Module 1 – Introduction

Module 1 – Introduction

Artifacts are objects that have important value.

• These objects hold information related to the user activity.
• Data contained in the object may differ depending on the operating system

In this session we will learn about two Windows Artifacts:

• Shortcut (.LNK) files
• Jump Lists

Shortcut (.LNK) file

• File which refers or points to another file
• Has an .lnk extension
• Also known as link files

Jump Lists

• Automatically created by Windows OS 7 and above
• this feature can be enabled/disabled by user
• Provides the user the opportunity “jump” or access recently opened items