How long will Webroot Support these outdated OS's?

  • 30 January 2020
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Microsoft®️ Windows®️ XP 32- and 64-bit SP2, SP3 

Windows Vista®️ 32-bit (all Editions), Windows Vista SP1, SP2 32- and 64-bit (all Editions)

Windows 7 32- and 64-bit (all Editions), Windows 7 SP1 32- and 64-bit (all Editions)

Windows 8 32- and 64-bit

Windows 8.1 32- and 64-bit

 

Some info: https://betanews.com/2020/01/29/av-support-windows-7/

 

For Windows 8.1

Client operating systems End of mainstream support End of extended support
Windows 8.1 January 9, 2018 January 10, 2023

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet

 

 


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At the bottom of the page: https://www.webroot.com/us/en/home/products/av also Browser support?

 

System requirements

PC & Mac Requirements

Microsoft®️ Windows®️ XP 32- and 64-bit SP2, SP3 

Windows Vista®️ 32-bit (all Editions), Windows Vista SP1, SP2 32- and 64-bit (all Editions)

Windows 7 32- and 64-bit (all Editions), Windows 7 SP1 32- and 64-bit (all Editions)

Windows 8 32- and 64-bit

Windows 8.1 32- and 64-bit

Windows 10 32- and 64-bit

Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion®️)

Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion®️)

OS X 10.9 (Mavericks®️)

OS X 10.10 (Yosemite®️)

OS X 10.11 (El Capitan®️)

macOS 10.12 (Sierra®️)

macOS 10.13 (High Sierra®️)

macOS 10.14 (Mojave®️)

macOS 10.15 (Catalina®️)

Minimum Requirements

Intel®️ Pentium®️/Celeron®️ family, or AMD®️K6/Athlon™️/Duron™️ family, or other compatible processor

128 MB RAM (minimum)

10 MB Hard Disk Space

Internet access

Google Chrome®️ 11 and newer

Internet Explorer®️ version 11 and newer (Windows XP IE8)

Microsoft Edge®️ (partial support) When will we have full support?

Mozilla®️ Firefox®️ version 3.6 and newer

Safari 5 and newer

Opera 11 and newer

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I don’t know what Mac OS’s are outdated and not supported (Updated) anymore? @ProTruckDriver  @Ssherjj 

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My understanding every macOS from El Capitan and earlier do not receive Security or Software updates. 

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I found this:

https://computing.cs.cmu.edu/desktop/os-lifecycle.html

I don’t think anyone is running the very old OS’s. Will Webroot work on Lion and Mountain Lion???

Not everyone in this world has a bottomless purse (and it’s not just the computers that have to be purchased, it’s also often the peripherals, and even apps, due to compatibility issues—ask @NicCrockett!). In my case, two of my three computers are using these old OSs: one Windows XP 32-bit and the other Windows 7 64-bit.

As I understand it, Webroot collect enough statistics from their customers to know what OSs they are using. Evidently, a sufficient number of their customers (such as myself, such as @NicCrockett’s company) continue to use these OSs for them to deem it worth their while continuing support for us.

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