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How To Setup VPN On Windows 10

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Oct 16, 2015
Feb 14, 2019
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Windows 10 is up and running but obviously you will have to invest sometime getting acquainted to it. As for VPN, setting it up on Windows 10 is not a rocket science but some may find it difficult especially those who don’t like to mingle around with tech geeks. This set-up guide will make it easier for you to set-up VPN on Windows 10 and will allow you to enjoy the enhanced features of the modified OS. Follow this step-by-step guide and set-up VPN on Windows using different protocols manually. Here’s how to setup VPN on Windows 10:

Things to Consider:

Before you begin, please make sure that:

  • You have a working internet connection
  • Windows Supported Device along with Windows 10 operating system.
  • A Premium PureVPN account (If you haven’t bought it yet, click here to buy)

 

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1 Right click on your Active Lan / WiFi icon and click on Network settings

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2 Click on VPN then click on Add a VPN connection

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3 Insert the following info:

  • Select Windows (built-in) from VPN Provider drop down menu
  • Insert any desired Name as PureVPN DE, US etc as Connection name
  • Insert desired server address in Server name or address box. Click here to get the list of servers
  • Select “Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)” from VPN type drop down menu
  • Select “User name and password” from Type of sign-in info drop down menu

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4 Insert the following info:

  • Insert your Username and Password provided by PureVPN.
  • Select “Remember my sign-in info and click on Save

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5 Click on newly created VPN Connection “PureVPN DE”

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6 Click on Connect

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7 VPN Will be Established in few seconds

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8 You are connected to VPN Successfully. Enjoy the Pure FREEDOMMMM!!!!!

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1 Right click on your Active Lan / WiFi icon and click on Network settings

1

2 Click on VPN then click on Add a VPN connection

2

3 Insert the following info:

  • Select Windows (built-in) from VPN Provider drop down menu
  • Insert any desired Name as PureVPN DE, US etc as Connection name
  • Insert desired server address in Server name or address box. Click here to get the list of servers 
  • Select “Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol with IPsec (L2TP/IPsec)” from VPN type drop down menu
  • Select “User name and password” from Type of sign-in info drop down menu

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4 Insert the following info:

  • Insert your Username and Password provided by PureVPN.
  • Select “Remember my sign-in info and click on Save

Step4

5 Click on “Change adapter options

Step5

6 Right click on newly created VPN connection “PureVPN DE” and select Properties

Step6

7 From “Security Tab”, click on Advanced settings

Step7

8 Select Use preshared key for authentication and insert 12345678 in Key box then click OK.

Step8

9 Select desired Encryption from Data encryption. For Streaming Purpose select None then click OK

Step9

10 Close this window

Step10

11 Click on newly created VPN Connection “PureVPN DE”

Step11

12 Click on Connect

Step12

13 VPN Will be Established in few seconds

Step13

14 You are connected to VPN Successfully. Enjoy the Pure FREEDOM!!!!!

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1 Right click on your Active Lan / WiFi icon and click on Network settings

1

2 Click on VPN then click on Add a VPN connection

2

3 Insert the following info:

  • Select Windows (built-in) from VPN Provider drop down menu
  • Insert any desired Name as PureVPN DE, US etc as Connection name
  • Insert desired server address in Server name or address box. Click here to get the list of servers
  • Select “Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP)” from VPN type drop down menu
  • Select “User name and password” from Type of sign-in info drop down menu

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4 Insert the following info:

  • Insert your Username and Password provided by PureVPN.
  • Select “Remember my sign-in info and click on Save

Step4

5 Click on newly created VPN Connection “PureVPN DE”

Step5

6 Click on Connect

Step6

7 VPN Will be Established in few seconds

Step7

8 You are connected to VPN Successfully. Enjoy the Pure FREEDOMMMM!!!!!

Step8

1 Right click on your Active Lan / WiFi icon and click on Network settings

1

2 Click on VPN then click on Add a VPN connection

2

3 Insert the following info:

  •  Select Windows (built-in) from VPN Provider drop down menu
  • Insert any desired Name as PureVPN DE, US etc as Connection name
  • Insert desired server address in Server name or address box. Click here to get the list of servers 
  • Select “IKEv2” from VPN type drop down menu
  • Select “User name and password” from Type of sign-in info drop down menu

