diff --git a/.azuredevops/pipelineTemplates/jobs.publishModule.yml b/.azuredevops/pipelineTemplates/jobs.publishModule.yml
index f22e1761c3..4bcf191f2a 100644
--- a/.azuredevops/pipelineTemplates/jobs.publishModule.yml
+++ b/.azuredevops/pipelineTemplates/jobs.publishModule.yml
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ jobs:
             . (Join-Path '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)' '$(pipelineFunctionsPath)' 'resourcePublish' 'Publish-ModuleToUniversalArtifactFeed.ps1')
 
             #Prioritizing the bicep file
-            $TemplateFilePath = Join-Path -Path '$(ENVMODULEPATH)' -ChildPath 'deploy.bicep'
+            $TemplateFilePath = Join-Path '$(ENVMODULEPATH)' 'deploy.bicep'
             if (-not (Test-Path $TemplateFilePath)) {
-              $TemplateFilePath = Join-Path -Path '$(ENVMODULEPATH)' -ChildPath 'deploy.json'
+              $TemplateFilePath = Join-Path '$(ENVMODULEPATH)' 'deploy.json'
             }
 
             $functionInput = @{
@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ jobs:
             . (Join-Path '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)' '$(pipelineFunctionsPath)' 'resourcePublish' 'Publish-ModuleToTemplateSpec.ps1')
 
             #Prioritizing the bicep file
-            $TemplateFilePath = Join-Path -Path '$(ENVMODULEPATH)' -ChildPath 'deploy.bicep'
+            $TemplateFilePath = Join-Path '$(ENVMODULEPATH)' 'deploy.bicep'
             if (-not (Test-Path $TemplateFilePath)) {
-              $TemplateFilePath = Join-Path -Path '$(ENVMODULEPATH)' -ChildPath 'deploy.json'
+              $TemplateFilePath = Join-Path '$(ENVMODULEPATH)' 'deploy.json'
             }
 
             $functionInput = @{
@@ -278,9 +278,9 @@ jobs:
             . (Join-Path '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)' '$(pipelineFunctionsPath)' 'resourcePublish' 'Publish-ModuleToPrivateBicepRegistry.ps1')
 
             #Prioritizing the bicep file
-            $TemplateFilePath = Join-Path -Path '$(ENVMODULEPATH)' -ChildPath 'deploy.bicep'
+            $TemplateFilePath = Join-Path '$(ENVMODULEPATH)' 'deploy.bicep'
             if (-not (Test-Path $TemplateFilePath)) {
-              $TemplateFilePath = Join-Path -Path '$(ENVMODULEPATH)' -ChildPath 'deploy.json'
+              $TemplateFilePath = Join-Path '$(ENVMODULEPATH)' 'deploy.json'
             }
 
             $functionInput = @{
diff --git a/.azuredevops/platformPipelines/platform.updateReadMe.yml b/.azuredevops/platformPipelines/platform.updateReadMe.yml
index 50da9cdbad..f305261308 100644
--- a/.azuredevops/platformPipelines/platform.updateReadMe.yml
+++ b/.azuredevops/platformPipelines/platform.updateReadMe.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
 
             $functionInput = @{
               ModulesPath    = Join-Path '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)' 'modules'
-              FilePath       = Join-Path '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)' 'modules/README.md'
+              FilePath       = Join-Path '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)' 'modules' 'README.md'
               Organization   = '$(System.CollectionUri)'.Split('/')[3]
               RepositoryName = '$(Build.Repository.Name)'
               ColumnsInOrder = @('Name', 'ProviderNamespace','ResourceType')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/platform.updateReadMe.yml b/.github/workflows/platform.updateReadMe.yml
index 6625950b23..2a865cda47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/platform.updateReadMe.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/platform.updateReadMe.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
 
           $functionInput = @{
             ModulesPath    = Join-Path $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE 'modules'
-            FilePath       = Join-Path $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE 'modules/README.md'
+            FilePath       = Join-Path $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE 'modules' 'README.md'
             Organization   = ($env:GITHUB_REPOSITORY).split('/')[0]
             RepositoryName = ($env:GITHUB_REPOSITORY).split('/')[1]
             ColumnsInOrder = @('Name', 'ProviderNamespace','ResourceType')
diff --git a/utilities/pipelines/resourcePublish/Get-ModulesToPublish.ps1 b/utilities/pipelines/resourcePublish/Get-ModulesToPublish.ps1
index 7993734f5a..ff468a5b3c 100644
--- a/utilities/pipelines/resourcePublish/Get-ModulesToPublish.ps1
+++ b/utilities/pipelines/resourcePublish/Get-ModulesToPublish.ps1
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ function Find-TemplateFile {
     }
 
