Mark flaky Update-Help web tests as pending to unblock CI (#26796)

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test/powershell/engine/Help/UpdatableHelpSystem.Tests.ps1

@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ function RunUpdateHelpTests
     param (
         [string]$tag = "CI",
         [switch]$useSourcePath,
-        [switch]$userscope
+        [switch]$userscope,
+        [switch]$markAsPending
     )
 
     foreach ($moduleName in $modulesInBox)
@@ -214,8 +215,15 @@ function RunUpdateHelpTests
 
             It ('Validate Update-Help for module ''{0}'' in {1}' -F $moduleName, [PSCustomObject] $updateScope) -Skip:(!(Test-CanWriteToPsHome) -and $userscope -eq $false) {
 
+                if ($markAsPending) {
+                    Set-ItResult -Pending -Because "Update-Help from the web has intermittent connectivity issues. See issues #2807 and #6541."
+                    return
+                }
+
                 # Delete the whole help directory
-                Remove-Item ($moduleHelpPath) -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+                if ($moduleHelpPath) {
+                    Remove-Item ($moduleHelpPath) -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+                }
 
                 [hashtable] $UICultureParam = $(if ((Get-UICulture).Name -ne $myUICulture) { @{ UICulture = $myUICulture } } else { @{} })
                 [hashtable] $sourcePathParam = $(if ($useSourcePath) { @{ SourcePath = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot assets } } else { @{} })
@@ -246,8 +254,15 @@ function RunSaveHelpTests
         {
             try
             {
-                $saveHelpFolder = Join-Path $TestDrive (Get-Random).ToString()
-                New-Item  $saveHelpFolder -Force -ItemType Directory > $null
+                $saveHelpFolder = if ($TestDrive) {
+                    Join-Path $TestDrive (Get-Random).ToString()
+                } else {
+                    $null
+                }
+                
+                if ($saveHelpFolder) {
+                    New-Item  $saveHelpFolder -Force -ItemType Directory > $null
+                }
 
                 ## Save help has intermittent connectivity issues for downloading PackageManagement help content.
                 ## Hence the test has been marked as Pending.
@@ -283,7 +298,9 @@ function RunSaveHelpTests
             }
             finally
             {
-                Remove-Item $saveHelpFolder -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Recurse
+                if ($saveHelpFolder) {
+                    Remove-Item $saveHelpFolder -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Recurse
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -316,7 +333,9 @@ Describe "Validate Update-Help from the Web for one PowerShell module." -Tags @(
         $ProgressPreference = $SavedProgressPreference
     }
 
-    RunUpdateHelpTests -Tag "CI"
+    ## Update-Help from the web has intermittent connectivity issues that cause CI failures.
+    ## Tests are marked as Pending to unblock work. See issues #2807 and #6541.
+    RunUpdateHelpTests -Tag "CI" -MarkAsPending
 }
 
 Describe "Validate Update-Help from the Web for one PowerShell module for user scope." -Tags @('CI', 'RequireAdminOnWindows', 'RequireSudoOnUnix') {
@@ -328,7 +347,9 @@ Describe "Validate Update-Help from the Web for one PowerShell module for user s
         $ProgressPreference = $SavedProgressPreference
     }
 
-    RunUpdateHelpTests -Tag "CI" -UserScope
+    ## Update-Help from the web has intermittent connectivity issues that cause CI failures.
+    ## Tests are marked as Pending to unblock work. See issues #2807 and #6541.
+    RunUpdateHelpTests -Tag "CI" -UserScope -MarkAsPending
 }
 
 Describe "Validate Update-Help from the Web for all PowerShell modules." -Tags @('Feature', 'RequireAdminOnWindows', 'RequireSudoOnUnix') {