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@rcmaehl rcmaehl released this 17 Jan 18:35
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2.6.0.0 comes with the following changes:

  • Minor Translation updates
  • Fixes UNC paths for /exporting
  • Updated Fallback Processor Lists
  • Adds Rounded Corners for Windows 11
  • Adds Company Name for some Updaters
  • Excludes DisplayLink USB devices from GPU footer
  • Shortens Motherboard footer for ASUS, Gigabyte, Microsoft, MSI, and Oracle Devices

Additionally, WhyNotWin12.com and WhyNotWin12.org have been registered for potential upcoming OSes but are not yet live.

Command Line Switches

Below are the available command line switches and their details:

Switch Parameters Description Added
/e
/export
/format
* filetype
* filepath
Exports requirement check results to a file of a certain format:
* CSV: Comma Separated Values, will append without headers to an existing file if one exists.
* TXT: Plain Text File, will always overwrite existing files
2.4.0
/f
/force
- Ignores any OS Environment Incompatibilities, useful for WinPE and other Environments 2.4.2
/h
/help
/?
- Displays a help dialog, then exits. Can NOT be used with any other switch 2.4.0
/s
/silent
- Does not display the GUI but still runs checks and returns an Exit Code. Exit Code can be obtained using:
(Start-Process WhyNotWin11.exe -PassThru -Wait).ExitCode
2.4.0
/u
/update
* buildtype (optional) Downloads the latest of a specified build:
* Release: Default if no buildtype is specified
* Dev: Latest version automatically compiled based on github commits.
2.4.1

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
Limitations DirectX 12 Check Inaccurate None

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