     #Prioritizing the bicep file
-    $TemplateFilePath = Join-Path -Path $FolderPath -ChildPath 'deploy.bicep'
+    $TemplateFilePath = Join-Path $FolderPath 'deploy.bicep'
     if (-not (Test-Path $TemplateFilePath)) {
-        $TemplateFilePath = Join-Path -Path $FolderPath -ChildPath 'deploy.json'
+        $TemplateFilePath = Join-Path $FolderPath 'deploy.json'
     }
 
     if (-not (Test-Path $TemplateFilePath)) {
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ function Get-ParentModuleTemplateFile {
     $ParentFolderPath = Split-Path $ModuleFolderPath -Parent
 
     #Prioritizing the bicep file
-    $ParentTemplateFilePath = Join-Path -Path $ParentFolderPath -ChildPath 'deploy.bicep'
+    $ParentTemplateFilePath = Join-Path $ParentFolderPath 'deploy.bicep'
     if (-not (Test-Path $TemplateFilePath)) {
-        $ParentTemplateFilePath = Join-Path -Path $ParentFolderPath -ChildPath 'deploy.json'
+        $ParentTemplateFilePath = Join-Path $ParentFolderPath 'deploy.json'
     }
 
     if (-not (Test-Path -Path $ParentTemplateFilePath)) {
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ function Get-ModuleVersionFromFile {
     )
 
     $ModuleFolder = Split-Path -Path $TemplateFilePath -Parent
-    $VersionFilePath = Join-Path -Path $ModuleFolder -ChildPath 'version.json'
+    $VersionFilePath = Join-Path $ModuleFolder 'version.json'
 
     if (-not (Test-Path -Path $VersionFilePath)) {
         throw "No version file found at: [$VersionFilePath]"
diff --git a/utilities/pipelines/staticValidation/module.tests.ps1 b/utilities/pipelines/staticValidation/module.tests.ps1
index de04af02c2..7d5ce030a5 100644
--- a/utilities/pipelines/staticValidation/module.tests.ps1
+++ b/utilities/pipelines/staticValidation/module.tests.ps1
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ $script:jsonTemplateLoadFailedException = "Unable to load the deploy.json templa
 $script:templateNotFoundException = 'No template file found in folder [{0}]' # -f $moduleFolderPath
 
 # Import any helper function used in this test script
-Import-Module (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'helper\helper.psm1') -Force
+Import-Module (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'helper' 'helper.psm1') -Force
 
 Describe 'File/folder tests' -Tag Modules {
 
diff --git a/utilities/pipelines/tokensReplacement/Convert-TokensInFileList.ps1 b/utilities/pipelines/tokensReplacement/Convert-TokensInFileList.ps1
index 6d6edf2a75..684936a663 100644
--- a/utilities/pipelines/tokensReplacement/Convert-TokensInFileList.ps1
+++ b/utilities/pipelines/tokensReplacement/Convert-TokensInFileList.ps1
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Optional. A string for a custom output directory of the modified parameter file
 
 .NOTES
 - Make sure you provide the right information in the objects that contain tokens. This is in the form of
- @(
+@(
         @{ Name = 'deploymentSpId'; Value = '12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789123' }
         @{ Name = 'tenantId'; Value = '12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789123' }
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function Convert-TokensInFileList {
 
     begin {
         # Load used funtions
-        . (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot './helper/Convert-TokenInFile.ps1')
+        . (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'helper' 'Convert-TokenInFile.ps1')
     }
 
