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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.
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Bias Analysis

Bias Types:
⚠️ windows_first
⚠️ windows_tools
⚠️ powershell_heavy
⚠️ windows_registry_focus
⚠️ windows_event_log_focus
Summary:
The documentation generally provides parity between Windows and Linux in terms of troubleshooting steps, file locations, and commands. However, there is a subtle but consistent Windows bias: Windows examples and tools are often listed first, Windows-specific tools (like PowerShell scripts, registry edits, and event logs) are described in detail, and some troubleshooting scenarios are only described for Windows or are more detailed for Windows than for Linux. There is also a heavier reliance on Windows concepts such as registry keys and event logs, with less equivalent Linux guidance (e.g., syslog or journalctl usage).
Recommendations:
  • Alternate the order in which Windows and Linux instructions are presented, or group them together to avoid always listing Windows first.
  • Where Windows event logs are referenced (e.g., Microsoft-SMA event logs), provide equivalent Linux log file locations and commands (such as journalctl or syslog paths).
  • For PowerShell-heavy instructions, provide equivalent Bash or Python commands for Linux where possible.
  • Where registry edits are described for Windows, clarify if there are equivalent configuration files or settings for Linux, or explicitly state if not applicable.
  • Expand Linux troubleshooting scenarios to match the detail given for Windows, especially for error codes, log analysis, and permission issues.
  • When referencing Windows-specific tools or patterns (like .ps1 scripts), ensure Linux equivalents (such as .sh or .py scripts) are equally documented and described.
  • Add more Linux-specific troubleshooting tips, such as using systemctl, checking permissions with ls -l, or inspecting logs with tail/grep/journalctl.
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Scan History

Date Scan ID Status Bias Status
2025-07-12 23:44 #41 in_progress ❌ Biased
2025-07-12 00:58 #8 cancelled ✅ Clean
2025-07-10 05:06 #7 processing ✅ Clean
2025-07-09 23:22 #6 cancelled ✅ Clean

Flagged Code Snippets

C:\HybridWorkerExtensionLogs
Get-Item HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\HybridRunbookWorkerV2 | Remove-Item -Recurse
C:\Packages\Plugins\Microsoft.Azure.Automation.HybridWorker.HybridWorkerForWindows\*\RuntimeSettings
C:\Packages\Plugins\Microsoft.Azure.Automation.HybridWorker.HybridWorkerForWindows\*\bin\troubleshooter\TroubleShootWindowsExtension.ps1
C:\Packages\Plugins\Microsoft.Azure.Automation.HybridWorker.HybridWorkerForWindows\*\bin\troubleshooter\PullLogs.ps1
Get-Item HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Azure\HybridWorker | Remove-Item -Recurse
Get-Item HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Azure\HybridWorker | Remove-Item -Recurse
cd "C:\Packages\Plugins\Microsoft.Azure.Automation.HybridWorker.HybridWorkerForWindows\*"
.\bin\install.ps1
.\bin\enable.ps1
cd "C:\Packages\Plugins\Microsoft.Azure.Automation.HybridWorker.HybridWorkerForWindows\*"
.\bin\disable.cmd
.\bin\uninstall.ps1
Get-Item HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\HybridRunbookWorkerV2 | Remove-Item -Recurse
Connect-AzAccount : No certificate was found in the certificate store with thumbprint 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 At line:3 char:1 + Connect-AzAccount -ServicePrincipal -Tenant $Conn.TenantID -Appl ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : CloseError: (:) [Connect-AzAccount],ArgumentException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.Azure.Commands.Profile.ConnectAzAccountCommand