Important: You need to have a server that is already configured to accept PPTP connections and have a suitable active profile.

Virtual Private Networks (VPN) allow you to connect securely to a server for either private or business usage allowing you to connect to resources such as mail or internet securely when you are in a public environment such as a coffee shop or hotel Wi-Fi.

Click Start > Settings > Network & Internet > VPN > Add a VPN Connection

Click start

Click Settings

Click Network & Internet

Click VPN

Click Add a VPN

  • For VPN provider, choose Windows (built-in).
  • In the Connection name box, enter a name you’ll recognize. This is the VPN connection name you’ll look for when connecting.
  • In the Server name or address box, enter the address for the VPN server. 
  • For VPN type, choose the type of VPN connection you want to create. You’ll need to know which kind of VPN connection your company or VPN service uses.
  • For Type of sign-in info, choose the type of sign-in info (or credentials) to use. This is normally a username and password.
  • Click Save

Now that we have created the VPN we are going to configure if for use with a PPTP server.

Click Start > Settings > Network & Internet > VPN > Add a VPN Connection

Click Change adapter options

Right click on the Adapter whose name matches the VPN we created earlier.

Click Properties

Tick all the boxes

  • Select the Security tab.
  • From the dropdown menu select Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
  • Tick Microsoft CHAP Version 2 (MS-CHAP v2)

  • Select the Networking tab.
  • Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
  • Click Properties

Click Advanced.

  1. To connect directly to the internet while the VPN in connected untick Use default gateway on remote network.
  2. To connect to the internet through your corporate network leave this block ticked

And to finish:
Click OK > OK > OK > OK