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#Install pia vpn windows 10 how to
#Install pia vpn windows 10 install

Pro Tip: Your Password Manager (such as LastPass or SafeInCloud) can be used to login to your Private Internet Access WSLg screen. I’ve joined PIA for 3 years (about 6 months ago) so I know that it works and is incredibly reliable. They do offer a 7 day trial on iOS or Android devices but not on computers. You’ll need an account with PrivateInternetAccess of course, but I’ve assumed you already have one – if not you’ll need to subscribe to PIA in order to use it on a computer. PrivateInternetAccess Startup Screen on WSLg Logging In To PIA in WSLg You can download Private Internet Access from this link. Linux GUI apps seem to run at almost native speeds. By the way, I’ve not written about it yet but WSLg is a quantum leap forward in running WSL on Windows. The easiest way to do this is to use a browser within WSLg itself.

#Install pia vpn windows 10 install

Because you can… Install Private Internet Access VPN in WSLg.

Run 2 instances of PrivateInternetAccess – 1 in WSLg and 1 in Windows and appear from 2 different places, neither of which are where you actually are!.

Hide your location within WSLg but keep Windows in your actual location.

Test or run a service within WSLg from the outside world (PrivateInternetAccess supports port forwarding).

Browse the web safely with a ‘VPN Kill Switch’ but still access local services from Windows.

There’s a few reasons I can think of why you might want to do this, you may think of others and if you do please leave a comment below and let me know.

#Install pia vpn windows 10 how to

This post will dive into using my preferred VPN – PrivateInternetAccess – on WSLg and show you how fast it is, even under WSLg and how to set it up. I’ve looked at running a VPN in WSL before, using PureVPN and the command line. And the addition of the graphical interface makes managing your VPN considerably easier too. I’m led to believe though that it will be available in standard Windows 10 at some point.īut if you’re wondering if you can use a VPN within WSLg then the simple answer is yes you can and it’s incredibly easy and works incredibly well. At present it’s only available in Windows 11 or a Windows 10 Insider Build. WSLg – the latest incarnation of Microsoft’s Windows Subsystem for Linux includes the ability to run graphical Linux applications.