Last month we reported a strange issue where Google One VPN was overriding Windows DNS settings. Oddly enough, just a week or so later, Google officially announced that it was shutting down the service on June 10, 2024.

However, VPN (virtual private network) issues are not isolated to third-party factors. Many times in the past, Windows updates have broken VPN settings, leading to connection failures and slow speeds, among other things. Fortunately, Microsoft has also managed to fix such issues, even for preview builds for Insider channels.

The latest Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 (KB5036893), Windows 10 (KB5036892) and Windows Server have VPN issues, the company confirmed. The issue was posted on the Windows Health Dashboard.

This is apart from the number of issues we’ve already reported in a dedicated article, as well as the profile picture bug.

In the dashboard, Microsoft explained the issue as well as how the Get Help app might help affected users of the client. However, it doesn’t go into too much detail of what’s causing the problems. Maybe the company needs more time for this:

Windows devices may experience VPN connection failures after installing the April 2024 security update or the April 2024 preview update without security.

next steps: We are working on a solution and will provide an update in the next release.

Windows support:

Home PC: If you need support for your personal or family account, use the Get Help app in Windows.

Enterprise Devices: Get help for your organization with Business Support.

Affected platforms:

Client: Windows 11, version 23H2; Windows 11, version 22H2, Windows 11, version 21H2, Windows 10, version 22H2, Windows 10, version 21H2.

Server: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008.

You may find more details about this on this Page In the Windows health dashboard.