If you are in a corporate environment managed by Kaspersky Security Center (KSC), the cleanest way to do this is via the Network Agent. Even if you don't have the KES password, if you have access to the KSC console or the local klmover utility, you might be in luck.
: Reboot normally and attempt to uninstall via the Control Panel. ⚠️ Important Considerations remove kaspersky endpoint security without password
The most reliable way is using the Kaspersky Removal Tool (kavremover), which is designed to bypass standard uninstallation prompts when passwords are lost. If you are in a corporate environment managed
Choose your specific version of Kaspersky Endpoint Security from the list and click Remove . ⚠️ Important Considerations The most reliable way is
If you cannot disable Self-Defense via the GUI (because it asks for a password), you have to break the application's legs before it can protect itself.
: Find the EnablePswrdProtect entry and change its value to 0 . You may also need to delete the value for OPEP .