diff --git a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/hardware/metrics/SystemMonitor.java b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/hardware/metrics/SystemMonitor.java
index 4501e0fea..3f042d470 100644
--- a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/hardware/metrics/SystemMonitor.java
+++ b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/hardware/metrics/SystemMonitor.java
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ public class SystemMonitor {
instance = new SystemMonitorRK3588();
} else if (Platform.isQCS6490()) {
instance = new SystemMonitorQCS6490();
+ } else if (Platform.isWindows()) {
+ instance = new SystemMonitorWindows();
} else {
instance = new SystemMonitor();
}
diff --git a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/hardware/metrics/SystemMonitorWindows.java b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/hardware/metrics/SystemMonitorWindows.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a068f7f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/hardware/metrics/SystemMonitorWindows.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Photon Vision.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see
We could include jLibreHardwareMonitor as a dependency for our Windows jar, but + * LibreHardwareMonitor installs Winring0.sys, which is a kernel-level driver with an unfixed + * severe vulnerability. Windows defender flags Winring0 as a vulnerable driver and blocks it from + * installing. + * + *
In the end, it isn't worth the risk to include this dependency, so we don't do CPU + * temperature monitoring on Windows. + * + *
Threat Information: + * https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/threats/threat-search?query=VulnerableDriver:WinNT/Winring0 + * Understanding Winring0 vulnerability alert: + * https://windowsforum.com/threads/understanding-microsoft-defenders-vulnerabledriver-winring0-alert-and-how-to-respond.373544/ + */ + @Override + public double getCpuTemperature() { + return -1.0; + } +}