How to install Kaspersky already purchased
You took advantage of an advantageous promotion to license a Kaspersky product : once the transaction was completed, you received the activation code by email… but no instructions on how to install the software you bought! The problem is that you have never used the security solutions produced by the big Muscovite before and, now, it would be really convenient for you to understand how to install Kaspersky already purchased and thus protect your devices.
Well, if this is the way things are, know that you are in the right place, at the right time! In the following lines of my tutorial, in fact, I will explain in detail all the steps to take to redeem the license of a Kaspersky product and to install it on computers, smartphones and tablets.
So, without waiting any longer, make yourself comfortable and carefully read everything I have to explain to you on the subject: I’m sure that, at the end of reading this guide, you will have acquired the necessary skills to achieve the goal you set for yourself. Having said that, there is nothing left for me to do, except wish you happy reading!
Index
· Preliminary operations
· Redeem the activation code
· Forget old devices
· How to install Kaspersky already purchased
· Windows
· macOS
· Android / iOS / iPadOS
Preliminary operations
The first step to be able to install Kaspersky already purchased on your computer is to retrieve the program activation code : the latter is sent by email when digitally purchased, or is pre-printed on the package of sale of the product (for the purchase of software in physical version). Once this code has been retrieved, it must be associated with a new or existing My Kaspersky profile , which must then be used to log in to the product.
However, this operation is not necessary for purchases made from smartphones and tablets, as the license is automatically associated with the My Kaspersky profile in use at the time of the transaction.
If you have already redeemed your license but you have reached the limit number of associated computers, smartphones or tablets, you will instead have to access your profile to delete those you no longer use, in order to make room for the new devices to be protected. Read on for all the details.
Redeem the activation code
To be able to redeem a Kaspersky activation code (which consists of 5 sequences of 5 characters each, mixed between numbers and letters), connect to the My Kaspersky platform using any browser and, if you already have an account, press the Login tab and login.
If you have not yet created a My Kaspersky profile, select the Register tab instead , enter a valid email address and a password to be used to protect the account (which must be no less than 8 characters, including at least one number , one capital letter and one lowercase letter) and click on the Create account button , to immediately register a new profile.
Subsequently, access the email address stated above, open the message received from Kaspersky and click on the Verify email address button contained in it, in order to activate the newly created account.
At the end of the login, select the Licenses tab located at the top (if you do not see it immediately, first press the ☰ button at the top left and select the Licenses item from the menu that appears), locate the Add activation code box and enter the code of 25 digits in your possession in the box below, without typing the separating dashes between the groups of digits ( “-” ): the latter are inserted automatically.
Finally, press the Add button and that’s it: after a few moments, you should see a notification message indicating the license activation, containing all the information relating to the same (product name, type and quantity of devices that can be associated and etc).
If you are interested in obtaining information about the licenses activated on your My Kaspersky account, go to the Licenses section again and press on the name of the one you are interested in, to view its details (personal devices protected / available, activation date, expiration date / renewal, license key for technical support, and so on).
Forget old devices
If you have already redeemed your license by associating it with your account but you cannot use it because you have reached the maximum limit of devices associated with it, you must necessarily disassociate those you no longer use, in order to make room for the new ones.
To do this, access your My Kaspersky profile as I indicated earlier and click on the Devices item located at the top, if you are using the computer. If, on the other hand, you are using a smartphone or tablet, first touch the ☰ button and then the Licenses item located in the menu that appears.
Now locate the device to be deleted in the list that appears: when you have found it, press on its name , then on the Disconnect device item (located on the left on a computer and on the side on smartphones and tablets) and finally presses on the OK button : following this operation, Kaspersky programs or apps will stop working on the chosen device and the license thus released can be used immediately on a new device.
How to install Kaspersky already purchased
Once you have successfully associated the previously purchased Kaspersky product key within your account, you can proceed with installing the software on your device. The program or app (in this case, I will refer to Kaspersky Security Cloud ) must be associated with the same account on which the license was previously redeemed.
Windows
If you are using the Windows operating system and you have not yet installed the program on your computer, proceed as follows : first, connect to your My Kaspersky profile as I have indicated above , click on the Download item located at the top, press on the Windows tab and then press the Download button corresponding to the product for which you have previously activated the license (eg Security Cloud ).
Now, click the Download button for Windows and wait for the file to be copied to your computer; when the download is complete, open the file obtained (eg. ksX.Y.Zit_xxx.exe ) and follow the instructions that are shown to you to proceed. In the case of Security Cloud, you must click Continue , place the check mark next to the boxes relating to the License Agreement and the privacy policy and then press the Accept button .
