DF - Acquisition - Windows Machine

I am trying to organise my train of thoughts for image acquisition of Windows machines. The tools at my disposal include FTK Imager, Cellebrite Digital Collector, and Encase Forensics (these being the main ones). 99% of the time, the machine comes to me turned off. I have broken down below the main approaches I can think off. Any comments or suggestions are welcome.

No FDE -> Physically extract drive -> Use write-blocker -> Obtain image

* Should this be the …

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