How to remove the ‘VPN is not configured’ icon from the menu bar on macOS?












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          In that menu, click 'Open Network Preferences ...'

          and in the next dialog, uncheck the option 'Show VPN status in menu bar'.



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            You can usually (but not always) remove a menulet icon by holding down the Command key and dragging it off.



            However, this looks to be part of some installed third-party VPN software, so you may need to uninstall the whole thing.






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              Command-drag is correct, this is the first-party macOS VPN

              – grg
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            • Here's how it looks: youtube.com/watch?v=2GqCo5NmK1s

              – henning
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            In that menu, click 'Open Network Preferences ...'

            and in the next dialog, uncheck the option 'Show VPN status in menu bar'.



            enter image description here






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              In that menu, click 'Open Network Preferences ...'

              and in the next dialog, uncheck the option 'Show VPN status in menu bar'.



              enter image description here






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                In that menu, click 'Open Network Preferences ...'

                and in the next dialog, uncheck the option 'Show VPN status in menu bar'.



                enter image description here






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                In that menu, click 'Open Network Preferences ...'

                and in the next dialog, uncheck the option 'Show VPN status in menu bar'.



                enter image description here







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                answered Dec 18 '18 at 10:41









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                    You can usually (but not always) remove a menulet icon by holding down the Command key and dragging it off.



                    However, this looks to be part of some installed third-party VPN software, so you may need to uninstall the whole thing.






                    share|improve this answer



















                    • 4





                      Command-drag is correct, this is the first-party macOS VPN

                      – grg
                      Dec 18 '18 at 11:54











                    • Here's how it looks: youtube.com/watch?v=2GqCo5NmK1s

                      – henning
                      Dec 18 '18 at 12:55
















                    5














                    You can usually (but not always) remove a menulet icon by holding down the Command key and dragging it off.



                    However, this looks to be part of some installed third-party VPN software, so you may need to uninstall the whole thing.






                    share|improve this answer



















                    • 4





                      Command-drag is correct, this is the first-party macOS VPN

                      – grg
                      Dec 18 '18 at 11:54











                    • Here's how it looks: youtube.com/watch?v=2GqCo5NmK1s

                      – henning
                      Dec 18 '18 at 12:55














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                    You can usually (but not always) remove a menulet icon by holding down the Command key and dragging it off.



                    However, this looks to be part of some installed third-party VPN software, so you may need to uninstall the whole thing.






                    share|improve this answer













                    You can usually (but not always) remove a menulet icon by holding down the Command key and dragging it off.



                    However, this looks to be part of some installed third-party VPN software, so you may need to uninstall the whole thing.







                    share|improve this answer












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                    answered Dec 18 '18 at 10:40









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                      Command-drag is correct, this is the first-party macOS VPN

                      – grg
                      Dec 18 '18 at 11:54











                    • Here's how it looks: youtube.com/watch?v=2GqCo5NmK1s

                      – henning
                      Dec 18 '18 at 12:55














                    • 4





                      Command-drag is correct, this is the first-party macOS VPN

                      – grg
                      Dec 18 '18 at 11:54











                    • Here's how it looks: youtube.com/watch?v=2GqCo5NmK1s

                      – henning
                      Dec 18 '18 at 12:55








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                    Command-drag is correct, this is the first-party macOS VPN

                    – grg
                    Dec 18 '18 at 11:54





                    Command-drag is correct, this is the first-party macOS VPN

                    – grg
                    Dec 18 '18 at 11:54













                    Here's how it looks: youtube.com/watch?v=2GqCo5NmK1s

                    – henning
                    Dec 18 '18 at 12:55





                    Here's how it looks: youtube.com/watch?v=2GqCo5NmK1s

                    – henning
                    Dec 18 '18 at 12:55


















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