[v-amolpatil]

Summary

• Set the minimum Node.js version to 22.23.4 in the root package.
• Update 24 GitHub Actions and Azure Pipelines configurations to select Node.js >=22.23.4, replacing legacy npm setup where applicable.
• Use tsx to run TypeScript tests under ESM and increase the test timeout to 15 seconds.
• Fix the locale-link rejection assertion and improve Windows .NET mocking and Python executable discovery in local-validation tests.
• Update the lockfile and corresponding generated locale-test artifacts.

Validation

• TypeScript type-check passed: npm run tsc -- --noEmit.
• Full test suite passed: 83 passing, 2 optional integration tests pending.
• All 24 modified CI YAML files parsed successfully.
• git diff --check passed.

Notes

• The Node.js range permits newer major versions; it is not restricted to Node.js 22.

• Local verification ran on Windows with Node.js 26.12.1. Hosted Linux CI verification remains pending.

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  • Ran test in local system npm run tsc -- --noEmit

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