Windows 10: Software to display VPN connection status on the taskbar?

Hi guys,


I have found that there's no default way in Windows of checking a vpn connection status at a glance.


I run NordVPN and I don't know whether this connection is up or down at any particular time. At times, I have thought it's running to then find that the internet becomes unresponsive because for some reason it's disconnected and is trying to restart which causes the internet to drop.


I downloaded software called 'VPN Connection Indicator', installed it as normal and moved it from the sys tray to the taskbar so I can always see its status.


However, it just doesn't seem to detect when my VPN is running and stays as off. Nothing seems to be detected so it just appears to be not working.


Does anyone have any experience with this software and have any suggestions?


And, does this software actually work in Windows 10 as advertised? Are there any working alternatives?



Thanks

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No Longer Show VPN status where Wifi Connection status is Located. It WAS there, but it is NOW Gone.

Hi,

My name is Mohammed Shuaib, an Independent Advisor and I'm here to assist you with the issue of Proton VPN icon not showing in next to Wifi option. Please follow the below steps to fix the issue.

Step 1:

Go to Searchbox next to Windows icon and type Taskbar settings

Step 2:

Under Taskbar settings scroll down to see Notification area

Step 3:

Then click on Select which icons appear on the taskbar

Step 4:

Then from the list select the Proton VPN and select ON

Please let me know the status after performing the above.

Regards

Shuaib

Independent Advisor

 

Display VPN connection status?

I am using Windows 10, before the latest update I would get separate icon in the tray area to show my VPN network connections. This allowed me to guess whether my VPN to work was connected or not
by a glance at the tray. In the latest version of Windows 10, the WiFi icon remains the same after connected to the
VPN network and there is no immediate difference between the LAN or the LAN
+ VPN being connected. To view this I need to mouse over the network icon, where I can then see the status of all connections.

Is there some way that the status of a VPN connection can be made visible without a mouse over in the tray or as a widget on the desktop?

Thanks

- Katy

 

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