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Install on Windows

From download to protected in a few minutes

System requirements

  • Windows 10 version 1809 or later, or Windows 11 — 64-bit (x64). Windows 10 LTSC 2019 and 2021 are supported.
  • Administrator access to install. Naevik adds three Microsoft-signed kernel drivers, so Windows asks for approval once.
  • Microsoft Edge WebView2 for the app window. It ships with Windows 11 and current Windows 10; if it is missing, the installer fetches it, and the app tells you if it still can’t find it.

1. Download

Get the installer, naevik-setup-<version>.exe, from naevik.ai/download. Naevik Personal is free — there is no license key and no account.

Some browsers flag new downloads as “not commonly downloaded”. In Microsoft Edge, open the downloads list, choose … → Keep, then Keep anyway.

2. Run the installer

Double-click naevik-setup-<version>.exe. Windows may show a blue “Windows protected your PC” screen from Microsoft Defender SmartScreen:

  1. Click More info.
  2. Check that Publisher reads SENSISEC PTY LTD.
  3. Click Run anyway.
Why this appears. SmartScreen warns about any app that hasn’t yet been downloaded by many people. It is a reputation check, not a malware finding. Every Naevik file is signed with SensiSec’s Extended Validation certificate, and the drivers are signed by Microsoft. If the publisher is missing or reads anything other than SENSISEC PTY LTD, do not run the file — delete it and email us.

Approve the Windows User Account Control prompt. Installation takes about a minute and normally needs no restart.

3. Set your rules

Naevik starts when you sign in and lives in the system tray. Open it to see the AI agents it is watching, and add rules for what they may run, read and connect to.

What gets installed

  • The Naevik app — a system-tray UI that starts when you sign in.
  • The Naevik service, which keeps your policy and the local event log.
  • Three kernel drivers — process, file and network — signed by Microsoft.
  • Your policy and events stay on your PC. Naevik checks for updates once a day and sends an install count; you can turn either off in Settings. See the privacy policy.

Updates

Naevik checks for updates itself. When one is ready, the app shows a banner; click it and approve the User Account Control prompt. Downloads are verified (SHA-256 and the SensiSec signature) before anything is installed.

Antivirus and EDR

Naevik watches process launches, file access and network connections — the same places security tools watch — so an antivirus or EDR product may occasionally flag it. If yours blocks or quarantines a Naevik file, email hello@naevik.ai with the product name and the detection name it shows, and we will report the false positive to the vendor.

Uninstall

Open Settings → Apps → Installed apps, find Naevik, and choose Uninstall. The app, the service and the drivers are all removed.

Running AI agents inside WSL2?

Agents that run inside a WSL2 distro need the Naevik Linux agent in that distro. See WSL2 coverage.

Questions? hello@naevik.ai