Why isn't my VPN connection (OPENVPN) working?

Question

openvpn

Downloaded config files
Spoiler for error:

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Tue Apr 28 15:10:38 2020 DEPRECATED OPTION: --max-routes option ignored.The number of routes is unlimited as of OpenVPN 2.4. This option will be removed in a future version, please remove it from your configuration.
Tue Apr 28 15:10:38 2020 OpenVPN 2.4.8 x86_64-w64-mingw32 [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [PKCS11] [AEAD] built on Oct 31 2019
Tue Apr 28 15:10:38 2020 Windows version 6.2 (Windows 8 or greater) 64bit
Tue Apr 28 15:10:38 2020 library versions: OpenSSL 1.1.0l 10 Sep 2019, LZO 2.10
Enter Management Password:
Tue Apr 28 15:10:38 2020 Outgoing Control Channel Authentication: Using 512 bit message hash 'SHA512' for HMAC authentication
Tue Apr 28 15:10:38 2020 Incoming Control Channel Authentication: Using 512 bit message hash 'SHA512' for HMAC authentication
Tue Apr 28 15:10:38 2020 TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET6]2a02:27a8:0:a::2ae:443
Tue Apr 28 15:10:38 2020 Attempting to establish TCP connection with [AF_INET6]2a02:27a8:0:a::2ae:443 [nonblock]
Tue Apr 28 15:10:42 2020 TCP: connect to [AF_INET6]2a02:27a8:0:a::2ae:443 failed: Unknown error
Tue Apr 28 15:10:42 2020 SIGUSR1[connection failed(soft),init_instance] received, process restarting
Tue Apr 28 15:10:47 2020 Outgoing Control Channel Authentication: Using 512 bit message hash 'SHA512' for HMAC authentication
Tue Apr 28 15:10:47 2020 Incoming Control Channel Authentication: Using 512 bit message hash 'SHA512' for HMAC authentication
Tue Apr 28 15:10:47 2020 TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]217.12.223.27:443
Tue Apr 28 15:10:47 2020 Attempting to establish TCP connection with [AF_INET]217.12.223.27:443 [nonblock]
Tue Apr 28 15:10:48 2020 TCP connection established with [AF_INET]217.12.223.27:443
Tue Apr 28 15:10:48 2020 TCP_CLIENT link local: (not bound)
Tue Apr 28 15:10:48 2020 TCP_CLIENT link remote: [AF_INET]217.12.223.27:443
Tue Apr 28 15:10:49 2020 VERIFY OK: depth=1, O=566060b86752bc2c4e5b5046, CN=566060b86752bc2c4e5b5047
Tue Apr 28 15:10:49 2020 VERIFY KU OK
Tue Apr 28 15:10:49 2020 Validating certificate extended key usage
Tue Apr 28 15:10:49 2020 NOTE: --mute triggered...
Tue Apr 28 15:10:50 2020 4 variation(s) on previous 3 message(s) suppressed by --mute
Tue Apr 28 15:10:50 2020 [5e83045d9c0828d672181575] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]217.12.223.27:443
Tue Apr 28 15:10:58 2020 Data Channel: using negotiated cipher 'AES-256-GCM'
Tue Apr 28 15:10:58 2020 Outgoing Data Channel: Cipher 'AES-256-GCM' initialized with 256 bit key
Tue Apr 28 15:10:58 2020 Incoming Data Channel: Cipher 'AES-256-GCM' initialized with 256 bit key
Tue Apr 28 15:10:58 2020 open_tun
Tue Apr 28 15:10:58 2020 There are no TAP-Windows adapters on this system. You should be able to create a TAP-Windows adapter by going to Start -> All Programs -> TAP-Windows -> Utilities -> Add a new TAP-Windows virtual ethernet adapter.
Tue Apr 28 15:10:58 2020 Exiting due to fatal error

Answer 1

It's all pretty obvious

Tue Apr 28 15:10:58 2020 There are no TAP-Windows adapters on this system. You should be able to create a TAP-Windows adapter by going to Start -> All Programs -> TAP-Windows -> Utilities -> Add a new TAP-Windows virtual ethernet adapter.
Tue Apr 28 15:10:58 2020 Exiting due to fatal error

When you installed the OpenVPN client, did you agree to install the TAP device drivers?
It is also possible that a version is installed that is not suitable for your operating system.