- Kaspersky Endpoint Security overview
- What's new in this version
- Comparison of Kaspersky Endpoint Security functions depending on the Kaspersky Security Center management tool
- Install and uninstall Kaspersky Endpoint Security
- Start the application for the first time
- Kaspersky Endpoint Security interface
- About notifications
- Kaspersky Endpoint Security licensing
- Perform common tasks
- Open and quit the application
- View the status of computer protection
- Disable and resume computer protection
- Use Protection Center
- Perform scan tasks
- Configure the automatic start of a scheduled scan task
- Update application databases
- What to do if file access is blocked
- Restore a file that has been deleted or disinfected by the application
- View the application operation report
- What to do if notification windows appear
- Advanced configuration of the application
- Participate in Kaspersky Security Network
- Manage the application via Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console
- Deploy Kaspersky Endpoint Security on a corporate network
- Update Kaspersky Endpoint Security version 10 or 11 to version 11.2
- Prepare for remote installation of Kaspersky Endpoint Security
- Manage Network Agent from the command line
- Install and uninstall Kaspersky Endpoint Security
- Start and stop the application via Kaspersky Security Center
- Create and manage tasks
- Create and manage policies
- Create and manage policy profiles
- Generate a report on detected objects
- Get a recovery key for an encrypted disk
- Remote administration of the application via Kaspersky Security Center Web Console and Cloud Console
- Create policies
- Create tasks
- Get a recovery key for an encrypted drive
- Manage the application from the command line
- View command line help
- Run virus scan
- Update the application
- Roll back the last update
- Start/stop a component or task
- View status and statistics of a component or task
- Export protection preferences
- Activate the application
- Install the system extension
- Configure network connections
- Remove license keys
- Return codes of the command line
- Quit the application
- Uninstall the application
- Contact Technical Support
- Sources of information about the application
- Appendices
- Information about third-party code
- Trademark notices
Kaspersky Endpoint Security licensing > About the key file
About the key file
About the key file
A key file is a file with the .key extension provided to you by Kaspersky. Key files are designed to activate the application by adding a license key.
You receive a key file at the email address that you provided when you bought Kaspersky Endpoint Security or ordered the trial version of Kaspersky Endpoint Security.
You do not need to connect to Kaspersky activation servers in order to activate the application with a key file.
You can restore a key file if it has been accidentally deleted. You may need a key file to register a Kaspersky CompanyAccount, for example.
To restore your key file, perform any of the following actions:
- Contact the license seller.
- Receive a key file through Kaspersky website by using your available activation code.
Article ID: 69431, Last review: Feb 25, 2022