{
  "slug": "windows-11",
  "category": "desktop-operating-systems",
  "name": "Windows 11",
  "description": "Microsoft's proprietary desktop operating system for PCs, the successor to Windows 10.",
  "website": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "windows"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 10,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Windows 11 scores 10 out of 100 (grade F) on the desktop operating systems criteria. It partly meets independent audit. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/desktop-operating-systems/windows-11/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/desktop-operating-systems/windows-11/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/privacy/configure-windows-diagnostic-data-in-your-organization",
      "note": "Required diagnostic data is sent to Microsoft and can only be turned off on Enterprise, Education and Server editions. The website loads Adobe Experience Platform tags."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement",
      "note": "Windows has an advertising ID that apps and Microsoft use for personalized ads, and Microsoft uses product usage data for advertising."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/security-foundations/certification/validations/cc-windows11",
      "note": "Common Criteria evaluations by independent labs are published as certification and validation reports, but no full security audit report is public."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:38:36.079Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}