diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index a4f9665f..ab9f8703 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -124,7 +124,14 @@ steps:
       - label: ":windows: install_windows_10_sdk Tests - Standard version file"
         command: |
           echo '20348' > .windows-10-sdk-version
-          bin/install_windows_10_sdk.ps1 -DryRun
+          $output = & bin/install_windows_10_sdk.ps1 -DryRun
+          $exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
+          if ($exitCode -ne 0) {
+            echo "Unexpected failure. Exit code: $exitCode"
+            echo "Output:"
+            echo $output
+            exit 1
+          }
         agents:
           queue: windows
         notify:
@@ -133,8 +140,19 @@ steps:
 
       - label: ":windows: install_windows_10_sdk Tests - Version file with new lines"
         command: |
-          echo "20348\n\n" > .windows-10-sdk-version
-          bin/install_windows_10_sdk.ps1 -DryRun
+          echo "20348`n`n" > .windows-10-sdk-version
+          $output = & bin/install_windows_10_sdk.ps1 -DryRun
+          $exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
+          if ($exitCode -ne 0) {
+            echo "Unexpected failure. Exit code: $exitCode"
+            echo "Output:"
+            echo $output
+            exit 1
+          }
+          if (($output -notmatch "[!] Invalid version file format") -and ($output -notmatch "Expected exactly one non-empty line")) {
+            echo "Failure message did not match expectation."
+            exit 1
+          }
         agents:
           queue: windows
         notify:
@@ -144,7 +162,18 @@ steps:
       - label: ":windows: install_windows_10_sdk Tests - Version file with a word"
         command: |
           echo "not an integer" > .windows-10-sdk-version
-          bin/install_windows_10_sdk.ps1 -DryRun
+          $output = & bin/install_windows_10_sdk.ps1 -DryRun
+          $exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
+          if ($exitCode -ne 1) {
+            echo "Expected exit code 1, got: $exitCode"
+            echo "Output:"
+            echo $output
+            exit 1
+          }
+          if (($output -notmatch "[!] Invalid version file format") -and ($output -notmatch "Expected an integer, got:'")) {
+            echo "Failure message did not match expectation."
+            exit 1
+          }
         agents:
           queue: windows
         notify:
diff --git a/bin/install_windows_10_sdk.ps1 b/bin/install_windows_10_sdk.ps1
index d6f00afe..2a4abe42 100755
--- a/bin/install_windows_10_sdk.ps1
+++ b/bin/install_windows_10_sdk.ps1
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if ($windows10SDKVersion.Count -ne 1) {
 }
 
 if ($windows10SDKVersion -notmatch '^\d+$') {
-  Write-Output "[!] Invalid version format."
+  Write-Output "[!] Invalid version file format."
   Write-Output "Expected an integer, got: '$windows10SDKVersion'"
   exit 1
 }
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ If (-not (Test-Path $buildToolsPath)) {
   Write-Output "[!] Failed to download Visual Studio Build Tools"
   Exit 1
 } else {
-  Write-Output "Successfully downloaded Visual Studio Build Toosl at $buildToolsPath."
+  Write-Output "Successfully downloaded Visual Studio Build Tools at $buildToolsPath."
 }
 
 # Install the Windows SDK and other required components