Installing Scrutiny on Windows 10

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Scrutiny, which is an open-source project available on Github. Scrutiny is used to monitor and manage the health of storage devices, including hard drives and solid-state drives.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, make sure you have the following:

• Windows 10 Operating System (supports versions 64-bit versions 1809, 1903, 1909, 2004, and 20H2)
• A web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, etc.)
• Administrative access to your machine
• A stable internet connection

Step 1: Download the Scrutiny installer package

The first step is to download the Scrutiny installer package from Github. Here's how to do that:

1. Open a web browser on your Windows 10 machine.
2. In the web browser, navigate to the following URL: https://github.com/AnalogJ/scrutiny
3. Click on the "Code" button in the top right-hand corner of the screen.
4. In the drop-down menu that appears, select "Download ZIP".
5. Save the ZIP file to your desired location on your machine.

Step 2: Install Scrutiny on your machine

After you have downloaded the installer package, follow these steps to install Scrutiny:

1. Find the ZIP file you downloaded in Step 1 and extract its contents to a directory of your choice.
2. Navigate to the directory where you extracted the file.
3. Double-click on the "install.bat" file to begin the installation process.
4. A Command Prompt window will appear, which will guide you through the rest of the installation process.
5. Follow the Command Prompt instructions to complete the installation process.

Step 3: Launch Scrutiny

After you have installed Scrutiny on your machine, you can launch it by following these steps:

1. Click on the "Windows" icon in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen.
2. Search for "Scrutiny" in the search bar.
3. Click on the "Scrutiny" app in the search results.

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed and launched Scrutiny on your Windows 10 machine. You can now use this tool to monitor and manage the health of your storage devices.

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