diff --git a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.HangDump/HangDumpActivityIndicator.cs b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.HangDump/HangDumpActivityIndicator.cs
index 9469725e51..80e3c4d3ea 100644
--- a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.HangDump/HangDumpActivityIndicator.cs
+++ b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.HangDump/HangDumpActivityIndicator.cs
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ public HangDumpActivityIndicator(
             string namedPipeName = _environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(pipeNameEnvironmentVariable)
                 ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"Expected {pipeNameEnvironmentVariable} environment variable set.");
             _namedPipeClient = new NamedPipeClient(namedPipeName);
-            _namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer(new ActivityIndicatorMutexNameRequestSerializer(), typeof(ActivityIndicatorMutexNameRequest));
-            _namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer(new VoidResponseSerializer(), typeof(VoidResponse));
-            _namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer(new SessionEndSerializerRequestSerializer(), typeof(SessionEndSerializerRequest));
-            _namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer(new ConsumerPipeNameRequestSerializer(), typeof(ConsumerPipeNameRequest));
+            _namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer<ActivityIndicatorMutexNameRequestSerializer, ActivityIndicatorMutexNameRequest>();
+            _namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer<VoidResponseSerializer, VoidResponse>();
+            _namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer<SessionEndSerializerRequestSerializer, SessionEndSerializerRequest>();
+            _namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer<ConsumerPipeNameRequestSerializer, ConsumerPipeNameRequest>();
         }
     }
 
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ await _namedPipeClient.RequestReplyAsync<ActivityIndicatorMutexNameRequest, Void
             _pipeNameDescription = NamedPipeServer.GetPipeName(Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N"));
             _logger.LogTrace($"Hang dump pipe name: '{_pipeNameDescription.Name}'");
             _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer = new(_pipeNameDescription, CallbackAsync, _environment, _logger, _task, cancellationToken);
-            _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new GetInProgressTestsResponseSerializer(), typeof(GetInProgressTestsResponse));
-            _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new GetInProgressTestsRequestSerializer(), typeof(GetInProgressTestsRequest));
-            _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new ExitSignalActivityIndicatorTaskRequestSerializer(), typeof(ExitSignalActivityIndicatorTaskRequest));
-            _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new VoidResponseSerializer(), typeof(VoidResponse));
+            _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer<GetInProgressTestsResponseSerializer, GetInProgressTestsResponse>();
+            _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer<GetInProgressTestsRequestSerializer, GetInProgressTestsRequest>();
+            _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer<ExitSignalActivityIndicatorTaskRequestSerializer, ExitSignalActivityIndicatorTaskRequest>();
+            _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer<VoidResponseSerializer, VoidResponse>();
             await _logger.LogTraceAsync($"Send consumer pipe name to the test controller '{_pipeNameDescription.Name}'");
             await _namedPipeClient.RequestReplyAsync<ConsumerPipeNameRequest, VoidResponse>(new ConsumerPipeNameRequest(_pipeNameDescription.Name), cancellationToken)
                 .TimeoutAfterAsync(TimeoutHelper.DefaultHangTimeSpanTimeout, cancellationToken);
diff --git a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.HangDump/HangDumpProcessLifetimeHandler.cs b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.HangDump/HangDumpProcessLifetimeHandler.cs
index 548b15f972..baa0b8935e 100644
--- a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.HangDump/HangDumpProcessLifetimeHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.HangDump/HangDumpProcessLifetimeHandler.cs
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ public async Task BeforeTestHostProcessStartAsync(CancellationToken cancellation
             async () =>
         {
             _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer = new(_pipeNameDescription, CallbackAsync, _environment, _logger, _task, cancellationToken);
-            _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new ActivityIndicatorMutexNameRequestSerializer(), typeof(ActivityIndicatorMutexNameRequest));
-            _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new VoidResponseSerializer(), typeof(VoidResponse));
-            _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new SessionEndSerializerRequestSerializer(), typeof(SessionEndSerializerRequest));
-            _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new ConsumerPipeNameRequestSerializer(), typeof(ConsumerPipeNameRequest));
+            _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer<ActivityIndicatorMutexNameRequestSerializer, ActivityIndicatorMutexNameRequest>();
+            _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer<VoidResponseSerializer, VoidResponse>();
+            _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer<SessionEndSerializerRequestSerializer, SessionEndSerializerRequest>();
+            _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer<ConsumerPipeNameRequestSerializer, ConsumerPipeNameRequest>();
             await _logger.LogDebugAsync($"Waiting for connection to {_singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.PipeName.Name}");
             await _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.WaitConnectionAsync(cancellationToken).TimeoutAfterAsync(TimeoutHelper.DefaultHangTimeSpanTimeout, cancellationToken);
         }, cancellationToken);
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ private async Task<IResponse> CallbackAsync(IRequest request)
         {
             await _logger.LogDebugAsync($"Consumer pipe name received '{consumerPipeNameRequest.PipeName}'");
             _namedPipeClient = new NamedPipeClient(consumerPipeNameRequest.PipeName);
-            _namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer(new GetInProgressTestsResponseSerializer(), typeof(GetInProgressTestsResponse));
-            _namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer(new GetInProgressTestsRequestSerializer(), typeof(GetInProgressTestsRequest));
-            _namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer(new ExitSignalActivityIndicatorTaskRequestSerializer(), typeof(ExitSignalActivityIndicatorTaskRequest));
-            _namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer(new VoidResponseSerializer(), typeof(VoidResponse));
+            _namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer<GetInProgressTestsResponseSerializer, GetInProgressTestsResponse>();
+            _namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer<GetInProgressTestsRequestSerializer, GetInProgressTestsRequest>();
+            _namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer<ExitSignalActivityIndicatorTaskRequestSerializer, ExitSignalActivityIndicatorTaskRequest>();
+            _namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer<VoidResponseSerializer, VoidResponse>();
             _waitConsumerPipeName.Set();
             return VoidResponse.CachedInstance;
         }
diff --git a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.MSBuild/MSBuildTestApplicationLifecycleCallbacks.cs b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.MSBuild/MSBuildTestApplicationLifecycleCallbacks.cs
index 7e830ab2b7..c102c2913c 100644
--- a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.MSBuild/MSBuildTestApplicationLifecycleCallbacks.cs
+++ b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.MSBuild/MSBuildTestApplicationLifecycleCallbacks.cs
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ public async Task BeforeRunAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         }
 
