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Mikey89

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Hello

 

I have recently installed Windows 10 on a new M.2 SSD that i got. Before this i had Kaspersky Anti-Virus installed on my older HDD.

 

Before i put my SSD i forgot to uninstall KAV from my HDD but now i need to install KAV on the SSD. So here is what i would need to know.

 

1) Should i delete the KAV installation folder from the HDD or can i directly install it on the new SSD without any problems ?

 

2) Should i use the kavremover tool first to remove KAV from the HDD or can i just go ahead and install it on the SSD ?

Flood and Flood's wife

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Hello, I have recently installed Windows 10 on a new M.2 SSD that i got. Before this i had Kaspersky Anti-Virus installed on my older HDD. Before i put my SSD i forgot to uninstall KAV from my HDD but now i need to install KAV on the SSD. So here is what i would need to know.

1) Should i delete the KAV installation folder from the HDD or can i directly install it on the new SSD without any problems ?

2) Should i use the kavremover tool first to remove KAV from the HDD or can i just go ahead and install it on the SSD ?

Hello @Mikey89, 

Welcome back!

As you still have access to the original device, please read & follow: How to transfer a Kaspersky product license from one device to another

Thank you🙏

Flood🐳 +🐋

Mikey89

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Hello, I have recently installed Windows 10 on a new M.2 SSD that i got. Before this i had Kaspersky Anti-Virus installed on my older HDD. Before i put my SSD i forgot to uninstall KAV from my HDD but now i need to install KAV on the SSD. So here is what i would need to know.

1) Should i delete the KAV installation folder from the HDD or can i directly install it on the new SSD without any problems ?

2) Should i use the kavremover tool first to remove KAV from the HDD or can i just go ahead and install it on the SSD ?

Hello @Mikey89, 

Welcome back!

As you still have access to the original device, please read & follow: How to transfer a Kaspersky product license from one device to another

Thank you🙏

Flood🐳 +🐋

 

Flood thank you !

 

I already had found that article but here is where my problem is.

 

I cannot uninstall KAV from windows’s programs and features because on my current OS  KAV is not installed on the SSD… KAV is ONLY installed on the HDD. So i need to remove it from the HDD.

 

Should i delete the KAV installation folder manually or should i use kavremover ?

 

KAV is NOT installed on the SSD currently, it is only installed on HDD so Windows 10 does not see it as a program - this is why i don’t know if i should delete the installation folder manually or use kavremover.

Berny

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@Mikey89   Is your OS starting on your SSD now , and  your HDD mounted as backup drive  ?

Mikey89

Mikey89

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@Mikey89Is your OS starting on your SSD now , and is your HDD mounted as backup drive  ?

 

@Berny Both SSD and HDD are in the PC installed on the motherboard.

 

The problem is that before i had KAV installed on the HDD. Now i have reinstalled the OS on the SSD and i want to install KAV again.

 

But i am not sure if i should delete the old KAV installation folder from the HDD or can i just go ahead and install KAV directly on the SSD without any issues ?

 

Or if i should just remove KAV manually or with kavremover ?

Flood and Flood's wife

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Flood thank you ! I already had found that article but here is where my problem is: 

I cannot uninstall KAV from windows’s programs and features because on my current OS  KAV is not installed on the SSD… KAV is ONLY installed on the HDD. So i need to remove it from the HDD. Should i delete the KAV installation folder manually or should i use kavremover ?

KAV is NOT installed on the SSD currently, it is only installed on HDD so Windows 10 does not see it as a program - this is why i don’t know if i should delete the installation folder manually or use kavremover.

Hello @Mikey89, 

Just for absolute clarity, on the original device, do you have KAV folders/files in:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab ?

C:\ProgramData\Kaspersky Lab\AVP21.3 ?

Please let us know? 

Thank you🙏

Flood🐳 +🐋

Berny

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@Mikey89If your system will only be  running on the  SSD operating system, please install KAV on your SSD.

Will your HHD becoming a backup drive ?
! Please don’t run the KavRemover !

 

Mikey89

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Flood thank you ! I already had found that article but here is where my problem is: 

I cannot uninstall KAV from windows’s programs and features because on my current OS  KAV is not installed on the SSD… KAV is ONLY installed on the HDD. So i need to remove it from the HDD. Should i delete the KAV installation folder manually or should i use kavremover ?

