diff --git a/doc/man-sections/unsupported-options.rst b/doc/man-sections/unsupported-options.rst
index e8e76eb..821ac07 100644
--- a/doc/man-sections/unsupported-options.rst
+++ b/doc/man-sections/unsupported-options.rst
@@ -49,3 +49,8 @@
 --opt-verify
   Removed in OpenVPN 2.7.  This option does not make sense anymore as option
   strings may not match due to the introduction of parameters negotiation.
+
+--windows-driver
+  Removed in OpenVPN 2.7. OpenVPN will always use ovpn-dco as the default
+  driver on Windows. It will fall back to tap-windows6 if options are used
+  that are incompatible with ovpn-dco.
diff --git a/doc/man-sections/vpn-network-options.rst b/doc/man-sections/vpn-network-options.rst
index 2a06ef6..33ebedb 100644
--- a/doc/man-sections/vpn-network-options.rst
+++ b/doc/man-sections/vpn-network-options.rst
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 
   On Windows, only the names :code:`tun` and :code:`tap` are supported.
   Selection among multiple installed drivers or driver instances is done
-  with ``--dev-node`` and ``--windows-driver``.
+  with ``--dev-node``.
 
 --dev-node node
   This is a highly system dependent option to influence tun/tap driver
diff --git a/src/openvpn/options.c b/src/openvpn/options.c
index a3fc19d..1be105b 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/options.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/options.c
@@ -3905,16 +3905,7 @@
     }
     else
     {
-        if (o->windows_driver == DRIVER_DCO)
-        {
-            msg(M_WARN,
-                "Option --windows-driver ovpn-dco is ignored because Data Channel Offload is disabled");
-            o->windows_driver = WINDOWS_DRIVER_TAP_WINDOWS6;
-        }
-        else if (o->windows_driver == WINDOWS_DRIVER_UNSPECIFIED)
-        {
-            o->windows_driver = WINDOWS_DRIVER_TAP_WINDOWS6;
-        }
+        o->windows_driver = WINDOWS_DRIVER_TAP_WINDOWS6;
     }
 #else  /* _WIN32 */
     if (dco_enabled(o) && o->dev_node)
diff --git a/src/openvpn/tun.c b/src/openvpn/tun.c
index 7c61dcf..a7c5ebb 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/tun.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/tun.c
@@ -6061,7 +6061,7 @@
         if (tt->backend_driver != windows_driver)
         {
             msg(M_FATAL,
-                "Adapter '%s' is using %s driver, %s expected. If you want to use this device, adjust --windows-driver.",
+                "Adapter '%s' is using %s driver, %s expected.",
                 dev_node, print_tun_backend_driver(windows_driver),
                 print_tun_backend_driver(tt->backend_driver));
         }