I see that this is an older post - I too had the same issues with installing the ExpressVPN Tap adapter and I needed a 'digitally signed' driver to get the TAP Adapter to function properly. I contacted Express VPN support and they directed to me to install an older version of the ExpressVPN Software.
I don't know about you - but I like the latest and greatest software on my machine and I didn't want to settle for an older version - so I set about working out this issue. I am going to attach a picture so you can see that I worked it out. I am NOT going to mention the resolution unless you remark that you still want / need it. If you have it worked out and don't feel like messing with it - No worries - I just don't want to waste my time creating a tutorial when it's not needed.
Sep 19, 2019 Free install tap adapter windows 10 download software at UpdateStar - OpenVPN uses TAP-windows to provide virtual tap device functionality on Windows. Normally you don't need to install TAP-windows separately, as OpenVPN installers include it. It has worked before, but I recently had to reinstall my laptop, for which I used the restore disks I created when I just got it. Everything else seems to work fine. UPDATE The TAP adapter is found in Device Manager, but apparently it is disabled because it is incompatible with Windows 7 64bit. I upgraded to Windows 10 x64 professionnal last week. I found it smart to also update my VPN application just after, which in turn tried to update TAP-driver to v 9.21.1 (I was using 9.009 before that and it worked for months on 8.1). Remove-Tapwindows.ps1 script in tap-windows-scripts repository can delete all standard tap-windows drivers from the driverstore Reboot Try installing OpenVPN using the official installer If you're still having issues installing the tap-windows driver, you should try installing it on another computer. The NordVPN native application is the recommended option for connecting to NordVPN servers on your Windows PC. We designed it with your experience in mind, giving easy access to features such as Double VPN, Onion servers, and automated Kill Switch. The application uses OpenVPN, one of the best VPN protocols out there, by default. This tutorial explains how to download and install the NordVPN. Reinstall Windows 10 audio driver from Device Manager. Step 1: Right-click on the Start button in the taskbar area and then click Device Manager to open the same. Step 2: In the Device Manager, expand Sound, video and game controllers.
Take a look at the picture - and you can see that I have all the ingredients for a 'digitally signed' driver error, but it's working like a charm. Let me know if you'd like the work-around - It's relatively simple to do.
When I try to connect to my work VPN using OpenVPN, the connection fails with the message:
Many sources suggest to look in Control PanelNetwork and InternetNetwork Connections an enable the TAP adapter, but when I look there, there is none. Now I've run addtap.bat which is provided with OpenVPN, but I still don't get to see any TAP adapter, and logging in in VPN still fails. The output of addtap.bat is
I've Run As Administrator both the setup of OpenVPN and addtap.bat. I've run deltapall.bat to remove any (maybe hidden) adapters. It said it removed three of them, after which I ran addtap.bat again to try to create another one.I also run OpenVPN itself as administrator. What's wrong?
Tap Windows Adapter V9 Download
Running Windows 7 Home Premium on a HP Pavilion dv7 4050ed. It has worked before, but I recently had to reinstall my laptop, for which I used the restore disks I created when I just got it. Everything else seems to work fine.
UPDATE
The TAP adapter is found in Device Manager, but apparently it is disabled because it is incompatible with Windows 7 64bit. I've deïnstalled OpenVPNGui, downloaded a version that should be 64bit compatible, and installed that. Still no cigar. Then I found a tip to install OpenVPN (version 9) after installing OpenVPNGui, because that installs OpenVPN version 8. Now I got a v9 TAP driver in Device Manager, but it still doesn't work and shows up in device manager with an exclamation mark, and not at all in my network devices.
Reinstall Tap Driver Windows 10 64 Bit
3 Answers
I was experiencing the same problem. What worked for me is to install the latest version of the OpenVPN GUI (openvpn-2.0.9-gui-1.0.3-install), reboot, stop OpenVPN, then install the latest version of just OpenVPN (openvpn-2.1.3-install) over the top of the original install. Make sure to do these installs with administrative rights.
The method is documented here: https://yeri.be/openvpn-windows-7
I forgot about this question, but I actually managed to get it working shortly after I posted it. I've installed OpenVPN various times and always with administrator rights, but it wouldn't work.
After a day of messing around I gave up, but tried again a couple of days later. That time I found a source stating that the latest OpenVPN could give trouble, so I installed an earlier version (still in the 2. range). That apparently did the trick.
GolezTrolGolezTrolI make it work after I downloaded and installed tap-windows-9.21.1.exe.After then OpenVPN GUI bring up the TAP virtual adapter and established connection.