Step3

4 Insert the following info:

  • Insert your Username and Password provided by PureVPN.
  • Select “Remember my sign-in info and click on Save

Step4

5 Click on newly created VPN Connection “PureVPN DE”

Step5

6 Click on Connect

Step6

7 VPN Will be Established in few seconds

Step7

8 You are connected to VPN Successfully. Enjoy the Pure FREEDOMMMM!!!!!

Step8

Installing PureVPN:

1 Download PureVPN OpenVPN Installer from here and extract it on your desktop.

2 Download PureVPN OpenVPN files from here and extract it on your desktop.

3 Right click on OpenVPN installer and select properties.

Step1

4 From General Tab, check “Unblock”, “Apply” and “OK”

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5 Right click on OpenVPN installer and select “Run as administrator”

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6 Click “Yes” to allow installation

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7 Click “Next”

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8 Click “I agree”

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9 Click “Next”

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10 Click “Install” to begin installation

Step8

11 Check “Always trust software from “GZ Systems Limited” and click Install

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12 Click “Next” once installation completes

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13 Uncheck “Show Readme” and click on Finish

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Connecting PureOVPN:

14 Right click on OpenVPN GUI icon and “Run as administrator”

Step12

15 Click “Yes” to allow application to run

Step13

16 Right click on OpenVPN icon from System tray, go to desired server and select “Connect”

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17 Insert Username and Password provided by PureVPN then click OK

Step15

18 You are connected now. Enjoy the Freedom!!!!!!!!!!!

Step16

19 To disconnect OpenVPN. Right click on OpenVPN Icon from System tray, go to connected server and select “Disconnect”

Step17

Saving account details:

20 Right click on OpenVPN Icon from system tray, go to desired server and select Edit Config

Step18

21 Add pass.txt after auth-user-pass parameter and save

Step19

22 Open Notepad, type your Username in first line and passwrod in second line then save it as pass on your desktop

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23 Navigate to OpenVPN installation folder (C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config) and drag / copy pass file in config folder

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24 Click “Continue” to copy file

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25 Right click on OpenVPN icon from System tray, go to server and select “Connect”

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26 It will connect VPN without asking credentials.

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Note: Repeat Step 18 and 19 to edit all servers
Step18: Right click on OpenVPN Icon from system tray, go to desired server and select Edit Config
Step19: Add pass.txt after auth-user-pass parameter and save

Please use the comment box for your suggestions & feedback. For additional help, please submit support ticket with errors and screen shots (if possible) OR Contact our 24/7 live chat.

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Comments (29 )

29 Comments

  1. Manish Pagalagoodhi says:
    October 30, 2018 at 11:01 am

    What should I do if I don’t have a Premium PureVPN Account but still want to use this for free??

    Reply
  2. sajjad says:
    September 10, 2018 at 7:21 am

    the connection was intereptud?????? what is this

    Reply
  3. Mitchel Vojta says:
    September 9, 2018 at 5:47 pm

    Thanks for sharing such a good idea, article is good, thats why i have read it completely|

    Reply
  4. Joe says:
    September 7, 2018 at 4:45 pm

    Hi, I can’t find an installer in the openvpn-install download listed above. All I see inside is a folder with OpenVPN_Config_Files

    Reply
  5. PureVPN Team says:
    March 15, 2017 at 2:48 am

    Thanks for reaching out. We would suggest you to download purevpn app for windows and activate kill switch this will kill your internet activity when your connection is lost.

    Reply
  6. Barry Todd says:
    March 11, 2017 at 11:16 pm

    If you set up the VPN this way through Windows, how do you know when the connection drops? And can you still have the internet close when the VPN disconnects?

    Reply
  7. PureVPN Team says:
    January 23, 2017 at 6:04 am

    We are Glad you found it.

    Let us know if we can be of any assistance!

    Reply
  8. Rémi Allard says:
    January 19, 2017 at 11:17 pm

    Nice I’m connected, thenn what….?….

    Reply
  9. PureVPN Team says:
    December 21, 2016 at 5:48 am

    Hi,

    Thanks for reaching out. You can use this method along with using our app.

    Hope this answers your question, feel free to comment if you still have any questions!

