General Settings

You can customize your WireSock Secure Connect using the settings below.

Click or tap the Preferences button to open the Preferences window. Choose the General tab.

Startup & Auto-Connect

This section defines how the application starts and whether it should automatically connect to the VPN.

Connect at Windows startup

• When this option is enabled, the application establishes a VPN connection when Windows starts, before the user logs in. The connection is initiated by a system service and does not require the application UI to be running. To view and manage the connection status, it is recommended to enable the application to start automatically at user login.

Start app on sign-in

• Automatically launch the app when you sign in to Windows.

Start minimized to tray

• Start the app minimized in the system tray instead of showing the main window.

Connect on app launch

• Automatically connect to the VPN when the app starts after sign-in. If a connection was already established during Windows startup, this setting is ignored.

Confirmation Prompts

Control when the app asks you to confirm actions that may interrupt connectivity or change settings.

Confirm before disconnecting

• Application displays a confirmation dialog upon disconnection.

Confirm disconnect on exit

• Show disconnect confirmation when closing the app.

Confirm before reconnecting

• The app shows a confirmation dialog when reconnecting after a profile update.

Confirm network access restore

• When Kill Switch is enabled, ask for confirmation before restoring network access.

Confirm profile deletion

• Ask for confirmation before deleting a profile.

Other settings

Minimize to system tray when closed

• When the user closes the application, it minimizes to the system tray, where its icon remains visible. To restore the application, double-click the tray icon or select the "Open App" option from the context menu. If the "Minimize application to tray" option is enabled, you can use the context menu in the system tray to exit the application.

Show system tray notifications

• WireSock Secure Connect displays system tray notifications when a connection to the server is established or disconnected.

Disconnect VPN when app closes

• The VPN connection will remain active after the application closes. Enable this option to disconnect the VPN when closing the application.