Merge pull request #296313 from cherylmc/vpn-client

System Tray

Author: denrea

articles/virtual-wan/TOC.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     href: virtual-wan-faq.md
   - name: About Virtual WAN pricing
     href: pricing-concepts.md
-  - name: Quickstarts
+  - name: Quickstarts & Tutorials
     expanded: true
     items:
     - name: Configure a site-to-site connection
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
       items:
       - name: Deploy Virtual WAN with routing intent and routing policies
         href: https://github.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/tree/master/quickstarts/microsoft.network/virtual-wan-routing-intent
-- name: Design and architecture
+- name: Design & architecture
   items: 
   - name: Migrate to Virtual WAN
     href: migrate-from-hub-spoke-topology.md
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@
     href: ../azure-netapp-files/configure-virtual-wan.md?toc=%2fazure%2fvirtual-wan%2ftoc.json&bc=/azure/virtual-wan/breadcrumb/toc.json
   - name: Interconnect with China
     href: interconnect-china.md
-  - name: Virtual Hub third-party integrations
+  - name: Virtual hub third-party integrations
     items:
     - name: Overview of third-party integrations  
       href: third-party-integrations.md
-    - name: Integrated NVAs in the Virtual Hub
+    - name: Integrated NVAs in the virtual hub
       href: about-nva-hub.md
     - name: Software-as-a-service(SaaS)
       href: how-to-palo-alto-cloud-ngfw.md
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
       href: how-to-network-virtual-appliance-restart.md
     - name: Configure DNAT/Internet inbound
       href: how-to-network-virtual-appliance-inbound.md
-- name: Configure site-to-site connections
+- name: Site-to-site (S2S) connections
   items:
   - name: Create a site-to-site connection
     items:
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
       href: nat-rules-vpn-gateway-powershell.md
   - name: Multiple ISP links - Azure path selection
     href: path-selection-multiple-links.md
-- name: Configure User VPN (P2S) connections
+- name: User VPN point-to-site (P2S) connections
   items:
   - name: About point-to-site concepts
     href: point-to-site-concepts.md
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@
     items:
     - name: Configure optional settings
       href: azure-vpn-client-optional-configurations.md
+    - name: Run Prerequisites Test
+      href: azure-vpn-client-prerequisites-check.md
     - name: Azure VPN Client versions
       href: azure-vpn-client-versions.md
   - name: Assign IP addresses to specific User Groups
@@ -264,7 +266,7 @@
       href: howto-always-on-device-tunnel.md
   - name: Configure P2S forced tunneling
     href: how-to-forced-tunnel.md
-- name: Configure ExpressRoute connections 
+- name: ExpressRoute connections 
   items:
   - name: About ExpressRoute in Virtual WAN
     href: virtual-wan-expressroute-about.md
@@ -336,7 +338,7 @@
     href: /security/benchmark/azure/baselines/virtual-wan-security-baseline?toc=%2fazure%2fvirtual-wan%2ftoc.json&bc=/azure/virtual-wan/breadcrumb/toc.json
   - name: Install Azure Firewall in a hub
     href: howto-firewall.md
-  - name: Inter-hub and branch-to-branch inspection
+  - name: Inter-hub & branch-to-branch inspection
     href: how-to-routing-policies.md
   - name: Software-as-a-service (SaaS)
     href: how-to-palo-alto-cloud-ngfw.md
@@ -346,7 +348,7 @@
     href: manage-secure-access-resources-spoke-p2s.md
   - name: Azure Security blog
     href: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/category/azure-network-security/blog/azurenetworksecurityblog
-- name: Monitoring and maintenance
+- name: Monitoring & maintenance
   items:
   - name: Monitor Virtual WAN
     href: monitor-virtual-wan.md
@@ -386,7 +388,7 @@
     href: /answers/tags/34/azure-virtual-wan
   - name: Networking feedback
     href: https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/forum/8ae9bf04-8326-ec11-b6e6-000d3a4f0789
-  - name: Subscription and service limits
+  - name: Subscription & service limits
     href: ../azure-resource-manager/management/azure-subscription-service-limits.md?toc=/azure/virtual-wan/toc.json
   - name: Pricing
     href: https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/virtual-wan

articles/virtual-wan/azure-vpn-client-prerequisites-check.md

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+title: 'Azure VPN Client - prerequisites check'
+titleSuffix: Azure Virtual WAN
+description: Learn how to run the Azure VPN Client prerequisites tool to identify missing prerequisites and mitigate them.
+author: cherylmc
+ms.service: azure-virtual-wan
+ms.topic: how-to
+ms.date: 03/14/2025
+ms.author: cherylmc
+
+---
+# Azure VPN Client prerequisites check for User VPN P2S connections
+
+If you're using the Azure VPN Client for Windows to connect to your point-to-site (P2S) VPN, you can run a prerequisites check to identify missing prerequisites and mitigate them. The **Run Prerequisites Test** feature checks the state of Windows services, background permissions for the client, local setting permissions, internet access, and user device time sync status. You can use this feature to do the following:
+
+* Manually run a prerequisites check to identify missing prerequisites and mitigate them.
+* Periodically run a prerequisites check automatically.
+
+The **Run Prerequisites Test** feature is available in the Azure VPN Client for Windows, version 3.4.0.0 and later. It's not available for other versions of the Azure VPN Client. For Azure VPN Client version information, see [Azure VPN Client versions](azure-vpn-client-versions.md).
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> The prerequisites check is only available in the Azure VPN Client for Windows.
+
+[!INCLUDE [Azure VPN Client preqrequsites check](../../includes/vpn-gateway-vwan-vpn-client-prerequisites-check.md)]
+
+## Next steps
+
+To modify additional P2S User VPN connection settings, see [Configure optional settings](azure-vpn-client-optional-configurations.md).

