diff --git a/.ado/publish.yml b/.ado/publish.yml
index 5df81de516a..249427d156a 100644
--- a/.ado/publish.yml
+++ b/.ado/publish.yml
@@ -4,11 +4,17 @@ variables:
   - template: variables/msbuild.yml
   - template: variables/vs2019.yml
 
+schedules:
+- cron: "0 0 * * *"
+  displayName: Nightly publish build
+  branches:
+    include:
+    - master
+
 trigger:
   batch: true
   branches:
     include:
-      - master
       - "*-stable"
 
 pr: none
diff --git a/.ado/templates/react-native-init.yml b/.ado/templates/react-native-init.yml
index ef409391898..d6a92173390 100644
--- a/.ado/templates/react-native-init.yml
+++ b/.ado/templates/react-native-init.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ steps:
     inputs:
       artifactName: TestMSRNNuget.${{ parameters.platform }}.${{ parameters.configuration }}
       downloadPath: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)
-    condition: eq('true', ${{ parameters.experimentalNugetDependency }})
+    condition: and(succeeded(), eq('true', ${{ parameters.experimentalNugetDependency }}))
 
   - task: CmdLine@2
     displayName: Init new project
@@ -84,14 +84,20 @@ steps:
     inputs:
       targetType: inline
       script: |
-        Install-Package Microsoft.ReactNative -Source $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/TestMSRNNuget.${{ parameters.platform }}.${{ parameters.configuration }} -Destination $(Agent.BuildDirectory)\testcli\windows\packages
-    condition: eq('true', ${{ parameters.experimentalNugetDependency }})
-
-  - task: NuGetCommand@2
-    displayName: NuGet restore testcli
-    inputs:
-      command: restore
-      restoreSolution: $(Agent.BuildDirectory)\testcli\windows\testcli.sln
+        Install-Package Microsoft.ReactNative -Source $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/TestMSRNNuget.${{ parameters.platform }}.${{ parameters.configuration }} -Destination $(Agent.BuildDirectory)\testcli\localNugets
+        $xml = [xml](gc $(Agent.BuildDirectory)\testcli\windows\Nuget.Config)
+        $newSource = $xml.CreateElement("add");
+        $keyAttr = $xml.CreateAttribute("key");
+        $keyAttr.Value ="PrPublish";
+        $valueAttr = $xml.CreateAttribute("value");
+        $valueAttr.Value ="$(Agent.BuildDirectory)\testcli\localNugets";
+        $newSource.Attributes.Append($keyAttr);
+        $newSource.Attributes.Append($valueAttr);
+        $packageSources = $xml.ChildNodes.Item(1).packageSources;
+        $packageSources.InsertBefore($newSource, $packageSources.FirstChild);
+        $xml.save("$(Agent.BuildDirectory)\testcli\windows\Nuget.Config");
+
+    condition: and(succeeded(), eq('true', ${{ parameters.experimentalNugetDependency }}))
 
   - template: install-SDK.yml
     parameters:
@@ -114,31 +120,23 @@ steps:
         -Cleanup:$true
     condition: and(succeeded(), ${{ parameters.installVsComponents }})
 
-  - task: VSBuild@1
-    displayName: VSBuild - testcli
+  # Work around issue of parameters not getting expanded in conditions properly
+  - powershell: |
+      Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=localConfig]${{ parameters.configuration}}"
+
+  - task: CmdLine@2
+    displayName: Build project (Release)
     inputs:
-      solution: $(Agent.BuildDirectory)\testcli\windows\testcli.sln
-      vsVersion: $(MSBuildVersion) # Optional. Options: latest, 16.0, 15.0, 14.0, 12.0, 4.0
-      msbuildArchitecture: $(MSBuildArchitecture) # Optional. Options: x86, x64
-      platform: ${{ parameters.platform }} # Optional
-      configuration: ${{ parameters.configuration }} # Optional
-      clean: false # Optional
-      maximumCpuCount: false # Optional
-      restoreNugetPackages: false # Optional
-      createLogFile: true
-      logFileVerbosity: detailed
-      msbuildArgs:
-        /p:PreferredToolArchitecture=$(MSBuildPreferredToolArchitecture)
-        /p:PlatformToolset=$(MSBuildPlatformToolset)
-        /p:AppxGeneratePrisForPortableLibrariesEnabled=false
-
-  - task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
-    condition:  succeededOrFailed()
-    timeoutInMinutes: 10
+      script: npx --no-install react-native run-windows --arch ${{ parameters.platform }} --no-launch --no-deploy --logging --release
+      workingDirectory: $(Agent.BuildDirectory)\testcli
+    condition: and(succeeded(), eq('Release', variables['localConfig']))
+
+  - task: CmdLine@2
+    displayName: Build project (Debug)
     inputs:
-      pathtoPublish: $(Agent.BuildDirectory)/testcli/windows/testcli.sln.log
-      artifactName: Detailed Logs for testcli.sln ${{ parameters.platform }} ${{ parameters.configuration }} ${{ parameters.experimentalNugetDependency }}
-      publishLocation: 'Container'
+      script: npx --no-install react-native run-windows --arch ${{ parameters.platform }} --no-launch --no-deploy --logging
+      workingDirectory: $(Agent.BuildDirectory)\testcli
+    condition: and(succeeded(), eq('Debug', variables['localConfig']))
 
