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Devtest Lab Guidance Get Started
This page contains Windows bias
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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.
Bias Analysis
Detected Bias Types
windows_first
powershell_heavy
windows_tools
missing_linux_example
Summary
The documentation page for Azure DevTest Labs scenarios demonstrates a Windows bias in several ways. Windows-centric tools and patterns (such as PowerShell scripts and references to Visual Studio, Fiddler, and Active Directory domain join) are mentioned exclusively or before Linux equivalents. Automation examples and quickstart links focus on Windows VMs, and PowerShell is the only scripting language referenced for tasks like adding users and deleting VMs. There are no explicit Linux or Bash examples, and Linux tools or patterns are not discussed.
Recommendations
- Include Linux/Bash scripting examples alongside PowerShell for common tasks (e.g., adding users, deleting VMs).
- Add quickstart and template links for creating Linux VMs (e.g., Ubuntu, CentOS) using Bicep, ARM, and Terraform.
- Mention Linux tools and artifacts (e.g., VS Code, Git, common Linux utilities) in artifact customization sections.
- Provide examples of joining Linux VMs to identity solutions (e.g., Azure AD, LDAP) where relevant.
- Ensure that references to VM images, formulas, and environments explicitly mention both Windows and Linux options.
- Balance the order of presentation so that Linux and Windows approaches are given equal prominence.
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| 2026-01-14 00:00 | #250 | in_progress |
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| 2026-01-13 00:00 | #246 | completed |
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| 2026-01-11 00:00 | #240 | completed |
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| 2026-01-09 00:34 | #234 | completed |
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| 2026-01-08 00:53 | #231 | completed |
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| 2026-01-06 18:15 | #225 | cancelled |
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| 2025-08-17 00:01 | #83 | cancelled |
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| 2025-07-13 21:37 | #48 | completed |
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| 2025-07-09 13:09 | #3 | cancelled |
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| 2025-07-08 04:23 | #2 | cancelled |
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