# rcmaehl/whynotwin11

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6,386 stars · 421 forks · AutoIt · LGPL-3.0

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11
- Homepage: https://whynotwin11.org
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/rcmaehl-whynotwin11.md

## Topics

`readiness` `windows-11`

## Description

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

## Tags

### DevOps & Infrastructure

- [Compatibility Verifiers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/windows-deployment-utilities/windows-11-deployment-automations/compatibility-verifiers.md) — Scans hardware and software against Microsoft's Windows 11 release requirements and reports pass/fail results. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/rcmaehl/whynotwin11@main/README.md))
- [Windows 11 Deployment Automations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/windows-deployment-utilities/windows-11-deployment-automations.md) — Checks a PC's hardware and software against Microsoft's Windows 11 release requirements to identify incompatibility reasons.
- [Compatibility Scanners](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/windows-deployment-utilities/windows-11-deployment-automations/compatibility-scanners.md) — Scans a PC's hardware and software against Microsoft's Windows 11 release requirements and reports pass/fail results.

### Hardware & IoT

- [Hardware Requirement Verifiers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/hardware-iot/hardware-enumeration/hardware-requirement-verifiers.md) — Checks each system component against Microsoft's minimum specifications and flags mismatches.

### Security & Cryptography

- [Local System Inspectors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/privacy-data-protection/local-only-data-processing/local-system-inspectors.md) — Performs all hardware and software checks using only local system APIs and registry queries.

### System Administration & Monitoring

- [Windows 11 Hardware Scanners](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/hardware-compatibility-checkers/windows-11-hardware-scanners.md) — Inspects CPU, TPM, RAM, storage, and other hardware components for Windows 11 readiness.
- [PC Upgrade Assessors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/health-monitoring/assessment-health-monitors/pc-upgrade-assessors.md) — Evaluates overall system compatibility with Windows 11 and identifies specific blockers preventing upgrade.
- [Software Compatibility Diagnostics](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/software-compatibility-diagnostics.md) — Checks operating system version, Secure Boot status, and other software prerequisites for Windows 11.
- [Update Eligibility Verifiers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/update-control-managers/windows-update-controllers/update-eligibility-verifiers.md) — Verifies whether a system meets the criteria to receive Windows 11 updates from Microsoft.