Migration to Kaspersky Security Cloud – Free

When using Kaspersky Free in a region where Kaspersky Security Cloud is available, the application prompts you to switch to Kaspersky Security Cloud – Free. The application can also prompt you to switch to Kaspersky Security Cloud when your Kaspersky Free license expires and you are in a region where Kaspersky Security Cloud is available.

Start switching to Kaspersky Security Cloud – Free

At this step, the Migration Wizard offers you to switch to Kaspersky Security Cloud – Free.

To switch to Kaspersky Security Cloud – Free or continue using Kaspersky Free, do one of the following:

Sign in to My Kaspersky

At this step, the Migration Wizard offers you to sign in to your account on the My Kaspersky website.

Enter your credentials to sign in to My Kaspersky and click the Sign In button. The Migration Wizard resumes.

If you do not have an account yet, you can create it by clicking the Create account button.

Connecting to My Kaspersky

At this step, the Migration Wizard connects to My Kaspersky, which is necessary to continue switching to Kaspersky Security Cloud. As soon as the process completes, the wizard automatically proceeds to the next step.

License check

At this step, the Migration Wizard checks the license and activates your application. As soon as the activation completes, the wizard automatically proceeds to the next step.

License agreements

At this step, the application offers you to read and accept license agreements. After you accept all license agreements, the Migration Wizard proceeds to the next step. If you do not accept the license agreements, switching to Kaspersky Security Cloud is aborted, and the Migration Wizard exits.

Start migration

At this step, the wizard displays a message, informing you that all prerequisites for migration to Kaspersky Security Cloud are met.

To proceed with the wizard, click the Continue button.

Removing incompatible applications

At this step, the wizard checks if any applications incompatible with Kaspersky Security Cloud are installed on your computer. If no such applications are found, the wizard automatically proceeds to the next step. If such applications are found, the wizard lists them in the window and prompts you to uninstall them.

After incompatible applications are uninstalled, you may need to restart the operating system. After a restart, the wizard starts automatically, and the migration to Kaspersky Security Cloud continues.

Migration to Kaspersky Security Cloud – Free

At this step, the wizard prepares Kaspersky Security Cloud components for use, which may take some time. As soon as the process completes, the wizard automatically proceeds to the next step.

Completing the migration

At this step, the Migration Wizard tells you that switching to Kaspersky Security Cloud – Free is finished.

To close the Migration Wizard and run Kaspersky Security Cloud, click the Run button.

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