Immediately after installation of Kaspersky Endpoint Security, the application icon appears in the Microsoft Windows taskbar notification area.
The icon serves the following purposes:
The following application icon statuses are provided for displaying application operating information:
 icon signifies that critically important protection components of the application are enabled. Kaspersky Endpoint Security will display a warning
 icon signifies that critically important protection components of the application are enabled. Kaspersky Endpoint Security will display a warning  if the user is required to perform an action, for example, restart the computer after updating the application.
 if the user is required to perform an action, for example, restart the computer after updating the application. icon signifies that critically important protection components of the application are disabled or have malfunctioned. Protection components may malfunction, for example, if the license has expired or as a result of an application error. Kaspersky Endpoint Security will display a warning
 icon signifies that critically important protection components of the application are disabled or have malfunctioned. Protection components may malfunction, for example, if the license has expired or as a result of an application error. Kaspersky Endpoint Security will display a warning  with a description of the problem in computer protection.
 with a description of the problem in computer protection.The context menu of the application icon contains the following items:
 ) in the policy. Prior to performing this operation, it is recommended to disable the Kaspersky Security Center policy.
) in the policy. Prior to performing this operation, it is recommended to disable the Kaspersky Security Center policy.Prior to pausing the operation of protection and control components, the application requests the password for accessing Kaspersky Endpoint Security (account password or temporary password). You can then select the pause period: for a specific amount of time, until a restart, or upon user request.
This context menu item is available if Password Protection is enabled. To resume the operation of protection and control components, click Resume protection in the context menu of the application.
Pausing the operation of protection and control components does not affect the performance of update and malware scan tasks. The application also continues using Kaspersky Security Network.
 ). If the policy is disabled, the application requests the password for accessing Kaspersky Endpoint Security (account password or temporary password). This context menu item is available if Password Protection is enabled. To enable the policy, select Enable policy in the context menu of the application.
). If the policy is disabled, the application requests the password for accessing Kaspersky Endpoint Security (account password or temporary password). This context menu item is available if Password Protection is enabled. To enable the policy, select Enable policy in the context menu of the application.
Application icon context menu