https://github.com/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11

Detection Script to help identify why your PC is not Windows 11 Release Ready. Now Supporting Update Checks!
https://github.com/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11

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

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11
• Owner: rcmaehl
• License: lgpl-3.0
• Created: 2021-06-24T19:08:22.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-02-13T19:27:51.000Z (2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-11T18:58:07.733Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: readiness, windows-11
• Language: AutoIt
• Homepage: https://whynotwin11.org
• Size: 1.61 MB
• Stars: 6,184
• Watchers: 65
• Forks: 415
• Open Issues: 25
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.YML
  • License: LICENSE
  • Security: security.txt

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# WhyNotWin11

Detection Script to help identify why your PC isn't Windows 11 Release Ready, including Update Checks!

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/716581/187039796-f5a2aa29-b367-416c-b3f0-a07e53c8b14c.png)

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## Download

[Download latest stable release](https://github.com/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11/releases/latest/download/WhyNotWin11.exe)

[Download latest testing release](https://nightly.link/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11/workflows/wnw11/main/WNW11.zip)\

**Keep in mind that you will have to update testing releases manually**

## System Requirements

 |Minimum Requirements*|Recommended

----|----|----

OS|Windows 8.1|Latest Windows 10 Build

CPU|32-bit Single Core|64-bit Dual Core or Higher

RAM (Memory)|40MB Free|100MB Free

Disk (Storage)|5MB Free|100MB Free

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Limitations|DirectX 12 Check Inaccurate|None

\* WhyNotWin11 can be forced to run on Unsupported Systems using the `/force` parameter, no support will be given for this parameter.

Other operating systems are unsupported, last version known to run on Wine is 2.3.0.5.

## Compiling

1. Download and run "AutoIt Full Installation" from [official website](https://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/downloads). 

1. Get the source code either by [downloading zip](https://github.com/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11/archive/main.zip) or do `git clone https://github.com/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11`.

1. Right click on `WhyNotWin11.au3` in the WhyNotWin11 directory and select "Compile Script (x64) (or x86 if you have 32 bit Windows install).

1. This will create WhyNotWin11.exe in the same directory.

## Contributing

See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for rules of coding and pull requests.

If you want to help with translations check [translating guidelines](Langs/0000-translating-guidelines.md).

## License

WhyNotWin11 is free and open source software, it is using the LGPL-3.0 license.

See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for the full license text.