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Split tunneling on WindowsForum.com covers how VPN clients let Windows users choose which traffic bypasses the encrypted tunnel, and the practical fallout of those routing decisions. Discussion around NymVPN's v2026.12 release highlights one-click server selection, more granular desktop traffic exclusions, and China geo-exclusion, alongside a Windows installer fix that bundles the required Visual C++ runtime to resolve first-launch failures on clean machines. The thread also notes revised subscription plans and the retirement of the two-year option. Together these items show split tunneling as a desktop routing control that intersects with Windows deployment, app compatibility, and VPN service policy.
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    VPN Connected but Can’t Reach Your Printer or NAS? Fix Local LAN Routing in Windows 10 and 11

    A VPN connection should not automatically turn your local network into a ghost town. If your printer, NAS, or another PC vanishes the moment you connect, the culprit is usually not the device—it is the route Windows chooses for that traffic, or a firewall rule on the destination device. The good...
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    NordVPN Split Tunneling Guide: Windows, Android and Linux Kill Switch Differences

    VPN split tunneling is not one universal switch. NordVPN uses application rules on Windows and Android, but its Linux Allowlist operates on ports and subnets—a distinction that changes both setup and security exposure. Traffic excluded from the VPN does not receive that tunnel’s protection, and...
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    Windows 11 WireGuard Overlapping Subnets: Fix Home VPN Routing and DNS Collisions

    A healthy WireGuard handshake doesn't prove Windows is sending your home traffic through the tunnel. Joe Rice-Jones of XDA Developers describes a tunnel that never dropped. The NAS kept loading, but lab hostnames stopped resolving, ad blocking quietly switched off, and some services failed once...
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    NymVPN Adds China Geo-Exclusion, Bundles VC++ Runtime

    NymVPN’s v2026.12 update brings one-click server selection, more granular desktop traffic exclusions, and revised subscription plans, including the retirement of its two-year option. For Windows users, the practical changes also include an installer fix: the required Visual C++ runtime now...