diff --git a/azure-pipelines/vs-insertion-experimental.yml b/azure-pipelines/vs-insertion-experimental.yml
index fe2a1134de5..6cbdac4eaa1 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/vs-insertion-experimental.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/vs-insertion-experimental.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ parameters:
     displayName: 'Insertion Target Branch (select for manual insertion)'
     values:
       - main
+      - rel/d18.0
       - rel/d17.14
       - rel/d17.13
       - rel/d17.12
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/vs-insertion.yml b/azure-pipelines/vs-insertion.yml
index f4025af8cc2..913c108c9e0 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/vs-insertion.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/vs-insertion.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ parameters:
     values:
       - auto
       - main
+      - rel/d18.0
       - rel/d17.14
       - rel/d17.13
       - rel/d17.12
@@ -65,7 +66,9 @@ parameters:
 variables:
   # `auto` should work every time and selecting a branch in parameters is likely to fail due to incompatible versions in MSBuild and VS
   - name: AutoInsertTargetBranch
-    ${{ if eq(variables['Build.SourceBranchName'], 'vs17.14') }}:
+    ${{ if eq(variables['Build.SourceBranchName'], 'vs18.0') }}:
+      value: 'rel/d18.0'
+    ${{ elseif eq(variables['Build.SourceBranchName'], 'vs17.14') }}:
       value: 'rel/d17.14'
     ${{ elseif eq(variables['Build.SourceBranchName'], 'vs17.13') }}:
       value: 'rel/d17.13'
diff --git a/src/Build/Logging/TerminalLogger/TerminalLogger.cs b/src/Build/Logging/TerminalLogger/TerminalLogger.cs
index 24eac40cb55..b64fefb705e 100644
--- a/src/Build/Logging/TerminalLogger/TerminalLogger.cs
+++ b/src/Build/Logging/TerminalLogger/TerminalLogger.cs
@@ -210,6 +210,11 @@ public EvalContext(BuildEventContext context)
     /// </summary>
     private bool? _showSummary;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Indicates whether to show the live-updated nodes display.
+    /// </summary>
+    private bool _showNodesDisplay = true;
+
     private uint? _originalConsoleMode;
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -422,6 +427,9 @@ private void ApplyParameter(string parameterName, string? parameterValue)
             case "NOSUMMARY":
                 _showSummary = false;
                 break;
+            case "DISABLENODEDISPLAY":
+                _showNodesDisplay = false;
+                break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -488,9 +496,10 @@ public MessageImportance GetMinimumMessageImportance()
     /// </summary>
     private void BuildStarted(object sender, BuildStartedEventArgs e)
     {
-        if (!_manualRefresh)
+        if (!_manualRefresh && _showNodesDisplay)
         {
             _refresher = new Thread(ThreadProc);
+            _refresher.Name = "Terminal Logger Node Display Refresher";
             _refresher.Start();
         }
 
@@ -763,7 +772,10 @@ private void ProjectFinished(object sender, ProjectFinishedEventArgs e)
                     _buildErrorsCount += project.ErrorCount;
                     _buildWarningsCount += project.WarningCount;
 
-                    DisplayNodes();
+                    if (_showNodesDisplay)
+                    {
+                        DisplayNodes();
+                    }
                 }
                 finally
                 {