articles/virtual-wan/vpn-client-certificate-windows.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: Learn how to configure the Azure VPN Client on a Windows operating
 author: cherylmc
 ms.service: azure-virtual-wan
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 02/07/2025
+ms.date: 03/13/2025
 ms.author: cherylmc
 ---
 
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ If you don't see either file, or you don't have an **AzureVPN** folder, verify t
 
 [!INCLUDE [Configure the Azure VPN client](../../includes/vpn-gateway-vwan-configure-azure-vpn-client-certificate.md)]
 
+If you experience connection issues, if you're running the v4.0.0.0 version of the Azure VPN Client or later, you can click the **...** at the bottom of the Azure VPN Client page and select **Prerequisites**. On the **Test Application Prerequisites** page, select **Run Prerequisites Test**. Fix any issues and try connecting again. For more information, see [Azure VPN Client prerequisites check](azure-vpn-client-prerequisites-check.md).
+
+#### System tray
+
+[!INCLUDE [Azure VPN Client system tray](../../includes/vpn-gateway-vwan-azure-vpn-client-tray.md)]
+
+#### Custom settings: DNS and routing
+
+You can configure the Azure VPN Client with optional configuration settings such as more DNS servers, custom DNS, forced tunneling, custom routes, and other settings. For a description of the available settings and configuration steps, see [Azure VPN Client optional settings](azure-vpn-client-optional-configurations.md).
+
 ## Next steps
 
 To modify additional P2S User VPN connection settings, see [Tutorial: Create a P2S User VPN connection](virtual-wan-point-to-site-portal.md).

articles/vpn-gateway/TOC.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     href: whats-new.md
   - name: VPN Gateway FAQ
     href: vpn-gateway-vpn-faq.md
-  - name: Quickstarts
+  - name: Quickstarts & Tutorials
     expanded: true
     items:
     - name: Create and manage a VPN gateway
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
         href: point-to-site-certificate-gateway.md
       - name: Microsoft Entra ID authentication
         href: point-to-site-entra-gateway.md
-- name: Design and architecture
+- name: Design & architecture
   items:
-  - name: Design and topology
+  - name: Design & topology
     href: design.md
   - name: Design highly available gateway connections
     href: vpn-gateway-highlyavailable.md
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
     href: reset-gateway.md
   - name: Configure customer-controlled gateway maintenance
     href: customer-controlled-gateway-maintenance.md
-- name: Configure site-to-site VPN connections
+- name: Site-to-site (S2S) VPN connections
   items:
   - name: Configure site-to-site connections - preshared key
     items:
@@ -132,6 +132,16 @@
     href: site-to-site-certificate-authentication-gateway-portal.md
   - name: Connect AWS and Azure using a BGP-enabled VPN gateway
     href: vpn-gateway-howto-aws-bgp.md
+  - name: Site-to-site with ExpressRoute connections
+    items:
+    - name: Coexisting connections
+      items:
+      - name: Azure portal
+        href: ../expressroute/how-to-configure-coexisting-gateway-portal.md?toc=/azure/vpn-gateway/toc.json
+      - name: Azure PowerShell
+        href: ../expressroute/expressroute-howto-coexist-resource-manager.md?toc=/azure/vpn-gateway/toc.json
+    - name: VPN over private peering
+      href: site-to-site-vpn-private-peering.md
   - name: Add or remove a site-to-site connection
     href: add-remove-site-to-site-connections.md
   - name: Forced tunneling
@@ -162,17 +172,7 @@
       href: vpn-gateway-3rdparty-device-config-cisco-asa.md
     - name: Connect to multiple policy-based VPN devices
       href: vpn-gateway-connect-multiple-policybased-rm-ps.md
-  - name: Site-to-site with ExpressRoute connections
-    items:
-    - name: Coexisting connections
-      items:
-      - name: Azure portal
-        href: ../expressroute/how-to-configure-coexisting-gateway-portal.md?toc=/azure/vpn-gateway/toc.json
-      - name: Azure PowerShell
-        href: ../expressroute/expressroute-howto-coexist-resource-manager.md?toc=/azure/vpn-gateway/toc.json
-    - name: VPN over private peering
-      href: site-to-site-vpn-private-peering.md
-- name: Configure point-to-site VPN connections
+- name: Point-to-site (P2S) VPN connections
   items:
   - name: About point-to-site VPN
     href: point-to-site-about.md
@@ -294,13 +294,13 @@
     items:
     - name: Azure VPN Client - optional settings
       href: azure-vpn-client-optional-configurations.md
-    - name: Azure VPN Client prerequisites check
+    - name: Run Prerequisites Test
       href: azure-vpn-client-prerequisites-check.md
     - name: Azure VPN Client versions
       href: azure-vpn-client-versions.md
   - name: Intune - Deploy VPN client profile
     href: vpn-profile-intune.md
-- name: Configure VNet-to-VNet VPN connections
+- name: VNet-to-VNet VPN connections
   items:
   - name: Configure VNet-to-VNet VPN connections
     items:

