Microsoft and Windows operating system

Backward compatibility

For Windows 10 and 11, we aim to make our future feature updates compatible with all Windows 10 and 11 releases that occur within a 30-month period before the date of our product release.

For example, the Endpoint version 8.x released in December 2020, is compatible with Windows 10 versions released up to 30 months earlier (June 2018) or since Windows 10 version 1803.

Forward compatibility

Regarding future compatibility, our Endpoint product versions will receive Windows 10 and 11 compatibility updates while they are in Full Support, as defined in the previous chapter. These compatibility updates are provided through servicing updates. For example, Endpoint Version 7.3 is compatible with Windows 10 version H2/2022.

For earlier Windows versions (8.1 and below), we are bound by existing commitments, and various exceptions have been granted to the rule.

To review the currently supported Windows OS versions by different ESET product versions, refer to the Operating systems support overview section.