   - task: CmdLine@2
     displayName: Create bundle testcli
diff --git a/change/react-native-windows-2020-04-14-15-18-42-moreclitest.json b/change/react-native-windows-2020-04-14-15-18-42-moreclitest.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e4654656a61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/react-native-windows-2020-04-14-15-18-42-moreclitest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "type": "prerelease",
+  "comment": "Add msbuild.ProjectImports.zip to default blacklist to avoid metro error on run-windows",
+  "packageName": "react-native-windows",
+  "email": "acoates@microsoft.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch",
+  "date": "2020-04-14T22:18:42.005Z"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vnext/local-cli/generator-windows/index.js b/vnext/local-cli/generator-windows/index.js
index c59293bd56a..13b2e476bf0 100644
--- a/vnext/local-cli/generator-windows/index.js
+++ b/vnext/local-cli/generator-windows/index.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function copyProjectTemplateAndReplace(
   // Once we are publishing to nuget.org, this shouldn't be needed anymore
   if (options.experimentalNugetDependency) {
     [
-      { from: path.join(srcPath, projDir, 'NuGet.Config'), to: 'NuGet.Config' },
+      { from: path.join(srcPath, projDir, 'NuGet.Config'), to: path.join(windowsDir, 'NuGet.Config') },
   ].forEach((mapping) => copyAndReplaceWithChangedCallback(mapping.from, destPath, mapping.to, templateVars, options.overwrite));
   }
   }
diff --git a/vnext/local-cli/generator-windows/templates/metro.config.js b/vnext/local-cli/generator-windows/templates/metro.config.js
index 0cf35e4acf6..d3d86824f7b 100644
--- a/vnext/local-cli/generator-windows/templates/metro.config.js
+++ b/vnext/local-cli/generator-windows/templates/metro.config.js
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ module.exports = {
       new RegExp(
         `${path.resolve(__dirname, 'windows').replace(/[/\\]/g, '/')}.*`,
       ),
+      // This prevents "react-native run-windows" from hitting: EBUSY: resource busy or locked, open msbuild.ProjectImports.zip
+      new RegExp(
+        `${path
+          .resolve(__dirname, 'msbuild.ProjectImports.zip')
+          .replace(/[/\\]/g, '/')}.*`,
+      ),
     ]),
   },
   transformer: {
diff --git a/vnext/local-cli/runWindows/utils/build.js b/vnext/local-cli/runWindows/utils/build.js
index 620bd2aaaa5..fbec47fe0fd 100644
--- a/vnext/local-cli/runWindows/utils/build.js
+++ b/vnext/local-cli/runWindows/utils/build.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const os = require('os');
 const path = require('path');
+const {execSync} = require('child_process');
 const glob = require('glob');
 const MSBuildTools = require('./msbuildtools');
 const Version = require('./version');
@@ -63,16 +64,22 @@ async function nugetRestore(nugetPath, slnFile, verbose, msbuildVersion) {
 }
 
 async function restoreNuGetPackages(options, slnFile, verbose) {
-  const nugetPath =
+  let nugetPath =
     options.nugetPath || path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'nuget.4.9.2.exe');
 
-  const dlNugetText = 'Downloading NuGet Binary';
-  const ensureNugetSpinner = newSpinner(dlNugetText);
-  const exists = await existsAsync(nugetPath);
-  if (!exists) {
+  const ensureNugetSpinner = newSpinner('Locating NuGet executable');
+  if (!(await existsAsync(nugetPath))) {
+    try {
+      nugetPath = execSync('where nuget')
+        .toString()
+        .trim();
+    } catch {}
+  }
+
+  if (!(await existsAsync(nugetPath))) {
     await commandWithProgress(
       ensureNugetSpinner,
-      dlNugetText,
+      'Downloading NuGet Binary',
       'powershell',
       `$progressPreference = [System.Management.Automation.ActionPreference]::SilentlyContinue; Invoke-WebRequest https://dist.nuget.org/win-x86-commandline/v4.9.2/nuget.exe -outfile ${nugetPath}`.split(
         ' ',
@@ -82,6 +89,10 @@ async function restoreNuGetPackages(options, slnFile, verbose) {
   }
   ensureNugetSpinner.succeed('Found NuGet Binary');
 
+  if (verbose) {
+    console.log(`Using Nuget: ${nugetPath}`);
+  }
+
   const msbuildTools = MSBuildTools.findAvailableVersion('x86', verbose);
   try {
     await nugetRestore(