vpnclient_x64.exe and vpncmgr_x64.exe create an instance for each user on Remote Desktop Session Host.

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ClintonWestwood
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vpnclient_x64.exe and vpncmgr_x64.exe create an instance for each user on Remote Desktop Session Host.

Post by ClintonWestwood » Tue Feb 10, 2026 8:16 am

Please see the attached file. I am using SoftEther for a Remote Desktop Session host but I have found it could be causing performance issues by creating an instance for every user, when in fact it is only System that is required.

Is there a way to configure SoftEther to run as a single System service that provides the tunnel for the entire host, rather than spawning per-user processes? I want the system to handle the VPN at the OS level so that user sessions simply inherit the route without the overhead of individual client instances.

Any advice on "service-only" mode or Registry tweaks to prevent the UI/Client from auto-launching in RDSH sessions would be greatly appreciated.
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solo
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Re: vpnclient_x64.exe and vpncmgr_x64.exe create an instance for each user on Remote Desktop Session Host.

Post by solo » Tue Feb 10, 2026 9:15 am

Install it with "System Administrator authority" https://www.softether.org/4-docs/1-manu ... rvice_Mode

ClintonWestwood
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Re: vpnclient_x64.exe and vpncmgr_x64.exe create an instance for each user on Remote Desktop Session Host.

Post by ClintonWestwood » Tue Feb 10, 2026 9:21 am

solo wrote:
Tue Feb 10, 2026 9:15 am
Install it with "System Administrator authority" https://www.softether.org/4-docs/1-manu ... rvice_Mode
Thanks. Isn't this for the server? It's the VPN Client that I have the issue with.

solo
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Re: vpnclient_x64.exe and vpncmgr_x64.exe create an instance for each user on Remote Desktop Session Host.

Post by solo » Tue Feb 10, 2026 9:26 am

If they all connect to the same destination, then let the host connect there as admin, and then RDP users simply directly enter the remote LAN's address.

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