# beerisgood/Windows11_Hardening

a collection about Windows 11

Repository: https://github.com/beerisgood/Windows11_Hardening
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/windows11_hardening
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: hardening, windows10, security-hardening, windows-defender, defender-credential-guard, defender-application-guard, security, windows11, windows, microsoft
Last push: 2025-02-23T12:23:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 36/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 8, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3227, "days_push": 556, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1305, forks 74 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:18.574598+00:00)

## What it is
A curated collection of documentation, links, and recommendations for hardening Windows 11, covering Microsoft Defender, Credential Guard, System Guard, and hardware-based isolation. It is a knowledge base rather than a runnable tool, pointing to official Microsoft guidance and related hardening projects.

## Use cases
- harden a Windows 11 installation against malware
- learn how to enable Credential Guard and System Guard
- find official Microsoft documentation for Windows security baselines
- decide which third-party Windows tweaking tools to avoid
- build a highly secure Windows device meeting Secure-Core standards
- compare Windows hardening projects like Harden-Windows-Security

## When to choose
- you want a curated reference of Windows 11 security best practices with links to official docs
- you are setting up a new Windows 11 machine and want a security checklist
- you want guidance on Defender, virtualization-based security, and hardware requirements

## When to avoid
- you need an automated script or tool that applies hardening changes for you
- you are looking for privacy/anti-telemetry tweaks rather than security hardening
- you run Windows 10 or older versions exclusively

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: security, documentation
- domain: security, windows, privacy, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: windows-11, hardening, security-hardening, microsoft-defender, credential-guard, system-guard, checklist, guide

## Member repositories
- beerisgood/Windows11_Hardening (main) score 36

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:18.574598+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 2026-08-30T04:51:01.173768+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/beerisgood/Windows11_Hardening (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:18.574598+00:00, sha b362e7ff94fc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.