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| Windows | Yes [docs](./docs/windows-client.md)                                                                              |
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# Connecting a Windows client
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## Goal
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This documentation has the goal of showing how a user can use the official Windows [Tailscale](https://tailscale.com) client with `headscale`.
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## Add registry keys
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To make the Windows client behave as expected and to run well with `headscale`, two registry keys **must** be set:
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- `HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Tailscale IPN\UnattendedMode` must be set to `always` to allow Tailscale to run properly in the background
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- `HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Tailscale IPN\LoginURL` must be set to `<YOUR HEADSCALE URL>` to ensure Tailscale contacts the correct control server.
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The Tailscale Windows client has been observed to reset its configuration on logout/reboot and these two keys [resolves that issue](https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale/issues/2798).
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For a guide on how to edit registry keys, [check out Computer Hope](https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001348.htm).
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## Installation
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Download the [Official Windows Client](https://tailscale.com/download/windows) and install it.
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When the installation has finished, start Tailscale and log in (you might have to click the icon in the system tray).
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The log in should open a browser Window and direct you to your `headscale` instance.
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## Troubleshooting
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If you are seeing repeated messages like:
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```
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[GIN] 2022/02/10 - 16:39:34 | 200 |    1.105306ms |       127.0.0.1 | POST     "/machine/redacted"
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```
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in your `headscale` output, turn on `DEBUG` logging and look for:
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```
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2022-02-11T00:59:29Z DBG Machine registration has expired. Sending a authurl to register machine=redacted
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```
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This typically means that the register keys above was not set appropriatly.
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Ensure they are set correctly, delete Tailscale APP_DATA folder and try to connect again.
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