In July 2018, the market share of the Windows operating system (desktop version) range stood at 82.88%.1 This means that the majority of personal computers worldwide run using this operating system (using its different versions) (see Figure 7-1). Obviously, a world running on Windows computers certainly means that most of our digital forensic work involves investigating this type of OS; knowing how to find your way using Windows is a must for any digital forensics practitioner.
Figure 7-1
Operating system market share (October ...
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