Microsoft he says April security updates for Windows can break you VPN. (Oops!) “Windows devices may experience VPN connection errors after installing the April 2024 security update (KB5036893) or the April 2024 non-security preview update,” the company wrote in a status update. Working on a fix.
Leaky Computer first informed is an affecting issue Windows 11, Windows 10 and Windows Server 2008 and later. User reports Reddit is confusing, with some commenters claiming that their VPN still works after installing the update, while others claim that their encrypted connection is actually blocked.
“We are working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release,” Microsoft said.
There is no proper fix until the Microsoft patch update. However, you can fix the problem by uninstalling all security updates. In an unfortunate moment for CEO Satya Nadella, he he said Last week, he asked Microsoft to “put security first.” I can’t imagine customers having to choose between going (temporarily) without a VPN and losing the latest protection.
At least one Redditor claims that uninstalling and reinstalling the VPN app fixed the problem for them, so it might be worth a try before taking more drastic measures.
If you decide to uninstall security updates, Microsoft tells you how. “After installing the combined SSU and LCU package, use the DISM/Remove-Package command-line option with the LCU package name as the argument to remove the LCU,” the company says in the patch notes. “You can find the package name using this command: DISM /online /get-packages.”
