As some NordVPN users may have already noticed, NordVPN appears to be unable to connect in Windows 10. This did happen when I went to test it, but try it really? The China-specific version also failed after OpenVPN Gui. If that’s really the case then you can’t connect using NordVPN in Windows in China.
No offense, that’s not the case! First of all, the China-specific version of NordVPN is designed to help users in mainland China to connect through the NordLynx connection protocol. As the default connection protocol of this version is Automatic, you only need to switch the protocol to NordLynx now to connect by clicking “Quick Connect”.
How to set the connection protocol, protocol switch path: settings–>Auto connect–>Choose a VPN Protocol and server Automatic (turn off here)–>VPN Protocol option set to NordLynx Recommended.
Here’s a test of it to see what servers it can connect to and how fast it is! A previous user said it often drops, so I will continue to test each server connection for about 5-10 minutes, and then switch to the next server for testing, in order to see if there are dropouts, such as dropouts I will mark, such as no dropouts will not mark.
Starting Time: Feb 4, 2021, 1:17 PM
Local Device and Network: Windows10/200M China Telecom/WiFi;
NordVPN Version: China’s App 6.31.30.0
Protocol: NordLynx
Quick Connect (1) – Canada #3219: First success; (Time efficiency: <5s)
Speedtest Ping: 231ms. Download: 0.86Mbps. Upload: 0.91Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 5777Kbps;
Quick Connect (2) – UK #4225: First success; (Time efficiency: 9s)
Speedtest Ping: 356ms. Download: 9.71Mbps. Upload: 0.55Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 746Kbps;
Quick Connect (3) – Canada #3218: First success; (Time efficiency: 3s)
Speedtest Ping: 245ms. Download: 0.81Mbps. Upload: 0.86Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 7413Kbps;
Quick Connect (4) – UK #4225: First success; (Repeat servers do not speed test)
Quick Connect (5) – UK #4229: First success; (Time efficiency: 11s)
Speedtest Ping: 302ms. Download: 7.46Mbps. Upload: 0.72Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 74Kbps;
Quick Connect (6) – UK #4227: First success; (Time efficiency: 3s)
Speedtest Ping: 314ms. Download: 14.07Mbps. Upload: 1.02Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 2500Kbps;
Quick Connect (7) – UK #4227: First success; (Repeat servers do not speed test)
Quick Connect (8) – Japan #2174: First success; (Time efficiency: 3s)
Speedtest Ping: 179ms. Download: 29.35Mbps. Upload: 1.84Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 18278Kbps;
Quick Connect (9) – Canada #3218: First success; (Repeat servers do not speed test)
Quick Connect (10) – Canada #3219: First success; (Repeat servers do not speed test)
Quick Connect (11) – UK #4226: First success; (Time efficiency: 5s)
Speedtest Ping: 259ms. Download: 17.04Mbps. Upload: 1.04Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 5917Kbps;
Quick Connect (12) – UK #4226: First success; (Repeat servers do not speed test)
Quick Connect (13) – UK #4226: First success; (Repeat servers do not speed test)
Quick Connect (14) – Canada #3219: First success; (Repeat servers do not speed test)
Quick Connect (15) – UK #4225: First success; (Repeat servers do not speed test)
Quick Connect (16) – UK #4185: First success; (Time efficiency: 3s)
Speedtest Ping: 230ms. Download: 20.09Mbps. Upload: 1.16Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 6913Kbps;
I had to deal with something in the middle of the day and UK #4185, a server that I had to leave for a while, was still connected without any dropouts until I came back after about 1.5 hours.
Quick Connect (17) – UK #4184: First success; (Time efficiency: 5s)
Speedtest Ping: 217ms. Download: 18.61Mbps. Upload: 1.26Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 8616Kbps;
Quick Connect (18) – UK #4225: First success; (Repeat servers do not speed test)
Quick Connect (19) – UK #4229: First success; (Repeat servers do not speed test)
Quick Connect (20) – UK #4185: First success; (Repeat servers do not speed test)
Summary: The above connection test was conducted in Windows 10 using NordLynx protocol with the Chinese version of APP. The connection success rate is 100%, and 9 servers were connected respectively, the other connected servers are all duplicates. But at least we can be sure that there are more than 9 servers available. From the speed after the wall, most servers still have good performance.
In addition I did not test the single region server and the connection under UDP protocol, I can find time to test it next time. If readers are interested can also find time to try it themselves!
China’s APP NordVPN Verson: 6.31.30.0
Protocol: NordLynx
Today’s Test Score: ★ ★ ★ ★
