The Windows VPN app version 3.17.0 is no longer supported. To improve your experience, Malwarebytes now combines VPN features with our Security app, allowing you to manage both in one application.
To keep using your VPN subscription, please download our Desktop Security app. For instructions on how to purchase, install, and activate the new app, refer to our Desktop Security Quick Start Guide.
If you want to access sites that are blocked by VPN, you can temporarily pause the VPN service for a specified time interval. When the time limit is reached, the VPN service automatically reconnects and blocks the sites again.
To pause the service, the Kill Switch functionality must be disabled. Refer to Settings in VPN under Windows > Network tab.
To pause the VPN service:
- Verify the Kill Switch is toggled off.
- On the bottom right, click the Windows system tray arrow to expand the menu.
- Right-click the Malwarebytes VPN
icon.
- In dropdown list, select Pause.
- Select the pause time interval.
Return to VPN guide for Windows devices.