QuickQ Kill Switch blocks other NICs unless the tunnel is Connected. Leave it off while you install TAP, finish an airport portal, or request a login SMS. Autostart plus the switch is the usual “PC has no internet until I click something” report.

Checklist: Kill Switch. Drivers: TAP. Portals: public Wi-Fi and office. Installer: download 2.5.0.

One habit to change

Treat the switch as step two after Connected, not a default tick in the setup wizard. Protocol changes tear the session down; the switch turns that into a black screen—protocol.

Android Always-on: that article. Guides: hub. FAQ: FAQ. Skip “Kill Switch enhanced” modified builds.

This note does not rewrite encryption or logging claims; those stay in the policy piece and the legal pages.