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The documentation provides parity for both Linux and Windows VMs in terms of feature applicability and mentions both RDP (Windows) and SSH (Linux) for VM access. However, there is a notable bias in the scripting and automation sections: PowerShell is given a dedicated tab alongside Azure CLI, and ARM templates, and is used for both Windows and cross-platform scenarios. The PowerShell tab is presented with equal prominence as the CLI, but PowerShell is a Windows-native tool, and the template deployment steps also use PowerShell commands (e.g., New-AzResourceGroupDeployment, Stop-AzVM) rather than cross-platform CLI equivalents. Additionally, the PowerShell tab appears before the Template tab, and PowerShell is used for ARM template deployment, which could create friction for Linux/macOS users. There are no Linux shell (bash) or macOS-specific examples for template deployment, and the documentation assumes familiarity with PowerShell cmdlets for automation.