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This is by design. In order for a VPN connection to be used by all users, it must be at a level where all users can access it. So the VPN runs as system. This is why you can't see it's connection listed in Windows as the user. To run Powershell as system, you can modify the command line or check it out here. Start-Process -FilePath cmd.exe -Verb Runas -ArgumentList '/k C:\SysinternalsSuite\PsExec.exe -i -s powershell.exe'