Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security 3.x

Example commands for installing Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows

October 25, 2023

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This section provides examples of commands used to install Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows.

On protected devices running a 32-bit version of Microsoft Windows, run the files with the x86 suffix in the distribution kit. On protected devices running a 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows, run the files with the x64 suffix in the distribution kit.

Detailed information about the use of Windows Installer's standard commands and command-line options is provided in the documentation supplied by Microsoft.

Examples of installing Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows from the setup.exe file

To install Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows with the recommended installation settings without user involvement, run the following command:

\exec\setup.exe /s /p EULA=1 /p PRIVACYPOLICY=1

You can install Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows with the following settings:

  • Only install the Real-Time File Protection and On-Demand Scan components
  • Do not run Real-Time File Protection when starting Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows
  • Do not exclude files that Microsoft Corporation recommends to exclude from the scan scope

To install components, such as Device Control, run the following command:

\exec\setup.exe /p ADDLOCAL=DevCtrl /p RUNRTP=0 /p ADDMSEXCLUSION=0

When installing Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows on computers with network devices and SCSI devices that cause a system crash after installation of application, the following additional options can be used with this command:

/p SKIP_NETWORK_UPPERFILTERS=<1|0>

Enables (1) or disables (0) interception of connections of network adapters.

/p SKIP_SCSIADAPTER_UPPERFILTERS=<1|0>

Enables (1) or disables (0) interception of connections of SCSI adapters.

List of commands used for installation: running an .msi file

To install Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows with the recommended installation settings without user involvement, run the following command:

msiexec /i ess.msi /qn EULA=1 PRIVACYPOLICY=1

To install Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows with the recommended installation settings and display the installation interface, run the following command:

msiexec /i ess.msi /qn EULA=1 PRIVACYPOLICY=1

To install Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows with the recommended installation settings and enable trace file rotation when the number of trace files reaches the specified maximum number, execute the following command:

msiexec /i ess.msi TRACE_FOLDER=C:\Traces TRACE_MAX_ROLL_COUNT=50 /qn EULA=1 PRIVACYPOLICY=1

The TRACE_FOLDER parameter is required.

The following rules apply to the TRACE_MAX_ROLL_COUNT parameter:

  • If this parameter is specified, trace file rotation is enabled when the number of trace files reaches the maximum number specified in the parameter. Available range of parameters values: from 1 to 999.
  • If the maximum number of trace files is specified as 0, trace file rotation is disabled.
  • If a parameter value is specified, but is invalid or outside the range of available values (from 1 to 999), trace file rotation is enabled with the default maximum number of trace files set to 5.
  • If the parameter is not specified:
    • If trace file rotation is already configured on the device, its settings are not changed. The application will ignore the entered parameters.
    • If trace file rotation is not configured on the device, the rotation option will be enabled with the default maximum number of trace files set to 5.

To install and activate Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows using the key file C:\0000000A.key:

msiexec /i ess.msi LICENSEKEYPATH=C:\0000000A.key /qn EULA=1 PRIVACYPOLICY=1

To install Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows with a preliminary scan of active processes and the boot sectors of local disks, run the following command:

msiexec /i ess.msi PRESCAN=1 /qn EULA=1 PRIVACYPOLICY=1

To install Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows in the installation folder C:\ESS, run the following command:

msiexec /i ess.msi INSTALLDIR=C:\ESS /qn EULA=1 PRIVACYPOLICY=1

To install Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows and save an installation log file named ess.log in the folder where the Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows msi file is stored, run the following command:

msiexec /i ess.msi /l*v ess.log /qn EULA=1 PRIVACYPOLICY=1

To install Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows Console, run the following command:

msiexec /i esstools.msi /qn EULA=1

To install and activate Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows using the key file C:\0000000A.key and configure Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows according to the settings in the configuration file C:\settings.xml, run the following command:

msiexec /i ess.msi LICENSEKEYPATH=C:\0000000A.key CONFIGPATH=C:\settings.xml /qn EULA=1 PRIVACYPOLICY=1

To install an application patch when Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows is password-protected, run the following command:

msiexec /p "<msp file name with path>" UNLOCK_PASSWORD=<password>

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