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**Important Note**: Please see the Official Readme here: https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn-gui#readme

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- For Windows XP/Vista see the old [wiki:OpenVPN-GUI]

- Some of the screenshots here may not accurately match the current OpenVPN-GUI.

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(Because Windows likes to hide things from you ..)


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All `*.ovpn` files in these locations, including sub-directories, **must** have unique names.

In order for your `limited user` account without administrator privileges to be able to use openvpn, your user account must be added to the `OpenVPN Administrators` group on your computer. This is normally done during the install phase but it may not have been done. If you see the message below you can select `Yes` but you will need the Local Administrator password to continue. If you do not have this password then please contact your network administrator for help.

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https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html

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(File extension is optional, default is .ovpn)

(File extension is optional, default is .ovpn)

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| `connect cnn` | connect the config named `cnn` | Supported |

| `disconnect cnn` | disconnect the config named `cnn` | Supported |

| `reconnect cnn` | reconnect the config named `cnn` | Supported |

| `disconnect_all` | disconnect all connected configs | Supported |

| `exit` | terminate the running GUI instance (may ask for confirmation) | Supported |

| `status cnn` | show the status window of config `cnn` if connected | Supported |

| `silent_connection [0|1]` | set the silent_connection flag on (1) or off (0) | Supported |

| **Option** | **Description** | **Status** |

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| --exe_path path | Path to openvpn.exe. | Obsolete |

| --config_dir path | Path to dir to search for config files in. | Supported |

| --ext_string ext | Extension on config files. | Supported |

| --log_dir path | Path to dir where log files will be saved. | Supported |

| --priority_string str | Priority string. (See install.txt for more info) | Obsolete |

| --log_append bool | 1=Append to log file. 0=Truncate logfile when connecting. | Supported |

| --log_viewer path | Path to log viewer. | Supported |

| --editor path | Path to config editor. | Supported |

| --show_balloon bool | 0=Never, 1=At initial connect, 2=At every reconnect. | Supported |

| --silent_connection bool | 1=Do not show the status dialog while connecting or non-critical warnings at startup. | Supported |

| --show_script_window bool | 0=Hide Script execution window, 1=Show it. | Supported |

| --connectscript_timeout s | Time to wait for connect script to finish. | Supported |

| --disconnectscript_timeout s | Time to wait for disconnect script to finish. | Supported |

| --preconnectscript_timeout s | Time to wait for preconnect script to finish. | Supported |

| --iservice-admin bool | Use of interactive service as admin (0 = allow, 1 = not allow). Default is 1 for Windows 7+ | Supported |

| --disable_popup_messages | Do not show echo messages received from server | Supported |

| --popup_mute_interval hours | Time for which a previously shown echo message is not re-displayed | Supported |

| --config_menu_view type | 0 = Auto, 1 = Flat, 2 = Nested | Supported |

| --management-port-offset | Offset number added to config file index to determine the management port | Supported |

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When you [#gui-logfile examine your log file], if this is the **only** output which you find:

You must ensure that all `openvpn.exe` processes are terminated and then try again.[[br]]

* **Start** and **do use** the `OpenVPN Interactive Service` Windows service.

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Try unplugging the ethernet cable and disabling wifi after you install Openvpn then reconnect the cable or reconnect to your wifi and try Openvpn again.