Sunday, July 1, 2012

AnyConnect removes "Connections" tab from IE Settings


Overview:
If enabled in policy AnyConnect disables and re-enables the Connections tab on a graceful disconnect of the VPN client.  The trouble arises when a user abruptly closes the AnyConnect VPN client. The "Connections" tab is left hidden and subsequent connect/disconnects of the VPN client do not restore it.  

Solution:
Delete the registry key:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel]
"ConnectionsTab"=dword:00000001