Kaspersky Rescue Disk | Get Easy Step by Step Guide

How to Boot Kaspersky Rescue Disk From USB?

Follow these guidelines to boot your computer from the Rescue Disk.

Touch the Escape button when you see the message, ‘Press Esc to load Kaspersky Rescue Disk’ on the screen.

Choose the required language by clicking on it. The language options are displayed on the left-hand side of the screen.

You will get options on the screen which include, ‘Rescue Disk Graphic mode,’ ‘Rescue Disk Limited graphic mode,’ and so on.

Choose the Kaspersky Antivirus Rescue Disk Graphic mode if you want to use the Rescue Disk with the full graphic user interface.

Choose the Rescue Disk Limited graphic mode if the previous mode doesn’t work. This mode has fewer graphics in the user interface.

After choosing the rescue mode, press Enter and wait until the subsystem loads.

To download Kaspersky Recovery Disk to USB, you can follow these guidelines.

Navigate to the Kaspersky support page on your computer’s internet browser.
Choose the option which reads ‘Virus fighting’ and click it.
The Disk is located in the ‘Disinfect your PC’ section. Click it.
Read the details about Rescue Disk and click the Download button to save the program on your computer.

Follow these guidelines to install Rescue Disk on USB easily.

Launch the Win32 Disk Imager application on your computer. If it is not installed on your computer, download it from the manufacturer’s site and install it.
After you have installed and launched the Win32 Disk Imager, you can view the program’s dashboard.
Choose the Rescue Disk Image’s path.
Select the USB thumb drive on which you want to install the Rescue Disk software.
Click the Write button below to begin writing the Kaspersky Antivirus Rescue Disk on your USB drive.

Here are the guidelines to create a USB Disk.

Launch the Rufus bootable USB writing program on your computer. If Rufus is not installed, navigate to the Rufus official site and download it.
Double-click the Rufus application to view its dashboard.
Choose the USB drive from the Device drop-down list.
From the partition scheme and target scheme type drop-down list, choose the ‘MBR partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI-CSM’ option.
From the File system drop-down list, select FAT 32. Click Start.
Choose the Write in ISO image mode (Recommended) option and then select OK.
Now, the USB Rescue Disk will be ready for use.

To block the USB drive using the Kaspersky Security Center 10, perform the Kaspersky Rescue Disk instructions given below.

Launch the Kaspersky Security Center 10 on your Windows system.
Click the Managed Devices option at the left panel of the screen and select the IT HelpDesk option.
Now the endpoint security policy of the Kaspersky antivirus software window will appear on the screen.
Click the Device Control option in the General section.
Select the Removable Device option in the Devices section.
Click the Edit button available at the top of the Devices section.
Click Yes followed by the Delete button.
Uncheck the box beside the Read and Write option and click the Add button.
Click the OK button and wait for the process to complete.
Now, restart your system.
After that, insert a USB drive into the system and check if you can access it.
If you are unable to access the drive, it means the USB drive insertion is blocked successfully on your system.

To disable USB in Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10, perform the instructions given below.

To unlock the USB Port which is blocked by the Kaspersky antivirus software, follow the Kaspersky Rescue Disk instructions given below.

Click the Kaspersky antivirus icon on your desktop.
Once the Kaspersky antivirus window opens, click the IT HelpDesk option in the Manged devices section.
Click the Device Control option and select the Removable device in the Devices section.
Select & right-click the Removable device and click the Unblock option.
Otherwise, click the Edit button available at the top of the Devices section and checkmark the box next to the Read & Write option on the Select Users or Groups window.
Click the Add button. Now the blocked USB port is unblocked successfully.

To run the Kaspersky Virus Removal tool from your USB drive, follow the instructions given below.

Download the Official Kaspersky USB Rescue Disk from the Kaspersky antivirus official site.
Open the downloaded Official Kaspersky USB Rescue Disk file and run rescue2usb.exe on your computer.
Click the Install button and perform the on-screen instructions.
Now, insert the USB drive on which you wish to install the Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool.
Now the Kaspersky software will detect the USB drive, and the USB medium window will appear on the screen.
Click the Browse button, select the Kaspersky tool, and click the Start button on the opened USB window screen.
Format your USB drive when prompted.
Once the recording process is complete, check if the Kaspersky software is running from your USB drive.

To resolve this Kaspersky Rescue Disk issue, perform the instructions given below.

Check if the Removable Devices option is selected in the Boot menu. If not, there is a chance for this issue to occur.
To select booting from your USB drive, follow the instructions given below.
Tap the F11 or F12 button on your system’s keyboard to launch the BIOS Boot menu.
Scroll down the Boot menu and select the Removable Devices option.
Click the Enter button. Now, check if the Kaspersky Antivirus Rescue Disk software is able to boot your USB drive.