Well, even on Windows there is nothing to worry about this. Some readers might prefer interaction with a command line interface (CLI). Here you can enable, disable or even delete an existing network interface. The adapters are classified as TAP-Windows Adapter V9. Perhaps you would like to inspect the existing TAP-Windows Adapters? You find them in the Control Panel under Network Connections.
Otherwise, the driver installation will fail. Note: Ensure to run the batch file with administrative permissions. The shortcut below the Windows Start menu is linked to a batch file which you can also access and launch directly from %ProgramFiles%\TAP-Windows\bin
Updating drivers for tap0901 from C:\Program Files\TAP-Windows\driver\OemVista.inf.Īnd your OpenVPN client is ready to roll.
Install is complete when drivers are installed. C:\WINDOWS\system32>rem Add a new TAP virtual ethernet adapterĬ:\WINDOWS\system32>"C:\Program Files\TAP-Windows\bin\tapinstall.exe" install "C:\Program Files\TAP-Windows\driver\OemVista.inf" tap0901ĭevice node created. You then see an administrative command prompt that adds another network interface to your Windows. Here is how it looks like on my Windows 10:Ĭlick on the entry Add a new TAP virtual ethernet adapter and confirm the User Account Control (UAC) dialog with Yes. Hit the Start button or press the Win key, then type tap and wait for Windows to give you its matches found on the system. Now, you should be able to add an additional TAP interface to your system, and make it available for your new OpenVPN connection. You might have to reboot Windows to complete the network driver installation.
After the download is complete, run the installation routine and make sure to select TAP Virtual Ethernet Adapter like so: Otherwise, please navigate to the Community Downloads of OpenVPN and either get the latest OpenVPN package, or if you think that this might be an issue, scroll down a little bit on same page and get Tap-windows package for your system. If yes, you might like to skip this the following steps and directly move on to add another TAP adapter to your Windows system. Get the TAP-Windows driverĬheck whether you have the full installation of OpenVPN software. Perhaps you might be struggling to resolve it.
Especially when you are using a client software by a third-party provider, ie.
While adding a new connection to an existing OpenVPN infrastructure I came across the following error message in the client log file: All TAP-Windows adapters on this system are currently in use.ĭepending on how you actually installed your VPN client software you might be facing this issue while adding an additional client configuration for another connection. Working with several clients or partners might be an interesting challenge sometimes.