Troubleshooting guide for Windows

Last validated: Feb 10, 2026

The following topics provide suggestions and tips to help troubleshoot common Windows issues. If you have additional issues, contact Tailscale Support.

Supported Windows versions \ \ Find out which versions of Windows that Tailscale supports. Troubleshoot system tray shows no internet access \ \ Troubleshoot the system tray showing there is no internet access for your Windows device. Troubleshoot Windows failure to unseal state file \ \ Troubleshoot failure to unseal state file on Windows. Troubleshoot Windows installation error \ \ Troubleshoot a Tailscale error during client installation on Windows. Troubleshoot Windows ping issues \ \ Troubleshoot your Windows device when it has ping issues. Troubleshoot Windows RDP login issue \ \ Troubleshoot the inability to log in to Windows RDP. Troubleshoot Windows RDP user account restriction \ \ Troubleshoot a user account restriction when logging in to Windows RDP. Troubleshoot Windows upgrade error \ \ Troubleshoot a Tailscale error during client upgrade on Windows.

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