This has been seen that Windows 8 won't allow you to connect to your VPN connections, I my self have faced it many times.
Here is the solution which worked for me.
*** For CISCO VPN CLIENT(NOT ANYCONNECT)
Please take a backup/export parent folder before making changes to Registry Entries.
Here is the solution which worked for me.
*** For CISCO VPN CLIENT(NOT ANYCONNECT)
Please take a backup/export parent folder before making changes to Registry Entries.
- Open Registry editor by typingregedit in Run prompt
- Browse to the Registry Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\CVirtA
- Select the DisplayName to modify, and remove the leading characters from the value data upto "%;" i.e.
- ==For x86, change the value data from something like "@oem8.inf,%CVirtA_Desc%;Cisco Systems VPN Adapter” to "Cisco Systems VPN Adapter”
- ==For x64, change the value data from something like "@oem8.inf,%CVirtA_Desc%;Cisco Systems VPN Adapter for 64-bit Windows” to "Cisco Systems VPN Adapter for 64-bit Windows”
Open Registry editor by typingregedit in Run prompt
Browse to the Registry Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\vpnva
Select the DisplayName to modify, and remove the leading characters from the value data upto "%;" i.e.