I thought Kaspersky Free wasn't getting a 2020 release

[ThinkPadUser]

After installing SSDs into some old PCs and giving them a fresh install of Windows 10, I decided to install Kaspersky Free via the installer that I kept in my file server. After running the installer, I noticed that the installer had the new Kaspersky logo and once installed it looked different from the existing installs so I checked the support button and long and behold, there's KFA 2020: Just as a reference, this is the support screen on my existing installs: KFA 2020 UI: KFA 2019 UI:

[Flood and Flood's wife]

After installing SSDs into some old PCs and giving them a fresh install of Windows 10, I decided to install Kaspersky Free via the installer that I kept in my file server. After running the installer, I noticed that the installer had the new Kaspersky logo and once installed it looked different from the existing installs so I checked the support button and long and behold, there's KFA 2020: Just as a reference, this is the support screen on my existing installs: KFA 2020 UI: KFA 2019 UI:

Hello ThinkPadUser, Welcome back! According to Kaspersky Lab Technical Support written advice: qte: There is no more KAV Free, unless a customer subscriber of Kaspersky has an expired KAV/KIS/KTS license, then (when) KAV/KIS/KTS (expires), the sostware will switch to KAV Free for 365 days.

1. The subscriber has 15 days (from the expired date) to renew the original license or use KAV Free.

For those who wish to use Kaspersky Free - the only available product (as direct download) is Kaspersky Security Cl : Cloud:ud Free. unqte ---

1. Completely separate topic, even if the software is "free" anything, (I would) cover License Key info when posting on a public portal.

Best regards:pray_tone3:.

[ThinkPadUser]

After installing SSDs into some old PCs and giving them a fresh install of Windows 10, I decided to install Kaspersky Free via the installer that I kept in my file server. After running the installer, I noticed that the installer had the new Kaspersky logo and once installed it looked different from the existing installs so I checked the support button and long and behold, there's KFA 2020: Just as a reference, this is the support screen on my existing installs: KFA 2020 UI: KFA 2019 UI:

Hello ThinkPadUser, Welcome back! According to Kaspersky Lab Technical Support written advice: qte:There is no more KAV Free, unless a customer subscriber of Kaspersky has an expired KAV/KIS/KTS license, then (when) KAV/KIS/KTS (expires), the sostware will switch to KAV Free for 365 days.

1. The subscriber has 15 days (from the expired date) to renew the original license or use KAV Free.

For those who wish to use Kaspersky Free - the only available product (as direct download) is Kaspersky Security Cl : Cloud:ud Free. unqte ---

1. Completely separate topic, even if the software is "free" anything, (I would) cover License Key info when posting on a public portal.

Best regards:pray_tone3:.

The written advice seems to differ from what's actually there as last night, as a test I installed KFA via the KFA 2019 installer that I had, onto a clean VM and chose not to link it to a Kaspersky account, it remained activated and it's running the 2020 version. On the subject of license keys, All KFA keys are the same across the same KFA version so in my opinion, there isn't much of a need to cover them.

[Flood and Flood's wife]

"I installed KFA via the KFA 2019 installer that I had". On the subject of license keys, All KFA keys are the same across the same KFA version so in my opinion, there isn't much of a need to cover them.

Hello ThinkPadUser. Was the (installed) KFA a "direct download"? Re: the License Key, it as a suggestion, made in the interests of protecting (your) privacy. Thank you.

[ThinkPadUser]

"I installed KFA via the KFA 2019 installer that I had". On the subject of license keys, All KFA keys are the same across the same KFA version so in my opinion, there isn't much of a need to cover them.

Hello ThinkPadUser. Was the (installed) KFA a "direct download"? Re: the License Key, it as a suggestion, made in the interests of protecting (your) privacy. Thank you.

The installer was downloaded from Kaspersky when it was still on the site, so the installer was for KFA 2019 but when it connected to the internet it updated to become an installer for KFA 2020

[Flood and Flood's wife]

ThinkPadUser, I understand, however, the distinction is, "as direct download", according to Kaspersky Lab Technical Support written advice: qte:

1. There is no more KAV Free, unless a customer subscriber of Kaspersky has an expired KAV/KIS/KTS license, then (when) KAV/KIS/KTS (expires), the software will switch to KAV Free for 365 days. The subscriber has 15 days (from the expired date) to renew the original license or use KAV Free.
2. For those who wish to use Kaspersky Free, the only available product (as direct download) is Kaspersky Security Cloud Free.

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[ThinkPadUser]

ThinkPadUser, I understand, however, the distinction is, "as direct download", according to Kaspersky Lab Technical Support written advice: qte:

1. There is no more KAV Free, unless a customer subscriber of Kaspersky has an expired KAV/KIS/KTS license, then (when) KAV/KIS/KTS (expires), the software will switch to KAV Free for 365 days. The subscriber has 15 days (from the expired date) to renew the original license or use KAV Free.
2. For those who wish to use Kaspersky Free, the only available product (as direct download) is Kaspersky Security Cloud Free.

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Fair enough, I just thought that since KFA has been removed from the Kaspersky Download site, KFA wouldn't get a 2020 release.