Hardware and software requirements

To ensure proper operation of Kaspersky Endpoint Security, your computer must meet the following requirements:

Minimum general requirements:

• 2 GB of free disk space on the hard drive
• Processor with a clock speed of 1 GHz (that supports the SSE2 instruction set)
• RAM:
  • 1 GB for a 32-bit operating system;
  • 2 GB for a 64-bit operating system.

Supported operating systems for personal computers:

• Windows 7 Home / Professional / Ultimate / Enterprise Service Pack 1 or later;
• Windows 8 Professional / Enterprise;
• Windows 8.1 Professional / Enterprise;
• Windows 10 Home / Pro / Education / Enterprise.

For details about support for the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system, please refer to the Technical Support Knowledge Base.

Supported operating systems for file servers:

• Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard / Premium (64-bit);
• Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials / Standard (64-bit);
• Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 (64-bit);
• Windows Server 2008 Standard / Enterprise / Datacenter Service Pack 2 or later;
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation / Standard / Enterprise / Datacenter Service Pack 1 or later;
• Windows Server 2012 Foundation / Essentials / Standard / Datacenter;
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation / Essentials / Standard / Datacenter;
• Windows Server 2016 Essentials / Standard / Datacenter;
• Windows Server 2019 Essentials / Standard / Datacenter.

For details about support for the Microsoft Windows Server 2016 and Microsoft Windows Server 2019 operating systems, please refer to the Technical Support Knowledge Base.