For the application to work properly, the computer must meet the following requirements:

General requirements:

• Processor with a clock speed of 1 GHz or more (support of the SSE2 instruction set is required).
• RAM:
  • 1 GB (for 32-bit operating systems)
  • 2 GB (for 64-bit operating systems)
• Hard drive: 2 GB of free disk space.

Operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows 10 Pro x86 / х64
• Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise x86 / х64

• Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x86 / х64
• Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x86 / х64
• Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x86 / х64
• Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x86 / х64
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional x86 / х64 SP1 and later
• Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise x86 / х64 SP1 and later
• Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x86 / х64 SP1 and later
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016 х64

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard х64
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation х64
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard х64
• Microsoft Small Business Server 2011 Standard х64
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard х64 SP1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise х64 SP1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard x86 / х64 SP2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x86 / х64 SP2

Server platform support limitations:

• The ReFS file system is supported with limitations. 
• The Server Core and Cluster Mode configurations are not supported. 
• Disk encryption (Kaspersky FDE) and encryption of files on server platforms are not supported.

Supported virtual platforms:

• VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 3620759
• Microsoft Hyper-V 3.0
• Citrix XenServer 7.0
• Citrix XenDesktop 7.13
• Citrix Provisioning Services 7.13

Issues and limitations:

• Full disk encryption (FDE) on Hyper-V virtual machines is not supported.
• Full disk encryption (FDE) and encryption of files and folders (FLE) on Citrix virtual platforms is not supported.

For other details regarding support for virtual platforms, please refer to this article.

For proper functioning of Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 for Windows, your computer must meet the following requirements:

General requirements

• Intel Pentium 1GHz and faster
• 1 GB available RAM
• 2 GB of free disk space
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 and later
• Microsoft Windows Installer 3.0 and later
• Internet connection for activating the application and for updating databases and application modules
  

Hardware and software requirements for workstations

• Microsoft Windows 10 Pro x86 / х64
• Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise x86 / х64
• Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x86 / х64
• Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x86 / х64
• Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x86 / х64
• Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x86 / х64
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional x86 / х64 SP1 and later
• Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise / Ultimate x86 / х64 SP1 and later
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional x86 / х64
• Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise / Ultimate x86 / х64
• Microsoft Windows Vista x86 / х64 SP2 and later
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional x86 SP3 and later
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard / Essentials х64
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation / Standard / Essentials х64
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation / Standard / Essentials х64
• Microsoft Small Business Server 2011 Standard х64
• Microsoft Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 х64
• Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 Standard / Premium x64
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation / Standard / Enterprise х64 SP1 and later
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation / Standard / Enterprise х86 / х64 SP2 and later
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard / Enterprise x86 / x64 SP2 and later
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard / Enterprise x86 / x64 SP2
• Microsoft Windows Embedded 8.0 Standard x64
• Microsoft Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro x64
• Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7* x86 / x64 SP1
• Microsoft Windows Embedded POSReady 7* x86 / x64

Limitations of embedded operating systems support

• We recommend that you use Microsoft Windows Embedded 8.0 Standard x64 (Standard 8) or Microsoft Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry x64 (Industry 8.1) on devices with at least 2 GB RAM.
• Encryption of files (FLE) and hard drives (FDE) is not supported in the embedded operating systems.

Supported virtual platforms:

• VMWare ESXi 5.5.0 2718055 Update 2
• VMWare ESXi 5.5.0 3568722 Update 3b
• VMWare ESXi 5.5.0 2718055 Update 2
• Microsoft Hyper-V 3.0 (Windows Server 2012 R2)
• Citrix XenServer 6.5
• Citrix XenDesktop 7.8
• Citrix Provisioning Server 7.8

Server platform support limitations:

• The ReFS file system is supported with limitations. 
• The Server Core and Cluster Mode configurations are not supported. 
• Disk encryption (Kaspersky FDE) and encryption of files on server platforms are not supported.