KAV is NOT installed on the SSD currently, it is only installed on HDD so Windows 10 does not see it as a program - this is why i don’t know if i should delete the installation folder manually or use kavremover.

Hello @Mikey89, 

Just for absolute clarity, on the original device, do you have KAV folders/files in:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab ?

C:\ProgramData\Kaspersky Lab\AVP21.3 ?

Please let us know? 

Thank you🙏

Flood🐳 +🐋

 

@Flood and Flood's wife On the old HDD i have KAV installed in

 

C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab

 

And there i have 3 folders

 

  • Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3
  • Kaspersky Password Manager 9.0.2
  • Kaspersky VPN 5.3
Mikey89

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@Mikey89If your system will only be  running on the  SSD operating system, please install KAV on your SSD. Please don’t run the KavRemover !
 

 

@Berny So i should NOT delete the KAV installation folder from the HDD ?

 

I wasn’t sure if to delete it because i don’t know if i will be able to install KAV on the SSD. Not sure if it will cause erors or maybe corrupted files when i try to install on SSD if the installation folder is still present on the HDD.

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Berny

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@Mikey89  If your HDD operating system will not be active any more there will be no problem for the SSD installation. You can cleanup or format your HDD and keep it as internal device.

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@Mikey89If your HDD operating system will not be active any more there will be no problem for the SSD installation.

 

@Berny So i can go ahead and safely install KAV directly on the SSD WITHOUT having to delete the KAV installation folder ?

 

Can i leave the old KAV installation folder and let it be ?

 

I was thinking maybe it will cause erors or corrupted files if there will be 2 KAV installations.

 

Also my code was for 3 PCs, will it still work again now ?

Berny

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@Mikey89 KAV will only be running on one drive → your SSD 
Your code will be valid for the install on your SSD.

 

Mikey89

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@Mikey89KAV will only be running on one drive → your SSD 
Your code will be valid for the install on your SSD.

 

@Berny Thank you Berny !

 

So can i just leave the old drive with the old KAV installation and let it be ?

 

I don’t know exactly when i will format it since i might need some more info from it so i think i’d rather just keep it for the time being.

Berny

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@Mikey89 Just keep your HDD on your PC and use it to store e.g. personal files , backups , installers … etc.

Mikey89

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@Mikey89Just keep your HDD on your PC and use it to store e.g. personal files , backups , installers … etc.

 

@BernyThat’s exactly my plan. 🙂

 

My old HDD though was split in 3 partitions and 1 of which was the old C drive where the previous OS was installed.

 

I just need to know if i can keep that partition intact and NOT format it in case in need anymore info from it.

 

The M.2 SSD where the current OS is installed is only 1 partition of 2TB so i plan on not splitting it up in multiple partitions. I will probably use it for storage also since it’s pretty big.

Mikey89

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@Flood and Flood's wife

@Berny 

 

Thanks you guys but i forgot one more thing to ask.

 

Should i turn on App & Browser control in W10 ? Will it conflict with KAV ?

 

Windows is currently telling me to turn it on and it wants my permission when i click “turn on” to do what it wants to do.

 

Should i leave it OFF if i install KAV ?

Mikey89

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@Mikey89  Please make sure that Kaspersky is ON !

 

@Berny

 

I mean can i turn back ON the App & Browser control setting in Windows Security AFTER i’m finished installing KAV ?

 

Will it conflict with KAV if i turn it ON ? It is currently turned OFF and windows security keeps telling me i should turn it ON.

Berny

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@Mikey89 Yes you can try , but KAV and WD  both run in real-time protection modus which “could” create conflicts 🤔

Mikey89

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@Mikey89Yes you can try , but KAV and WD  both run in real-time protection modus which “could” create conflicts 🤔

 

@Berny 

 

Well WD is running currently, only the App & Browser control feature is turned OFF at the moment.

 

I have had both KAV and WD running simultanously in the past before and have no had any problems.

 

But i don’t seem to recall this App & Browser control feature being available back in Windows 10  v2004… i wonder if it’s new in v20H2 ? 🤔

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