IT Endpoint Manager

Note about Windows XP / Vista

• Older Comodo Client - Security versions still have support for Windows XP (up to CCS v11.1). However, Virtual Desktop features can not be used on Windows XP.
  
  
• Comodo Client - Security is not officially supported on Windows Vista.
  
  
• Comodo strongly recommends anybody still using XP or Vista to upgrade immediately. Microsoft ceased support for XP/Vista years ago and the number of serious vulnerabilities in these operating systems is almost innumerable. By using them you are exposing yourself to substantial risks which signature-based antivirus cannot protect you against.

Windows 7

• Microsoft ended general support for Windows 7 in January 2020. Devices running Windows 7 will only receive security updates if the user has purchased a 3 year extended security updates (ESU) package from Microsoft.

• Because of this, Windows 7 is no longer an officially supported operating system. Unpatched vulnerabilities introduced by the underlying OS can compromise the protection provided by CCS. For example, a weakness in a Microsoft API that CCS relies on can undermine the protection of CCS.

• Key points:

• All CCS critical security features will continue to work on Windows 7, including auto-containment, antivirus, and firewall. Similarly, you can also manage Windows 7 devices from Endpoint Manager and deploy security profiles to Windows 7 devices.

• We will also continue to fix critical and blocker issues for CCS on Windows 7.

• However, future CCS releases may contain features that are not included/do not work on Windows 7.
  

• We understand that many customers have clients who still use Windows 7, and hope that this information helps you make an informed decision about transitioning those machines to Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8.