WhyNotWin11 – Windows 11 Compatibility checking tool

Microsoft has pulled its PC Health Check App, but there is a third-party tool that does this job better and gives in-depth details why Windows 11 may not run on your PC.

WhyNotWin11 is a script to help identify why your PC is Windows 11 Release Ready or isn’t

The current version of AutoIt has works on the following operating systems:

• Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
• Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008/2008 R2
• Windows 7
• Windows 8 (desktop mode)
• Windows 10 (desktop mode)

To-Do

• Hard Floor Checks:
  • Cores >= 2
  • CPU Freq >= 1 GHZ
  • CPU Arch = 64
  • RAM >= 4 GB
  • Storage >= 64 GB
  • TPM >= 1.2 (Removed with recent changes from Microsoft)
  • SecureBoot
  • SMode (WhyNotWin11 is not compatible with S Mode Devices)
• Soft Floor Checks:
  • TPM >= 2.0
  • CPU Compatibility list
• Other Checks:
  • DirectX 12
  • WDDM 2
  • Screen Resolution
• A fancier GUI

1. Download and run “AutoIt Full Installation” from the official website.
2. Get the source code either by downloading zip or do git clone https://github.com/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11.
3. Right-click on WhyNotWin11.au3 in the WhyNotWin11 directory and select “Compile Script (x64) (or x86 if you have 32 bit Windows install).
4. This will create WhyNotWin11.exe in the same directory.

The Official Website of the App https://www.autoitscript.com/, Download it from Official Website