Before you begin, ensure that you meet the following operating system or platform requisites for threat and vulnerability management so the activities in your devices are properly accounted for.
Note
The supported systems and platforms for threat and vulnerability management may be different from the Minimum requirements for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint list.
Capabilities per supported operating systems (OS) and platforms
In the following table, “Yes” indicates that a threat and vulnerability management capability is supported for the OS or platform on that row.
| Supported OS or platform | OS vulnerabilities | Software product vulnerabilities | OS configuration assessment | Security controls configuration assessment | Software product configuration assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows 7 | Yes | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Windows 8.1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows 10, versions 1607-1703 | Yes | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Windows 10, version 1709 or later | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows 11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server 2019 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server 2022 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| macOS 10.14 “Mojave” and above | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 or higher (* See “Important” notice below) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CentOS 7.2 or higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or higher LTS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Oracle Linux 7.2 or higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 or higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Linux Debian 9 or higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Android 6.0 or higher (in preview) | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| iOS 12.0 or higher (in preview) | Yes | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
Note
Some features are not available for down-level Operating System, check the Microsoft 365 Defender Portal for more details on supported OS.
Important
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux: “The vulnerability data provided and shown as part of your Microsoft Defender for Endpoint services is made available to you in its raw form, “AS IS”, from Red Hat, Inc., and might not be up to date. The data that is accessible in the Red Hat Security Data API is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You bear the risk in using this data. Microsoft and its third-party suppliers disclaim any and all liability for consequential and other indirect damages and implied warranties, including implied warranties of non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. © 2020 Red Hat. All rights reserved. © 2020 Microsoft. All rights reserved.”