     process {
diff --git a/utilities/pipelines/tokensReplacement/helper/Convert-TokenInFile.ps1 b/utilities/pipelines/tokensReplacement/helper/Convert-TokenInFile.ps1
index bb7be0eb72..0491a78f0c 100644
--- a/utilities/pipelines/tokensReplacement/helper/Convert-TokenInFile.ps1
+++ b/utilities/pipelines/tokensReplacement/helper/Convert-TokenInFile.ps1
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function Convert-TokenInFile {
         # Set Content
         if ($OutputDirectory -and (Test-Path -Path $OutputDirectory -PathType Container)) {
             # If Specific Output Directory Provided
-            $Path = (Join-Path -Path $OutputDirectory -ChildPath $FileName)
+            $Path = Join-Path $OutputDirectory $FileName
         }
         # Set Content
         $File | Set-Content -Path $Path
diff --git a/utilities/tools/ConvertTo-ARMTemplate.ps1 b/utilities/tools/ConvertTo-ARMTemplate.ps1
index 90fe651023..a6860a15c5 100644
--- a/utilities/tools/ConvertTo-ARMTemplate.ps1
+++ b/utilities/tools/ConvertTo-ARMTemplate.ps1
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ param (
 )
 
 $rootPath = Get-Item -Path $Path | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'FullName'
-$modulesFolderPath = Join-Path -Path $rootPath -ChildPath 'modules'
+$modulesFolderPath = Join-Path $rootPath 'modules'
 if ($ConvertChildren) {
     $BicepFilesToConvert = Get-ChildItem -Path $modulesFolderPath -Filter 'deploy.bicep' -Recurse -Force
 } else {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ if ($ConvertChildren) {
 #region Remove existing deploy.json files
 Write-Verbose 'Remove existing deploy.json files'
 
-if (Test-Path -Path (Join-Path -Path $modulesFolderPath -ChildPath 'deploy.bicep')) {
+if (Test-Path -Path (Join-Path $modulesFolderPath 'deploy.bicep')) {
     $JsonFilesToRemove = Get-ChildItem -Path $modulesFolderPath -Filter 'deploy.json' -Recurse -Force -File
     Write-Verbose "Remove existing deploy.json files - Remove [$($JsonFilesToRemove.count)] file(s)"
     if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess("[$($JsonFilesToRemove.count)] deploy.json files(s) in path [$modulesFolderPath]", 'Remove-Item')) {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ if (-not $SkipMetadataCleanup) {
             }
 
             $moduleFolderPath = $_.Directory.FullName
-            $JSONFilePath = Join-Path -Path $moduleFolderPath -ChildPath 'deploy.json'
+            $JSONFilePath = Join-Path $moduleFolderPath 'deploy.json'
             if (Test-Path -Path $JSONFilePath) {
                 $JSONFileContent = Get-Content -Path $JSONFilePath
                 $JSONObj = $JSONFileContent | ConvertFrom-Json
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ if (-not $SkipPipelineUpdate) {
     Write-Verbose 'Update pipeline files'
 
     # GitHub workflow files
-    $ghWorkflowFolderPath = Join-Path -Path $rootPath -ChildPath '.github\workflows'
+    $ghWorkflowFolderPath = Join-Path -Path $rootPath '.github' 'workflows'
     if (Test-Path -Path $ghWorkflowFolderPath) {
         $ghWorkflowFilesToUpdate = Get-ChildItem -Path $ghWorkflowFolderPath -Filter 'ms.*.yml' -File -Force
         Write-Verbose ('Update workflow files - Processing [{0}] file(s)' -f $ghWorkflowFilesToUpdate.count)
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ if (-not $SkipPipelineUpdate) {
     }
 
     # Azure DevOps Pipelines
-    $adoPipelineFolderPath = Join-Path -Path $rootPath -ChildPath '.azuredevops\modulePipelines'
+    $adoPipelineFolderPath = Join-Path -Path $rootPath '.azuredevops' 'modulePipelines'
     if (Test-Path -Path $adoPipelineFolderPath) {
         $adoPipelineFilesToUpdate = Get-ChildItem -Path $adoPipelineFolderPath -Filter 'ms.*.yml' -File -Force
         Write-Verbose ('Update Azure DevOps pipeline files - Processing [{0}] file(s)' -f $adoPipelineFilesToUpdate.count)
diff --git a/utilities/tools/Set-ModuleReadMe.ps1 b/utilities/tools/Set-ModuleReadMe.ps1
index f30170f48c..527ca3926b 100644
--- a/utilities/tools/Set-ModuleReadMe.ps1
+++ b/utilities/tools/Set-ModuleReadMe.ps1
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ function Set-ModuleReadMe {
     )
 
