diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7e3768a61..661138cb5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,13 +39,19 @@ Build Tools for VMware Aria provides development and release management tools fo
 - node: 22.x.x (only 14 is supported for vcd-ng)
 - maven: 3.9.x
 - jdk: 17, 21, 24
+- openssl
 
-To check if the dependencies are met, you can run:
+To check if the dependencies are met on Linux, you can run:
 
 ```sh
 curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vmware/build-tools-for-vmware-aria/main/health.sh | bash
 ```
 
+To check if the dependencies are met on Windows, you can run:
+```ps
+Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vmware/build-tools-for-vmware-aria/main/health.ps1'))
+```
+
 ## Support
 
 You can find detailed support statement [here](./SUPPORT.md)
diff --git a/health.ps1 b/health.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f0fefa66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/health.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+$ErrorActionPreference= 'silentlycontinue'
+
+[regex]$regex = "\d+\.\d+\.*\d*"
+$yes = "`u{2714} "
+$no  = "`u{274c}"
+
+$allChecks = $true
+
+Write-Host "Starting Build Tools for VMware Aria Checks..."
+
+# version should be at lest <major.minor>
+# OpenSSL is not following the guidelines
+@(
+	@{ name = "Java";    cmd="java --version";   min="17.0"; max="24.0" },
+	@{ name = "Maven";   cmd="mvn --version";    min="3.2";  max="4.0"  },
+	@{ name = "Node.js"; cmd="node --version";   min="12.0"; max="24.0" },
+	@{ name = "Python";  cmd="python --version"; min="3.2";  max="3.14" },
+	@{ name = "Pip";     cmd="pip --version";    min="25.0"; max="26.0" },
+	@{ name = "OpenSSL"; cmd="openssl version";  min="10.0"; max="17.0" }
+) | ForEach-Object {
+	$name = $_.name
+	$command = $_.cmd
+	$min = [Version]::Parse($_.min)
+	$max = [Version]::Parse($_.max)
+
+	$result = (Invoke-Expression $command)
+	if ($result -eq $null)
+	{
+		Write-Host "$no $name is not installed" -ForegroundColor Red
+		$allChecks = $false
+		return 
+	}
+
+	$versionString = $result.Split([Environment]::NewLine)[0]
+	$version = [Version]::Parse($regex.Matches($versionString)[0].Value)
+
+	if ($version.CompareTo($min) -ge 0 -and $version.CompareTo($max) -le 0)
+	{
+		Write-Host "$yes $name version '$version' is within the required range ($min - $max)." -ForegroundColor Green
+	} else {
+		$allChecks=$false
+		Write-Host "$no $name version '$version' is outside of the range ($min - $max)." -ForegroundColor Red
+	}
+	$result = $null
+}
+
+if ( $all_checks_passed ) {
+	Write-Host "All checks passed successfully." -ForegroundColor Green
+} else {
+	Write-Host "Some checks failed. Please review the above messages." -ForegroundColor Red
+}
diff --git a/health.sh b/health.sh
index a1792c7eb..c97d7b22d 100755
--- a/health.sh
+++ b/health.sh
@@ -1,83 +1,67 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Required Versions Ranges
-MIN_NODE_VERSION="22"
-MAX_NODE_VERSION="22"
-MIN_MAVEN_VERSION="3.9"
-MIN_JAVA_VERSION="17"
-MAX_JAVA_VERSION="24"
-
-# Color Codes
 GREEN="\033[0;32m"
 RED="\033[0;31m"
-NC="\033[0m" # No Color
+NC="\033[0m"
 
-# Success flags
 all_checks_passed=true
+regex="[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+"
 
-# Helper function to compare versions
-version_ge() { 
-    # Returns 0 if $1 >= $2, 1 otherwise
-    printf '%s\n%s\n' "$2" "$1" | sort -C -V
-}
-
-# Check Node.js Version Range (22.x to 22.x)
-check_node_version() {
-    node_version=$(node -v 2>/dev/null | sed 's/v//')
-    node_major_version=$(echo "$node_version" | cut -d. -f1)
+# OpenSSL is not following the guidelines
+declare -a prerequisites=(
+    "Java     java     --version  17     24"
+	"Maven    mvn      --version  3.2"
+    "Node.js  nodejs   --version  12     24"
+	"Python   python   --version  3.2    3.14"
+	"Pip      pip      --version  25.0   26.0"
+	"OpenSSL  openssl  version    10     17.0"
+)
 
