How to uninstall the application

After removing the application, your computer and personal data will be unprotected.

The application is removed using the Setup Wizard.

How to uninstall the application in Windows 7

How to uninstall the application in Windows 8 or later

Removal involves the following steps:

  1. To remove the application, you must enter the password for accessing the application settings. If you cannot specify the password for any reason, application removal will be prohibited.

    Window for entering a password to uninstall the application

    Password entry window

  1. Saving data for future use

    During this step you can specify which of the data used by the application you want to keep for further use during the next installation of the application (for example, when installing a newer version of the application).

    Window for saving settings when uninstalling an application

    Saving settings window

    You can save the following data:

    • Quarantine files are files scanned by the application and moved to Quarantine.

      After the application is removed from the computer, quarantined files become unavailable. To perform operations with these files, Kaspersky Free must be installed.

    • Operational settings of the application are values of application settings selected when configuring the application.

    You can also export the protection settings at the command prompt, by using the following command: avp.com EXPORT <file_name>.

    • iChecker data are files that contain information about objects that have already been scanned using iChecker technology.
  2. Confirming removal

    Since removing the application threatens the security of your computer and personal data, you will be asked to confirm your intention to remove the application. To do this, click the Remove button.

    Window for confirming the removal of the application

    Window for confirming the removal of the application

  3. Completing removal

During this step, the Wizard removes the application from your computer. Wait until removal is complete.

This functionality may be unavailable in some regions.

During removal of the application, you must restart your operating system. If you cancel an immediate restart, completion of the removal procedure is postponed until the operating system is restarted or the computer is turned off and then started up.

  1. To restart the computer, click Yes.

    Window prompting to restart the computer

    Uninstallation completion window

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