Windows 11 gets an icon on the taskbar that shows whether a VPN is being used

Windows 11 may get a new icon on the taskbar that indicates whether a VPN connection is being used. Twitter user PhantomOcean3 discovered this in Windows 11 devbuild 25247. The icon is a shield with a keyhole in it that (if a VPN is used) is located on top of the network icon. For example, it must be clear at a glance whether the computer is connected to a VPN server. According to the Twitter user, this function only works if…