Set up Naytto on a Windows PC from PowerShell

01Open PowerShell

Select Start, type powershell and choose Windows PowerShell. Open is enough: the installer asks Windows for administrator approval itself. On Windows 11 it opens in a Windows Terminal window, at a prompt such as PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>.

Over SSH? Connect to the PC as a Windows user that’s an administrator and run the next step in that session. There’s no administrator prompt or second window over SSH: the install and its questions all appear in your SSH session.

02Run the install command

Paste this line and press Enter:

irm https://naytto.com/install.ps1 | iex

03Choose Yes at the administrator prompt

Within a few seconds the screen dims and Windows asks Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device? It names Windows PowerShell, from Microsoft Windows, because the installer opens a second PowerShell as administrator. No is selected, so click Yes rather than pressing Enter. If your Windows user isn’t an administrator, Windows asks for an administrator’s password instead.

04Let the install window finish

A blue window titled Administrator: Windows PowerShell opens over the first one and prints:

Downloading https://download.naytto.com/windows/production/naytto-windows-x64.zip

It installs Naytto and closes by itself. Leave both windows alone until it does.

05Open the address it shows

Back in your first PowerShell window, Naytto says it’s installed and that the naytto command now works in this window too, then shows an address and a code, and waits:

Installed Naytto. The naytto command works in this window and in new ones.

On any device signed in to Naytto, open:

  https://app.naytto.com/device?user_code=BKBYM3RV

and approve code BKBY-M3RV. Only approve a code you started yourself.
Press Enter to open the link in your browser.
Waiting for approval… (Ctrl+C cancels)

Press Enter to open the address in the PC’s browser, or type it into a browser on any device, such as your phone. Over SSH, the line under the code says to ⌘-click or Ctrl-click the link instead, which opens it on the computer you’re typing on. Leave PowerShell open while it waits; the code works for 10 minutes.

06Sign in with your email

If that browser isn’t signed in to Naytto, it asks you to. Type your email address and choose Email me a code. The button reads Checking this browser… for a moment first; if a Verify you are human box appears, tick it. New to Naytto? The same code creates your account and starts your free 14-day trial. A browser that’s already signed in goes straight to step 08.

07Enter the code from the email

Naytto emails you a six-digit code; the subject line starts with it. Type it in Sign-in code and choose Sign in. The code expires in 10 minutes. If you don’t see the email, check your spam folder.

08Check the code and add the PC

The page asks Add this computer? and names the PC, here OFFICE-PC. Check that its code matches the one in PowerShell, then choose Add computer. Only approve a code you started yourself.

09Confirm it’s you

Unless you signed in with your passkey or authenticator app in the last 10 minutes, the page then asks you to confirm it’s you. Choose Add a passkey to confirm: your browser asks to save a passkey, then to use it. Accept both, and the page says Computer added.

Already have a passkey? The button reads Confirm with your passkey, and your browser only asks you to use it. With an authenticator app, you can choose Sign in again with your authenticator app instead.

10Type yes in PowerShell

Back in PowerShell, Naytto says who approved the PC and asks Allow this account to control this computer? Check that the email address is yours, then type yes and press Enter. For a new account, Naytto waits a few seconds before it asks, so you read the warning.

Allow? Type yes, no, or report: yes

Added. OFFICE-PC is now reachable from https://app.naytto.com while Naytto is running.

The prompt comes back, and the installer starts Naytto’s icon by the clock.

11Check its status

Run this whenever you want to know how Naytto is doing:

naytto status

Computer       OFFICE-PC
Account        sam.rivera@example.com
Status         Reachable from your browser
Desktop        windows (DXGI Desktop Duplication)
Keep reachable Off
Open at login  On
Version        0.1.0-472

Status says whether browsers can reach the PC, and Version which Naytto you have. Open at login is always On here: Naytto’s service starts with the PC by itself. Desktop names how Naytto reads the screen; there’s nothing to set there.

12Choose Connect

On another device, sign in at app.naytto.com, or choose Go to your computers on the page you’re on. Your computers lists the PC as Available: Naytto is open on it and answering. Choose Connect.