         PipeClient = new(msbuildInfo[0]);
-        PipeClient.RegisterSerializer(new ModuleInfoRequestSerializer(), typeof(ModuleInfoRequest));
-        PipeClient.RegisterSerializer(new VoidResponseSerializer(), typeof(VoidResponse));
-        PipeClient.RegisterSerializer(new FailedTestInfoRequestSerializer(), typeof(FailedTestInfoRequest));
-        PipeClient.RegisterSerializer(new RunSummaryInfoRequestSerializer(), typeof(RunSummaryInfoRequest));
+        PipeClient.RegisterSerializer<ModuleInfoRequestSerializer, ModuleInfoRequest>();
+        PipeClient.RegisterSerializer<VoidResponseSerializer, VoidResponse>();
+        PipeClient.RegisterSerializer<FailedTestInfoRequestSerializer, FailedTestInfoRequest>();
+        PipeClient.RegisterSerializer<RunSummaryInfoRequestSerializer, RunSummaryInfoRequest>();
         using var cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeoutHelper.DefaultHangTimeSpanTimeout);
         using var linkedCancellationToken = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationTokenSource.Token, _testApplicationCancellationTokenSource.CancellationToken);
         await PipeClient.ConnectAsync(linkedCancellationToken.Token);
diff --git a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.Retry/RetryFailedTestsPipeServer.cs b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.Retry/RetryFailedTestsPipeServer.cs
index 21032e0497..dca3328b15 100644
--- a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.Retry/RetryFailedTestsPipeServer.cs
+++ b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.Retry/RetryFailedTestsPipeServer.cs
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ public RetryFailedTestsPipeServer(IServiceProvider serviceProvider, string[] fai
             serviceProvider.GetTask(),
             serviceProvider.GetTestApplicationCancellationTokenSource().CancellationToken);
 
