Feb 2014 Update — If you are here looking for details on how to fix VPN failure after doing a Windows8.1 or Windows10 upgrade then use Windows Troubleshooter to Change the mode to Windows compatibility 1. Right click VPNUI in the Cisco install folder. (for example “C:\Program Files (x86)\Cisco\Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client\”) 2. Choose Troubleshoot compatibility.

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Bloody VPN is giving me a headache! Microsoft released an update to Win8.1 this week — which has screwed my Cisco VPN connection. Again. I thought it was only my Win10 laptop that was hating Cisco VPN but I think there is a developer on the Windows team that hates Cisco… lets call him “Henry”.

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A week into my #WINDOWS10 Experience and I’m definitely more than pleased with the whole thing. Thumbs up Windows chaps and chapettes 🙂 I just discovered a cure for my only other little VPN niggle. Last week I had a problem getting Cisco AnycConnect to work, but a little registry tweak seemed to fix that

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With one whole day of using, playing and tinkering with the new Windows10 Technical Preview – I have nothing but nice things to say about it. It’s great(ish)   🙂 Well… that is not quite accurate as I have hit one or two niggling problems… but here is the solution to the main finger biter: SHREWSOFT

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Virtual Private Networking is a technique that allows you to connect to the Internet from one country but *look* like you are connected from another country. I use this a lot when traveling – I get persistently annoyed by some provincial on line services (the BBC TV website is a prime example) that only let

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