)
+    [DataRow("sm_added_and_uncommitted\\.", ShaProp, CommitHashState.Base)]
+    [DataRow("sm_changed_file\\.", ShaProp, CommitHashState.Base)]
+    [DataRow("sm_changed_head\\.", ShaProp, CommitHashState.NewInSubmodule)]
+    [DataRow("sm_changed_head\\master.txt", ShaProp, CommitHashState.NewInSubmodule)]
+    [DataRow("sm_changed_index\\.", ShaProp, CommitHashState.Base)]
+    [DataRow("sm_changed_untracked_file\\.", ShaProp, CommitHashState.Base)]
+    [DataRow("sm_missing_commits\\.", ShaProp, CommitHashState.Previous)]
+    [DataRow("sm_unchanged\\.", ShaProp, CommitHashState.Base)]
+    [DataRow("sm_unchanged_detached\\.", ShaProp, CommitHashState.Base)]
+    public void SubmoduleFilesCommit(string path, string property, CommitHashState state)
     {
         Assert.IsNotNull(_repo);
         var result = _repo.GetProperties([property], path);
         Assert.IsNotNull(result);
         if (result.TryGetValue(property, out var actual))
         {
-            Assert.AreEqual(value, actual);
+            Assert.AreEqual(_commits[state], actual);
         }
         else
         {
-            Assert.AreEqual(value, string.Empty);
+            Assert.AreEqual(CommitHashState.Missing, state);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/SandboxHelper.cs b/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/SandboxHelper.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 55019279d9..0000000000
--- a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/SandboxHelper.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
-// Licensed under the MIT License.
-
-using Serilog;
-
-namespace FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest;
-
-internal sealed class SandboxHelper
-{
-    private readonly Serilog.ILogger _log = Log.ForContext("SourceContext", nameof(SandboxHelper));
-
-    private readonly Dictionary<string, string> _renames = new()
-    {
-        { "dot-git", ".git" },
-        { "dot-gitmodules", ".gitmodules" },
-    };
-
-    public DirectoryInfo ResourcesDirectory { get; private set; }
-
-    public DirectoryInfo DeployedDirectory { get; private set; }
-
-    public SandboxHelper()
-    {
-        var parentDir = Directory.GetParent(typeof(SandboxHelper).Assembly.Location) ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Could not obtain resources directory for sandbox repos");
-        ResourcesDirectory = new DirectoryInfo(Path.Combine(parentDir.FullName, "resources"));
-        DeployedDirectory = Directory.CreateTempSubdirectory("SandboxHelper.");
-    }
-
-    public void Cleanup()
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            Directory.Delete(DeployedDirectory.FullName, true);
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            _log.Warning(ex, $"Failed to delete temp directory {DeployedDirectory.FullName}");
-            throw;
-        }
-    }
-
-    public string CreateSandbox(string directory)
-    {
-        var source = new DirectoryInfo(Path.Combine(ResourcesDirectory.FullName, directory));
-        var target = new DirectoryInfo(Path.Combine(DeployedDirectory.FullName, directory));
-        CopyRecursive(source, target);
-
-        return target.FullName;
-    }
-
-    private void CopyRecursive(DirectoryInfo source, DirectoryInfo target)
-    {
-        foreach (var dir in source.GetDirectories())
-        {
-            CopyRecursive(dir, target.CreateSubdirectory(FixName(dir.Name)));
-        }
-
-        foreach (var file in source.GetFiles())
-        {
-            file.CopyTo(Path.Combine(target.FullName, FixName(file.Name)));
-        }
-    }
-
-    private string FixName(string name)
-    {
-        _renames.TryGetValue(name, out var newName);
-        return newName ?? name;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/resources/.gitattributes b/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/resources/.gitattributes
deleted file mode 100644
index 16986b4433..0000000000
--- a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/resources/.gitattributes
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-* binary
-.gitattributes diff
-.gitignore diff
-config diff
-resources_readme.txt diff
diff --git a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/resources/.gitignore b/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/resources/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index a817cf846c..0000000000
--- a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/resources/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-COMMIT_EDITMSG
-exclude
-logs/
-description
diff --git a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/resources/resources_readme.txt b/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/resources/resources_readme.txt
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-The folders under "resources" are Git repositories that have had ".git" renamed to "dot-git" and ".gitmodules" renamed to "dot-gitmodules".
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-This makes Git treat them as normal files so they can be checked in. SandboxHelper will rename them back to ".git" and ".gitmodules" when it needs to "clone" the repos for testing.
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-This is a submodule test repo.
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-Inspired by unit tests in libgit2.
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-	active = true
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-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
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deleted file mode 100644
index 6fad0aa277..0000000000
--- a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/resources/submodules_target/dot-git/packed-refs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# pack-refs with: peeled fully-peeled sorted 
-8bc132afeabc5cbf67bdaf4f92c3e391472a27dc refs/heads/main
diff --git a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/resources/submodules_target/file_to_modify b/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/resources/submodules_target/file_to_modify
deleted file mode 100644
index 61c56af214..0000000000
--- a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration.UnitTest/resources/submodules_target/file_to_modify
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-This is a file to modify in submodules.
-It has some history.
-You can add more changes if needed.
diff --git a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration/Models/GitLocalRepository.cs b/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration/Models/GitLocalRepository.cs
index 40b8a32689..d8578adaaf 100644
--- a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration/Models/GitLocalRepository.cs
+++ b/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration/Models/GitLocalRepository.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ IPropertySet ILocalRepository.GetProperties(string[] properties, string relative
     {
         relativePath = relativePath.Replace('\\', '/');
         var result = new ValueSet();
-        CommitWrapper? latestCommit = null;
+
+        (CommitWrapper? commit, bool alreadyFetched) latestCommit = (null, false);
 
