VPN stuck "connecting" after sleep or standby

Question

Please forgive my ignorance...I'm a standalone user/home network Windows 10 Build 19041 and I recently started experiencing the same problem as many have had with always-on VPN not reconnecting after sleep...only fix so far (for me) is a restart.

After research, I found this issue discussed going back to 2008 (linked at bottom), but I don't have the understanding to pick out or apply discussed workarounds.

Has anyone experienced the same and is there a layman's workaround besides a restart? Thanks in advance...

2008: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/e8c1150e-10a6-40fc-b145-0f007b89a5ea/l2tp-vpn-failure-after-computer-wake-up-from-standby-mode?forum=itproxpsp
2011: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/de16e226-fc52-4b2e-a221-9fbc7ae2652f/domain-login-with-vpn-standbyhybernate-problem?forum=w7itpronetworking
2013: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/436514a6-866b-4faa-ba1b-1f638fe20456/several-different-vpns-stuck-connecting-?forum=WAVirtualMachinesVirtualNetwork
2015: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/f6eb2f28-6e93-4bc1-b1a9-21f25055a1d1/directaccess-stuck-connecting-after-vpn-disconnect?forum=forefrontedgeiag
2019: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/93dc1467-7082-4416-8bcf-d76a5dac2071/always-on-vpn-not-always-reconnecting-after-standby?forum=win10itpronetworking
2020: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/437b717c-2ce7-4e61-bb64-f4f26a447a8f/windows-10-pro-1903-l2tp-vpn-stuck-at-connecting-not-connecting-to-company-vpn?forum=win10itpronetworking

Answer 1

Hi ,

Based on my understanding, you question is that Windows 10 configured with always on VPN will not reconnect after sleep. Please feel free to let me know if I have any misunderstanding.

Please try to enable Connected Standby Settings in GPO to see if it works:

For more details, you can refer to the following article:

Always On VPN Connection Issues After Sleep or Hibernate

Best Regards,
Candy

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Answer 2

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