Windows 8 – Reason 442: Failed to enable Virtual Adapter

2021-12-12 02:00:48

Cisco VPN on Windows 8.1 – Reason 442: Failed to enable Virtual Adapter

https://supertekboy.com/2013/10/19/cisco-vpn-on-windows-8-1-reason-442-failed-to-enable-virtual-adapter/#.VcWmjs_vPIV

Secure VPN Connection terminated locally by the Client.
Reason 442: Failed to enable Virtual Adapter.

UPDATE: Works with Windows 10 Technical Preview.
Diego, reported he used this for Windows 10 Technical Preview successfully.

If you receive this error on Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 while trying to connect with theCisco VPN Client then the solution is a simple registry fix.

Check out this quick 3 minute video on how to fix. Prefer written instructions? They are right below the video.

To fix:

Click Start and type regedit in the Search field and hit enter.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CVirtA
Find the String Value called DisplayName
Right click and select Modify from the context menu.
In Value data, remove @oemX.inf,%CVirtA_Desc%;. The Value data should only contain Cisco Systems VPN Adapter for 64-bit Windows.
Click Ok.
Close Registry Editor.
Retry your Cisco VPN Client connection.

Cisco VPN on Windows 8.1 – Reason 442: Failed to enable Virtual Adapter Registry Before

Cisco VPN on Windows 8.1 – Reason 442: Failed to enable Virtual Adapter Registry After

I hope this has helped! If you have some extra time, drop a comment in the box below.