How to upgrade the application

The application is updated automatically. If you have a current license for Kaspersky PURE or a previous version of Kaspersky Total Security, you do not need to activate the application: the Setup Wizard will automatically retrieve information about the license for the previous version of Kaspersky Total Security and apply it during installation of Kaspersky Total Security.

The application is automatically updated if you install a new version of the application over the previous one.

While downloading the update, the application compares the previous and new versions of the End User License Agreement, Kaspersky Security Network Statement, and Statement regarding data processing for marketing purposes. If the agreements and/or statements differ, the application offers you to read and accept them again.

The application can be upgraded if the following versions of Kaspersky Total Security are installed on your computer:

• Kaspersky PURE
• Kaspersky Total Security 2015
• Kaspersky Total Security 2016
• Kaspersky Total Security 2017
• Kaspersky Total Security 2018
• Kaspersky Total Security 2019

Limitations on upgrades from a previous version of the application

Upgrades from earlier versions of the application are not supported.

Upgrading from Kaspersky Total Security has the following limitations:

• When a previous version of Kaspersky Total Security is upgraded, the following application settings are replaced with default settings:
  • Kaspersky Total Security display settings
  • Scan schedule
  • Participation in Kaspersky Security Network
  • File Anti-Virus protection level
  • Mail Anti-Virus protection level
  • Anti-Banner settings
  • Update sources
  • List of trusted web addresses
  • URL Advisor settings
• After an upgrade from a previous version, Kaspersky Total Security starts automatically even if automatic startup of the application is disabled in the settings that have been saved. When the operating system restarts afterwards, Kaspersky Total Security does not start automatically if automatic startup of the application is disabled in the settings that have been saved.

When updating Kaspersky PURE or Kaspersky Total Security 2015 to a new version, the old license is not always applicable. This is due to licensing specifics in these application versions. Also, when updating Kaspersky PURE or Kaspersky Total Security 2015 to a new version, the new version of Kaspersky Total Security will use the default application settings.

If you had previously created a container in Kaspersky PURE, on first access to the container, Kaspersky Total Security converts it to a data vault. Files in the data vault become available when the conversion is complete.