The icon you should look for has been highlighted in yellow in the following picture: But actually, the utility opens in the background and adds an icon to the taskbar system tray, in the bottom-right corner.
The result of this action may confuse some users because nothing seems to happen after launching the application. In the "Choose Components" step, leave the default selections as they are:Īfter you've finished installing the OpenVPN GUI client, open the program, either by double clicking on the icon that has been added to the desktop, or by pressing the Windows logo key to bring up the Start Menu, and then typing "openvpn". The web address, aspect of the page or links may change in the future, so look for anything mentioning an "installer" or "setup", and a file that ends with ".exe", pertaining to the OpenVPN GUI or client.Īfter you download the executable file, run the installer: At the moment of writing the tutorial, they looked like this: Scroll down until you find the download links.
Therefore, we will learn how to install and configure the OpenVPN GUI client on a computer running the Windows 10 operating system. To create an encrypted tunnel between the local machine and the remote server we will also need a VPN client. In a previous tutorial, we learned how to create an OpenVPN server on an Alibaba ECS instance. Tech Share is Alibaba Cloud's incentive program to encourage the sharing of technical knowledge and best practices within the cloud community. By Alexandru Andrei, Alibaba Cloud Tech Share Author.