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.
  • The Anti-Banner component works with functional limitations (it is recommended to use Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 or later).
• Microsoft Windows® Installer 3.0 or later
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4 or later
• Webcam access protection is provided only for compatible webcam models

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)

Web Anti-Virus, IM Anti-Virus, Anti-Banner, and Safe Money require the Base Filtering Engine service to be enabled 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 Security Cloud 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

The requirements for Kaspersky Password Manager are available in the Help files for the application on My Kaspersky portal.

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