![]() ![]() Always On VPN includes important security enhancements such as conditional access with system health checks, access control list (ACL) enforcement per device and per application, and more. ![]() For example, Always On VPN supports all Windows 10 client SKUs, not just Enterprise and Education as DirectAccess does. Always On VPN offers some important new capabilities missing from DirectAccess. ![]() Microsoft is positioning Always On VPN as the replacement for DirectAccess. However, the future for DirectAccess is definitely limited, and customers should start considering alternative remote access solutions. It’s important to state that, at the time of this writing (April 8, 2019), DirectAccess is still fully supported in Windows 10 and will be for the lifetime of Windows Server 2019. While DirectAccess has not been formally deprecated, Microsoft is actively encouraging organizations considering DirectAccess to deploy Always On VPN instead, as indicated here. Recently, Microsoft began promoting its Always On VPN solution as an alternative for DirectAccess. This is not surprising, as Microsoft has not made any investments in DirectAccess since the introduction of Windows Server 2012. As I outlined in a recent blog post, there has been much speculation surrounding the end of life (EOL) for Microsoft DirectAccess. ![]()
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