IPVanish just made OpenVPN almost three times faster on Windows — but there's a catch
- IPVanish added OpenVPN Data Channel Offload (DCO) to its Windows app
- Internal testing recorded download increases of up to 196%
- The feature cannot be used at the same time as OpenVPN Scramble
IPVanish has released a new Windows client built around High-Speed Mode, the provider's implementation of OpenVPN Data Channel Offload (DCO). The company claims the feature lifts OpenVPN download speeds by up to 196%.
OpenVPN remains one of the most widely supported protocols in the industry, prized for its maturity and its ability to work almost anywhere. Its weakness has always been pace, which is why so many of the best VPN services now steer users towards WireGuard by default.
OpenVPN DCO addresses this problem. It moves the heavy lifting of encryption out of the app and into the deepest core of the operating system, cutting latency and easing CPU load without changing the protocol's security.
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