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Holzkohlen , to Technology in Microsoft's latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there's no fix

You are gonna test the software for a multi-billion dollar cooperation and you are gonna like it!

kixik , to Technology in Microsoft's latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there's no fix

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-23h2
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-says-april-windows-updates-break-vpn-connections

Perhaps click bait, but based on MS' own list of issues with April's upgrade patchset.

murmelade , to Technology in Microsoft's latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there's no fix

Coincidentally I saw Edge pop up an ad for Microsoft VPN for the first time as soon as I started it today... Hmmm

electromage , to Technology in Microsoft's latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there's no fix

Wouldn't uninstalling the update fix it?

nitneroc ,

Wouldn't uninstalling windows fix it permanently?

mindlight , to Technology in Microsoft's latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there's no fix

PCWorld:

Microsoft’s latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there’s no fix

What Microsoft actually said:

Windows devices might face VPN connection failures after installing the April 2024 security update, or KB5036893.
We are working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release

I'm so fed up with everyone trying to make a quick buck on our constant struggle to stay safe.

nublug ,

absolutely bonkers take

w2tpmf ,

The reality is that it broke "something* in certain lpt2/ipsec connections using certain authentication protocols, although they haven't yet specified which particular connection technologies are affected.

However this does not mean that a blanket affect of ALL VPN connection not working is an issue.

So far we are unaffected on clients using ipsec and PAP protocol authentication, nor connections using Anyconnect (aka Cisco Secure Connect).

I have also not seen any affect on private VPN clients such as PIA or Nord on machines that have this update.

I suspect what broke was clients using MSChap, Microsoft's own protocol for authentication for VPN clients.

Source: an admin with 200+ client machines with VPN connections that are not impacted after installing this update.

mub , to Technology in Microsoft's latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there's no fix

This seems like bullshit to me. I've not seen anyone complaining their VPN isn't working. And any business with staff using VPNs would not be happy if they managed to let that update get applied.

Ballistic_86 ,

Running Windows 11, is updated, VPN works perfectly

Syn_Attck ,

I noticed my main VPN and backup VPN failing to connect the other day, but that was 3-4 days ago. Haven't tried since, because I switched to Pop!_OS in that time.

At the time I thought it was just my ISP being my ISP.

E: Both with Wireguard and OpenVPN, across multiple servers.

corsicanguppy ,

I've been dealing with a VPN failure at work.

About 80% of my day has been lost due to access issues into the secure space I work, since about 6 days back.

tsonfeir , to Technology in Microsoft's latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there's no fix
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Obligatory Linux plug.

Scary_le_Poo , to Technology in Microsoft's latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there's no fix
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Vpns are working fine. This article is dogshit.

interolivary ,
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So because VPN works for you, it's impossible for it to not work for literally anybody else?

Scary_le_Poo ,
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I work for an MSP managing thousands of workstations and servers. I'm also the "VPN guy" so I deal with them constantly every single day.

Perhaps you should ask questions before making assumptions.

cy_narrator , to Technology in Microsoft's latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there's no fix

It may be unintentional bug. People in the enterprise world need VPN for corporate purposes, they will fix it dont worry

sgibson5150 , to Technology in Microsoft's latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there's no fix
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Doesn't seem to have impacted Wireguard.

PowerCrazy , to Technology in Microsoft's latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there's no fix

I'm running windows and my nordvpn still works. So maybe this article shouldn't even exist and the OP should lose all credibility when ti comes to anything technology related.

ulkesh , to Technology in Microsoft's latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there's no fix
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Glad I dumped Windows in favor of an OS that doesn’t suck.

just_another_person , to Technology in Microsoft's latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there's no fix

So skip Windows. Why does anyone need it anymore?

vodkasolution ,
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Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects :/

just_another_person ,

All work via Wine. I use each of them. No issues.

rebelsimile ,

Can Wine run 32bit Windows adobe software?

just_another_person ,

Yes, if you're on 32-bit hardware. It's unlikely you are. Backwards compatible binary execution should be fine.

rebelsimile ,

I have a 32 bit machine that is still in service for this task and some others, but I’d rather run it on a modern machine (m1 mac)

just_another_person ,

Have fun with that.

lurch ,

The problem is bureaucratic: Using them with Wine is not the manufacturers intent, so it may break for a while and theres nothing the manufacturer will do to fix it. The companies of the users often don't dare rely on this. It's also why some companies require to use redhat or ubuntu for a distro, because they don't dare running anything without a support contract. They think that way there's someone external to blame, call for help or sue, if things break. I'm not a fan of this, but encountered it a few times on different jobs. At my current job one of our clients has this with redhat and tbh they actually had to call redhat support twice this year, because their server got messed up during upgrades.

desmosthenes ,
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works on osx too

pycorax ,

Games. I have a Steam Deck so yea I get that Proton works really well now but it's still not perfect. And also I write software for customers that use Windows so ¯\(ツ)/¯

just_another_person ,

Games aren't an issue. If you are still in a world where your local machine is a dev environment, that's a different story. Sorry.

Coreidan ,

Yes games very much are an issue. You are naive and ignorant if you think Linux can play every single game without hang ups.

For example if you play iRacing you don’t have much of a choice but to be on windows.

You people telling others to get on Linux are tone deaf as fuck.

Asudox ,
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I agree. While I still think Linux is superior overall, software compatibility is mostly about the market share, so Windows is the best for gamers.

Melatonin , to Technology in Microsoft's latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there's no fix

Is it too late to turn off security updates and avoid this issue?

BearOfaTime ,

And this is exactly why I don't do auto updates (and people around here berate me for it, saying my systems are unsafe).

Hell, Windows LTSC only gets updates twice a year (which is what I run).

InEnduringGrowStrong ,
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LTSC is great.
Much less bloat and bs too.

downpunxx , to Technology in Microsoft's latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there's no fix
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Has anyone here been running into this issue realtime since the update?

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