Kaspersky Safe Kids for Windows

Manage the application from the command prompt

October 7, 2024

ID 97837

You can manage Kaspersky Safe Kids from the command prompt.

Use the following command line syntax:

safekids.com <command> [parameters]

At the command prompt, you can reference the application either from the application installation folder or by specifying the full path to the safekids.com file.

Commands available for managing Kaspersky Safe Kids

Command

Description

Syntax example

HELP

Opens help information about the command line syntax.

safekids.com [ /? | HELP ]

UPDATE

Starts an update of Kaspersky Safe Kids. By default, the application downloads updates from the main servers.

Based on a request from Customer Service, you may need to update the application from the test servers using the [testsource] parameter.

Test servers contain untested application changes that can cause the application to fail.

safekids.com update

ROLLBACK

Rolls back the application databases to the previous version. This command has the following parameters:

  • [/R:<report_file>] – save only critical events
  • [/RA:<report_file>] –save all events

    where <report_file> is the full path to the TXT file where the rollback report will be saved. This command requires the password for your My Kaspersky account.

safekids.com rollback </password=<type_password>> [/R[A]:<report_file>]

EXPORT

Exports Kaspersky Safe Kids settings to a TXT file.

safekids.com export <full_path_to_file>

IMPORT

Imports settings from a TXT file to Kaspersky Safe Kids.

safekids.com import <full_path_to_file>

EXIT

Quits Kaspersky Safe Kids. This command requires password for your My Kaspersky account.

safekids.com exit </password=<type_password>>

TRACES

Manages logging of Kaspersky Safe Kids events. This command has the following parameters:

  • [on] – turn on logging of application events
  • [off] – turn off logging of application events
  • [clear] – clear the folder with logs
  • [copyto] – copy all log files to a new destination

safekids.com traces [copyto <full_path_to_file>]

CHECK_PSW

Checks your My Kaspersky password. If the entered password is correct, the command prompt shows a status of 0. If the password is incorrect, you see an error.

safekids.com check_psw

CLS 

Clears the command prompt.

safekids.com cls

UNINSTALL_UCP

Notifies My Kaspersky that Kaspersky Safe Kids was uninstalled.

safekids.com uninstall_ucp

To obtain help on the syntax of a specific command, enter one of the following commands:

safekids.com <command> /?

safekids.com HELP <command>

Command-line-based management of Kaspersky Safe Kids installation parameters is intended for use during assistance by Customer Service. You are not advised to use these parameters without being instructed to do so by Customer Service specialists or without consulting them.

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