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title: 'Tutorial: Enable DCO for a Windows Connector'
canonical: https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/tutorials/configuration-tutorials/connectors/operating-systems/windows/tutorial--enable-dco-for-a-windows-connector/
product: CloudConnexa Docs
description: Data Channel Offload (DCO) improves the OpenVPN tunnel's performance by moving data packet processing from the OpenVPN userspace program to the kernel. You can enable DCO for your Windows Connector by following the steps below.
keywords: DCO for Windows
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# Tutorial: Enable DCO for a Windows Connector

Data Channel Offload (DCO) improves the OpenVPN tunnel's performance by moving data packet processing from the OpenVPN userspace program to the kernel. You can enable DCO for your Windows Connector by following the steps below:

> **Note**
>
> OpenVPN Connect 3.4 and newer on Windows supports OpenVPN Data Channel Offload (DCO).

1. Disconnect the connection.
2. Navigate to **Menu \> Settings**.
3. Expand **Advanced Settings**.
4. Click on the **Enable DCO** checkbox.
5. Reconnect.

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