Powershell – Creating a VPN connection

Would you like to learn how to create a VPN connection using Powershell? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to use Powershell to create a VPN connection on a computer running Windows.

• Windows 2012 R2
• Windows 2016
• Windows 2019
• Windows 10

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Tutorial Powershell – Creating a VPN connection

As an Administrator, start an elevated Powershell command-line.

Create a VPN using Powershell.

Create a PPTP VPN with optional encryption and PAP authentication.

Create a PPTP VPN with encryption and MSCHAPV2 authentication.

Optionally, use your current credential and remember the login information.

Create an L2TP-IPSEC VPN with a shared key and MSCHAPV2 authentication.

List the VPN connections.

Here is the command output:

Start a VPN connection.

Check the VPN connection status.

Here is the command output:

Remove a VPN connection using Powershell.

Congratulations! You are able to configure a VPN connection using Powershell.