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Windows - “All TAP-Win32 Adapters in Use” error
This error indicates that the VPN was not cleanly disconnected from the previous session or another VPN connection is already established.
- Click the
Start Menu
button and then select theControl Panel
. - Click on
Network and Internet
. - Click on
Network and Sharing Center
. - Click on
Change adapter settings
. - Find the connection which is your TAP Adapter, right-click the
TAP adapter
and selectDisable
. - Right-click the
TAP adapter
and selectEnable
.
If the above does not resolve the issue please close and restart all OpenVPN processes by following these steps
- Press
Ctrl+Alt+Del
. - Open
Task Manager
. - End all instances of any process containing the word OpenVPN.
- Restart OpenVPN.
- Retry connecting to IVPN.
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