# windows-GPU-UNLOCK/Windows-GPU-UNLOCK

> Experimental UEFI bootloader for one documented RTX 3090 FE system: performs a headless GPU unlock and hands off directly to Windows without a reset. Source-only, requires building your own EFI.

- Magnitude: 3.6 out of 10 — Early signal
- Stars: 1,306 total · +40 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:16–13:49 UTC, ≈ 72 by evening
- Star trust: star growth looks organic
- Category: Hardware, IoT & robotics · Language: C · License: GPL-2.0 · Created: 2026-10-20 · Last push: 2026-10-30
- GitHub: https://github.com/windows-GPU-UNLOCK/Windows-GPU-UNLOCK · Page: https://gitnova.dev/en/r/windows-GPU-UNLOCK/Windows-GPU-UNLOCK

## Useful for

- Build the internal EFI for your own partition GUIDs following the guide
- Verify display recovery after a headless GPU unlock
- Restore Windows Boot Manager first if the experimental boot fails

## Why it’s here

- Star-counter measurements on 2026-10-30 (UTC), 00:16–13:49: 1266 → 1306 stars (+40). This is the change over that interval.
- Estimated end-of-day forecast: about +72 stars, using observed gains and the previous day.
- The repository is 10 days old and already has 1,306 stars. With less than two weeks of history, there's no usual pace to compare the spike against yet.
- About 9 forks a day — people are taking the code.

## Star trust

Star growth looks organic.

Star-trust labels are heuristics based on the repository’s behavior, not a check of every stargazer.

## Numbers

- Forks: 124
- Issues and pull requests: 151
- Watchers: 16
- Average over the last week: 188 per day
- Usual pace: too little history (under two weeks)
- Stars in the last hour (measured): 3
- Latest release: v0.3.1 (2026-10-24)

## Stars per day, last 11 days (oldest → newest, today is partial)

2026-10-20 … 2026-10-30: 6, 4, 16, 24, 114, 296, 411, 210, 116, 93, 40

## Magnitude by day, last 6 days

10-25 6.5, 10-26 7.0, 10-27 7.1, 10-28 5.7, 10-29 4.7, 10-30 3.7

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Days are UTC. “So far today” is a fact; “expected by the end of the day” is a forecast.
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Data as of 2026-10-30 14:04 UTC, updated every 30 minutes.