How to create a shortcut to a VPN connection?

I have a VPN connection that I'm using heavily. I'd like to setup a shortcut to quickly connect/disconnect this connection. How can this be done?

ripper234

Posted 2010-09-08T17:02:25.553

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What kind of VPN is it? Is it the native IPSec one for Windows? – qroberts – 2010-09-08T17:09:54.733

It is the native kind. – ripper234 – 2010-09-08T18:37:56.487

Answers

1 - Open "Network and Sharing Center"
2 - Click "Change adapter settings" in left pane.
3 - Right click on your VPN Connection and create the shortcut

JNK

Posted 2010-09-08T17:02:25.553

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Glad it worked! – JNK – 2010-09-08T18:42:24.807

If this is a standard Windows VPN, unless you want to place a copy of it in the startup group or similar, it is actually much quicker to simply click on the connections icon in the taskbar and simply select the VPN and choose connect.

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Alternatively, if you click the Start Orb and in search start typing Network Connections until you see the item, then select it (may only need to type a few letters), then you can drag and crate icons like any other file.

William Hilsum

Posted 2010-09-08T17:02:25.553

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I'm not seeing this icon (even not under "Select which icons appear in the taskbar") – ripper234 – 2010-09-08T18:38:56.830

@ripper234 - just seen this comment... You should have this icon. Take a look in Taskbar settings and you should be able to turn it on – William Hilsum – 2011-08-29T13:59:15.017

Not sure why I wasn't seeing it, perhaps I just missed it at the time (Windows 7 hides infrequently used icons). – ripper234 – 2011-08-29T20:11:28.113

@ripper234 - these system icons are never hidden, they are either on or off (you go to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Notification Area Icons\System Icons ) Anyway, no problem... was writing comment mainly for others in case they saw the questions. – William Hilsum – 2011-08-29T20:17:14.460