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To change your OpenVPN, Wireguard or other VPN connection from “public network” to “private network” in Windows 10, you can use one of the following methods.

Note: you can use the reverse to transform a VPN connection from “private network” to “public network”, but that would be weird, so I’d love to hear your use case in a comment

Method 1: Via Network Settings

1. Open Settings :
   • Click on the Start button, then on Settings (gear icon).
2. Go to Network and Internet :
   • In Settings, click on Network and Internet.
3. Changing connection properties :
   • Click on Status in the left-hand menu, then on Edit connection properties under your VPN connection.
   • Under Network profile, select Private.

Method 2: Using PowerShell

1. Open Windows PowerShell as administrator :
   • Click on the Start button, type PowerShell, right-click on Windows PowerShell and select Run as administrator.
2. List network connections :
   • Type the following command to list all network connections:

Get-NetConnectionProfile

• • Note the Name or InterfaceAlias of your VPN connection.

1. Change network type :
   • Type the following command to change the network type to private, replacing Name or InterfaceAlias with the one you noted earlier:

Set-NetConnectionProfile -Name “NomDeVotreConnexionVPN” -NetworkCategory Private

OR

Set-NetConnectionProfile -InterfaceAlias “NomDeVotreConnexionVPN” -NetworkCategory Private

Method 3: Using Registry Editor

1. Open Registry Editor :
   • Press Win + R to open the Run dialog box.
   • Type regedit and press Enter.
2. Navigate to the appropriate registry key :
   • Access the following key:
   • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles
3. Identify the network profile :
   • In Profiles, you’ll see several folders with alphanumeric names.
   • Click on each folder and check the ProfileName to identify the profile corresponding to your VPN connection.
4. Change network type :
   • Once you’ve identified the right profile, double-click Category.
   • Change the value from 0 (Public) to 1 (Private).
5. Restart network service :
   • Press Win + R, type services.msc, and press Enter.
   • Find and restart Network Location Awareness and Network List Service.

By following one of these methods, your VPN connection should be considered a “private connection” by Windows 10.

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