In the technical support service of Microsoft one of the operators in response to a user explained why without a VPN from Russia can not download utilities, Office distributions and ISO-images of Windows 10 and 11

Microsoft has not officially announced a ban or blockage of services in Russia.

He wrote that no files could be downloaded or installed from the territory of Russia and Belarus, as prescribed by the government.

The employee of the technical support did not explain what order is in question, and how it relates to the sanctions against ordinary users.

Industry experts believe that the inability to download new Windows or download software from the site is a technical error, as it is eliminated with a VPN, and Microsoft products in the country now work and are updated, as before, without restrictions, for which there was no revocation of licenses to ordinary users and companies not under sanctions.