Operating System Requirements

Operating System Requirements

Maitre'D is designed for the Microsoft Windows environment and will operate on both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) editions of current Windows operating systems. This makes Maitre'D "hardware-agnostic", which means it will work on any hardware that can run Microsoft Windows, as long as it meets the minimum performance requirements.

The table below lists all currently supported operating systems with their projected End-of-Life date issued by Microsoft.

IMPORTANT! Operating systems that have reached their End-of-Life are not listed here, as PayFacto cannot guarantee reliable operation with deprecated operating systems.

While some deprecated operating systems may still work with Maitre'D, they are no longer supported by Microsoft and therefore no longer receive security updates.

As such, deprecated operating systems represent a liability which may compromise the POS system's security.

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Desktop Operating Systems

Name	Suitable for:	Support Status (PayFacto)	End-of-Life (Microsoft)
Back-Office	POS	Backup / Auxiliary
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro	YES	YES	YES	Supported	October 14, 2025
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro for Workstations	YES	YES	YES	Supported	October 14, 2025
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro	YES	YES	YES	Supported	N/A
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro for Workstations	YES	YES	YES	Supported	N/A

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Patch levels for Desktop Operating Systems

In addition to the general End-of-Life date issued for Desktop operating systems, Microsoft also issues End-of-Life dates for specific patch levels. This is done by Microsoft to ensure that users keep their operating systems up-to-date.

Name	Support Status (PayFacto)	End-of-Life (Microsoft)
Microsoft Windows 10 (Pro & Pro for Workstations), version 20H2	Supported	May 10, 2022
Microsoft Windows 10 (Pro & Pro for Workstations), version 21H1	Supported	December 13, 2022
Microsoft Windows 10 (Pro & Pro for Workstations), version 21H2	Supported	June 13, 2023
Microsoft Windows 11 (Pro & Pro for Workstations), version 21H2	Supported	October 10, 2023

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Server-oriented Operating Systems

Name	Suitable for:	Support Status (PayFacto)	End-of-Life (Microsoft)
Back-Office	POS	Backup / Auxiliary
Microsoft Windows Server 2012	YES	NO*	NO*	Supported	October 10, 2023
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2	YES	NO*	NO*	Supported	October 10, 2023
Microsoft Windows Server 2016	YES	NO*	NO*	Supported	January 12, 2027
Microsoft Windows Server 2019	YES	NO*	NO*	Supported	January 9, 2029
Microsoft Windows Server 2022	YES	NO*	NO*	Supported	October 14, 2031

• While a POS, Backup Server or Auxiliary Back-Office would work perfectly on a server-oriented operating system, PayFacto does not recommend doing so, unless your operations specifically requires this.

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Embedded and "Internet of Things" (IoT) Operating Systems

Name	Suitable for:	Support Status (PayFacto)	End-of-Life (Microsoft)
Back-Office	POS	Backup / Auxiliary
Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB 2015	YES	YES	YES	Supported	October 13, 2025
Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB 2016	YES	YES	YES	Supported	October 12, 2026
Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019	YES	YES	YES	Supported	January 8, 2029
Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021	YES	YES	YES	Supported	January 12, 2032
Microsoft Windows 11 IoT Enterprise, version 21H2	YES	YES	YES	Supported	October 8, 2024

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Enterprise Operating Systems

Name	Suitable for:	Support Status (PayFacto)	End-of-Life (Microsoft)
Back-Office	POS	Backup / Auxiliary
Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2015	YES	YES	YES	Supported	October 13, 2025
Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016	YES	YES	YES	Supported	October 12, 2026
Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019	YES	YES	YES	Supported	January 8, 2029
Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021	YES	YES	YES	Supported	January 12, 2027*
Microsoft Windows 11 Enterprise, version 21H2	YES	YES	YES	Supported	October 8, 2024

* Microsoft lists this date as the end of "Mainstream support" for this Windows version. Mainstream support is typically followed by an extended support period, however it is not listed on the Microsoft Lifecycle site at this time.

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Windows 11

Microsoft Windows 11 is the latest release of the Windows family of operating systems. It was released on October 5th, 2021. A full test suite has been run on PayFacto's POS products to ensure compatibility.

Windows 11 vs. Microsoft lifecycle

At this time, Microsoft has not issued official end-of-life (EOL) dates for the Windows 11 family of products. The only EOL dates available so far are for patch levels. These dates will be updated when Microsoft releases new feature updates for Windows 11.