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| + | # Why can't I run OpenVPN on Windows from a non-admin user account? |
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| + | **NOTE: this article is very outdated. You have been able to run OpenVPN as a non-admin user on Windows for many, many years** |
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| + | Historically there have been two reasons: |
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| + | - Windows does not provide a WHQL-approved method to allow the TAP-Win32 driver to make its virtual device node accessible from a non-admin account. |
| + | - OpenVPN needs the ability to add routes to the system routing table. This requires admin privileges. |
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| + | For more information, see the article "How To Run OpenVPN as a non-admin user in Windows" by Mathias Sundman. |