If the Windows compliance condition “Detected operating system is not supported by the manufacturer (EOL)” is set to treat as Warning in MetaDefender IT Access, will this prevent a compliant system from logging in or accessing resources?

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This article applies to all MetaDefender Endpoint releases deployed on Windows systems.

No. Changing the severity to Warning only affects the compliance result in the dashboard. It does not block login or device access. As long as other enforced policies are compliant, the device can log in normally.

MetaDefender IT Access console showing where to configure the “Unsupported Operating System (EOL)” warning behavior.
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If the Windows compliance condition “Detected operating system is not supported by the manufacturer (EOL)” is set to treat as Warning in MetaDefender IT Access, will this prevent a compliant system from logging in or accessing resources?