-        _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new VoidResponseSerializer(), typeof(VoidResponse));
-        _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new FailedTestRequestSerializer(), typeof(FailedTestRequest));
-        _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new GetListOfFailedTestsRequestSerializer(), typeof(GetListOfFailedTestsRequest));
-        _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new GetListOfFailedTestsResponseSerializer(), typeof(GetListOfFailedTestsResponse));
-        _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new TotalTestsRunRequestSerializer(), typeof(TotalTestsRunRequest));
+        _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer<VoidResponseSerializer, VoidResponse>();
+        _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer<FailedTestRequestSerializer, FailedTestRequest>();
+        _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer<GetListOfFailedTestsRequestSerializer, GetListOfFailedTestsRequest>();
+        _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer<GetListOfFailedTestsResponseSerializer, GetListOfFailedTestsResponse>();
+        _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer<TotalTestsRunRequestSerializer, TotalTestsRunRequest>();
         _failedTests = failedTests;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.Retry/RetryLifecycleCallbacks.cs b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.Retry/RetryLifecycleCallbacks.cs
index 6d019d9fd1..0c582fdc2a 100644
--- a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.Retry/RetryLifecycleCallbacks.cs
+++ b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.Retry/RetryLifecycleCallbacks.cs
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ public async Task BeforeRunAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         logger.LogDebug($"Connecting to pipe '{pipeName[0]}'");
 
         Client = new(pipeName[0]);
-        Client.RegisterSerializer(new VoidResponseSerializer(), typeof(VoidResponse));
-        Client.RegisterSerializer(new FailedTestRequestSerializer(), typeof(FailedTestRequest));
-        Client.RegisterSerializer(new GetListOfFailedTestsRequestSerializer(), typeof(GetListOfFailedTestsRequest));
-        Client.RegisterSerializer(new GetListOfFailedTestsResponseSerializer(), typeof(GetListOfFailedTestsResponse));
-        Client.RegisterSerializer(new TotalTestsRunRequestSerializer(), typeof(TotalTestsRunRequest));
+        Client.RegisterSerializer<VoidResponseSerializer, VoidResponse>();
+        Client.RegisterSerializer<FailedTestRequestSerializer, FailedTestRequest>();
+        Client.RegisterSerializer<GetListOfFailedTestsRequestSerializer, GetListOfFailedTestsRequest>();
+        Client.RegisterSerializer<GetListOfFailedTestsResponseSerializer, GetListOfFailedTestsResponse>();
+        Client.RegisterSerializer<TotalTestsRunRequestSerializer, TotalTestsRunRequest>();
         await Client.ConnectAsync(cancellationToken);
 
         GetListOfFailedTestsResponse result = await Client.RequestReplyAsync<GetListOfFailedTestsRequest, GetListOfFailedTestsResponse>(new GetListOfFailedTestsRequest(), cancellationToken);
diff --git a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.TrxReport/TrxProcessLifetimeHandler.cs b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.TrxReport/TrxProcessLifetimeHandler.cs
index c73914056f..9dfafe138f 100644
--- a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.TrxReport/TrxProcessLifetimeHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.TrxReport/TrxProcessLifetimeHandler.cs
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ public Task BeforeTestHostProcessStartAsync(CancellationToken cancellation)
             async () =>
             {
                 _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer = new(_pipeNameDescription, CallbackAsync, _environment, _logger, _task, cancellation);
-                _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new ReportFileNameRequestSerializer(), typeof(ReportFileNameRequest));
-                _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new TestAdapterInformationRequestSerializer(), typeof(TestAdapterInformationRequest));
-                _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new VoidResponseSerializer(), typeof(VoidResponse));
+                _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer<ReportFileNameRequestSerializer, ReportFileNameRequest>();
+                _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer<TestAdapterInformationRequestSerializer, TestAdapterInformationRequest>();
+                _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer<VoidResponseSerializer, VoidResponse>();
                 await _singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.WaitConnectionAsync(cancellation).TimeoutAfterAsync(TimeoutHelper.DefaultHangTimeSpanTimeout, cancellation);
             }, cancellation);
 
diff --git a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.TrxReport/TrxTestApplicationLifecycleCallbacks.cs b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.TrxReport/TrxTestApplicationLifecycleCallbacks.cs
index 33e0e73cff..c9e5588a31 100644
--- a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.TrxReport/TrxTestApplicationLifecycleCallbacks.cs
+++ b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.TrxReport/TrxTestApplicationLifecycleCallbacks.cs
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ public async Task BeforeRunAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
                 string namedPipeName = _environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(TrxEnvironmentVariableProvider.TRXNAMEDPIPENAME)
                     ?? throw new InvalidOperationException(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, ExtensionResources.TrxReportGeneratorMissingTrxNamedPipeEnvironmentVariable, TrxEnvironmentVariableProvider.TRXNAMEDPIPENAME));
                 NamedPipeClient = new NamedPipeClient(namedPipeName);
-                NamedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer(new ReportFileNameRequestSerializer(), typeof(ReportFileNameRequest));
-                NamedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer(new TestAdapterInformationRequestSerializer(), typeof(TestAdapterInformationRequest));
-                NamedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer(new VoidResponseSerializer(), typeof(VoidResponse));
+                NamedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer<ReportFileNameRequestSerializer, ReportFileNameRequest>();
+                NamedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer<TestAdapterInformationRequestSerializer, TestAdapterInformationRequest>();
+                NamedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer<VoidResponseSerializer, VoidResponse>();
 
                 // Connect to the named pipe server
                 await NamedPipeClient.ConnectAsync(cancellationToken).TimeoutAfterAsync(TimeoutHelper.DefaultHangTimeSpanTimeout, cancellationToken);
diff --git a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.MSBuild/Tasks/InvokeTestingPlatformTask.cs b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.MSBuild/Tasks/InvokeTestingPlatformTask.cs
index f62a9d809e..0a6db62591 100644
--- a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.MSBuild/Tasks/InvokeTestingPlatformTask.cs
+++ b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.MSBuild/Tasks/InvokeTestingPlatformTask.cs
@@ -252,10 +252,10 @@ protected override void ProcessStarted()
                 while (!_waitForConnections.IsCancellationRequested)
                 {
                     NamedPipeServer pipeServer = new(_pipeNameDescription, HandleRequestAsync, new SystemEnvironment(), new MSBuildLogger(), new SystemTask(), maxNumberOfServerInstances: 100, CancellationToken.None);
-                    pipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new ModuleInfoRequestSerializer(), typeof(ModuleInfoRequest));
-                    pipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new VoidResponseSerializer(), typeof(VoidResponse));
-                    pipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new FailedTestInfoRequestSerializer(), typeof(FailedTestInfoRequest));
-                    pipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new RunSummaryInfoRequestSerializer(), typeof(RunSummaryInfoRequest));
+                    pipeServer.RegisterSerializer<ModuleInfoRequestSerializer, ModuleInfoRequest>();
+                    pipeServer.RegisterSerializer<VoidResponseSerializer, VoidResponse>();
+                    pipeServer.RegisterSerializer<FailedTestInfoRequestSerializer, FailedTestInfoRequest>();
+                    pipeServer.RegisterSerializer<RunSummaryInfoRequestSerializer, RunSummaryInfoRequest>();
                     await pipeServer.WaitConnectionAsync(_waitForConnections.Token);
                     _connections.Add(pipeServer);
                     Log.LogMessage(MessageImportance.Low, $"Client connected to '{_pipeNameDescription.Name}'");
diff --git a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform/IPC/INamedPipeBase.cs b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform/IPC/INamedPipeBase.cs
index f8c85dc0de..418b47e156 100644
--- a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform/IPC/INamedPipeBase.cs
+++ b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform/IPC/INamedPipeBase.cs
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.Testing.Platform.IPC;
 
 internal interface INamedPipeBase
 {
-    void RegisterSerializer(INamedPipeSerializer namedPipeSerializer, Type type);
+    void RegisterSerializer<TSerializer, TInput>()
+        where TSerializer : INamedPipeSerializer, new();
 }
diff --git a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform/IPC/NamedPipeBase.cs b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform/IPC/NamedPipeBase.cs
index 4a12606676..cf5e856017 100644
--- a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform/IPC/NamedPipeBase.cs
+++ b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform/IPC/NamedPipeBase.cs
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ internal abstract class NamedPipeBase
     private readonly Dictionary<Type, object> _typeSerializer = [];
     private readonly Dictionary<int, object> _idSerializer = [];
 
