

Sophos Home is slowly dropping support formacOS 10.11 El Capitan starting on July 2019 andwill not receive software updates after Oct 31st, 2019. Soft retirement means that there will be no software updates that your computer will receive but they will still get virus definition updates. This article provides information on the soft retirement of Sophos Home for Mac on systems with macOS 10.11 El Capitan.

Wait until the installer file SophosInstall.exe is downloaded.ĭownload for the succeeding installationsĬhoose from the optionson the Add a Computer window. This article shows you how to obtain copy of your Sophos Home installer to install on your computers or on other computers. If you do not have a Sophos Home account yet, follow the steps on creating a Sophos Home account. Your Sophos Home installer can only be downloaded from the Sophos Home dashboard that you have created. Installing Sophos Home on Windows computers System requirements for installing Sophos Home This provides the operating system and other information about your computer. This shows information about your computer including the operating system and the system type of your computer.įrom the Mac menu bar, click on the Apple icon. On your keyboard, press Windows key + R to open the Run window.

Nothing happens when clicking the Allow button on macOS High Sierra 10.13 Under the "General" section, click on the padlock at the bottom left to be able to make changes.Įnsure "App Store and identified developers" option is selected under "Allow apps downloaded from"Ĭlick the Allow button next to the prompt System software from developer “Sophos” was blocked from loading at the bottom of the Security & Privacy window. On the System Preferences window, select Security & Privacy. For new installations of Sophos Home to be fully functional, the additional steps below are required.Ĭlick on the Apple menu from the taskbar then select System Preferences If you have not approved the Sophos KEXT right after the installation, the System Extension Blocked notification appears. This feature requires user approval before loading new non-Apple kernel extensions (KEXT). The new release of MacOS High Sierra 10.13 has introduced a new security mechanism called Secure Kernel Extension Loading (SKEL). This only affects the users that installed Sophos Home for the first time on MacOS 10.13 High Sierra. This is also followed by another Action Required pop-up reminder that displays at intervals if the setting has not been updated after installation. Prepare for changes to kernel extensions in MacOS High Sierra Applies to: Sophos Home Premium and Free (Mac)Īfter a new installation of Sophos Home on a computer running MacOS High Sierra 10.13, the below notification appears:
