fix: suppress Test-NetConnection progress bar noise (\Continue = SilentlyContinue)

scripts/Measure-CIBenchmark.ps1

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ param(
 
 Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+$ProgressPreference   = 'SilentlyContinue'   # suppress Write-Progress (Test-NetConnection, IWR, etc.)
 
 Import-Module (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '_Common.psm1') -Force
 Resolve-VmrunPath -VmrunPath $VmrunPath | Out-Null
@@ -243,4 +244,4 @@ if ($Iterations -gt 1) {
 
 Write-Host ""
 Write-Host "Results appended to: $benchmarkLog"
-
+

scripts/Wait-VMReady.ps1

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ param(
 
 Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+$ProgressPreference   = 'SilentlyContinue'   # suppress Write-Progress (Test-NetConnection, IWR, etc.)
 
 if (-not (Test-Path $VmrunPath -PathType Leaf)) {
     throw "vmrun.exe not found at: $VmrunPath"

scripts/_Transport.psm1

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #>
 Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+$ProgressPreference   = 'SilentlyContinue'   # suppress Write-Progress (Test-NetConnection, IWR, etc.)
 
 function Invoke-SshCommand {
     <#

template/Deploy-LinuxBuild2404.ps1

@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ param(
 
 Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+$ProgressPreference   = 'SilentlyContinue'   # suppress Write-Progress (Test-NetConnection, IWR, etc.)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Helpers

template/Prepare-LinuxBuild2404.ps1

@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ param(
 
 Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+$ProgressPreference   = 'SilentlyContinue'   # suppress Write-Progress (Test-NetConnection, IWR, etc.)
 
 # ── Locate vmrun.exe ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 $vmrunExe = Join-Path $VMwareWorkstationDir 'vmrun.exe'

template/Prepare-WinBuild2022.ps1

@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ param(
 
 Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+$ProgressPreference   = 'SilentlyContinue'   # suppress Write-Progress (Test-NetConnection, IWR, etc.)
 
 # ── Locate vmrun.exe ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 $vmrunCandidates = @(

template/Prepare-WinBuild2025.ps1

@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ param(
 
 Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+$ProgressPreference   = 'SilentlyContinue'   # suppress Write-Progress (Test-NetConnection, IWR, etc.)
 
 # ── Locate vmrun.exe ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 $vmrunCandidates = @(