The Windows GUI node doesn't start after Windows 10 reboot

[cli808]

Hi Alexey,

Thank you for your reply, I appreciate it. I powershelled the rules and everything seems to be in order.

Hey, one more thing; it looks like the Windows version with GUI can not start up anymore after restarting Windows 10.

Have a great weekend!

Best,
J.

[Alexey]

See Node offline after latest Windows update - #4 by Alexey
Specifically

@Alexey

I recommend to setup the dependency and delayed auto start for the storagenode service (from elevated PowerShell or cmd.exe):

sc.exe config storagenode depend= dnscache start= delayed-auto

[cli808]

@Alexey

sc.exe config storagenode depend= dnscache start= delayed-auto

Thank you, Alexey, consider it done.

[Alexey]

Please test it - try to reboot and wait for full load of Windows, the service should start normally.

[cli808]

Hi Alexey, Everything has been working smoothly. Do you have a Windows 10 VPN guide available? I’m considering Proton VPN. Will it work with my node?

Thx,
J.

[Alexey]

We doesn’t have a specific VPN guides for Windows 10, we only have a guide for PIA: https://support.storj.io/hc/en-us/articles/360026892971-Running-a-V3-Storage-Node-with-PIA-VPN-
However, accordingly the ProtonVPN guide: How to use port forwarding in ProtonVPN apps the configuration would be very similar - they provides a random external port, so you need to use a DDNS hostname and update the external port in your configuration every reconnect of the VPN.

[peem]

Also read about it:

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