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 Kaspersky Small Office Security Management Console portal, we recommend using 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

When deploying on a personal computer

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, IM Anti-Virus, Anti-Banner, and Safe Money 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 Small Office Security 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 Kaspersky Small Office Security Management Console.

When deploying on a file server

Kaspersky Small Office Security cannot be installed on a file server running in Server Core mode.

Requirements for the operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2019:

• 64-bit (x64) processor with a clock speed of 1.4 GHz or higher
• 2 GB free RAM

Requirements for the operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Essentials / Standard RTM:

• 64-bit (x64) processor with a clock speed of 1.4 GHz or higher
• 2 GB free RAM

Requirements for the operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation / Essentials / Standard, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation / Essentials / Standard:

• 64-bit (x64) processor with a clock speed of 1.4 GHz or higher
• 4 GB free RAM

Requirements for the operating system Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation / Standard / Enterprise Service Pack 1 or later:

• 64-bit (x64) processor with a clock speed of 1.4 GHz or dual-core processor with a clock speed of 1.4 GHz or higher
• 512 MB free RAM

Requirements for the operating system Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard x64 Edition Service Pack 2 or later:

• 64-bit (x64) processor with a clock speed of 2 GHz or higher
• 4 GB free RAM

Requirements for the operating systems Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Service Pack 1 or later, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Service Pack 1 or later:

• 64-bit (x64) processor with a clock speed of 2 GHz or higher
• 8 GB free RAM