# Windows Update Breaks VPN, Good Riddance #zerotrust

- Link: https://www.agilicus.com/windows-update-breaks-vpn-good-riddance-zerotrust/
- Published: 2024-05-02T03:08:15+00:00
- Author: Don Bowman

Dateline Redmond, April 2024. “[VPN connections might fail after installing the April 2024 security update](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-23h2#3291msgdesc)“.
For some gentle readers this might be a combination of a rock and a hard place. 
Commercial VPN’s have recent [critical known exploits](https://www.agilicus.com/three-strategies-to-help-cisco-asa-anyconnect-and-webvpn-added-to-cisa-known-exploits/).
Embedded VPN is now breaking. Is there a better way?

Check out Agilicus’ recent webinar on [VPN Alternatives](https://www.agilicus.com/webinars/2024-04-25-vpn-alternatives-for-manufacturing/).
It turns out that while the VPN can be a great and powerful tool for the “I run 
IT, I need all access”, its not the best tool for “I have a narrow set of tasks 
to achieve” set. For this, a Zero Trust architecture, as epitomised by Agilicus 
AnyX, is simpler, and more secure, with a lower blast radius.

So, if you are struggling with service packs breaking, and subnets not routing, 
and split horizon DNS topics, come on over and chat.