How to pause and resume computer protection

Pausing protection means temporarily disabling all protection components for some time.

To pause computer protection:

In the context menu of Kaspersky Free icon located in the taskbar notification area, select the Pause protection item.
The Pause protection window opens.
In the Pause protection window, select the time interval after which protection will be resumed:
- Pause for – protection is enabled after expiration of the time interval selected from the drop-down list.
- Pause until application restart – protection is enabled after the application is started again or the operating system is restarted (if the application automatically starts on startup).
- Pause – protection will be resumed when you decide to resume it.
Click the Pause protection button and confirm your choice in the window that opens.

To resume computer protection:

In the taskbar notification area, in the context menu of Kaspersky Free icon, select Resume protection.

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