Maintaining Windows 11 Health

Recovery and prevention playbook for Windows 11 disk and memory crises. A Windows port of the maintaining-macos-health skill: same three layers (triage → tiered recovery → automation/alerting) and the same safety invariant — scan → JSON → user picks in a UI → apply deletes only what was picked — but with Windows-native tooling and Windows-specific "never touch" rules. The same playbook works for routine cleanup or first-time setup on a new machine.

Table of contents

• When to use
• Skill layout
• Core mental model
• Standard workflows
  • A. "Free space NOW" (incident response)
  • B. "Set up alerting" (new machine or first time)
  • C. Alerter stopped working / making noise
  • D. "Uninstall an app cleanly"
• Safety rules (non-negotiable)
• Domain quirks captured
• Outcomes scale

When to use