VPN connections broken, Start Menu unresponsive

May’s Patch Tuesday continued the VPN connectivity saga that had plagued Windows 11 for months. VPN connections dropped or refused to establish. The Start Menu and Windows Search stopped responding entirely. Explorer.exe crashed on reboot. Installation stalled at 70%. For remote workers who depended on VPN access, this mandatory security update effectively cut them off from their workplace — the digital equivalent of changing the locks while everyone’s at lunch.