Enter the "Trial Reset." Short answer: Yes, but it is getting harder every year.

Word on the street (and in various tech forums) is that you can’t hack time. But can you hack a software trial?

A: The trial reset resets the entire Plus suite, including the VPN. However, the VPN has a separate 200MB/day free cap after the trial expires.

You create a full system backup before installing Kaspersky. After 30 days, you restore that backup. Because the system state is identical to "Day 0," Kaspersky thinks it is a new computer.

Kaspersky Plus is widely regarded as one of the most robust cybersecurity suites on the market. It combines antivirus, VPN, password manager, and privacy cleaners into one sleek package. But the premium price tag can be steep. This leads thousands of users to search for a single solution: the .

Kaspersky’s EULA (End User License Agreement) explicitly forbids trial resetting. If you do this too aggressively (e.g., resetting every day for a year), your hardware ID may be blacklisted permanently. Part 3: Method 1 – The Official "Legitimate" Reset (Re-Imaging) This is the only 100% legal method. It is cumbersome but bulletproof.

A: No. Once you click "Activate commercial license," the trial is gone forever on that installation. Conclusion: To Reset or Not to Reset? The Kaspersky Plus trial reset is a cat-and-mouse game. Today (April 2026), methods exist, but they require technical patience and a willingness to risk system stability. The registry purge method works for about 70% of users. The remaining 30% find their hardware silently blacklisted.

A: Mac resets are harder because Kaspersky uses Apple’s Keychain to store license data. The registry method does not work on macOS.