Today I want to connect to my VPN, but to find that there is not any VPN in my Networks list.
I work in win8.1 and had set up the VPN connection for a long time. I used it last week, but today it disappeared.
Then I google this issue for solutions. And after checking some invalid solutions such as turn on Telephony service
, turn on RRAS service
, I remembered that I had turned the OneDrive off last week. I had tried some wrong way before turning it off. Maybe these cause this VPN issue.
Yes, it’s right.
I turn off the Network List Service
and reboot, the VPN comes back and works.
And there is thr right way to turn off OneDrive in Win8.1:
(Edited from How to Disable SkyDrive / OneDrive Integration in Windows 8.1)
- Win8.1 Home Edition:
- Open up the Registry Editor by using the
WIN + R
key combination, enteringregedit.exe
, and hitting enter. Then, navigate down toHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
. - You will probably need to create the
OneDrive key
as shown on the left-hand side of the screenshot below by right-clicking on Windows and choosingNew
->Key
. Once you’ve done that, create theDisableFileSync
key on the right-hand side, and give it a value of 1. - Reboot.
- Win8.1 Pro:
- Launch
Group Policy Editor
by pressing theWIN + R
simultaneously, typinggpedit.msc
and hitting Enter. - Beneath the Local Computer Policy section, navigate to
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\OneDrive
and then double click the entry labeledPrevent the usage of OneDrive for file storage
to the right. - Select
Enabled
and then clickOK
. - Reboot.
- Launch
My operation is Win8.1 pro. I used the second way and it works.
Good luck.