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How To Fix Reason 442: Failed To Enable Virtual Adapter On Windows 10

1. When attempting to connect to a VPN using the Cisco VPN Client on Windows 10, it may fail with error "Reason 442: Failed to Enable Virtual Adapter". 2. To fix this, open the Windows Registry Editor and modify the "DisplayName" registry value for the Cisco VPN adapter. For 32-bit Windows 10, change the value from "@oem8.inf,%CVirtA_Desc%;Cisco Systems VPN Adapter" to "Cisco Systems VPN Adapter". For 64-bit Windows 10, change the value from "@oem8.inf,%CVirtA_Desc%;Cisco Systems VPN Adapter for 64-bit Windows" to "Cisco Systems VPN Adapter for 64-

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How To Fix Reason 442: Failed To Enable Virtual Adapter On Windows 10

1. When attempting to connect to a VPN using the Cisco VPN Client on Windows 10, it may fail with error "Reason 442: Failed to Enable Virtual Adapter". 2. To fix this, open the Windows Registry Editor and modify the "DisplayName" registry value for the Cisco VPN adapter. For 32-bit Windows 10, change the value from "@oem8.inf,%CVirtA_Desc%;Cisco Systems VPN Adapter" to "Cisco Systems VPN Adapter". For 64-bit Windows 10, change the value from "@oem8.inf,%CVirtA_Desc%;Cisco Systems VPN Adapter for 64-bit Windows" to "Cisco Systems VPN Adapter for 64-

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HOW TO FIX REASON 442: FAILED TO ENABLE VIRTUAL ADAPTER ON WINDOWS 10

When attempting to connect to a VPN gateway (router or firewall) using the Cisco VPN Client on
Windows 10, it will fail to connect because of the following reason: Reason 442: Failed to Enable Virtual
Adapter.

This fix is very easy and identical to Windows 8 Cisco VPN Client fix, already covered on Firewall.cx:

1. Open your Windows Registry Editor by typing regedit in the Search the web and Windows prompt.

2. Browse to the Registry

3. From the window on the right, select and right-click on DisplayName and choose Modify from the
menu. Alternatively, double-click on DisplayName:

Figure 4. Modify & correct the Windows 10 Cisco VPN Registry entry

For Windows 10 32bit (x86) operating systems, change the value data from
“@oem8.inf,%CVirtA_Desc%;Cisco Systems VPN Adapter” to “Cisco Systems VPN Adapter”.

For Windows 10 64bit (x64) operating systems, change the value data from
“@oem8.inf,%CVirtA_Desc%;Cisco Systems VPN Adapter for 64-bit Windows” to “Cisco Systems
VPN Adapter for 64-bit Windows” (shown below):

Figure 5. Editing the Value Data for the Cisco VPN Client

The registry key now shows the correct DisplayName value data:
Figure 6. The correct 64bit Windows 10 registry values for the Cisco VPN Client to work

At this point, you should be able to connect to your VPN Router or Gateway without any problems.

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