Installing Patch 17 is straightforward, but given its role in legacy environments, caution is required.
| Operating System | Supported | Notes | |-----------------|-----------|-------| | Windows 7 SP1 (with ESU) | Yes | No longer recommended; no post-Patch 17 OS updates | | Windows 8.1 | Yes | Extended support ended Jan 2023 | | Windows 10 (1809–21H1) | Yes | No support for 21H2+ unless using Patch 18 | | Windows Server 2012 R2 | Yes | Last fully validated version | | Windows Server 2016 | Partial | Requires KB5003638 (Windows Update) | | Windows Server 2019 | Partial | No native ARM64 support | | Windows Server 2022 | Test-only | Full support requires Patch 18 | --- Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise 8.8 Patch 17
Hardware requirements unchanged from VSE 8.8 baseline: Installing Patch 17 is straightforward, but given its
For headless Windows Server installations, Patch 17 reduced the memory footprint of the McShield.exe service from ~120MB to ~80MB during idle scans. Installing Patch 17 is straightforward