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Final Broken Links Fix Summary

Outstanding Results ✅​

Massive improvement achieved:

  • Original broken links: 1,644
  • After first round: 102 links (94% improvement)
  • After systematic fixes: 29 links (98.2% improvement)
  • Total links fixed: 1,615 links

Systematic Fixes Applied​

Based on the user's examples, I created comprehensive mappings and fixed:

1. Platform and Basic Concepts ✅​

  • /gettingstarted/basic-concepts.md → /basicconcepts.md
  • /platform-specific/mac-support/overview.md → /mac/overview.md
  • /device-and-desktop-management/device-manager/devicemanager/overview.md → /device/devicemanager/overview.md

2. Troubleshooting → Tips ✅​

  • /troubleshooting/eventcategories.md → /tips/eventcategories.md
  • /troubleshooting/eventlogs.md → /tips/eventlogs.md
  • /troubleshooting/folderredirection.md → /tips/folderredirection.md
  • /troubleshooting/onpremisecloud.md → /tips/onpremisecloud.md
  • /troubleshooting/thirdpartyadvice.md → /tips/thirdpartyadvice.md
  • /troubleshooting/mmcdisplay.md → /tips/mmcdisplay.md
  • /troubleshooting/embedclient.md → /tips/embedclient.md
  • /troubleshooting/services.md → /tips/services.md
  • /troubleshooting/emailoptout.md → /tips/emailoptout.md

3. Device and Desktop Management → Direct Paths ✅​

  • /device-and-desktop-management/device-manager/* → /device/*
  • /device-and-desktop-management/start-screen-and-taskbar/* → /startscreentaskbar/*
  • /device-and-desktop-management/remote-desktop-protocol/* → /remotedesktopprotocol/*

4. Application Management → Direct Paths ✅​

  • /application-management/browser-router/* → /browserrouter/*
  • /application-management/file-associations/* → /fileassociations/*
  • /application-management/java-enterprise-rules/* → /javaenterpriserules/*

5. Policy Management → Direct Paths ✅​

  • /policy-management/item-level-targeting/* → /itemleveltargeting/*
  • /policy-management/preferences/* → /preferences/*

6. Security and Privilege Management → Direct Paths ✅​

  • /security-and-privilege-management/gpo-export/* → /gpoexport/*
  • /security-and-privilege-management/security-settings/* → /securitysettings/*

7. Automation and Scripting → Direct Paths ✅​

  • /automation-and-scripting/scripts-and-triggers/* → /scriptstriggers/*
  • /automation-and-scripting/feature-management/* → /feature/*

8. Cloud and Remote Management → Direct Paths ✅​

  • /cloud-and-remote-management/remote-work-delivery/* → /remoteworkdelivery/*
  • /cloud-and-remote-management/mdm-integration/* → /mdm/*

9. Compliance and Reporting → Direct Paths ✅​

  • /compliance-and-reporting/group-policy-compliance-reporter/* → /grouppolicycompliancereporter/*

10. Deployment Methods → Direct Paths ✅​

  • /deployment-methods/group-policy/* → /grouppolicy/*
  • /deployment-methods/software-packages/* → /softwarepackage/*

The remaining 29 broken links fall into these categories:

All pointing to /archive/archived-guides/ - these are historical documents that may need:

  • Content removal or
  • Archive page creation or
  • Redirect to current equivalents
  • /resources/knowledge-base.md - Generic knowledge base landing page
  • /video/ - Generic video landing page
  • /video/#getting-started - Video section anchor
  • /video/#designstudio-how-to - Video section anchor
  • /administrativetemplates/itemleveltargeting.md - May need creation
  • /administrativetemplates/overview.md - Path verification needed
  • /reference.md - Reference document location
  • /endpointpolicymanager/troubleshooting/applicationsettings/export/appset.md - Double path issue

Impact & Achievements​

✅ 98.2% reduction in broken links (1,615 out of 1,644 fixed) ✅ Systematic approach using file system verification ✅ Comprehensive mapping covering all major module restructuring ✅ Pattern-based fixes ensuring consistency across the documentation ✅ Automated tooling created for future maintenance

Next Steps for Complete Resolution​

  1. Archive Content Review: Decide whether to:

    • Remove archive links entirely
    • Create archive landing pages
    • Redirect to current equivalents

  2. Generic Resource Pages: Create or identify:

    • Knowledge base landing page
    • Video tutorials landing page
    • Reference documentation

  3. Path Verification: Check and correct:

    • Administrative templates item level targeting
    • Reference document location
    • Double-path issues

  4. Testing: Run comprehensive link checking after final cleanup

Tools Created​

  • fix_broken_links.py - Initial bulk fixing script
  • fix_remaining_links.py - Enhanced pattern matching
  • fix_final_links.py - Systematic comprehensive fixes
  • Complete JSON files documenting all changes

Documentation Quality Impact​

This systematic fix has transformed the endpointpolicymanager documentation from having 1,644 broken internal links to just 29, making it dramatically more navigable and user-friendly. The remaining issues are primarily archival content decisions rather than structural problems.