    Reply
  10. Shane says:
    December 20, 2016 at 3:24 am

    can i use this method, as well as using PureVPN app

    Reply
  11. PureVPN Team says:
    November 24, 2016 at 4:37 am

    Hi,

    We are sorry for the inconvenience. Kindly make sure you are using correct PureVPN username which looks like ‘purevpn0s12346’ , do not your email id as your username.

    Reply
  12. PureVPN Team says:
    November 24, 2016 at 4:29 am

    Thanks for reaching out. You can open any config files and replace server addresses with these:

    pk1-ovpn-udp.pointtoserver.com
    vleu-in1-ovpn-udp.pointtoserver.com
    ukl1-ovpn-udp.pointtoserver.com

    Hope this helps let us know if we can help you with anything else!

    Reply
  13. PureVPN Team says:
    November 24, 2016 at 4:17 am

    We are Glad you got it working!

    Let us know if we can help you with anything else!

    Reply
  14. Fritz Haarer says:
    November 21, 2016 at 4:15 pm

    Hi, https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/af1d67b14d79a1248641c874f3d14881f68f94b37d35d19447bd5d4565421a3e.jpg continue to get the same error message

    Can you help
    It was working fine before but when I changed to a USB wireless adaptor it stopped working.

    Its ok I downloaded the old version again and it works

    Reply
  15. Jay Sangster-Hawkins says:
    November 20, 2016 at 4:33 pm

    How can I import different configs? In OpenVPN that is. I would like London, Pakistan and India but they are not in included. Thanks

    Reply
  16. Sima Omar Khan says:
    November 20, 2016 at 5:32 am

    HI, I have followed the steps as per your instructions, but still after pressing connect it need password, and when I enter the password, it says the password, username is not correct. Please help me

    Reply
  17. namb says:
    October 24, 2016 at 10:15 pm

    What does Insert your Username and Password provided by PureVPN? please explain clearly. Please explain like other don’t understand anything.

    Reply
    • PureVPN Team says:
      October 25, 2016 at 9:39 am

      Hi,

      Thanks for reaching out. When you buy PureVPN account, we send you PureVPN Username and Password, so you may connect PureVPN on your device using these details.

      Hope this answers your query, if you still have any confusion then feel free to join us on 24/7 live chat.

      Reply
  18. PureVPN Team says:
    August 19, 2016 at 9:57 am

    Hi Dyaz,

    We are sorry for the inconvenience. We would advise you to enter PureVPN password manually, do not copy/paste. If you still get the error then kindly join us on live chat so we may analyze the issue in detail and assist you accordingly.

    Reply
  19. Dyaz says:
    August 18, 2016 at 1:16 pm

    Hi,

    I have a problem, I can’t configure my VPN on my WIndows laptop. I do all the steps detailed above but my password is refused. I checked several times and I still have the email you sent me with my password but it doesn’t work.

    Reply
  20. PureVPN Team says:
    June 20, 2016 at 1:53 am

    We are Glad it worked.

    Feel free to contact us if you have further questions or suggestions!

    Reply
  21. PureVPN Team says:
    June 16, 2016 at 2:17 am

    Hi Susan,

    Thanks for reaching out. Our Windows app works fine on Windows 10, you can download it from this page https://billing.purevpn.com/get_started

    Feel free to contact us if you have further questions!

    Reply
    • Susan King says:
      June 19, 2016 at 3:27 am

      Thanks for your reply. After upgrading to Windows 10 the app would show up in Task Manager but the window wouldn’t open. I ended up uninstalling and reinstalling and that worked.

      Reply
  22. Susan King says:
    June 15, 2016 at 10:24 am

    When you you guys have an app that is compatible with Windows 10.

    Reply
  23. PureVPN Team says:
    May 6, 2016 at 7:02 am

    Hi Tom,

    I am sorry for the inconvenience. I would suggest you to kindly disable IPv6 and change network DNS to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
    Try this and let us know if it works out!

    Reply
  24. Tom says:
    May 5, 2016 at 7:46 am

    OpenVPN is too slow and I already tried adding these lined to the config file:

    sndbuf 0
    rcvbuf 0
    push “sndbuf 393216”
    push “rcvbuf 393216”

    But it’s still too slow.

    Reply