# rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11

Detection Script to help identify why your PC is not Windows 11 Release Ready. Now Supporting Update Checks!

Repository: https://github.com/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/whynotwin11
Homepage: https://whynotwin11.org
Language: AutoIt
License: LGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: windows-11, readiness
Last push: 2026-05-14T21:28:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 64/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 82, release rhythm 19, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1896, "days_push": 111, "days_rel": 330, "gap_med": 362, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6388, forks 421 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:43.023225+00:00)

## What it is
WhyNotWin11 is a Windows utility that checks a PC's hardware and system configuration against Windows 11 requirements and reports which criteria fail. It is written in AutoIt and distributed as a standalone executable, also supporting Windows 11 update eligibility checks.

## Use cases
- check if my pc can run windows 11
- find out why my computer is not windows 11 compatible
- verify tpm and cpu requirements for windows 11 upgrade
- diagnose windows 11 hardware compatibility before upgrading
- check windows 11 update eligibility
- run a windows 11 readiness check from winpe

## When to choose
- you want a free, open-source alternative to Microsoft's PC Health Check with detailed per-requirement results
- you need to check compatibility on minimal systems like WinPE or Windows 8.1
- you want to see exactly which Windows 11 requirement your hardware fails

## When to avoid
- you need a tool for Linux or macOS - it is Windows-only (Wine support is limited to old versions)
- you want an enterprise fleet-wide compliance scanner rather than a per-PC diagnostic
- you need guaranteed support on unsupported systems - the /force parameter is unsupported

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, monitoring
- domain: windows, hardware, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: windows-11, system-compatibility, hardware-check, autoit, readiness-check, system-requirements, desktop

## Member repositories
- rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11 (main) score 64

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:43.023225+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:45:03.604770+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:43.023225+00:00, sha 9753d9a7fa47)
  - homepage: https://whynotwin11.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:41:58.298569+00:00, sha 0613cfb9fa39)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.