After you install Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2017, the application will ask you for an activation code. You can try the product for 30 days or activate the product with the activation code.
You can find the activation code in the Quick Start Guide if you have a boxed version or in the email message from the store if you bought the code online. Detailed guides on how to a activate trial or commercial licence are provided below.
If you do not have an activation code, buy it at the Kaspersky Lab official online store.
To renew an expired commercial license, go to License Renewal & Upgrade Center.
If you encounter any errors while activating the product, please see the articles in the Common installation and activation errors section.
You can try fully-functional Kaspersky Anti-Virus for free for a 30 days period (or another period specified by Kaspersky Lab).
Before activating the application, please make sure your computer is connected to the Internet and the system date is set correctly on your computer. Kaspersky Internet Security must be already installed and opened. Otherwise, install Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2017 and open it.
To find the Activation window, run Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2017 and click Enter activation code in the lower-right corner of the window.
To activate the trial license:
Click here for more information about activation codes and licenses.
Please note: Trial license activation is unavailable if it was activated before or is still active on the same computer. You cannot use the trial license if you have activated the application with commercial license earlier. After the trial license expires, databases update becomes unavailable. If you want to continue using the product, buy a commercial license.
If you have another Kaspersky Lab product installed (for example, Kaspersky Internet Security, you can still activate a trial license of Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2017.
To find the Activation window run Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2017 and click Enter activation code in the lower-right corner of the window.
Save your activation code in a secure place because you may need it later (you can store your activation codes on your My Kaspersky portal account).
If you want to protect more than one device, buy a multiple-device license for Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2017 (for example, a license for three or five devices). Repeat the installation of Kaspersky Anti-Virus on all devices you would like to protect and activate them with the same activation code.
If you experience any problems during installation, try looking up your problem in the section General articles: Activation errors.
If the recommendations from the articles did not help or you haven't found a solution for your issue, please send a request to Kaspersky Lab Technical Support using the My Kaspersky portal. IDescribe your problem in detail to help our support engineers quickly solve your problem. For instructions on using My Kaspersky, visit Kaspersky Lab Online help.
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