-    if [ -z "$node_version" ]; then
-        echo -e "${RED}✘ Node.js is not installed.${NC}"
-        all_checks_passed=false
-    elif [ "$node_major_version" -ge "$MIN_NODE_VERSION" ] && [ "$node_major_version" -le "$MAX_NODE_VERSION" ]; then
-        echo -e "${GREEN}✔ Node.js version $node_version is within the required range ($MIN_NODE_VERSION - $MAX_NODE_VERSION).${NC}"
-    else
-        echo -e "${RED}✘ Node.js version $node_version is outside the required range ($MIN_NODE_VERSION - $MAX_NODE_VERSION).${NC}"
-        all_checks_passed=false
-    fi
+v_compare() { 
+	# Returns 0 if $1 >= $2, 1 otherwise
+	printf '%s\n%s\n' "$2" "$1" | sort -C -V
 }
 
-# Check Maven Version (3.9.x or newer)
-check_maven_version() {
-    maven_version=$(mvn -v 2>/dev/null | awk '/Apache Maven/ {print $3}')
+echo "Starting Build Tools for VMware Aria Checks..."
 
-    if [ -z "$maven_version" ]; then
-        echo -e "${RED}✘ Maven is not installed.${NC}"
-        all_checks_passed=false
-    elif version_ge "$maven_version" "$MIN_MAVEN_VERSION"; then
-        echo -e "${GREEN}✔ Maven version $maven_version meets the minimum requirement (>= $MIN_MAVEN_VERSION).${NC}"
-    else
-        echo -e "${RED}✘ Maven version $maven_version is older than the required version (>= $MIN_MAVEN_VERSION).${NC}"
-        all_checks_passed=false
-    fi
-}
+for prerequisite in "${prerequisites[@]}"; do
+	# uses default whitespace IFS
+	read -a properties <<< "$prerequisite"
 
-# Check Java Version (must be between 17 and 21)
-check_java_version() {
-    java_version=$(java -version 2>&1 | awk -F '"' '/version/ {print $2}')
-    java_major_version=$(echo "$java_version" | cut -d. -f1)
+	name=${properties[0]}
+	command=${properties[1]}
+	action=${properties[2]}
+	min=${properties[3]}
+	max=${properties[4]:-default}
 
-    if [ -z "$java_version" ]; then
-        echo -e "${RED}✘ Java is not installed.${NC}"
-        all_checks_passed=false
-    elif [ "$java_major_version" -ge "$MIN_JAVA_VERSION" ] && [ "$java_major_version" -le "$MAX_JAVA_VERSION" ]; then
-        echo -e "${GREEN}✔ Java version $java_version is within the required range ($MIN_JAVA_VERSION - $MAX_JAVA_VERSION).${NC}"
-    else
-        echo -e "${RED}✘ Java version $java_version is outside the required range ($MIN_JAVA_VERSION - $MAX_JAVA_VERSION).${NC}"
-        all_checks_passed=false
-    fi
-}
+	# first line is containing version
+	actual=$($command $action 2>/dev/null | head -n 1) 
 
-# Run all checks
-echo "Starting Build Tools for VMware Aria Checks..."
+	if [[ $actual =~ $regex ]]; then
+		actualVersion=${BASH_REMATCH[0]}
+		is_min_ok=false
+		is_max_ok=false
+		
+		if v_compare "$actualVersion" "$min"; then
+			is_min_ok=true
+		fi
+		
+		if v_compare "$max" "$actualVersion"; then
+			is_max_ok=true
+		fi
 
-check_node_version
-check_maven_version
-check_java_version
+		if $is_min_ok && $is_max_ok; then
+			echo -e "${GREEN}✔ ${name} version '${actualVersion}' is within the required range (${min} - ${max}).${NC}"
+		else
+			all_checks_passed=false
+			echo -e "${RED}✘ ${name} version '${actualVersion}' is outside of the range (${min} - ${max}).${NC}"
+		fi
+	else
+		echo -e "${RED}✘ ${name} is not installed.${NC}"
+		all_checks_passed=false
+	fi
+done
 
-# Display summary
 if [ "$all_checks_passed" = true ]; then
-    echo -e "${GREEN}All checks passed successfully.${NC}"
+	echo -e "${GREEN}All checks passed successfully.${NC}"
 else
-    echo -e "${RED}Some checks failed. Please review the above messages.${NC}"
+	echo -e "${RED}Some checks failed. Please review the above messages.${NC}"
 fi