         var repository = OpenRepository();
 
@@ -68,50 +69,21 @@ IPropertySet ILocalRepository.GetProperties(string[] properties, string relative
             return result;
         }
 
+        // If this repo wasn't fetched from the cache, we'll need to dispose of it at the end of the method.
+        using var repositoryCleanup = (_repositoryCache is null) ? repository : null;
+
         foreach (var propName in properties)
         {
             switch (propName)
             {
                 case "System.VersionControl.LastChangeMessage":
-                    latestCommit ??= FindLatestCommit(relativePath, repository);
-                    if (latestCommit is not null)
-                    {
-                        result.Add(propName, latestCommit.MessageShort);
-                    }
-
-                    break;
                 case "System.VersionControl.LastChangeAuthorName":
-                    latestCommit ??= FindLatestCommit(relativePath, repository);
-                    if (latestCommit is not null)
-                    {
-                        result.Add(propName, latestCommit.AuthorName);
-                    }
-
-                    break;
                 case "System.VersionControl.LastChangeDate":
-                    latestCommit ??= FindLatestCommit(relativePath, repository);
-                    if (latestCommit is not null)
-                    {
-                        result.Add(propName, latestCommit.AuthorWhen);
-                    }
-
-                    break;
                 case "System.VersionControl.LastChangeAuthorEmail":
-                    latestCommit ??= FindLatestCommit(relativePath, repository);
-                    if (latestCommit is not null)
-                    {
-                        result.Add(propName, latestCommit.AuthorEmail);
-                    }
-
-                    break;
                 case "System.VersionControl.LastChangeID":
-                    latestCommit ??= FindLatestCommit(relativePath, repository);
-                    if (latestCommit is not null)
-                    {
-                        result.Add(propName, latestCommit.Sha);
-                    }
-
+                    AddLatestCommitProperty(result, relativePath, propName, repository, ref latestCommit);
                     break;
+
                 case "System.VersionControl.Status":
                     result.Add(propName, GetStatus(relativePath, repository));
                     break;
@@ -131,6 +103,37 @@ IPropertySet ILocalRepository.GetProperties(string[] properties, string relative
         return result;
     }
 
