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Microsoft says<\/a> the April security updates for Windows may break your VPN<\/a>. (Oops!) \u201cWindows devices might face VPN connection failures after installing the April 2024 security update (KB5036893) or the April 2024 non-security preview update,\u201d the company wrote in a status update. It\u2019s working on a fix.<\/p>\n

Bleeping Computer<\/em> first reported<\/a> the issue, which affects Windows 11<\/a>, Windows 10 and Windows Server 2008 and later. User reports on Reddit<\/a> are mixed, with some commenters saying their VPNs still work after installing the update and others claiming their encrypted connections were indeed borked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release,\u201d Microsoft wrote.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no proper fix until Microsoft pushes a patched update. However, you can work around the issue by uninstalling all the security updates. In an unfortunate bit of timing for CEO Satya Nadella, he said<\/a> last week that he wants Microsoft to put \u201csecurity above else.\u201d I can\u2019t imagine making customers (temporarily) choose between going without a VPN and losing the latest protection is what he had in mind.<\/p>\n

At least one Redditor claims that uninstalling and reinstalling their VPN app fixed the problem for them, so it may be worth trying that before moving on to more drastic measures.<\/p>\n

If you decide to uninstall the security updates, Microsoft tells you how. \u201cTo remove the LCU after installing the combined SSU and LCU package, use the DISM\/Remove-Package command line option with the LCU package name as the argument,\u201d the company wrote in its patch notes. \u201cYou can find the package name by using this command: DISM \/online \/get-packages.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"