# AWS Client VPN for Windows
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These sections describe how to establish a VPN connection using the AWS provided client for Windows x64 and Windows Arm64 systems. You can download and install the client at [AWS Client VPN download](https://aws.amazon.com/vpn/client-vpn-download/). The AWS provided client does not support automatic updates.

## Requirements
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The AWS provided client supports both Windows x64 and Arm64 systems. The following is required for each operating system:

**Windows Arm64 operating systems**
+ Windows 11 (64-bit operating system, Arm64 processor)
+ .NET Framework 4.8.1 or higher

**Note**  
This application includes background processes that utilize Arm64 emulation. This is fully supported and enabled by default on Windows 11 Arm64 devices, ensuring seamless operation without any additional setup required. For more information, see [How emulation works on Arm](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/arm/apps-on-arm-x86-emulation).

**Windows x64 operating systems**
+ Windows 11 (64-bit operating system, x64 processor)
+ .NET Framework 4.7.2 or higher

**Note**  
For both Windows x64 and Arm64 operating systems, Client VPN endpoints that use SAML-based federated authentication (single sign-on), the client reserves TCP ports 8096-8115 on your computer.

Before you begin, ensure that your Client VPN administrator has [created a Client VPN endpoint](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-admin/cvpn-working-endpoints.html#cvpn-working-endpoint-create) and provided you with the [Client VPN endpoint configuration file](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-admin/cvpn-working-endpoint-export.html). If you want to connect to multiple profiles simultaneously, you'll need a configuration file for each profile.

**Topics**
+ [Requirements](#client-vpn-connect-windows-req)
+ [Connect using the client](client-vpn-connect-windows-connecting-how.md)
+ [Release notes](client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.md)

# Connect to AWS Client VPN with an AWS provided client for Windows
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Before you begin, ensure that you've read the [requirements](client-vpn-connect-windows.md#client-vpn-connect-windows-req). The AWS provided client is also referred to as *Site-to-Site VPN Client* in the following steps. 

**To connect using the AWS provided client for Windows x64-based or Windows Arm64-based systems:**

1. Open the **Site-to-Site VPN Client** app.

1. Choose **File**, **Manage Profiles**.

1. Choose **Add Profile**.

1. For **Display Name**, enter a name for the profile.

1. For **VPN Configuration File**, browse to and then select the configuration file that you received from your Client VPN administrator, and choose **Add Profile**.

1. If you want to create multiple connections, repeat the **Add Profile** steps for each configuration file you want to add. You can add as many profiles as you like, but you can only have up to five open connections.

1. In the **Site-to-Site VPN Client** window, choose the profile that you want to connect to, and then choose **Connect**. If the Client VPN endpoint has been configured to use credential-based authentication, you'll be prompted to enter a user name and password. Repeat this step for each profile connection you want to initiate, connecting up to five concurrent endpoints. 
**Note**  
If any profile you connect to conflicts with a currently open session, you won't be able to make the connection. Either choose a new connection or disconnect from the session causing the conflict. 

1. To view statistics for a connection, choose **Connection** in the **AWS VPN client** window, choose **Show Details**, and then choose the connection you want to see details about.

1. To disconnect a connection, choose a connection in the **AWS VPN client** window, and then choose **Disconnect**. If you have multiple open connections, you must close each connection individually. Alternatively, choose the client icon on the Windows taskbar, and then choose **Disconnect**.

# AWS Client VPN for Windows release notes
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The following table contains the release notes and download links for the current and previous versions of AWS Client VPN for Windows x64-based and Windows Arm64-based systems.

**Note**  
We continue to provide usability and security fixes with every release. We strongly recommend that you use the latest version for every platform. Previous versions might be affected by usability and/or security issues. See release notes for details.


