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I'm more concerned with "ease-of-use" when connecting to the VPN
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The Microsoft IPSec implementation is considered difficult to configure and use. There are many commercial 3rd party IPSec client implementations, and a couple of free ones.
Having used both OpenVPN and IPSec, I can say I prefer the simple "Smart VPN" IPSec client to the OpenVPN Windows client, from ease-of-use alone. I haven't tried Shrew, but if it's just as easy, then IPSec can be easier than OpenVPN on the client.
From an overall administrative perspective, the configuration effort for both types of VPNs is probably similar.
OpenVPN can create virtual subnets for remote users who are connecting in to the local private network, this may or may not be useful.
IPSec is more efficient than OpenVPN on the network.
Both work.
The OpenVPN.org website's blurb for the Windows release candidate 2.1 says it runs on Windows x86 or x64.