Just want to add one more thing.
The beta seemed a cosmetic fix as I found it kept crashing and restarting on my computer. MB responded to my ticket saying that I need to do a clean install to a new update. I did that. Again, the
two issues that bugged me (VPN and Western Digital interactions) are gone, but MB still keeps crashing and restarting several times a day. The Windows Reliability Monitor is as ugly as ever -- and I doubt it can show a lower reading!
I have replied to the tech who was handling my ticket about the instability.
So, I am pulling the plug on MB, at least for the time being.
I can hear bob3061 saying "I told you so"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!