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Last Updated: October 10, 2024

Central Endpoint 11+: Platform Requirements
Operating System Endpoint licenses/features Data Protection
Intercept X
Endpoint Intercept X Intercept X MTR/MTR
Release Edition Type SP Advanced ZTNA Device Encryption
Protection Essentials Advanced Advanced
with XDR

pre-SP1 - - - - - - -
Enterprise / Professional /
x86-x64 Yes (Ultimate and
Ultimate SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes -
Enterprise only)
Windows 712,20 Extened
support required pre-SP1 - - - - - - -
Home Basic / Premium x86-x64
SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - -
x86 pre-SP1 - - - - - - -
Starter
x86 SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - -
Home x86-x64 pre-SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes6 Yes - -
Windows 8 /8.1 Pro x86-x64 pre-SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes6 Yes - Yes
Enterprise x86-x64 pre-SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes6 Yes - Yes
Semi-Annual 19043, General Availability
Home x86-x64 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes19
19044/19045
x86-x64/ Semi-Annual 19043, General Availability
Pro/Pro for Workstation Yes Yes17 Yes17 Yes Yes17 Yes19 Yes
ARM18 19044/19045
Windows 10 Semi-Annual 19042/19043, General Availability
x86-x64/
Enterprise (inc LTSC) 19044/19045, LTSB 1507 RTM/1607, LTSC Yes Yes17 Yes17 Yes Yes17 Yes19 Yes
ARM18
1809/19044
Semi-Annual 19042/19043, General Availability
Education x86-x64 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes19 Yes
19044/19045

Home x86-x64 22000/22621/22631/26100 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Pro/Pro for x86-x64/

22000/22621/22631/26100 Yes Yes17 Yes17 Yes Yes17 Yes Yes
Education/Workstation ARM18
Windows 11
x86-x64/
Enterprise 22000/22621/22631/26100 Yes Yes17 Yes17 Yes Yes17 Yes Yes
ARM18

Education x86-x64 22000/22621/22631/26100 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows 7 Embedded
Standard 7 x86-x64 pre-SP1 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - -
x86-x64 SP1 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - -
Embedded Windows 7 pre-SP1 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - -
variants POSReady7 (Windows 7) x86-64
Extended support required SP1 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - -
pre-SP1 Yes*7 Yes*7 Yes*7 Yes*7 Yes*8 - -
Thin (Windows 7) x86-x64
SP1 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - -
Windows 8 Embedded
x86-x64 - Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - -
Standard 8
POSReady 8 (Windows 8) x86-x64 - Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - -
RT (Windows 8) ARM - - - - - - - -
Windows 8.1 Embedded
x86-x64 - Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - -
Embedded variants Enterprise Industry
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise x86-x64 19042/19043/19044 (including LTSB) Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - -
Windows 11 IoT Enterprise x86-x64 22000 (including LTSB) Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - -
Windows Server IoT 2019 x86-x64 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - -
Windows Server IoT 2022
x86-x64 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - -
(all binary identical variants)
* Please see http://docs.sophos.com/esg/Sophos-Endpoint-Windows-Embedded/sendpoint_windows_embedded/sendpoint_windows_embedded.html
Note: x86 indicates 32-bit computers, and x86-x64 indicates it applies to both 32-bit and 64-bit computers
3. Sophos supports virtual environments including Vmware, Citrix and Microsoft Hyper-V however does not support the Hyper-V Server platform edition.
5. Active/Passive and Active/Active clusters are supported, see KBA 14258 for more information
6. Desktop Only - Modern UI apps not monitored
7. AntiVirus only
12. Windows 7 must be patched to a suitable level to support SHA256
14. If using Windows Virtual Desktop, when running the Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session version for pooled desktops, you will need a Server Protection license and agent.
17. Supported on ARM64 devices; with the exception of Exploit Prevention
18. ARM functionality is being phased in.
19. 1803 and above only
20. Extended support required
Central Server Platform Requirements
Operating System

Release Edition Type

Hyper-V Server 2008 R21 x64

EBS / EBS Premium x64

Foundation x64

HPC / Storage x64

Windows 2008 R22, 4,5, 10
Extended support required
IA64 IA64

Standard / Enterprise /
x64
Datacenter / Web

Web Core x64

Windows SBS 2011 10 Standard x64

Extended support required
Essentials
Foundation (GUI only) x64
Essentials (GUI only) x64
Windows Server 20124 Standard (GUI and Core) x64

