diff --git a/init.ps1 b/init.ps1
index ca0d718a..72d68b5f 100755
--- a/init.ps1
+++ b/init.ps1
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ $EnvVars = @{}
 if (!$NoPrerequisites) {
     & "$PSScriptRoot\tools\Install-NuGetCredProvider.ps1" -AccessToken $AccessToken -Force:$UpgradePrerequisites
     & "$PSScriptRoot\tools\Install-DotNetSdk.ps1" -InstallLocality $InstallLocality
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 3010) {
+        Exit 3010
+    }
 
     # The procdump tool and env var is required for dotnet test to collect hang/crash dumps of tests.
     # But it only works on Windows.
diff --git a/tools/Install-DotNetSdk.ps1 b/tools/Install-DotNetSdk.ps1
index a13638ae..be5f6a27 100755
--- a/tools/Install-DotNetSdk.ps1
+++ b/tools/Install-DotNetSdk.ps1
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ Function Install-DotNet($Version, [switch]$Runtime) {
     Write-Host "Downloading .NET Core $sdkSubstring$Version..."
     $Installer = Get-InstallerExe -Version $Version -Runtime:$Runtime
     Write-Host "Installing .NET Core $sdkSubstring$Version..."
-    cmd /c start /wait $Installer /install /quiet
-    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+    cmd /c start /wait $Installer /install /passive /norestart
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 3010) {
+        Write-Verbose "Restart required"
+    } elseif ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
         throw "Failure to install .NET Core SDK"
     }
 }
@@ -95,16 +97,24 @@ if ($InstallLocality -eq 'machine') {
     if ($IsMacOS -or $IsLinux) {
         $DotNetInstallDir = '/usr/share/dotnet'
     } else {
+        $restartRequired = $false
         if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess(".NET Core SDK $sdkVersion", "Install")) {
             Install-DotNet -Version $sdkVersion
+            $restartRequired = $restartRequired -or ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 3010)
         }
 
         $runtimeVersions | Get-Unique |% {
             if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess(".NET Core runtime $_", "Install")) {
                 Install-DotNet -Version $_ -Runtime
+                $restartRequired = $restartRequired -or ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 3010)
             }
         }
 
+        if ($restartRequired) {
+            Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "System restart required"
+            Exit 3010
+        }
+
         return
     }
 } elseif ($InstallLocality -eq 'repo') {