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Devtest Lab Guidance Get Started
This page contains Windows bias
About This Page
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
missing_linux_example
windows_tools
Summary
The documentation page demonstrates a Windows bias by consistently listing Windows-centric tools and workflows (such as PowerShell and Windows VM creation) before or instead of Linux equivalents. Examples and quickstarts for lab creation and automation focus on Windows VMs and PowerShell, with no explicit Linux or Bash alternatives provided. Artifact and tooling examples (e.g., Visual Studio, Fiddler, Active Directory domain join) are also Windows-focused, and there is a lack of parity in Linux-specific guidance or examples.
Recommendations
- Provide Linux/Bash/CLI examples alongside or before PowerShell examples for lab creation, user management, and VM deletion.
- Include quickstart links and templates for creating Linux VMs (e.g., Ubuntu, CentOS) in addition to Windows VM quickstarts.
- Mention and demonstrate Linux-friendly tools and artifacts (e.g., VS Code, Git, common Linux utilities) in artifact customization sections.
- Explicitly state that DevTest Labs supports both Windows and Linux environments, and provide balanced examples for both.
- Add guidance for joining Linux VMs to directory services (e.g., Azure AD, LDAP) where relevant.
- Ensure that automation and scripting guidance covers Bash/CLI and not just PowerShell.
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