How to uninstall Kaspersky if I have forgotten my password

Kaspersky Anti-Virus, among other settings, has a password protection option: once the password is set, you cannot change the settings or uninstall the antivirus (applies to other products such as Kaspersky Internet Security, Total Security): When you try to uninstall, you will see the "Please enter password to continue" window.

Hence the question: what to do if I have forgotten the password for a Kaspersky antivirus product that needs to be uninstalled? This instruction details how to uninstall Kaspersky Anti-Virus without a password. There are two different ways to do it, I'll start with the simplest.

Uninstalling Kaspersky antivirus without password with kavremover

Like most antivirus developers, Kaspersky has a separate official utility from Kaspersky Lab Products Remover (kavremover) to completely remove its antivirus products from your computer in case they were previously only partially removed or for some reason not removed. remove with standard Windows 10, 8.1 or Windows 7 tools.

This utility will also help you in a situation where you need to uninstall Kaspersky without a password - it is not required for it to work:

1. Download the kavremover utility from the official site https://support.kaspersky.ru/common/uninstall/1464
2. Run the utility, make sure it detects the desired Kaspersky antivirus, enter the verification code and click "Uninstall".
3. Wait for the uninstall process to complete.
4. Restart your computer.

This is the simplest method and is ideal when you need to remove exactly the antivirus. However, in some cases, when uninstalling only to install it again and the password is no longer forgotten, it is better to use the following method.

How to reset (delete) your Kaspersky antivirus password for deletion or other purposes

There is an official Kaspersky.ru website for resetting the password for the settings of Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Internet Security, Total Security and other products, which will be very useful in this case. Download the utility from the official site http://media.kaspersky.com/utilities/ConsumerUtilities/KLAPR.zip (after download, unzip the file anywhere on your computer).

The utility itself is a simple bat file that contains commands that clear the registry settings responsible for Kaspersky settings (where information about the need to request a password to delete or change settings is also stored). The utility must be run in Safe Mode (see Windows 10 Safe Mode, How to start the computer in Safe Mode).

After restarting the computer in safe mode and running the KLAPR.BAT (Kaspersky Lab AllProducts Password Reset) file, press any key and if you receive the message "The operation was completed successfully ...", then the password has been reset successfully And you can restart Windows in the desired mode and take any action with the Kaspersky antivirus product.

Video Tutorial

Finally, a video in which both methods are visually shown, in case someone finds it more comfortable.

I hope the instructions have served you. If you have any problems, ask in the comments.