# mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide

Windows 10/11 Guide. Including Windows Security tools, Encryption, Nextcloud, Graphics, Gaming, Virtualization, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2), Software Apps, and Resources.

Repository: https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/windows-11-guide
Language: C#
License Family: other
Topics: windows-11, windows11, privacy-protection, windows-terminal, optimization, winui3, tweaks, windows-defender, gaming, windows-subsystem-linux, visual-studio-code, winui, uwp, hardening, windows-desktop, debloat, wsl, active-directory, nextcloud, windows10
Last push: 2025-06-27T02:07:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 45/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 28, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1882, "days_push": 433, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1781, forks 89 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:35.435743+00:00)

## What it is
A curated guide repository covering Windows 10/11 setup, security hardening, privacy tools, gaming, virtualization, and WSL 2. It is a documentation/awesome-list style resource rather than runnable software.

## Use cases
- harden and debloat a Windows 11 install
- set up WSL 2 on Windows
- replace OneDrive with Nextcloud
- find privacy-focused browsers and extensions for Windows
- optimize Windows 11 for gaming
- bypass Windows 11 TPM and CPU requirements
- set up Active Directory on Windows

## When to choose
- you want a curated reference of Windows 11 tools, tweaks, and security resources
- you are setting up a new Windows 10/11 machine and want recommended apps and configurations

## When to avoid
- you need runnable software or scripts rather than documentation
- you need official Microsoft documentation or enterprise-grade deployment tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, security, developer-tools
- domain: windows, privacy, security, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: windows
- tags: windows-11, wsl2, hardening, debloat, gaming, nextcloud, guide, awesome-list

## Member repositories
- mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide (main) score 45

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:35.435743+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 2026-08-30T03:24:25.210161+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:35.435743+00:00, sha 97c5682e576c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.