{
  "id": 16063063,
  "title": "Microsoft admits its Windows update to fix 'Always on VPN' issue didn't actually work",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/microsoft-admits-its-windows-update-to-fix-always-on-vpn-issue-didnt",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-22T14:41:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/microsoft-admits-its-windows-update-to-fix-always-on-vpn-issue-didnt-actually-work"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Microsoft has acknowledged that its recent Windows 11 update designed to fix the Always On VPN connection issues hasn't worked as intended. The company admitted the bug was incorrectly marked as resolved in the October 13 patch. IT administrators are still required to manually pin VPN profiles to a single protocol until a permanent fix is released. Microsoft's October Patch Tuesday was expected to resolve a major problem for Windows 11 users who rely on Always On VPN, but the company has now retracted its claims, stating the fix was a failure. The issue, which causes VPN connections to hang indefinitely or fail to connect, was introduced during the September security updates and continues to cause problems for enterprise networks. Users with Always On VPN configured for automatic protocol selection will continue to experience problems. The only workaround is to manually pin the connection to either SSTP or IKEv2, but a permanent fix is still several weeks away.",
  "summary": "IT admins are stuck with temporary workarounds as the tech giant admits the bug was \"mistakenly updated to Resolved status.\"",
  "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."
}