windows warning added

Author: prathameshnium

README.md

@@ -158,7 +158,20 @@ A screencast demonstrating the high resistance IV module is available at [this l
 
 ---
 
-## System Requirements
+## System Requirements & Compatibility
+
+**Supported Platform:** Windows 10 / 11
+**Architecture:** x86_64
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> **Windows Only**
+> PICA is currently designed and validated exclusively for Windows environments.
+> Linux and macOS are **not currently supported** due to dependencies on Windows-specific GUI libraries and font rendering.
+> Attempting to run this software on non-Windows platforms may result in crashes or UI failures. Linux support is experimental for now.
+
+---
+
+## Software Dependencies
 
 ### Linux Users: Tkinter Dependency
 

docs/User_Manual.md

@@ -76,6 +76,19 @@ This approach, however, leads to a considerable degree of code repetition becaus
 ## 3. Installation & Setup
 
 ### 3.1 System Prerequisites
+
+#### System Requirements & Compatibility
+
+**Supported Platform:** Windows 10 / 11
+**Architecture:** x86_64
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> **Windows Only**
+> PICA is currently designed and validated exclusively for Windows environments.
+> Linux and macOS are **not currently supported** due to dependencies on Windows-specific GUI libraries and font rendering.
+> Attempting to run this software on non-Windows platforms may result in crashes or UI failures. Linux support is experimental for now.
+
+#### Software Dependencies
 1.  **Python 3.10+**: The core execution environment.
 2.  **Dependencies:** Install via `pip install -r requirements.txt`.
 
@@ -105,9 +118,6 @@ PICA is structured as a standard Python package.
     pip install .
     ```
 
-    > **Linux Users: Tkinter Dependency**
-    > If you are running PICA on Linux, you may need to install `tkinter`, as it is not always included in default Python installations. To install it on Debian/Ubuntu, run: `sudo apt-get install python3-tk`. For other distributions, consult your package manager.
-
     *Note: Ensure you have the NI-VISA drivers installed on your host machine to allow [`PyVISA`](https://github.com/pyvisa/pyvisa) to communicate with the hardware.*
 
 ### 3.3 Running the Software

setup.py

@@ -3,14 +3,11 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 
-# --- Configuration ---
-# Get the directory where setup.py is located
+
 SETUP_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 PICA_PKG_DIR = 'pica'
 
-# Define files to be copied, relative to the project root
 DATA_FILES_TO_COPY = {
-    # Destination subdir in package: list of source files
     '': [
         'README.md',
         'LICENSE',