11 October, 2021
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint operating system support
Last updated October 2021 with Server 2022 (Windows 11 hasn't been added to docs yet)
As I was explaining to a customer that not all Microsoft Defender for Endpoint features were supported on previous Windows Server versions, they asked if there was a comparison table.
And... I couldn't find one. So I created one.
| Operating System version | Windows 10 | Windows 8.1 | Windows 7 | Server 2022 | Server 2019 (1809+) | Server 2016 | Server 2012 R2 | Server 2008 R2 | macOS (10.14+) | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDR | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Preview | Supported | |||
| Live Response | Supported | Supported | Preview feature | |||||||
| Microsoft Defender Antivirus (next-gen) | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | ||||||
| Traditional AV | N/A | SCEP with use right | SCEP with use right | N/A | N/A | N/A | SCEP with use right | SCEP with use right | Supported | Supported |
| Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) | Supported (Pro/Enterprise) | Supported | Supported | |||||||
| Exploit Guard | Supported | Supported | Supported | |||||||
| Threat and Vulnerability Management (TVM) | Supported | Supported | OS vulnerabilities only | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| EDR Block Mode | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | |||||
| Automated Investigations and Response (AIR) | Supported | Supported | Supported | |||||||
| Network Protection | Supported | Supported | Supported | |||||||
| Web Protection | Supported | Supported | Supported | |||||||
| Controlled Folder Access | Supported | Supported | Supported |