[CI Failure] Flaky: AppHostServerSessionTests.Start_StopRequested_GracefulIgnored_ExpireEscalatesToTreeKill times out intermittently on Windows
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Description
## Build Information
Build: https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/actions/runs/32812190860
Build error leg or test failing: Tests / Cli / Cli (windows-latest) / `Aspire.Cli.Tests.Projects.AppHostServerSessionTests.Start_StopRequested_GracefulIgnored_ExpireEscalatesToTreeKill`
Pull request: #19032
## Error Message
```
System.TimeoutException : The operation has timed out.
at Aspire.Cli.Tests.Projects.AppHostServerSessionTests.Start_StopRequested_GracefulIgnored_ExpireEscalatesToTreeKill() in D:\a\aspire\aspire\tests\Aspire.Cli.Tests\Projects\AppHostServerSessionTests.cs:line 294
```
## Description
Flaky: AppHostServerSessionTests.Start_StopRequested_GracefulIgnored_ExpireEscalatesToTreeKill times out intermittently on Windows
**Type**: flaky-test
## Occurrences
| Date | Build | Job | PR |
|------|-------|-----|----|
| 2026-08-25 | [32812190860](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/actions/runs/32812190860) | Tests / Cli / Cli (windows-latest) | #19032 |
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/Projects/AppHostServerSessionTests.cs at line 294 and run AppHostServerSessionTests.Start_StopRequested_GracefulIgnored_ExpireEscalatesToTreeKill on windows-latest. Investigate the intermittent TimeoutException in the Windows CI job and verify the test completes reliably without timing out.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- testing
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100