-    public void RegisterSerializer(INamedPipeSerializer namedPipeSerializer, Type type)
+    public void RegisterSerializer<TSerializer, TInput>()
+        where TSerializer : INamedPipeSerializer, new()
     {
-        _typeSerializer.Add(type, namedPipeSerializer);
+        INamedPipeSerializer namedPipeSerializer = new TSerializer();
+        _typeSerializer.Add(typeof(TInput), namedPipeSerializer);
         _idSerializer.Add(namedPipeSerializer.Id, namedPipeSerializer);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform/IPC/Serializers/RegisterSerializers.cs b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform/IPC/Serializers/RegisterSerializers.cs
index c972c4d1b0..d0c352dc10 100644
--- a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform/IPC/Serializers/RegisterSerializers.cs
+++ b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform/IPC/Serializers/RegisterSerializers.cs
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ internal static class RegisterSerializers
 {
     public static void RegisterAllSerializers(this NamedPipeBase namedPipeBase)
     {
-        namedPipeBase.RegisterSerializer(new VoidResponseSerializer(), typeof(VoidResponse));
-        namedPipeBase.RegisterSerializer(new TestHostProcessExitRequestSerializer(), typeof(TestHostProcessExitRequest));
-        namedPipeBase.RegisterSerializer(new TestHostProcessPIDRequestSerializer(), typeof(TestHostProcessPIDRequest));
-        namedPipeBase.RegisterSerializer(new CommandLineOptionMessagesSerializer(), typeof(CommandLineOptionMessages));
-        namedPipeBase.RegisterSerializer(new DiscoveredTestMessagesSerializer(), typeof(DiscoveredTestMessages));
-        namedPipeBase.RegisterSerializer(new TestResultMessagesSerializer(), typeof(TestResultMessages));
-        namedPipeBase.RegisterSerializer(new FileArtifactMessagesSerializer(), typeof(FileArtifactMessages));
-        namedPipeBase.RegisterSerializer(new TestSessionEventSerializer(), typeof(TestSessionEvent));
-        namedPipeBase.RegisterSerializer(new HandshakeMessageSerializer(), typeof(HandshakeMessage));
+        namedPipeBase.RegisterSerializer<VoidResponseSerializer, VoidResponse>();
+        namedPipeBase.RegisterSerializer<TestHostProcessExitRequestSerializer, TestHostProcessExitRequest>();
+        namedPipeBase.RegisterSerializer<TestHostProcessPIDRequestSerializer, TestHostProcessPIDRequest>();
+        namedPipeBase.RegisterSerializer<CommandLineOptionMessagesSerializer, CommandLineOptionMessages>();
+        namedPipeBase.RegisterSerializer<DiscoveredTestMessagesSerializer, DiscoveredTestMessages>();
+        namedPipeBase.RegisterSerializer<TestResultMessagesSerializer, TestResultMessages>();
+        namedPipeBase.RegisterSerializer<FileArtifactMessagesSerializer, FileArtifactMessages>();
+        namedPipeBase.RegisterSerializer<TestSessionEventSerializer, TestSessionEvent>();
+        namedPipeBase.RegisterSerializer<HandshakeMessageSerializer, HandshakeMessage>();
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/UnitTests/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.UnitTests/IPC/IPCTests.cs b/test/UnitTests/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.UnitTests/IPC/IPCTests.cs
index fea23a67d7..50b7436a15 100644
--- a/test/UnitTests/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.UnitTests/IPC/IPCTests.cs
+++ b/test/UnitTests/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.UnitTests/IPC/IPCTests.cs
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ public async Task SingleConnectionNamedPipeServer_RequestReplySerialization_Succ
         Queue<BaseMessage> receivedMessages = new();
         PipeNameDescription pipeNameDescription = NamedPipeServer.GetPipeName(Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N"));
         NamedPipeClient namedPipeClient = new(pipeNameDescription.Name);
-        namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer(new VoidResponseSerializer(), typeof(VoidResponse));
-        namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer(new TextMessageSerializer(), typeof(TextMessage));
-        namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer(new IntMessageSerializer(), typeof(IntMessage));
-        namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer(new LongMessageSerializer(), typeof(LongMessage));
+        namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer<VoidResponseSerializer, VoidResponse>();
+        namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer<TextMessageSerializer, TextMessage>();
+        namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer<IntMessageSerializer, IntMessage>();
+        namedPipeClient.RegisterSerializer<LongMessageSerializer, LongMessage>();
 
         ManualResetEventSlim manualResetEventSlim = new(false);
         var clientConnected = Task.Run(async () =>
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ public async Task SingleConnectionNamedPipeServer_RequestReplySerialization_Succ
             new Mock<ILogger>().Object,
             new SystemTask(),
             CancellationToken.None);
-        singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new VoidResponseSerializer(), typeof(VoidResponse));
-        singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new TextMessageSerializer(), typeof(TextMessage));
-        singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new IntMessageSerializer(), typeof(IntMessage));
-        singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer(new LongMessageSerializer(), typeof(LongMessage));
+        singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer<VoidResponseSerializer, VoidResponse>();
+        singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer<TextMessageSerializer, TextMessage>();
+        singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer<IntMessageSerializer, IntMessage>();
+        singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.RegisterSerializer<LongMessageSerializer, LongMessage>();
         await singleConnectionNamedPipeServer.WaitConnectionAsync(CancellationToken.None);
         manualResetEventSlim.Wait();