Get started on Windows
Turn your Windows PC into a Dargo device: add it in the portal, run one PowerShell command, and follow the setup wizard. It turns on WSL 2 and connects your PC to your account.
Add a device in the portal
Sign in at my.dargo.net, open Devices and click Add Device. Keep Bring Your Own selected, give the device a name, and click Add. The install token works once, within 24 hours.
Copy the PowerShell command
Open the Windows 10/11 tab and click Copy next to the PowerShell command. It starts with
irm "https://install.dargo.net/win?token=.Run it in PowerShell
Open PowerShell from the Start menu (no administrator rights needed), paste the command and press Enter. It downloads and installs Dargo, then opens the setup wizard with your token already saved.
Turn on WSL 2
In the wizard, click Get started, then Set up WSL 2. WSL 2 is the Linux system built into Windows; Dargo runs your apps there. Windows asks for permission, and this takes a few minutes.
If Windows needs to restart, restart, open Dargo again, and click Next.
Install Dargo
Your token is already filled in. Click Install Dargo. When the log says Install complete, click Next: the wizard confirms your PC is set up and shows its serial number.
Click Done in the portal
Back in the portal, click Done. Your PC shows as Online, ready for its first app.
Good to know
- Needs Windows 10 (build 17763) or newer, or Windows 11.
- Keep the PC on and awake: when it sleeps, your apps go offline until it's back.
- Prefer an installer? Use Download Dargo for Windows in the portal and paste the token when it asks. If SmartScreen warns you, click More info → Run anyway.
- Dargo keeps running in the background. Manage it from its icon in the system tray.