How to set up PPTP VPN on Windows 8

In this tutorial we will show you how to set up PPTP VPN on Windows 8 but first let’s see what are our requirements and recommendations.

In order to set up the PPTP VPN you will need:

A CactusVPN account. If you don’t have one you can try our services for free.
Your VPN username, password and VPN server address. You can find them in your account on our website, by going to Settings.

To skip the manual setup and for more features we recommend to use the CactusVPN App for Windows.
PPTP is not the best option for online security and privacy. We recommend using OpenVPN, IKEv2 or SoftEther.

If you still want to set up PPTP VPN manually, go step-by-step through following instructions:

PPTP VPN Setup Instructions

Click on Open Network and Sharing Center from the network icon from the taskbar (1) or click on Network and Sharing center from Control Panel.
Click on Set up a new connection or network (2).
Select Connect to a workplace (3) and click Next (4).
Choose Use my Internet Connection (VPN) (5).
In the Internet Address (6) field type IP address of the CactusVPN server you want to connect to.

You can find IP addresses of all our servers in your account on our website, by going to Settings.

In the “Destination name field (7) type CactusVPN (PPTP).

Click Create (8).
Click on the monitor icon (9) on the bottom right-hand corner.
Right–click on the CactusVPN (PPTP) connection (10), and choose Properties (11) from the menu.
Select Security tab (12) and for Type of VPN select Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) (13).

Click OK (14).
Click again on the monitor icon on the bottom right-hand corner, and click Connect (15) to CactusVPN (PPTP).
In the next fields type your VPN username (16) and password (17) and click OK (18).

You can find your VPN username and password in your account on our website, by going to Settings -> VPN Username & Password. Make sure you use your VPN username and password and NOT the website account credentials (What is the difference?).
When next to CactusVPN (PPTP) is written Connected (19) your connection has been created.