diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-search-indices.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-search-indices.yml
index 721ec557f7..add8682215 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-search-indices.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-search-indices.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update search indexes
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        # TODO remove version and language after first successful run to test
         run: npm run sync-search
 
       - name: Update private docs repository search indexes
@@ -65,8 +64,6 @@ jobs:
           git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
           echo 'git config user.email action@github.com'
           git config user.email action@github.com
-          echo 'git config pull.ff only'
-          git config pull.ff only
           echo 'git commit -am "update search indexes"'
           git commit -am "update search indexes"
           echo 'git lfs push --all origin'
@@ -85,12 +82,6 @@ jobs:
           git remote add public-docs-repo https://github.com/github/docs.git
           echo 'git lfs push --all public-docs-repo'
           git lfs push --all public-docs-repo
-        # echo 'git fetch public-docs-repo'
-        # git fetch public-docs-repo
-        # echo 'git push public-docs-repo main --force --no-verify'
-        # git push public-docs-repo main --force --no-verify
-        # echo "Removing public-docs-repo remote"
-        # git remote rm public-docs-repo
 
       - name: Send slack notification if workflow run fails
         uses: someimportantcompany/github-actions-slack-message@0b470c14b39da4260ed9e3f9a4f1298a74ccdefd
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-single-english-index.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-single-english-index.yml
index 2e92a08552..1718353a05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-single-english-index.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-single-english-index.yml
@@ -25,13 +25,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@5a4ac9002d0be2fb38bd78e4b4dbde5606d7042f
+
       - name: Setup Node
         uses: actions/setup-node@38d90ce44d5275ad62cc48384b3d8a58c500bb5f
         with:
           node-version: 16.x
           cache: npm
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
+
       - name: Get version from search label if present; only continue if the label is found.
         id: getVersion
         run: $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/actions-scripts/enterprise-search-label.js
@@ -44,11 +47,19 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           npm run build
           npm run sync-search
+          echo 'git config user.name "GitHub Actions"'
+          git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
+          echo 'git config user.email action@github.com'
+          git config user.email action@github.com
+          echo 'git lfs push --all origin'
+          git lfs push --all origin
+
       - name: Check in search index
         uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@2bdc0a61a03738a1d1bda24d566ad0dbe3083d87
         with:
           # The arguments for the `git add` command
           add: 'lib/search/indexes'
-
           # The message for the commit
           message: 'Updated search index for ${{ steps.getVersion.outputs.versionToSync }}'
+          author_name: 'GitHub Actions'
+          author_email: 'action@github.com'
diff --git a/components/lib/display-platform-specific-content.ts b/components/lib/display-platform-specific-content.ts
index c59affdc73..18918e5eff 100644
--- a/components/lib/display-platform-specific-content.ts
+++ b/components/lib/display-platform-specific-content.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+import Cookies from 'js-cookie'
 import parseUserAgent from './user-agent'
+import { sendEvent, EventType } from './events'
+
 const supportedPlatforms = ['mac', 'windows', 'linux']
 const detectedPlatforms = new Set()
 
@@ -35,6 +38,18 @@ export default function displayPlatformSpecificContent() {
       const target = event.target as HTMLElement
       setActiveSwitcherLinks(target.dataset.platform || '')
       showPlatformSpecificContent(target.dataset.platform || '')
+
+      Cookies.set('osPreferred', target.dataset.platform || '', {
+        sameSite: 'strict',
+        secure: true,
+      })
+
+      // Send event data
+      sendEvent({
+        type: EventType.preference,
+        preference_name: 'os',
+        preference_value: target.dataset.platform,
+      })
     })
   })
 }
@@ -108,6 +123,8 @@ function detectPlatforms(el: HTMLElement) {
 }
 
 function getDefaultPlatform() {
+  if (Cookies.get('osPreferred')) return Cookies.get('osPreferred')
+
   const el = document.querySelector('[data-default-platform]') as HTMLElement
   if (el) return el.dataset.defaultPlatform
 }
diff --git a/components/lib/events.ts b/components/lib/events.ts
index 620e6125bb..ccdc0045c4 100644
--- a/components/lib/events.ts
+++ b/components/lib/events.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export function sendEvent({ type, version = '1.0.0', ...props }: SendEventProps)
       // Preference information
       application_preference: Cookies.get('toolPreferred'),
       color_mode_preference: getColorModePreference(),
+      os_preference: Cookies.get('osPreferred'),
     },
 
     ...props,
diff --git a/lib/schema-event.js b/lib/schema-event.js
index 8abd02bd09..498b1c8c71 100644
--- a/lib/schema-event.js
+++ b/lib/schema-event.js
@@ -107,10 +107,11 @@ const context = {
     },
 
     // Preference information
-    /* os_preference: {
+    os_preference: {
       type: 'string',
-      description: 'The os for examples selected by the user.'
-    }, */
+      enum: ['linux', 'mac', 'windows'],
+      description: 'The os for examples selected by the user.',
+    },
     application_preference: {
       type: 'string',
       enum: ['webui', 'cli', 'desktop', 'curl'],
@@ -360,13 +361,26 @@ const preferenceSchema = {
     },
     preference_name: {
       type: 'string',
-      enum: ['application', 'color_mode'], // os
+      enum: ['application', 'color_mode', 'os'],
       description: 'The preference name, such as os, application, or color_mode',
     },
     preference_value: {
       type: 'string',
-      enum: ['webui', 'cli', 'desktop', 'curl', 'dark', 'light', 'auto', 'auto:dark', 'auto:light'],
-      description: 'The application or color_mode selected by the user.',
+      enum: [
+        'webui',
+        'cli',
+        'desktop',
+        'curl',
+        'dark',
+        'light',
+        'auto',
+        'auto:dark',
+        'auto:light',
+        'linux',
+        'mac',
+        'windows',
+      ],
+      description: 'The application, color_mode, or os selected by the user.',
     },
   },
 }