Today I’m focusing on testing NordVPN in Windows 10 with App Direct Connect and OpenVPN Gui manual configuration. The two main pieces of testing are the server connection success rate and the network speed once the server is connected. Since I’ve been using SpeedTest and YouTube connection speed tests at the same time lately, and the two test data are quite different, you can make analogous reference for the speed according to your own situation. I hope this live VPN flip-flop test in China will help you. If you have any suggestions or doubts, please leave your comments.
Local device and network: Windows10/200M/WiFi.
Speedtest Ping: 9ms. Download: 231.44Mbps. Upload: 20.68Mbps. 
Win10 NordVPN App Connection Test:
Starting Time: Aug 7, 2020, 10:08 AM
Protocol: NordLynx
App Version: 6.31.5.0
“Quick connect”-1: Singapore #2191: Failed. (Try once)
“Quick connect”-2: Singapore #2191: Failed. (Try once)
“Quick connect”-3: Taiwan #151: Failed. (Try once)
“Quick connect”-4: Singapore #2191: Failed. (Try once)
United States: USA #4367: Failed. (Try once)
United Kingdom: UK #2000: Failed. (Try once)
Japan: JP #525: Failed. (Try once)
Protocol: OpenVPN (UDP)
App Version: 6.31.5.0
“Quick connect”-1: Taiwan #91: Failed. (Try once)
“Quick connect”-2: Taiwan #91: Failed. (Try once)
When I go to try to connect by clicking on a server in a certain region, the popup as shown below pops up. Prompt Contents: NordVPN Failed to get NordLynx configuration NordVPN。
Summaries: From the above tests, it appears that NordVPN is still not working with App Direct Connect in Windows 10 at the moment. I tested NordLynx and OpenVPN (UDP).
NordVPN Win10 Version: 6.31.5.0. Protocol: NordLynx / OpenVPN (UDP)
Today’s Test Score: ★
Win10 NordVPN Manual Connection Test:
Starting Time: Aug 7, 2020, 10:33 AM
ca3146: First success. (Time efficiency: <10s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 1400Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 229ms. Download: 7.88Mbps. Upload: 0.59Mbps.
ca3147: First success. (Time efficiency: <10s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 150Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 230ms. Download: 1.89Mbps. Upload: 0.62Mbps.
jp2114: First success. (Time efficiency: <10s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 190Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 106ms. Download: 4.32Mbps. Upload: 1.56Mbps.
jp2117: First success. (Time efficiency: <10s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 1090Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 132ms. Download: 5.96Mbps. Upload: 2.14Mbps.
jp2118: First success. (Time efficiency: 55s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 16000Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 115ms. Download: 70.99Mbps. Upload: 3.10Mbps.
jp2119: First success. (Time efficiency: 15s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 590Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 128ms. Download: 3.37Mbps. Upload: 1.78Mbps.
sg2095: Failed. (Try once)
sg2099: Failed. (Try once)
sg2100: Failed. (Try once)
us7092: First success. (Time efficiency: 10s)
YouTube Connection Speed: Speed too slow. can’t use the SpeedTest tool.
Speedtest Ping: 155ms. Download: 0.79Mbps. Upload: 1.64Mbps.
us7109: Failed. (Try once)
us7112: First success. (Time efficiency: 5s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 14000Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 175ms. Download: 29.91Mbps. Upload: 1.6Mbps.
Summary: The above tests were done manually via the OpenVPN GUI, and NordVPN tested a total of 12 servers, with Singapore and one US server being unreachable. According to the test results, today’s speeds are less than ideal, and multiple servers are slow.
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Windows10 NordVPN OpenVPN Version: 11.12.0.0
Today’s Test Score: ★ ★ ★
