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Sad Tux - Windows bias detected
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.
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Bias Analysis

Detected Bias Types
windows_first
powershell_heavy
windows_tools
Summary
The documentation demonstrates a Windows bias by presenting Windows/SMB connection instructions before Linux/NFS, providing detailed Windows command-line and GUI (File Explorer) steps, and referencing Windows-specific tools (e.g., 'net use', Windows + R, File Explorer) without Linux GUI equivalents. The Linux/NFS section is less detailed and lacks parity in user experience guidance.
Recommendations
  • Alternate the order of SMB (Windows) and NFS (Linux) instructions, or present them in parallel to avoid privileging Windows.
  • Provide equivalent Linux GUI instructions (e.g., how to mount NFS shares using Nautilus or other file managers) to match the Windows File Explorer steps.
  • Include Linux command-line examples for SMB (using smbclient or mount.cifs) to show cross-platform parity.
  • Clarify that both Windows and Linux are first-class clients, and ensure language does not default to Windows as the primary use case.
  • Where possible, use neutral language and avoid assuming the user is on Windows (e.g., 'On your client machine...' instead of 'On your Windows Server client...').
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Scan History

Date Scan Status Result
2025-07-12 23:44 #41 cancelled Biased Biased
2025-07-12 00:58 #8 cancelled Clean Clean
2025-07-10 05:06 #7 processing Clean Clean

Flagged Code Snippets

    Microsoft Windows [Version 18.8.16299.192) 
    (c) 2017 microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved . 
    
    C: \Users\GatewayUser>net use \\10.10.10.60\newtestuser /u:Tota11yNewUser 
    Enter the password for 'TotallyNewUser' to connect to '10.10.10.60'  
    The command completed successfully. 
    
    C: \Users\GatewayUser>