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.


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


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


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.


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


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.


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.

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