topic Re: How to remove a vpn in Broadband

How to remove a vpn

Sukeyp — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:46:22 GMT

Teenage son has managed to get around the Broadshield that I switched on in an effort to curb his game playing whilst studying for A levels. He has uploaded a VPN to give him access to all games. This has slowed down our service. How do I get rid of it?

Re: How to remove a vpn

Annie+UK — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:51:42 GMT

VPNs can be accessed via a router configuration, a browser extension or via an app, each one has a different removal method

Why can you not ask your son to remove it?

Re: How to remove a vpn

Sukeyp — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:58:37 GMT

thank you for your response. He is away at the moment and our system has slowed down

Re: How to remove a vpn

Sukeyp — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:01:47 GMT

Hi Annie

does this mean he is the only one capable of removing the VPN

Re: How to remove a vpn

Annie+UK — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:05:56 GMT

Without knowing what method of VPN then it makes it very difficult to advise

Check your routers settings to see if a VPN is set there, as this is the only way I can think that it would slow everything down, a VPN app will usually only affect the device it is installed on

Re: How to remove a vpn

Sukeyp — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:07:41 GMT

Annie

Thank you so much for this. Just going over to check routers now

Thanks again

Re: How to remove a vpn

TimmyBGood — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:10:30 GMT

@Sukeyp

Note that there isn't any model of Sky Hub which can itself host a VPN endpoint.