How to export and import VPN connections on W10

Situatie

On Windows 10, you can add and remove VPN (virtual private network) connections very easily. However, you won’t find an option to export existing connections you can use to import settings onto another device.

Although setting up a VPN connection is not a difficult task, the ability to export and import settings can always speed up the process to configure the same connections on multiple computers or when you want to move a VPN connection with specific settings to another device. If you want to move VPN connections to another computer, there is a workaround to export and import the settings.

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Open File Explorer on Windows 10.
Copy and paste the following path in the address bar and press Enter:
```
%AppData%\Microsoft\Network\Connections
```
Right-click the Pbk folder and select the Copy option.

4.Open the location that you want to use to export the VPN settings.

5.Right-click on the folder and select the Paste option.

Once you complete the steps, you can take the removable media to a different computer to import the settings.

Import VPN connections on Windows 10

Pen the removable drive.
Right-click the Pbk folder and select the Copy option.
Copy and paste the following path in the File Explorer address bar and press Enter:
```
%AppData%\Microsoft\Network\Connections
```
Right-click on the folder and select the Paste option.

5.Click the Replace the files in the destination button. (This process will delete previously configured connections.)

After completing the steps, the VPN connections should be available in the Settings app. However, there is no way to export and import the usernames and passwords. As a result, you will need to reenter this information manually.

Change VPN connection credentials on Windows 10

To add or change a VPN connection username and password information, use these steps:

Open Settings.
Click on Network & Internet.
Click on VPN.
Select the VPN connection.
Click the Advanced options button.

6.Under the “Connections properties” section, click the Edit button.

7.Complete the username and password information.

8.Click the Save button.

Once you complete the steps, the VPN connection should be able to connect automatically without any additional steps.

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