Manual Installation
Learn how to install the Nightfall agent on Microsoft Windows OS manually.
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Learn how to install the Nightfall agent on Microsoft Windows OS manually.
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This document outlines the steps to manually deploy the Nightfall AI Agent on a Windows device.
Ensure that Windows endpoint has been enabled on your Nightfall tenant.
Obtain the Nightfall AI Agent .msi
file from Nightfall
On your Nightfall AI Console, navigate to then click the "Download Package" button on the top right corner of the page
Find your prepopulated commandline, it should looks something like this: msiexec /i NightfallAgent.msi API_KEY="*****" COMPANY_ID="*****" /qn
Run the above command as administrator.
Verify the installation by executing the following sub-steps.
Once installation is complete, check if the agent is running:
Open Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc
).
Look for the Nightfall Agent & NightfallUI process under the Processes tab.
Confirm the Nightfall agent is configured to your Nightfall tenant by executing the following sub-steps.
On the windows device:
Double-click the Nightfall agent icon in the status bar.
The displayed UUID should match your Nightfall tenant UUID located under
On the Nightfall console:
The newly configured device should be listed under