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Network Watcher Agent Update
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
powershell_heavy
windows_first
windows_tools
Summary
The documentation page exhibits a moderate Windows bias. The only bulk-update script provided is in PowerShell, which is natively a Windows tool, and the script is explicitly written for updating Windows VMs (with only minor logic for Linux VMs, but still using PowerShell). PowerShell is presented as the primary automation tool, with no equivalent Bash or shell script for Linux users. In several places, PowerShell examples and screenshots are given before or in greater detail than Azure CLI or Linux-native alternatives. There is no Linux shell script for bulk updating, and PowerShell is referenced as a general solution, despite its limited adoption on Linux.
Recommendations
- Provide a Bash or shell script example for bulk updating the Network Watcher extension on Linux VMs, using Azure CLI.
- Ensure that CLI examples are given equal prominence and detail as PowerShell examples, especially for Linux users.
- When presenting manual update steps, alternate the order of Windows and Linux examples, or present them side-by-side.
- Clarify that PowerShell is cross-platform, but also acknowledge that Bash/shell is the default on most Linux systems.
- Add screenshots or output examples for Linux CLI commands, not just PowerShell.
- Explicitly mention Linux-native automation options (e.g., Bash, Ansible) for large deployments.
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