On 20/02/2017 15:09, Gert Doering wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 12:44:37PM +0000, debbie10t wrote: >> I am a little bit rusty with windows and I can't figure out how this is >> happening. >> >> Computer is Windows 7 Home >> >> Openvpn 2.4.0 standard install + easyrsa >> >> Openvpn Interactive service = Auto, does start at logon OK >> Openvpn Legacy service = Manual, does *not* start at logon OK >> Openvpn service (openvpnserv2) = Manual, *Does* start at logon BAD! >> >> Can anybody please explain why this service is being started ? >> I have run out of ideas .. > > No of these services should ever start at *logon* - iservice should start > on boot, the others only if enabled in the services control panel. > > gert >
Debbie10t: can you launch Powershell and issue Get-WMIObject -Class win32_service -Filter "Name='OpenVPNService'" With default settings it should output this: ExitCode : 0 Name : OpenVpnService ProcessId : 0 StartMode : Manual State : Stopped Status : Ok If "StartMode" is truly set to Manual, yet after a reboot "State" says "Running", then we have a genuine problem. On Windows 10 certain funkiness would be expected due to the "Fast Startup" feature, which means that instead of actually powering down, it sneakily hibernates: <https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/ticket/804> -- Samuli Seppänen Community Manager OpenVPN Technologies, Inc irc freenode net: mattock
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