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Setting up the desktop app for Windows

On Windows, CoxVPN lives in the notification area at the right end of the taskbar. Click it to spin the dial across all 62 cities, flip the connection on, or swap protocols (WireGuard, OpenVPN on UDP or TCP, IKEv2). When the tunnel falls over, the kill switch holds internet traffic back until it recovers. None of this is downloadable yet. The day it ships, a download link appears in the Get the apps tab, but only for accounts whose pass has days remaining.

Supported versions · Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit only.

Install and switch on

  1. 1Add funds in crypto, place a VPN pass in the cart and settle it from your balance.
  2. 2Open the Get the apps tab under My info and save the Windows installer.
  3. 3Launch it. Windows will want to add a virtual network adapter; approve that.
  4. 4Log in using whatever you registered with, email plus password or the account token.
  5. 5Search by country name, or open a country row and pick a city.
  6. 6Hit Connect. After a few seconds the status line reads Connected.

Which of the three protocols suits a desktop?

Leave it on WireGuard to begin with. Handshakes are short, so the link is back almost as soon as the PC wakes. Hotel and office firewalls sometimes stop it; in that case OpenVPN over TCP usually slips through, since it resembles normal HTTPS. Laptop owners who roam between networks may like IKEv2 for its quick reconnects.

Pay for Plus or Pro and Settings grows a few switches more, covering Double VPN plus blocking for ads, trackers and malicious sites. A Pro dedicated IP sits on its own row, pinned above the shared locations.

Which programs belong in split tunneling?

Just the ones that misbehave behind a VPN address. Banking security add-ons, a printer or NAS on the home network, and anti-cheat tools that reject data center IPs are the usual suspects. Everything else can stay inside.

Laptop work from cafes or airport gates? Turn the kill switch on and forget about it. When the Wi-Fi blinks, nothing escapes over your real IP in those few seconds.

Green status, but the browser just spins

The usual cause is a second VPN client or a third-party firewall that grabbed the network adapter first. Close the other VPN fully, pick a different protocol and test again. Reinstalling comes last.

Seeing a device limit notice? Your pass is already full. Disconnect something you aren't using. A PC that was switched off mid-session releases its slot by itself after a few minutes.

Device questions

Is a PC counted as one of my devices?

Only while the tunnel is up. Limits apply to devices online at the same time: Basic 6, Plus 10, Pro 12. Disconnect and that slot opens again.

Should I uninstall the VPN I used before?

Leave it on the disk if you like. Just never start it while CoxVPN runs, because two active VPNs keep rewriting each other's routes and neither ends up working.

When can I download the Windows version?

Not today. The app is in preparation and there is no installer to grab yet. Once it ships, it appears in My info > Get the apps for accounts with an active VPN pass, with no request needed.

Ready when you are

Start like flipping a switch

No account needed to fill the cart. You sign up at the moment you pay.