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Installing the Vanta Device Monitor: Windows

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Written by Shannon DeLange
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The Vanta Device Monitor is read-only, meaning it will not modify any settings on your machines. It has limited functionality to read data (Vanta deploys a modified version of osquery that excludes tables that we find dangerous). The agent does not access sensitive information, such as passwords, emails, or browsing history.

Downloading the Vanta Device Monitor

  • Employees will be sent an email to complete their security tasks. Once they log into their personal security tasks page, they will be instructed to download the Vanta Device Monitor:


  • Click the purple Download button to begin downloading the Vanta Device Monitor file.

  • Double click on the installer to open the setup wizard, and then follow the prompts in the setup wizard until a prompt appears requesting a registration code.

  • This code can be found on your Vanta onboarding page (where you downloaded the agent) under step 3 of the 'Windows installation instructions'. Note this key is unique to your login, please do not share this code with others:

  • Copy and paste the key into the setup wizard prompt and click Next to complete the installation.

  • Once installed, the module can be closed. The Vanta Device Monitor will continue to run silently in the background.

Failed Installation

  • If you encounter errors during the installation, please see our troubleshooting guide

  • If issues persist, please reach out to [email protected] with details about the error encountered, and our team will be happy to assist you.