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Trouble connecting to your VPN? Microsoft admits that a recent Windows security update is preventing virtual connections | The April security update is to blame.

The April security update is to blame.

Since then, and after rolling out across heaps of PCs, Microsoft has noticed the inadvertent effect the update is having on virtual private networks. It's causing some of them to fail to connect entirely, thus potentially leaving users without a way to hide their IP address or change their location on the web. Looking to the Windows 11 subreddit, which usually is quick to pick up common faults in the OS, I don't see many reports of the issue.

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