     # Load external functions
-    . (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'helper/Merge-FileWithNewContent.ps1')
+    . (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'helper' 'Merge-FileWithNewContent.ps1')
     . (Join-Path (Split-Path $PSScriptRoot -Parent) 'pipelines' 'sharedScripts' 'Get-NestedResourceList.ps1')
 
     # Check template & make full path
diff --git a/utilities/tools/Test-ModuleLocally.ps1 b/utilities/tools/Test-ModuleLocally.ps1
index be56b7c2f4..4425705df8 100644
--- a/utilities/tools/Test-ModuleLocally.ps1
+++ b/utilities/tools/Test-ModuleLocally.ps1
@@ -138,12 +138,13 @@ function Test-ModuleLocally {
     begin {
         $repoRootPath = (Get-Item $PSScriptRoot).Parent.Parent
         $ModuleName = Split-Path (Split-Path $TemplateFilePath -Parent) -Leaf
+        $utilitiesFolderPath = Split-Path $PSScriptRoot -Parent
         Write-Verbose "Running local tests for [$ModuleName]"
         # Load Tokens Converter Scripts
-        . (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '../pipelines/tokensReplacement/Convert-TokensInFileList.ps1')
+        . (Join-Path $utilitiesFolderPath 'pipelines' 'tokensReplacement' 'Convert-TokensInFileList.ps1')
         # Load Modules Validation / Deployment Scripts
-        . (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '../pipelines/resourceDeployment/New-TemplateDeployment.ps1')
-        . (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '../pipelines/resourceDeployment/Test-TemplateDeployment.ps1')
+        . (Join-Path $utilitiesFolderPath 'pipelines' 'resourceDeployment' 'New-TemplateDeployment.ps1')
+        . (Join-Path $utilitiesFolderPath 'pipelines' 'resourceDeployment' 'Test-TemplateDeployment.ps1')
     }
     process {
 
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ function Test-ModuleLocally {
         }
 
         # Construct Token Configuration Input
-        $GlobalVariablesObject = Get-Content -Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '..\..\settings.yml') | ConvertFrom-Yaml -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty variables
+        $GlobalVariablesObject = Get-Content -Path (Join-Path $repoRootPath 'settings.yml') | ConvertFrom-Yaml -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty variables
         $tokenConfiguration = @{
             FilePathList = $moduleTestFiles
             Tokens       = @{}
diff --git a/utilities/tools/Test-NamePrefixAvailability.ps1 b/utilities/tools/Test-NamePrefixAvailability.ps1
index 0b5b36e5da..f0e9ea45de 100644
--- a/utilities/tools/Test-NamePrefixAvailability.ps1
+++ b/utilities/tools/Test-NamePrefixAvailability.ps1
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ function Test-NamePrefixAvailability {
         Write-Debug ('{0} entered' -f $MyInvocation.MyCommand)
 
         # Load helper Scripts
-        . (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '../pipelines/tokensReplacement/Convert-TokensInFileList.ps1')
-        $root = (Get-Item $PSScriptRoot).Parent.Parent.FullName
+        $repoRoot = (Get-Item $PSScriptRoot).Parent.Parent.FullName
+        . (Join-Path $repoRoot 'utilities' 'pipelines' 'tokensReplacement' 'Convert-TokensInFileList.ps1')
     }
     process {
 
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ function Test-NamePrefixAvailability {
             'Microsoft.ContainerRegistry/registries'
             'Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults'
         )
-        $parameterFiles = (Get-ChildItem -Path $root -Recurse -Filter '*.json').FullName | ForEach-Object { $_.Replace('\', '/') }
+        $parameterFiles = (Get-ChildItem -Path $repoRoot -Recurse -Filter '*.json').FullName | ForEach-Object { $_.Replace('\', '/') }
         $parameterFiles = $parameterFiles | Where-Object { $_ -match '(?:{0}).*parameters\.json' -f ($relevantResourceTypes -join '|' -replace '/', '\/+') }
 
         # Replace parameter file tokens
         # -----------------------------
 
         # Tokens in settings.yml
-        $GlobalVariablesObject = Get-Content -Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '..\..\settings.yml') | ConvertFrom-Yaml -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty variables
+        $GlobalVariablesObject = Get-Content -Path (Join-Path $repoRoot 'settings.yml') | ConvertFrom-Yaml -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty variables
 
         # Construct Token Configuration Input
         $tokenConfiguration = @{