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Limited network availability warning shown with FREEDOME VPN - F-Secure Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p> </p> Limited network availability warning shown with FREEDOME VPN <p> In some situations, after working normally for a while, Windows may display a warning about limited network availability. </p> <h3 data-id="symptoms">Symptoms</h3> <p>There is a yellow exclamation mark on the network icon in the Windows system tray. Most of the network connectivity seem to work, however, but some applications, such as Microsoft Outlook will not even try to connect to the mail server. </p> <h3 data-id="diagnosis">Diagnosis</h3> <p> This is caused by an issue in Windows although it may manifest itself more frequently when FREEDOME VPN is in use. Microsoft has included a fix to this issue in the Windows 10 version 1709 and newer. Unfortunately, installing version 1709 is not enough to solve the problem. </p> <h3 data-id="solution">Solution</h3> <p> Make sure that you are running at least Windows 10 version 1709. To find out your Windows 10 version, select <strong>Start</strong>, enter <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">winver</code> and press Enter. </p> <div>After that, fix the issue as follows: <ol><li> In the Windows search box next to the <strong>Start</strong> button, enter <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">gpedit.msc</code> and press Enter. This starts the <em>Local Group Policy Editor</em>. </li> <li> In the left panel of the Local Group Policy Editor, select <strong>Computer Configuration</strong> > <strong>Administrative Templates</strong> > <strong>Network</strong> > <strong>Network Connectivity Status Indicator</strong>. </li> <li> In the right panel, double-click on <strong>Specify global DNS</strong> to open the <em>Specify global DNS</em> window. </li> <li> In the <em>Specify global DNS</em> window: <ol type="a"><li>Select <strong>Enabled</strong>. </li> <li>In <em>Options</em>, select the <strong>Use global DNS</strong> checkbox. </li> <li>To confirm the setting, select <strong>OK</strong>. </li> </ol></li> </ol></div> <p> This will solve the problem with unnecessary warning about limited network availability. </p> </article> </main>
