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Extract Windows Search queries, typed paths, and Run dialog history from registry (WordWheelQuery, TypedPaths, RunMRU). Includes warnings about Windows 11 limitations - modern search without Microsoft account doesn't persist history due to cloud-first design. Update TODO.md.
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Forensic Artifacts TODO
Windows Forensic Scripts
Completed
- USB Storage (USBSTOR)
- Mounted Devices
- USB Devices (VID/PID)
- Portable Devices
- Network Connection History
- Hotspot Connections
- Recent Documents (RecentDocs)
- System Information (Get-Info.ps1)
- User Accounts (Get-Users.ps1)
- SSH sessions and known hosts
User Activity Artifacts
- UserAssist - Programs run by user through Windows Explorer
- ShimCache (AppCompatCache) - Executable files that have been run
- AmCache - Program execution with file hashes and timestamps
- Jump Lists - Recently accessed files per application
- Prefetch files - Program execution history with run counts
- BAM/DAM - Background Activity Moderator (program execution timestamps)
Browser & Search History
- Browser history - Edge, Chrome, Firefox artifacts
- Typed URLs - URLs manually typed in browsers
- Search terms - Windows Search history (Get-SearchHistory.ps1)
File Access
- LNK files - Shortcut files showing file access
- Recycle Bin - Deleted files
- Shell Bags - Folder access history
System Information
- Computer name - System identification (Get-Info.ps1, winfetch.ps1)
- Timezone - System timezone settings (Get-Info.ps1)
- Last shutdown time (Get-Info.ps1 - shows Last Boot)
- Installed programs - Software inventory
- System uptime history (Get-Info.ps1, winfetch.ps1)
Persistence Mechanisms
- Run/RunOnce keys - Programs that auto-start
- Scheduled tasks
- Services
- Startup folder contents
Network Artifacts
- DNS Cache
- Network shares accessed
- VPN connections
- Remote Desktop connections
Developer & Security Artifacts
- SSH sessions and known hosts
- Git repositories and commit history
- WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) artifacts
- PowerShell history (ConsoleHost_history.txt)
- Terminal/Command Prompt history
- Docker containers and images
- Virtual machines (VirtualBox, VMware, Hyper-V)
- IDE recent projects (VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains)
- Package manager caches (npm, pip, cargo, nuget)
- Environment variables and PATH modifications
- Installed development tools and SDKs
- Code signing certificates
- API keys and tokens in config files
Other Operating Systems
Linux
- User login history
- Command history (bash, zsh)
- Systemd journal logs
- Package installation history
- Cron jobs
- SSH keys and known hosts
macOS
- Unified logs (log show)
- LaunchAgents/LaunchDaemons
- Spotlight metadata
- FSEvents (file system events)
- Login/logout history
- Keychain artifacts