Since a week [b]Win10 disabled older TAP devices.[/b] So I was forced to install the latest version 2.5.0. But there is only "interactive" service present, no more "OpenVPNserv" process which I could set to start automatically on system boot. Tried to uninstall + reinstall, etc. But no change, on 1 service is present from 3. ("Legacy service" is also missing!) I've searched this website more than an hour long. Red all kinds of topics. Zero info. :!: [list=] - Nothing at "Overview of changes since OpenVPN 2.4" [url]https://openvpn.net/community-downloads/[/url] - Neither at "OpenVPN as a system service on Windows" [url]https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/user-guide-openvpn-as-a-system-service-on-windows/[/url] [/list] [color=#BF4040]The 5 minute "install" job became a whole-day nightmare, it's 22:00PM now and I still don't have any solution.[/color] Why is the new .msi installer not installing the services it used to? Please HELP! [i]... before anybody is trying to suggest I should use the GUI:[/i] NO, I ALWAYS disable installing the GUI. There are many reasons why to disable user-interaction, and also it is necessary to see the login screen remotely. An auto-starting service is mandatory.

No more "OpenVPN Service" since v2.5.0 ?

hamzen

Since a week Win10 disabled older TAP devices.
So I was forced to install the latest version 2.5.0.
But there is only "interactive" service present, no more "OpenVPNserv" process which I could set to start automatically on system boot.
Tried to uninstall + reinstall, etc. But no change, on 1 service is present from 3. ("Legacy service" is also missing!)

I've searched this website more than an hour long. Red all kinds of topics.
Zero info. :!:

- Nothing at "Overview of changes since OpenVPN 2.4" https://openvpn.net/community-downloads/
- Neither at "OpenVPN as a system service on Windows" https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/user-guide-openvpn-as-a-system-service-on-windows/

The 5 minute "install" job became a whole-day nightmare, it's 22:00PM now and I still don't have any solution.
Why is the new .msi installer not installing the services it used to? Please HELP!

... before anybody is trying to suggest I should use the GUI:
NO, I ALWAYS disable installing the GUI. There are many reasons why to disable user-interaction, and also it is necessary to see the login screen remotely.

An auto-starting service is mandatory.

TinCanTech

Uninstall/Reinstall -> Select "Customise" - The services are still there just not installed by default.

hamzen

Thanks for the quick answer!
I've just tested and you are RIGHT!
I still don't know how I've missed that tiny red cross under Gui.

But "Legacy Service" is still missing!

(Sometimes I still need those too. Have ca 50 old VPN groups with old keys.)

TinCanTech

https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/ticket/1344

TinCanTech

Turns out, you do not need the Legacy Service but you do need to configure openvpnserv2.exe correctly.

The auto-start configs go into \Program Files\Openvpn\config-auto