Windows – Cisco AnyConnect throws : VPN Service not available

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I started getting this error when I open Cisco AnyConnect,

VPN Service not available

then

the vpn agent service is not responding please restart this application after a minute

Everything was okay. The only thing I suspect is altering the hosts file. I restored it. I tried lot of things, such as flushing the sockets and appending \r\n in the hosts file. It worked for a while and then broke again.

I'm using Windows 7 64-bit and Cisco AnyConnect 3.1.5152.

Link to event details.

Best Answer

EDIT:

  1. On Windows Press Win+R (windows key and R) to open run dialog.
  2. Type "services.msc" and hit Enter to open Service Manager.
  3. In the Services Manager look for "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Agent".
  4. Right Click, Open Properties and Set "Startup Type" to "Automatic". Hit "Apply" and then "OK".

I had the same problem. I checked the services.msc for Cisco AnyConnect Service and found it was disabled for some reason. I just changed the service type to automatic and started it which solved the issue. Hope it helps.

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