Crowdstrike Sensor Install

Standard installation

In most cases, you can install the Falcon sensor for Windows using either a manual GUI installation or an automated command-line installation.

To ensure that sensors function as expected, don’t shut down or reboot the host while the sensor is being installed. Doing so can cause the host to repeatedly crash on boot or omit the uninstall option.

Note: If this occurs, you’ll need to boot in safe mode to fix the Windows registry.

For information about other installation considerations, see Advanced installation options.

After installation, the sensor runs silently and is invisible to the user.

Manual installation

If you have a small number of installs to do, manual installation might be your best option.

Use the Google Chrome browser to download the sensor installer from Host setup and management > Deploy > Sensor downloads.
Copy your customer ID checksum from Host setup and management > Deploy > Sensor downloads.

If you’re a trial user, skip this step.

Double-click the sensor installer.
Accept the license agreement and enter your customer ID checksum.

If you're a trial user, skip this step.

If your OS prompts to allow the installation, click Yes.

Automatic installation

To automate silent installations on many devices, including installations using a deployment tool such as Windows System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), complete these steps.

Use Google Chrome to download the sensor installer from Host setup and management > Deploy > Sensor downloads.
Copy your customer ID checksum (CCID) from Host setup and management > Deploy > Sensor downloads.
Run or configure your deployment tool to use this command, replacing <installer_filename> with the name of the install file you downloaded, and <CCID> with the CCID from step 2 :

<installer_filename> /install /quiet /norestart CID=<CCID>

Our current command line for installs via Tanium deploy. The Sensor and CID are on CDROM in the Crowdstrike folder.

WindowsSensor.GovLaggar.exe /install /quiet /norestart CID=C734CAA3994344BD9995EA928E8F3408-B8