McAfee Enterprise is committed to supporting the Microsoft release cadence for Windows Server 2016. We’re working closely with Microsoft to make sure that McAfee Enterprise software and hardware products are fully compatible with Windows Server 2016.

For release quality, all new releases that Microsoft publishes for Windows Server 2016 require full validation by the individual product teams. Our goal is to provide zero-day support for all Windows Server 2016 releases over time, for those products that don’t currently offer this cadence.

Schedule changes might occur because of:

• Late-breaking changes that Microsoft implements to a release,
• Unresolved compatibility issues raised by McAfee Enterprise with Microsoft around a scheduled release. 

Schedule changes are documented in this article. Additional information about Windows Server 2016 support for McAfee Enterprise products is sent using standard communication methods, including the Support Notification Service (SNS).

Recent updates to this article

Date	Update
October 8, 2021	Updated the abbreviation for Endpoint Security Storage Protection.
September 28, 2021	Added Command Line Scanner.
September 17, 2021	Added Endpoint Security Storage Protection.

NOTES:

• Future release dates are subject to change.
  NOTE: Any future product functionality or releases mentioned in the Knowledge Base are intended to outline our general product direction and should not be relied on, either as a commitment, or when making a purchasing decision.
• GA = General Availability
• RTS = Released to Support, also called Managed Release. Contact the Technical Account Manager (TAM) or Support Account Manager (SAM) if you want to participate in a Managed Release program.
• For details about the product release cycle, see: KB51560 - McAfee Enterprise on-premises product release cycle.

 

McAfee Enterprise Products	Windows 2016 Standard Minimum Supported Version	Windows 2016 Datacenter Minimum Supported Version
Endpoint Protection Products
McAfee Active Response	2.3.0 (GA)	2.3.0 (GA)
Application and Change Control	8.1.0-179	8.1.0-179
Command Line Scanner (CLS)	7.0.0	7.0.0
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint	11.0.300	11.0.300
Endpoint Security (ENS)	10.6.0	10.6.0
Endpoint Security Storage Protection (ENSSP)	2.0.0	2.0.0
Endpoint Upgrade Assistant (EUA)	2.0	2.0
MVISION Endpoint	1903 and later	1903 and later
Host Intrusion Prevention (Host IPS)	8.0 Patch 8 (GA)	8.0 Patch 8 (GA)
SiteAdvisor Enterprise (SAE)	3.5 Update 5 (GA)	3.5 Update 5 (GA)
Threat Intelligence Exchange (TIE) Module for VirusScan Enterprise	1.0.2 (GA)	1.0.2 (GA)
VirusScan Command Line Scanner (VSCL)	6.1 (GA)	6.1 (GA)
VirusScan Enterprise (VSE)	8.8 Patch 8 Hotfix 1159675 3	8.8 Patch 8 Hotfix 1159675 3
VirusScan Enterprise for Storage	1.3.0 (GA January 2018)	1.3.0 (GA January 2018)
Database Security Products
Database Activity Monitoring (Standalone Management)	4.6.0 (GA)	4.6.0 (GA)
Database Activity Monitoring (ePO Management)	ePO 5.3.3 (GA)	ePO 5.3.3 (GA)
Vulnerability Manager for Databases (Standalone Management)	4.6.0 (GA)	4.6.0 (GA)
Vulnerability Manager for Databases (ePO Management)	ePO 5.3.3 (GA)	ePO 5.3.3 (GA)
Data Center Protection Products
Management for Optimized Virtual Environment (MOVE) Multi-Platform	4.5 (Dec 2016)	4.5 (GA)
Data Protection Products
Drive Encryption (DE)	7.2.0 (GA) DE 7.1.3 HF1148978	7.2.0 (GA) DE 7.1.3 HF1148978
File and Removable Media Protection (FRP)	5.0.2 2	5.0.2 2
Management of Native Encryption (MNE)	5.0, 4.0	5.0, 4.0
Security Management Products
Data Exchange Layer (DXL)	2.0.0 (GA)	2.0.1 Update 1 (GA)
McAfee Agent (MA)	5.0.4 4.8.0 Update 3	5.0.4 4.8.0 Update 3
Policy Auditor Agent (PA)	6.2.0.309 1	6.2.0.309 1
Rogue System Detection	5.0.4	5.0.4
Web Protection
McAfee Client Proxy (MCP)	2.1 (GA)	2.1 (GA)
Mail Gateway Protection
McAfee Security for Microsoft SharePoint 4	3.5	3.5
McAfee Security for Microsoft Exchange (MSME) 4	8.5.1	8.5.1
McAfee Security for Lotus Domino 4	7.5.3	7.5.3

 

1	For the Policy Auditor Agent, the November 2016 content update is needed.
2	IMPORTANT: FRP isn’t supported on Windows Servers; the reference in this table is used only for network share testing.
3	VSE 8.8 Patch 8 Hotfix 1159675 isn’t supported when Windows Server 2016 is installed in either Server Core or Nano Server mode. For details of a known issue, see: KB88819 - VirusScan Enterprise installation on Windows Server 2016 fails in the Server Core mode.
4	Windows 2016 versions are supported except Windows 2016 Server Core.