For the majority of digital computer enthusiasts, Microsoft released a Windows system update, fixed a problem, but produced more problems, this situation has long been commonplace, the following Xiaobian wants to share is the latest Microsoft Windows update "overturned" news.
The culprit is the KB5036893 patch, which was released on April 9, which is a cumulative quality and safety update. However, the patch turned out not to be what Microsoft expected, with a large number of users complaining that the VPN started to function abnormally after installing the patch.
Microsoft immediately launched a verification investigation after receiving feedback from users, and at present, Microsoft has confirmed and admitted the problem, and on April 30, Microsoft clearly marked this problem in the article "Windows 11 23H2 Known Issues and Reminders" on its official website, and Microsoft described the problem as "VPN connection may fail after installing the April 2024 security update", see the figure below.
The affected versions of Windows are:
消费级用户版本：Windows 11 23H2、Windows 11 22H2、Windows 11 21H2、Windows 10 22H2和Windows 10 21H2。
服务器版本:Windows Server 2022、Windows Server 2019、Windows Server 2016,、Windows Server 2012 R2、Windows Server 2012、Windows Server 2008 R2和Windows Server 2008。
Regarding the possible problems and specific causes of the KB5036893 patch, Microsoft did not provide more information available at this time, only saying that "we are working on a solution and will provide updates in an upcoming release".
As of now, Microsoft has not released an official fix, and it will still take time to fix it perfectly, please be patient and wait. If you are currently facing this problem, you can take the following temporary solutions to solve it first.
The easiest way to do this is to simply uninstall KB5036893 patch and roll back to a previous version of Windows.
Let's take Windows 11 as an example, users can click separately: Settings> Windows Update> Update History, then find KB5036893 patch, and finally click Uninstall. Please note: Depending on the Windows version, the specific steps may be slightly different.
Of course, this is only a temporary workaround, as it will also lose the other quality and security fixes and improvements provided by the KB5036893 patch while restoring the functionality of the system's VPN.
"The bell must be tied to the bell", this problem was finally solved perfectly, and Microsoft needed to release a fix patch as soon as possible. The editor will share more relevant follow-up news and revelations as soon as possible, so stay tuned.