diff --git a/GoogleTestAdapter/Common/Strings.cs b/GoogleTestAdapter/Common/Strings.cs
index e7df1cc2e..ce6b4ec47 100644
--- a/GoogleTestAdapter/Common/Strings.cs
+++ b/GoogleTestAdapter/Common/Strings.cs
@@ -1,24 +1,29 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the MIT license.
 
-using System;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Reflection;
-
 namespace GoogleTestAdapter.Common
 {
-    public class Strings
-    {
-        private static IStrings _strings;
+   public class Strings : IStrings
+   {
+      private static readonly IStrings _strings;
+
+      static Strings()
+      {
+         _strings = new Strings();
+
+         // this is broken since 0.14.0 for reasons I don't understand. Switching to fixed GTA strings for now...
+         // var path = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location), "GoogleTestAdapter.Common.Dynamic.dll");
+         // var asm = Assembly.LoadFile(path);
+         // var type = asm.GetType("GoogleTestAdapter.Common.Strings");
+         // _strings = (IStrings)Activator.CreateInstance(type);
+      }
+
+      public static IStrings Instance => _strings;
 
-        static Strings()
-        {
-            var path = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location), "GoogleTestAdapter.Common.Dynamic.dll");
-            var asm = Assembly.LoadFile(path);
-            var type = asm.GetType("GoogleTestAdapter.Common.Strings");
-            _strings = (IStrings)Activator.CreateInstance(type);
-        }
+      public string ExtensionName => "Google Test Adapter";
+      public string TroubleShootingLink => "Check out Google Test Adapter's trouble shooting section at https://github.com/csoltenborn/GoogleTestAdapter#trouble_shooting";
+      public string TestDiscoveryStarting => "Google Test Adapter: Test discovery starting...";
+      public string TestExecutionStarting => "Google Test Adapter: Test execution starting...";
 
-        public static IStrings Instance => _strings;
-    }
-}
+   }
+}
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