{"id":5288,"date":"2015-01-13T09:49:05","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T14:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kasperskydaily.com\/uk\/?p=5288"},"modified":"2019-11-22T10:15:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T10:15:26","slug":"my-kaspersky-tip-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/my-kaspersky-tip-of-the-week\/5288\/","title":{"rendered":"What is &#8216;My Kaspersky,&#8217; and how do I use it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The times when people used just a desktop computer for their work and leisure are long gone. \u00a0In the last few years, there has seen an explosion in phones, tablets and small form computers. As a result of this, people want\u00a0to ensure that their whole digital world is protected.<\/p>\n<p>If you are using our product across different devices, make sure you check out the My Kaspersky web portal. \u00a0From here you\u2019re able to control and manage the protection of all your devices and even speak to a member of our support team. \u00a0So, how do you go about getting involved? \u00a0Well, it\u2019s easy!<\/p>\n<h3>1. Sign up<\/h3>\n<p>Just follow one of the links \u2014 <a href=\"my.kaspersky.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my.kaspersky.com<\/a> or <a href=\"\/\/center.kaspersky.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">center.kaspersky.com<\/a> \u2014 and create your account.\u00a0Fill in your details and click the \u201cCreate \u00a0Kaspersky Account.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2016\/04\/05193956\/1_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5289 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2016\/04\/05193956\/1_en.png\" alt=\"1_en\" width=\"975\" height=\"833\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In order to make sure you\u2019re a human, we send you a quick email. Once you\u2019ve received it, click the link and your account will be activated.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2015\/01\/05195740\/2_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5290 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2015\/01\/05195740\/2_en.png\" alt=\"2_en\" width=\"1024\" height=\"466\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019ll then ask you to finalise activation of your account by inputting your password.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2015\/01\/05195738\/3_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5291 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2015\/01\/05195738\/3_en.png\" alt=\"3_en\" width=\"694\" height=\"470\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Select your country and language (be careful to add correct information at this step as it cannot be changed later):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2016\/04\/05193953\/4_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5292 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2016\/04\/05193953\/4_en.png\" alt=\"4_en\" width=\"746\" height=\"474\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s it, you\u2019re all done! Welcome to My Kaspersky!<\/p>\n<h3>2. Connect your device to My Kaspersky<\/h3>\n<p>Once your account is set up, you can start to connect your devices. \u00a0Click My profile (bottom left) in the main window of the Kaspersky Lab product installed on your computer (for example, Kaspersky Internet Security, below):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2016\/04\/05193951\/5_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5293 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2016\/04\/05193951\/5_en.png\" alt=\"5_en\" width=\"700\" height=\"527\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Your device will appear on your Kaspersky Account page.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Manage protection of your devices<\/h3>\n<p>If you are using multi-device protection, you can run updates for all of your devices at once. To do it, go to the Devices tab and click the button corresponding to the task you would like to perform:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2015\/01\/05195733\/6_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5294 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2015\/01\/05195733\/6_en-1024x975.png\" alt=\"6_en\" width=\"1024\" height=\"975\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>4. Add licenses<\/h3>\n<p>If your product is activated and you have already added your device to My Kaspersky, the license will be added automatically. Also you can manually add licenses and connect them to your devices on the Licenses tab.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2015\/01\/05195731\/7_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5295 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2015\/01\/05195731\/7_en.png\" alt=\"7_en\" width=\"1013\" height=\"966\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>5. Buy Kaspersky Lab products<\/h3>\n<p>When your license expires or if you need protection for more devices, you can go to the Store tab and buy licenses for Kaspersky Lab products or download free protection solutions.<a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2015\/01\/05195729\/8_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5296 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2015\/01\/05195729\/8_en.png\" alt=\"8_en\" width=\"1024\" height=\"709\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about the My Kaspersky service from this video:<br>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HuJDh7gauQI?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The times when people used just a desktop computer for their work and leisure are long gone. \u00a0In the last few years, there has seen an explosion in phones, tablets<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":5300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7,9],"tags":[2412,180,870,869,502,871,131],"class_list":{"0":"post-5288","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-products","9":"category-tips","10":"tag-advice","11":"tag-kaspersky-internet-security","12":"tag-kaspersky-total-security","13":"tag-my-kaspersky","14":"tag-products-2","15":"tag-technical-support-2","16":"tag-tips"},"hreflang":[{"hreflang":"en-gb","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/my-kaspersky-tip-of-the-week\/5288\/"},{"hreflang":"en-in","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.in\/blog\/my-kaspersky-tip-of-the-week\/4510\/"},{"hreflang":"en-ae","url":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/my-kaspersky-tip-of-the-week\/4448\/"},{"hreflang":"en-us","url":"https:\/\/usa.kaspersky.com\/blog\/my-kaspersky-tip-of-the-week\/4983\/"},{"hreflang":"ru","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.ru\/blog\/my-kaspersky-tip-of-the-week\/6603\/"},{"hreflang":"x-default","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/my-kaspersky-tip-of-the-week\/7131\/"},{"hreflang":"ja","url":"https:\/\/blog.kaspersky.co.jp\/my-kaspersky-tip-of-the-week\/12215\/"},{"hreflang":"ru-kz","url":"https:\/\/blog.kaspersky.kz\/my-kaspersky-tip-of-the-week\/6603\/"},{"hreflang":"en-au","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/blog\/my-kaspersky-tip-of-the-week\/7131\/"},{"hreflang":"en-za","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/my-kaspersky-tip-of-the-week\/7131\/"}],"acf":[],"banners":"","maintag":{"url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/advice-2\/","name":"advice"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/197"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5288"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17979,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5288\/revisions\/17979"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}