13Use its desktop

The PC’s screen fills the tab, and you use it with your own keyboard and pointer; hold Esc to take them back. Here the PC shows PowerShell, where naytto status says who is viewing and controlling it. The pill at the top of the tab shows the round trip, 44 ms here; select it for the session controls, including Disconnect.

14Test the connection

In your computers, select the PC and choose Test connection, then Start test. A short session checks sign-in, the private relay, the screen and the keyboard and mouse, then ends; nothing is typed or clicked, though the PC shows the session while it runs. The Clipboard and File transfer checks are optional. After a few seconds it says Ready to connect from another browser, with a check beside each of its five lines.

15Connect from your phone

The same page works on a phone or tablet: sign in at app.naytto.com and choose Connect.

16Connect at the sign-in screen

Naytto runs before anyone signs in, so you can connect while the PC is locked or at the Windows sign-in screen. Connect as usual: the tab shows Windows’ sign-in screen. At the top of the PC’s own screen, Naytto shows Naytto active with a Disconnect button, so anyone at the PC can see the session and end it.

Type your Windows password in the session and press Enter. Each character can take about a second to appear on the sign-in screen. Don’t retype: they arrive in order, and an Enter you already pressed applies after them. The same session carries on at your desktop. Clipboard and file transfer work there, on your own unlocked desktop, but not on the sign-in screen.

17Pause remote access

naytto pause

It prints the status, now Paused: browsers can't connect. In your computers, the PC shows Remote access paused with no Connect button. Only someone on the PC, at it or over SSH, can pause or resume. To let browsers connect again:

naytto resume

The status goes back to Reachable from your browser.

18End a session from the PC

While a browser is connected, naytto status says who, and roughly where from: sam.rivera@example.com is viewing and controlling this computer from a browser. Location: United States. To end that session:

naytto disconnect

It prints the status, back to Reachable from your browser. The browser says Ended on the computer, with Reconnect and Back to your computers.

19Keep the PC reachable

A PC that’s asleep can’t be reached. To keep it from sleeping while Naytto runs:

naytto keep-reachable on

The status then reads Keep reachable On, with no administrator prompt. naytto keep-reachable off lets the PC sleep as usual again.

20See every command

naytto help

It lists each command with a line on what it does. Among them, naytto remove takes the PC off your account from the PC itself. Leave open-at-login alone: Naytto’s service always starts with the PC, and naytto pause is how to stop browsers connecting.

21Update Naytto

To update, run the install command again:

irm https://naytto.com/install.ps1 | iex

Windows asks for administrator approval again: choose Yes. The blue window downloads Naytto, replaces it and closes, and your first window says:

Installed Naytto. The naytto command works in this window and in new ones.

This computer is already added to sam.rivera@example.com.

There’s no code this time: the PC stays on your account and keeps its settings, such as Keep reachable. Updating restarts Naytto, so it ends a session in progress; for the next half minute naytto status may say Naytto’s Windows service is reconnecting, then Reachable from your browser again, with the Version you have.

22Remove the PC from your account

In your computers, in any browser, choose … next to the PC, then Remove from account. The browser asks Remove “OFFICE-PC” from your account?: any session on it ends now, and it can’t connect again until you add it back from that PC. Choose OK. The PC leaves your computers; with no other computers there, the page says No computers yet.

23Add it again

Removing leaves Naytto installed and starting with the PC. On the PC, naytto status now says:

This computer was removed from your account. Add it again to use it remotely.

Computer       OFFICE-PC
Account        Not added. Run: naytto add
Status         Not reachable until it's added to an account

To use the PC again, run naytto add and approve it as in steps 05 to 10. Because Naytto’s icon is already running, Windows also shows a Naytto: allow sam.rivera@example.com? dialog. Click Yes there, or type yes in PowerShell; either one answers. Don’t press Enter in the dialog: No is selected.

24Uninstall Naytto

To take Naytto off the PC, open Settings › Apps › Installed apps and search for Naytto. Choose … beside it, then Uninstall, and Uninstall again to confirm. Windows then asks for administrator approval: click Yes (No is selected, as in step 03). PowerShell removes Naytto and closes by itself. Uninstalling also removes the PC from your account if it’s still on it.