Datacenter (GUI and Core) x64

Foundation (GUI only) x64
Essentials (GUI only) x64
Windows Server 2012 R24 Standard (GUI and Core) x64
Datacenter (GUI and Core) x64
Storage3 x64
Standard (GUI/Core) x64
Essentials (GUI only) x64
Windows Server 2016 4
Datacenter (GUI/Core) x64
Storage x64
Standard (GUI/Core) x64
Essentials (GUI only) x64
Windows Server 2019 4
Datacenter (GUI/Core) x64
Hyper-V Server 20191 x64
Standard (GUI/Core) x64
Windows Server 2022 Essentials x64
Windows Server 2022
Datacenter (GUI/Core) x64
 Intercept X
Server Intercept X Intercept X
SP Advanced
Protection Essentials Advanced
with XDR
pre-SP1 - - - -
SP1 - - - -
pre-SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes
SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes
pre-SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes
SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes
pre-SP1 Yes - - -
SP1 Yes - - -
pre-SP1 - - - -
SP1 - - - -

pre-SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes

SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes

pre-SP1 Yes - - -
SP1 Yes - - -

SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes

SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes

pre-SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes
pre-SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes
pre-SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes

pre-SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes

pre-SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes
pre-SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes
pre-SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes
pre-SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes
pre-SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes
1607/14393 Yes Yes Yes Yes
1607/14393 Yes Yes Yes Yes
1607/14392 Yes Yes Yes Yes
1607/14393 Yes Yes Yes Yes
1809/17763 Yes Yes Yes Yes
1809/17763 Yes Yes Yes Yes
1809/17763 Yes Yes Yes Yes
1809 Yes Yes Yes Yes
20348 Yes Yes Yes Yes
20347 Yes Yes Yes Yes
20348 Yes Yes Yes Yes

Note: x86 indicates 32-bit computers, and x86-x64 indicates it applies to

1a. Sophos supports virtual environments including VMWare, Citrix and M
1b. we do not support Hyper-V when installed as a Standalone Hyperviso
2. Active/Passive and Active/Active clusters are supported, see KBA 1425
3. Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard and Workgroup
4. Remote Desktop (Terminal) Services are supported on these platforms
5. Windows Server 2008 R2 must be patched to a suitable level to suppor
9. If using Windows Virtual Desktop, when running the Windows 10 Enterprise m
10. Extended support required
MTR/MTR Server Update Message Device
Advanced Lockdown Cache Relay Encryption

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led as a Standalone Hypervisor - note that a Standalone Hypervisor is different from a Hyper-V role on standard windows se
are supported, see KBA 14258 for more information
rd and Workgroup
supported on these platforms, see KBA 127299 for more information
ed to a suitable level to support SHA256
ning the Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session version for pooled desktops, you will need a Server Protection license and agent.
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r Protection license and agent.

Windows 10
Microsoft Ref Build Microsoft project Name
TH1 1507 (RTM) Threshold 1 Windows Enterprise 2015 LTSB
TH2 1511 Threshold 2
RS1 1607 Redstone 1 Windows Enterprise 2016 LTSB
RS2 1703 Redstone 2 Creators Update
RS3 1709 Redstone 3
RS4 1803 Redstone 4
RS5 1809 Redstone 5 Windows Enterprise LTSC 2019
19H1 1903
19H2 1909
20H1 2004
20H2 19042
21H1 19043
21H2 19044
22H2 19045

Windows 11
Microsoft Ref Build Microsoft project Name
21H2 22000
22H2 22621
23H2 22631
24H2 26100

Server
1607 Windows Server 2016
RS5 1809 Redstone 5 Windows Server 2019
19H1 1903 Windows Server 2019
19H2 1909 Windows Server 2019
19H2 1909 Windows Server 2019
20H1 2004 Windows Server 2019
 Release Channel
LTSB
Semi-Annual
LTSB
Semi-Annual
Semi-Annual
Semi-Annual
LTSC
Semi-Annual
Semi-Annual
Semi-Annual
Semi-Annual
Semi-Annual
LTSC
Semi-Annual

Release Channel
General Availability
General Availability
General Availability
General Availability

LTSC
Semi-Annual
Semi-Annual
LTSC
Semi-Annual
Semi-Annual