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Microsoft Will Remove the Free VPN That Comes With Windows Defender
As of Feb. 28, Microsoft Defender customers will lose access to the VPN that came with the subscription. Billed as “the privacy protection feature,” the VPN included in the subscription isolated Microsoft 365 applications for additional security. It was released in 2023. Why did Microsoft remove the VPN feature? “Our goal is to ensure you, and your family remain safer…
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Microsoft kills off Defender ‘Privacy Protection’ VPN feature
Microsoft announced it is killing off its Privacy Protection VPN feature in the Microsoft Defender app at the end of the month to focus on other features. The tech giant’s announcement does not give a detailed explanation as to why the feature is being deprecated. However, the wording indicates the feature is not being heavily used, and the company wants to focus on…
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Microsoft 365 No Longer Includes Defender VPN
The virtual private network VPN feature in Microsoft Defender, which was available to paid Microsoft 365 subscribers, is shutting down. Microsoft is killing the functionality less than a year after it was introduced. Everyone wants to feel safe when browsing online, and it seemed that Microsoft’s VPN service, added to the Microsoft Defender app on Windows PCs, Macs, iPhones, iPads,…
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Windows Server August updates fix Microsoft 365 Defender issue
Microsoft has resolved an issue that breaks multiple Microsoft 365 Defender features using the network data reporting service after installing July’s Windows Server updates. The Microsoft 365 Defender (now known as Defender XDR) enterprise defense suite helps coordinate detection, prevention, investigation, and incident response across an organization’s endpoints, identities, email, and applications. This known issue only impacts Windows Server 2022 systems and…
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