Cortex XDR agent for Windows requirements

Windows endpoints must meet the following requirements to install the Cortex XDR agent.

The following requirements apply to standard and VDI Windows endpoints:

Requirement	Specification
Processor	Intel Pentium Dual Core or later with SSE2 instruction set support AMD Opteron/Athlon 64 or later with SSE2 instruction set support ARM (A64) with Windows 11 23H2 (release 10.0.22631) and later
RAM	2GB minimum
Hard disk space	5GB minimum; 20 GB recommended
Operating system versions	Palo Alto Networks supports the Cortex XDR agent on many operating systems, virtual environments, and virtual applications. To determine the minimum Cortex XDR agent release for a specific operating system, environment, or application, refer to the Windows section of Where can I install the Cortex XDR Agent in the Palo Alto Networks Compatibility Matrix.
Networking	Allow communication on the TCP port from the Cortex XDR agent to server (the default is port 443). Allow the Cortex XDR management console and agent to communicate with external and internal resources required for enforcing endpoint protection.
.NET	Windows 8—.NET 4.5 Windows 8.1—.NET 4.5.1 Windows 10 and later releases—.NET 4.6 Windows Server 2008 R2—.NET 3.5 SP1 or .NET 3.5.1 Windows Server 2012—.NET 4.5 Windows Server 2012 R2 and later supported Windows releases—.NET 4.5.1
Applications and utilities	Windows Accessories (Notepad) to view logs
Localization	To set the language (English, German, Japanese, Spanish, French, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional) of the Cortex XDR agent console, you must install the corresponding language pack.