KB5036893Broken

VPN connections broken system-wide

VPNNetworkingRemote Access

What broke

The April 2024 update broke VPN connections across multiple protocols including SSTP, L2TP/IPsec, and PPTP. Enterprise users who rely on VPN for remote work were suddenly unable to connect to their corporate networks. Microsoft acknowledged the issue affected “some” users — it was, in fact, most of them. The fix took three weeks, during which time “just come into the office” was the official workaround.

Sources

  1. Microsoft Support: KB5036893

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