Remote Access VPN Client Upgrades

Supported Upgrade paths for Remote Access VPN clients

From	To	See
Endpoint Connect E75.x or E80.x Remote Access clients, SmartEndpoint-managed	Latest SmartEndpoint-managed Remote Access VPN	Upgrading Endpoint Security Clients in the Harmony Endpoint Server Administration Guide for your version
	Latest SmartDashboard-managed Remote Access VPN	See Upgrading SmartDashboard-managed Clients

SmartEndpoint-managed Remote Access VPN clients are part of the Endpoint Security Suite.
SmartConsole-managed Remote Access VPN clients are standalone, without the Endpoint Security Suite.

Microsoft Windows

Version	Editions	Supported starting from
11 LTSC (version 24H2)	Enterprise Pro	Endpoint Security Client E88.41 VPN Standalone Client E88.40
11 24H2	Enterprise Pro	Endpoint Security Client E88.41 VPN Standalone Client E88.40
11 23H2	Enterprise Pro	Endpoint Security Client E87.62 VPN Standalone Client E87.60
11 22H2	Enterprise Pro	Endpoint Security Client E86.70
11 21H2	Enterprise Pro	Endpoint Security Client E85.40
10 22H2	Enterprise Pro	EA support: Endpoint Security Client E86.80 GA support: Endpoint Security Client E87.00
10 LTSC (version 21H2)	Enterprise Pro	Endpoint Security Client E86.00
10 21H2	Enterprise Pro	Endpoint Security Client E86.00
10 21H1 (version 2103)	Enterprise Pro	Endpoint Security Client E85.00
10 20H2 (version 2009)	Enterprise Pro	Endpoint Security Client E85.00
10 20H1 (version 2004)	Enterprise Pro	Endpoint Security Client E85.00
10 19H2 (version 1909)	Enterprise Pro	Endpoint Security Client E85.00
10 19H1 (version 1903)	Enterprise Pro	Endpoint Security Client E85.00
10 LTSC (version 1809)	Enterprise Pro	Endpoint Security Client E85.00
10 (version 1809)	Enterprise Pro	Endpoint Security Client E85.00
10 (version 1803)	Enterprise Pro	Endpoint Security Client E85.00
10 (version 1709)	Enterprise Pro	Endpoint Security Client E85.00
10 LTSB (version 1607)	Enterprise Pro	Endpoint Security Client E85.00
8.1 Update 1	Enterprise Pro	Endpoint Security Client E85.00
7 SP1 Microsoft update KB3033929	Enterprise Professional	Endpoint Security Client E85.00

Notes:

For existing Endpoint Security deployments, before upgrading your OS version, you must first upgrade the Endpoint Security Client to a version that supports the desired OS version based on the table above.
For additional information on Windows 7 support, refer to sk164006.
Windows Operating Systems are supported according to Check Point Client Support life cycles, also on Virtual Machines. However, there is no dedicated QA process for all possible variants of Windows. If you encounter a specific issue related to a different edition of a supported Windows OS version, Check Point will provide best-effort support through R&D assistance.

Microsoft Windows Server

Version	Editions	Supported starting from	Supported Features
2025 64-bit	All	E88.61	Anti-Bot and URL Filtering, Anti-Malware, Anti-Ransomware, Behavioral Guard and Forensics, Compliance and Posture, Firewall and Application Control, Media Encryption and Port Protection, Threat Emulation.
2022 64-bit	All	E85.40	Compliance, Anti-Malware, Firewall, Application Control, Forensics, Anti-Ransomware, Anti-Bot, Threat Emulation, Capsule Docs (Standalone Client), Media Encryption and Port Protection.
2019 64-bit	All	E85.00	Compliance, Anti-Malware, Firewall, Application Control, Forensics, Anti-Ransomware, Anti-Bot, Threat Emulation, Capsule Docs (Standalone Client), Media Encryption and Port Protection.
2016 64-bit	All	E85.00	Compliance, Anti-Malware, Firewall, Application Control, Forensics, Anti-Ransomware, Anti-Bot, Threat Emulation, Capsule Docs (Standalone Client).
2012 R2 64-bit	All	E85.00	Compliance, Anti-Malware, Firewall, Application Control, Forensics, Anti-Ransomware, Anti-Bot, Threat Emulation, Capsule Docs (Standalone Client)
2012 64-bit	All	E85.00	Compliance, Anti-Malware, Firewall, Application Control, Forensics, Anti-Ransomware, Anti-Bot, Threat Emulation, Capsule Docs (Standalone Client)
2008 R2 32/64-bit	All	E85.00	Compliance, Anti-Malware, Firewall, Application Control, Forensics, Anti-Ransomware, Anti-Bot, Threat Emulation, Capsule Docs (Standalone Client)

Notes:

To support Endpoint Compliance rules for Windows Server 2016 on versions older than R80.20, see sk122136.
Windows Server CORE is not supported.
If you install a client package with features that are not supported on the server, the installation succeeds but only the supported features are installed.
The Anti-Exploit feature is supported starting from the 2016 64-bit version.