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Activate application

Important: Before activating the Kaspersky application, make sure that the date and time set on your computer match the actual date and time.

Activating the application involves adding a subscription and connecting the application to a My Kaspersky account.

Note: An internet connection is required to activate the application.

Activate the application if you already have a subscription in your My Kaspersky account

  1. Start the application.
  2. In the Choose Your Activation Mode window, select the Sign In to My Kaspersky button.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen to activate the application with the subscription in your My Kaspersky account.

    The application connects to Kaspersky activation servers and sends data for verification. If verification is successful, the application receives and adds a license key for the subscription.

Activate the application with an activation code

  1. Open the main application window.
  2. In the bottommost pane of the main application window, click Circled Rightwards Arrow.

    The Licensing window opens.

  3. In the Licensing window, enter the activation code that you received when purchasing the Kaspersky application.
  4. Click Activate.

    Note: An activation code is a unique combination of twenty Latin letters and numbers in the form xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-ххххх.

    The application connects to Kaspersky activation servers and sends the activation code to verify its authenticity. If the activation code is successfully verified, the application automatically receives and adds the license key.

  5. Click Finish to complete activating the application.

    Note: You may need to connect to My Kaspersky to complete the activation.

    If activation code cannot be verified, a corresponding notification is displayed. In this case, contact the software vendor that supplied you with this activation code.

For more information about other activation options, see the Kaspersky help for Windows application.

Activate the trial version if available

  1. Start the Kaspersky application.
  2. In the Choose Your Activation Mode window, select the Start Trial button.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen to activate the application with the trial subscription.

    Note: You may need to sign in to My Kaspersky to finish the activation.

    The Kaspersky application connects to Kaspersky activation servers and sends data for verification. If verification is successful, the application receives and adds a license key for the free trial subscription.

    Important: A trial version of the Kaspersky application can be activated only if the application has not been previously activated on the computer.

After you have activated the application, you can view the following information in the Licensing window:

  • Subscription status
  • Active key
  • Subscription expiration date and time
  • Number of days until subscription expiration

Note: You may see the term "license" instead of "subscription" in your application. We're switching from licenses to subscriptions, and soon you'll see "subscription" everywhere in the Kaspersky application. Until that time, all the instructions in this section apply to both licenses and subscriptions.

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