Hardware and software requirements

General requirements:

• 1150 MB free disk space on the hard drive
• Processor that supports the SSE2 instruction set
• Internet access (for the application installation and activation, for the use of Kaspersky Security Network, and for updating databases and application modules)
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 8.0 or later

  To access My Kaspersky portal, we recommend using Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 or later.

• Microsoft Windows® Installer 3.0 or later
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4 or later

Requirements for Microsoft Windows 7 Starter (Service Pack 0 or later), Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic (Service Pack 0 or later), Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (Service Pack 0 or later), Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (Service Pack 0 or later), Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (Service Pack 0 or later), Microsoft Windows 8 (Service Pack 0 or later), Microsoft Windows 8 Pro (Service Pack 0 or later), Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise (Service Pack 0 or later), Microsoft Windows 8.1 (Service Pack 0 and Windows 8.1 Update), Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (Service Pack 0 and Windows 8.1 Update), Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise (Service Pack 0 and Windows 8.1 Update), Microsoft Windows 10 Home (TH1, TH2, RS1, RS2, RS3, RS4, RS5, 19H1, 19H2), Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise (TH1, TH2, RS1, RS2, RS3, RS4, RS5, 19H1, 19H2), Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (TH1, TH2, RS1, RS2, RS3, RS4, RS5, 19H1, 19H2):

• Processor with a clock speed of 1 GHz or higher
• 1 GB free RAM (for 32-bit operating systems); 2 GB free RAM (for 64-bit operating systems)

For the Web Anti-Virus and IM Anti-Virus protection components to work, the Base Filtering Engine service must be running in the operating system.

Supported browsers:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, and 11.0

  The Internet Explorer 8.0 – 11.0 browser with the new Windows user interface is not supported.

• All versions of Microsoft Edge.
• Mozilla™ Firefox™ versions 52.x – 59.x or later
• Mozilla™ Firefox™ ESR 52.x
• Google Chrome™ versions 48.x – 64.x

  Kaspersky Free supports Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox in 32-bit and in 64-bit operating systems.

Requirements for tablet computers:

• Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows 10
• Intel® Celeron® processor with a clock speed of 1.66 GHz or faster
• 1000 MB free RAM

Requirements for netbooks:

• Intel Atom™ CPU 1.60 GHz or faster
• 1024 MB free RAM
• 10.1-inch display with 1024x600 screen resolution
• Intel GMA 950 graphics core

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