Windows 11 Home VPN settings

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Hi,  Recently my wifi was blocked. I noticed Norton VPN was off so I turned it on and the internet worked. This seemed odd. 

I then went to Windows 11 Network and Internet Settings and noticed (for the first time) that there were VPN settings.  Thinking there may be a clash between Windows and Norton VPN - I turned the windows VPN settings off.

My questions are - 

1. Should Windows VPN settings be turned off because I already have Norton VPN protection ? - or

2 Should  I be incorporating Norton VPN settings in the Windows VPN settings?

thanks

John

 

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that is not a usual thing i would expect unless you have a vpn of some sort thru another program installed

these may help

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/add-or-change-a-vpn-connection-in-windows-3f65c113-33b4-6d80-059f-630aadb9284b

 

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-manually-configure-vpn-windows-11

 

https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/windows-11-vpn-setup/

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John Coluccio9491:

Recently my wifi was blocked. I noticed Norton VPN was off so I turned it on and the internet worked. This seemed odd. 

https://community.norton.com/en/forums/cant-connect-internet-without-vpn 

Do I need a VPN at home?
https://us.norton.com/blog/privacy/do-you-need-a-vpn-at-home

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Do you have a VPN profile on your PC?
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/connect-to-a-vpn-in-windows-3d29aeb1-f497-f6b7-7633-115722c1009c#WindowsVersion=Windows_11

My questions are - 
1. Should Windows VPN settings be turned off because I already have Norton VPN protection ? - or
2. Should  I be incorporating Norton VPN settings in the Windows VPN settings?

1) Norton 360 Secure VPN on your PC does not use Windows 11 built-in VPN service.
2) Norton 360 Secure VPN on your PC does not use Windows 11 built-in VPN service.

Caveat: manual VPN setup in Windows 10/11 is over-my-pay-grade.  
Maybe, you're using a corporate VPN, manual configuration makes sense, but it will probably be handled by your company.

IMO: the easiest way to use a VPN in Windows 10/11 is to install the client application provided by the VPN company of your choice.