+    private void AddLatestCommitProperty(ValueSet result, string relativePath, string propName, RepositoryWrapper repository, ref (CommitWrapper? commit, bool alreadyFetched) latestCommit)
+    {
+        if (!latestCommit.alreadyFetched)
+        {
+            latestCommit.commit = FindLatestCommit(relativePath, repository);
+            latestCommit.alreadyFetched = true;
+        }
+
+        if (latestCommit.commit is not null)
+        {
+            switch (propName)
+            {
+                case "System.VersionControl.LastChangeMessage":
+                    result.Add(propName, latestCommit.commit.MessageShort);
+                    break;
+                case "System.VersionControl.LastChangeAuthorName":
+                    result.Add(propName, latestCommit.commit.AuthorName);
+                    break;
+                case "System.VersionControl.LastChangeDate":
+                    result.Add(propName, latestCommit.commit.AuthorWhen);
+                    break;
+                case "System.VersionControl.LastChangeAuthorEmail":
+                    result.Add(propName, latestCommit.commit.AuthorEmail);
+                    break;
+                case "System.VersionControl.LastChangeID":
+                    result.Add(propName, latestCommit.commit.Sha);
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     public IPropertySet GetProperties(string[] properties, string relativePath)
     {
         return ((ILocalRepository)this).GetProperties(properties, relativePath);
@@ -162,6 +165,13 @@ public IPropertySet GetProperties(string[] properties, string relativePath)
 
     private CommitWrapper? FindLatestCommit(string relativePath, RepositoryWrapper repository)
     {
-        return repository.FindLastCommit(relativePath);
+        try
+        {
+            return repository.FindLastCommit(relativePath);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration/Models/RepositoryWrapper.cs b/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration/Models/RepositoryWrapper.cs
index 7d5ddd4167..d4314948a9 100644
--- a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration/Models/RepositoryWrapper.cs
+++ b/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration/Models/RepositoryWrapper.cs
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ internal void Dispose(bool disposing)
             {
                 _repo.Dispose();
                 _repoLock.Dispose();
+                _statusCache.Dispose();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration/Models/ThrottledTask.cs b/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration/Models/ThrottledTask.cs
index a06d04bf4d..dffae6e5c4 100644
--- a/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration/Models/ThrottledTask.cs
+++ b/extensions/GitExtension/FileExplorerGitIntegration/Models/ThrottledTask.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public ThrottledTask(Action action, TimeSpan interval)
         _interval = interval;
     }
 
-    // The first time Run is called, create a task to invoke _action, and then delay for _interval as a "cooldown".
+    // The first time Run is called, wait until new requests stop getting queued, checking every _interval, then create a task to invoke _action.
     // If Run is not called again while the task is active (during the action or cooldown)
     //   then the task exits normally and resets state back to initial.
     // Otherwise, if Run is called again while the task is active,
@@ -48,11 +48,29 @@ public void Run(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
             _currentTask = Task.Run(
                 async () =>
                 {
-                    bool shouldContinue = true;
-                    while (shouldContinue)
+                    bool runAgain = true;
+                    while (runAgain)
                     {
+                        bool waitAgain = false;
+                        do
+                        {
+                            await Task.Delay(_interval, cancellationToken);
+                            lock (_lock)
+                            {
+                                if (_shouldQueue)
+                                {
+                                    _shouldQueue = false;
+                                    waitAgain = true;
+                                }
+                                else
+                                {
+                                    waitAgain = false;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        while (!waitAgain);
+
                         _action.Invoke();
-                        await Task.Delay(_interval, cancellationToken);
                         lock (_lock)
                         {
                             if (_shouldQueue)
@@ -61,7 +79,7 @@ public void Run(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
                             }
                             else
                             {
-                                shouldContinue = false;
+                                runAgain = false;
                                 _currentTask = null;
                             }
                         }