*** EDIT 2017-10-17 *** Windows Subsystem for Linux was in Beta at the time of writing and all artifacts/ paths mentioned relate to installation of WSL/ 'Bash on Ubuntu on Windows', using the Beta methodology detailed in my last post. Installation of a Linux userland via the Windows Store causes

*** EDIT 2017-10-17 *** Windows Subsystem for Linux was in Beta at the time of writing and all artifacts/ paths mentioned relate to installation of WSL/ 'Bash on Ubuntu on Windows', using the methodology detailed in this post. Installation of a Linux userland via the Windows Store causes notable files

In this post I hope to outline a number of options available to analysts when performing a forensic analysis of Microsoft Windows Servers that have the "Data Deduplication" feature enabled. If you are unfamiliar with the Data Deduplication feature and want additional detail on it and it'

In starting to write on this topic I had intended to share a concise guide on my recommended methodology for handling disk images which contain Windows Server Data Deduplication, however as I delved a little deeper into research my inaugural post started to get a little unwieldy. I have split