{
  "id": 15748998,
  "title": "Microsoft admits that Always On VPN problems were not fixed in the October Security Update",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/microsoft-admits-that-always-on-vpn-problems-were-not-fixed-in-the-15748998",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-20T11:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register",
    "slug": "the-register",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/20/microsoft-admits-that-always-on-vpn-problems-were-not-fixed-in-the-october-security-update/5304063"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Microsoft has acknowledged that a problem with its Always On VPN feature, which was supposedly resolved in an October security update, did not actually get fixed. The company initially claimed the issue was resolved but later had to retract its statement. The problem, which affects Windows 11 versions from 24H2 through 26H2, involved the VPN repeatedly attempting to connect without success. Microsoft suggested changing the VPN's protocol selection from automatic to a single protocol as a workaround, but this fix did not work either. The company stated that a resolution is planned for a future update.",
  "summary": "Let they who are without sin throw a stone and miss the greenhouse entirely",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}