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Clarify TSS Offline Log Collector run location (rescue VM / Hyper-V host) #139

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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion RunCommand/Windows/TSSOfflineLogCollector/README_tssofflinelogcollector.md
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Expand Up @@ -38,10 +38,13 @@ PowerShell script for rescue-VM scenarios that collects Windows troubleshooting

- PowerShell 5.1 or higher
- **Run from an elevated (Run as administrator) PowerShell console**
- The broken VM OS disk must already be attached to the rescue VM
- **Run from a *working* machine — an Azure rescue VM or a Hyper-V host — not from the broken VM itself**
- The broken VM's OS disk must already be attached to that working machine as an **offline data disk**

## Usage

> **Where to run this:** Execute the script on a working host that has the broken disk attached — an Azure **rescue VM** or a **Hyper-V host** with the broken VM's OS disk mounted as an offline data disk. The script reads the broken disk offline; it is **not** run on the broken VM.

From an elevated PowerShell console:

```powershell
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions RunCommand/Windows/TSSOfflineLogCollector/tssofflinelogcollector.ps1
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# Run from a WORKING machine (Azure rescue VM or Hyper-V host) that has the broken VM's OS disk attached as an offline data disk. Do NOT run on the broken VM.
[CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess)]
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
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