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VPN Kill Switch Explained: What It Does and How to Test It

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Original editorial illustration of a laptop on a desk at night, its screen showing a glowing tunnel of light that suddenly breaks mid-air, while a firewall-like barrier of translucent panels slams shut across the gap, stopping small light-particles from escaping past it, deep blue-grey palette with one muted amber desk-lamp accent

VPN Kill Switch Explained: What It Does and How to Test It In brief A VPN kill switch cuts your internet the moment your VPN drops, so your real IP never leaks. System-wide vs app-level, and the 2-minute test that proves yours works. A kill switch is not a feature that makes your VPN faster … Read more