Some Windows users may run into a problem when connecting to Brave VPN. The VPN’s configuration will get added to the system, but you can’t connect in Brave.

If you try to connect using the built into Windows VPN interface, you get a generic error:

Can't connect to BraveVPN
The parameter is incorrect.

If you were using Event Viewer to troubleshoot, you’ll find information under the source RasClient with an error message:

The user [user] dialed a connection named BraveVPN which has failed. The error code returned on failure is 87.

This error shows up when there is a problem with the Windows networking stack. The exact root cause is not known - but there is a work-around which will resolve the issue:

1. In Windows, launch Windows Powershell as Administrator
2. Copy/paste the following command into the Powershell (then hit enter):
   netsh int ip reset netsh int ipv6 reset netsh winsock reset
3. Restart your computer
4. Once restarted, launch Windows Device Manager
5. Expand the Network Adaptors section
6. Right-click on the WAN Miniport (IKEv2) item
7. Select Uninstall device from the context menu
8. Repeat steps 6-8 for all WAN Miniport (...) items
9. Click Action from the menu bar, then Scan for hardware changes
10. All uninstalled WAN Miniport entries should return
11. Restart your computer one more time, then try to connect to BraveVPN again

Note: The steps above were originally provided by AtlasVPN