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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 ?

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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🐳 +🐋

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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.

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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 ?

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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🐳 +🐋

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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
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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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@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 ?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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