| Version | Changes | Date | Download link and SHA256 | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| 5.3.4 (x64 and Arm64) |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | March 27, 2026 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html) [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | 
| 5.3.3 (x64 and Arm64) |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | February 28, 2026 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html) [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | 
| 5.3.2 (x64 and Arm64) |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | February 17, 2026 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html) [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | 
| 5.3.1 (x64 and Arm64) |  Minor bug fixes and enhancements.  | September 30, 2025 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html) [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | 
| 5.3.0 (Arm64) |  New AWS Client VPN support for Windows Arm64-based operating systems.  This release includes all updates from the Windows (x64) 5.3.0 release.  | August 26, 2025 |   [Download Windows Arm64 version 5.3.0 ](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF_ARM64/5.3.0/AWS_VPN_Client_ARM64.msi)  sha256: 3f1be6b487af8307dafbb0f7737cd597cf71dc64dcd31775aeeebf91d04b8dce  | 
| 5.3.0  |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | August 14, 2025 |   [Download Windows x64 version 5.3.0 ](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/5.3.0/AWS_VPN_Client.msi)  sha256: e3cf1aff6e14d79aa44378229a3a0602a9e9c2a0c6d0d055df901440b6d1454a   | 
| 5.2.2 |  Improved security posture.  | June 2, 2025 | [Download version 5.2.2](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/5.2.2/AWS_VPN_Client.msi) sha256: f27cb0eed7c9c5354caa5d7e37595eefbb048d7481bf698b2e5fb653b667c190   | 
| 5.2.1 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | April 21, 2025 |  No longer supported.  | 
| 5.2.0 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | April 8, 2025 |  No longer supported.  | 
| 5.1.0 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | March 17, 2025 |  No longer supported.  | 
| 5.0.2 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | February 24, 2025 |  No longer supported.  | 
| 5.0.1 |  Fixed an issue that led to sporadic VPN connection errors on Windows client version 5.0.0.  | January 30, 2025 |  No longer supported.  | 
| 5.0.0 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | January 21, 2025 |  No longer supported.  | 
| 4.1.0 |  Minor bug fixes and enhancements.  | November 12, 2024 |  No longer supported.  | 
| 4.0.0 |  Minor enhancements.  | September 25, 2024 | [Download version 4.0.0](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/4.0.0/AWS_VPN_Client.msi) sha256: 6532f911385ec8fac1494d0847c8f90a999b3bd7380844e2ea4318e9db4a2ebc  | 
| 3.14.2 |  Added support for the `mssfix` OpenVPN flag.  | September 4, 2024 | [Download version 3.14.2](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/3.14.2/AWS_VPN_Client.msi) sha256: c171639d7e07e5fd48998cf76f74e6e49e5cbe3356c6264a67b4a9bf473b5f5d  | 
| 3.14.1 |  Minor bug fixes and enhancements.  | August 22, 2024 | [Download version 3.14.1](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/3.14.1/AWS_VPN_Client.msi) sha256: f743a7b4bc82daa4b803c2994390529997bb57a4bb54d1f5195ab28827283335  | 
| 3.14.0 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | August 12, 2024 | [Download version 3.14.0](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/3.14.0/AWS_VPN_Client.msi) sha256: 812fb2f6d263288c664d598f6bd70e3f601d11dcb89e63b281b0a96b96354516  | 
| 3.13.0 |  Updated the OpenVPN and OpenSSL libraries.  | July 29, 2024 | [Download version 3.13.0](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/3.13.0/AWS_VPN_Client.msi) sha256: c9cc896e81a74411840951e349eed9384507c53337fb703c5ec64d522c29388b  | 
| 3.12.1 |  Fixed issue that prevents Windows client version 3.12.0 from establishing VPN connection for some users.  | July 18, 2024 | [Download version 3.12.1](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/3.12.1/AWS_VPN_Client.msi) sha256: 5ed34aee6c03aa281e625acdbed272896c67046364a9e5846ca697e05dbfec08  | 
| 3.12.0 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | May 21, 2024 | No longer supported | 
| 3.11.2 |  Resolved a SAML authentication issue with Chromium-based browsers since version 123.  | April 11, 2024 | [Download version 3.11.2](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/3.11.2/AWS_VPN_Client.msi) sha256: 8ba258dd15bea3e861adad108f8a6d6d4bcd8fe42cb9ef8bbc294e72f365c7cc  | 
| 3.11.1 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | February 16, 2024 | [Download version 3.11.1](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/3.11.1/AWS_VPN_Client.msi) sha256: fb67b60aa8370197958a11ea6f57d5bc0512279560b52a857ae34cb321eaefd0  | 
| 3.11.0 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | December 6, 2023 | [Download version 3.11.0](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/3.11.0/AWS_VPN_Client.msi) sha256: 9b6b7def99d76c59a97b067b6a73bdc6ee1c6b89a2063286f542e96b32df5ae9  | 
| 3.10.0 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | August 24, 2023 | [Download version 3.10.0](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/3.10.0/AWS_VPN_Client.msi) sha256: d46721aad40ccb816f163e406c366ff03b1120abbb43a20607e06d3b1fa8667f   | 
| 3.9.0 |  Improved security posture.  | August 3, 2023 | [Download version 3.9.0](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/3.9.0/AWS_VPN_Client.msi) sha256: de9a3800ea2349155540bd32bbae472404c636d8d8267a0e1fb2173a8aae21ed  | 
| 3.8.0 |  Improved security posture.  | July 15, 2023 | No longer supported | 
| 3.7.0 |  Rolled back changes from 3.6.0.  | July 15, 2023 | No longer supported | 
| 3.6.0 |  Improved security posture.  | July 14, 2023 | No longer supported | 
| 3.5.0 | Minor bug fixes and enhancements. | April 3, 2023 | No longer supported | 
| 3.4.0 | Rolled back the changes from version 3.3.0. | March 28, 2023 | No longer supported | 
| 3.3.0 | Minor bug fixes and enhancements. | March 17, 2023 | No longer supported | 
| 3.2.0 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | January 23, 2023 | No longer supported | 
| 3.1.0 | Improved security posture. | May 23, 2022 | No longer supported | 
| 3.0.0 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | March 3, 2022 | No longer supported | 
| 2.0.0 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | January 20, 2022 | No longer supported | 
| 1.3.7 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | November 8, 2021 | No longer supported | 
| 1.3.6 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | September 20, 2021 | No longer supported | 
| 1.3.5 | Patch to delete large windows log files. | August 16, 2021 | No longer supported | 
| 1.3.4 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | August 4, 2021 | No longer supported | 
| 1.3.3 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | July 1, 2021 | No longer supported | 
| 1.3.2 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | May 12, 2021 | No longer supported | 
| 1.3.1 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | April 5, 2021 | No longer supported | 
| 1.3.0 | Added support features such as error reporting, sending diagnostic logs, and analytics. | March 8, 2021 | No longer supported | 
| 1.2.7 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | February 25, 2021 | No longer supported | 
| 1.2.6 | Minor bug fixes and enhancements. | October 26, 2020 | No longer supported | 
| 1.2.5 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | October 8, 2020 | No longer supported | 
| 1.2.4 | Minor bug fixes and enhancements. | September 1, 2020 | No longer supported | 
| 1.2.3 | Roll back changes in version 1.2.2. | August 20, 2020 | No longer supported | 
| 1.2.1 | Minor bug fixes and enhancements. | July 1, 2020 | No longer supported | 
| 1.2.0 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | May 19, 2020 | No longer supported | 
| 1.1.1 | Minor bug fixes and enhancements. | April 21, 2020 | No longer supported | 
| 1.1.0 |  [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.html)  | March 9, 2020 | No longer supported | 
| 1.0.0 | The initial release. | February 4, 2020 | No longer supported |