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title: 'Video: Configure Windows Connect App to Run as a System Service'
canonical: https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/videos/configuration/connectors/video--configure-windows-connect-app-to-run-as-a-system-service/
product: CloudConnexa Docs
description: When running the OpenVPN Windows Connect application as a CloudConnexa Connector on a Windows server, you want the connection to be always on and automatically reconnect when the computer restarts. Running the application as a system service makes that possible. This video shows you the step-by-step procedure to install and run the Windows Connector as a system service.
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# Video: Configure Windows Connect App to Run as a System Service

This video shows you the step-by-step procedure to install and run the Windows Connector as a system service.

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| **Date published:** | 01/30/2024 |
| **Functionality covered:** | Installing CloudConnexa Connector on Windows Server, configuring it to run as a system service |
| **Description** | When running the OpenVPN Windows Connect application as a CloudConnexa Connector on a Windows server, you want the connection to be always on and automatically reconnect when the computer restarts. Running the application as a system service makes that possible. This video shows you the step-by-step procedure to install and run the Windows Connector as a system service. |
| **Length** | 09:00 |

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