If you are using a VPN on your Windows 10 device, once in a lifetime, you will receive the “A connection to the remote computer could not be established. You might need to change the network settings for this connection” error.
Since you are here, I will show you how you can fix A connection to the remote computer could not be established. The error message is pervasive and gives no direction to look after. You might need to change the network settings for this connection” error in straightforward ways.
Other similar Windows errors are as follows:
- a connection to the remote computer could not be established
- a connection to the remote computer cannot be established
- a connection to the remote computer could not be established so the port was closed
- the connection was terminated by the remote computer before it could be completed
The following two solutions fix all the Windows mentioned above 10 errors.
How to Fix A Connection To The Remote Computer Could Not Be Established Error
You can fix A Connection To The Remote Computer Could Not Be Established Error with two recommended solutions in just 1 minute on Windows 10.
Solution 01: Uninstall Network Adapters
This solution has fixed the A Connection To The Remote Computer Could Not Be Established Error in Windows 10 for most users.
1. Press Windows Key + R on your Keyboard
2. Type Control Panel and click OK
3. Select and Right click Device Manager on the Control Panel
4. Select Network Adapters
5. Select and Right click on WAN Miniport (IKEv2)
6. Click on Uninstall device to uninstall the IKEv2 WAN Miniport
7. Uninstall all the Miniport devices as followings
- WAN Miniport(IKEv2)
- WAN Miniport (IP)
- WAN Miniport (IPv6)
- WAN Miniport (L2TP)
- WAN Miniport (Network Monitor)
- WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
- WAN Miniport (PPTP)
- WAN Miniport (SSTP)
8. Click on the Scan for hardware changes button at the top
After clicking on Scan for hardware changes button, all the devices will be installed again immediately.
That’s it; now try to connect to the VPN again. I am 100% sure you will not face the A Connection To The Remote Computer Could Not Be Established Error again on your Windows 10 device.
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Solution 02: Disable Proxy
For 90% of the user, the above solution will resolve the error. Still, if you mistakenly use the Proxy setting on your browser, you may face A Connection To The Remote Computer Could Not Be Established Error on Windows 10 device.
To disable the proxy setting on your computer, follow the below instructions:
1. Press Windows Key + R on your keyboard
2. Type inetcpl.cpl and click OK
3. Click on the Connections tab
4. Click LAN Settings at the bottom
Make Sure to Use a proxy server for your LAN is unchecked as marked on the above image
5. Click OK to close
This solution will only be helpful if you use a Proxy setting or if someone has mistakenly been on your device.
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