articles/vpn-gateway/azure-vpn-client-prerequisites-check.md

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
 title: 'Azure VPN Client prerequisites check'
 titleSuffix: Azure VPN Gateway
-description: Learn how run the Azure VPN Client prerequisites test to identify missing prerequisites and mitigate them.
+description: Learn how run the Azure VPN Client prerequisites check to identify missing prerequisites and mitigate them.
 author: cherylmc
 ms.service: azure-vpn-gateway
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 09/23/2024
+ms.date: 03/14/2025
 ms.author: cherylmc
 
 ---
@@ -21,22 +21,7 @@ The **Run Prerequisites Test** feature is available in the Azure VPN Client for
 > [!NOTE]
 > The prerequisites check is only available in the Azure VPN Client for Windows.
 
-## Run a prerequisites check manually
-
-1. Open the Azure VPN Client and select the client connection profile that you want to check.
-1. At the bottom of the page, click **Prerequisites** to open the prerequisites page.
-1. Select **Run Prerequisites Test** to run the check.
-1. After the prerequisites check has completed, the **Status** shows **Complete**. Review the results. If any test items don't pass, the status indicates that and prescriptive measures are provided to help you mitigate the issue.
-
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/azure-vpn-client-prerequisites-check/error.png" alt-text="Screenshot of prerequisites test status results." lightbox="./media/azure-vpn-client-prerequisites-check/error.png":::
-
-## Disable automatic prerequisites checks
-
-The **Enable Prerequisites Tests** setting lets you select to enable or disable automatic periodic prerequisites checks. This setting is enabled by default. To disable automatic prerequisite checks:
-
-1. Open the Azure VPN Client.
-1. Click **...** at the bottom of the page and select **Settings**.
-1. On the Settings page, de-select **Enable Prerequisites Tests**. The setting is automatically saved. Items shown on the **Settings** page apply to all client connection profiles.
+[!INCLUDE [Azure VPN Client preqrequsites check steps](../../includes/vpn-gateway-vwan-vpn-client-prerequisites-check.md)]
 
 ## Next steps
 

articles/vpn-gateway/azure-vpn-client-versions.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ author: cherylmc
 ms.service: azure-vpn-gateway
 ms.custom: linux-related-content
 ms.topic: concept-article
-ms.date: 03/13/2025
+ms.date: 03/14/2025
 ms.author: cherylmc
 ---
 # Azure VPN Client versions
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ This article helps you view each of the versions of the Azure VPN Client. As new
 
 [!INCLUDE [macOS client versions](../../includes/vpn-gateway-azure-vpn-client-macos-table.md)]
 
-
 ## Next steps
 
 For more information about VPN point-to-site, see [About point-to-site configurations](point-to-site-about.md).

articles/vpn-gateway/point-to-site-vpn-client-certificate-windows-azure-vpn-client.md

@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ If you don't see either file, or you don't have an **AzureVPN** folder, verify t
 
 [!INCLUDE [Configure the Azure VPN client](../../includes/vpn-gateway-vwan-configure-azure-vpn-client-certificate.md)]
 
+If you experience connection issues, if you're running the v4.0.0.0 version of the Azure VPN Client or later, you can click the **...** at the bottom of the Azure VPN Client page and select **Prerequisites**. On the **Test Application Prerequisites** page, select **Run Prerequisites Test**. Fix any issues and try connecting again. For more information, see [Azure VPN Client prerequisites check](azure-vpn-client-prerequisites-check.md).
+
 ### Azure VPN Client settings
 
 The following sections discuss configuration settings that are available for the Azure VPN Client. For information about Azure VPN Client versions, see the [Azure VPN Client versions](azure-vpn-client-versions.md) article.

articles/vpn-gateway/media/azure-vpn-client-prerequisites-check/error.png renamed to includes/media/vpn-gateway-vwan-azure-vpn-client-prerequisites-check/error-expand.png

@@ -31,4 +31,3 @@
 1. After the import validates (imports with no errors), select **Save**.
 
 1. In the left pane, locate the **VPN connection**, then select **Connect**.
-1. If you experience connection issues, if you're running the v4.0.0.0 version of the Azure VPN Client or later, you can click the **...** at the bottom of the Azure VPN Client page and select **Prerequisites**. On the **Test Application Prerequisites** page, select **Run Prerequisites Test**. Fix any issues and try connecting again. For more information, see [Azure VPN Client prerequisites check](../articles/vpn-gateway/azure-vpn-client-prerequisites-check.md).