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NordVPN is equipped with a wide range of powerful features that work together to ensure your privacy remains safe and secured on the web.

One of these features is the NordVPN kill switch in Hong Kong, which is extremely important to have. A kill switch protects your IP or DNS from leaking to the internet in case your VPN connection drops temporarily.

A leaked IP can defeat the whole purpose of using a VPN in the first place, leaving you exposed to trackers and malicious actors on the web.

NordVPN offers kill switch for both smartphone and desktop apps and it is recommended to keep it enabled at all times. How? See the instructions for each NordVPN app below.

To learn about all the cool features Nord has to offer, check out our NordVPN in-depth review in Hong Kong. Even you can get NordVPN’s 30 day trial in Hong Kong to test its kill swtich feature too.

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What is a VPN Kill Switch and how it works?

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If you’ve searched for “what is a ”, then chances are you have no idea what it is or what it does. The fact that VPN providers label their internet cutoff feature as kill switch makes it even more confusing.

Now I don’t know who came up with the term “Kill switch”, because I would have preferred something slightly less contorted.

Anyways…

A VPN kill switch is an advanced cutoff feature for your internet connection that automatically prevents you from accessing the internet in case your VPN connection abruptly drops.

This feature might not sound pragmatic, however when you consider it only takes a millisecond to expose your identity, a kill switch can be a major life saver.

Now you might be wondering how it works…

Well…online privacy has to do a lot with IPs and a VPN kill switch monitors exactly that. Whenever it detects a change in IP or the status of your VPN connection, a kill switch automatically restricts all in and outbound requests from your network until your VPN connection restores back to normal. Both NordVPN and Surfshark in Hong Kong come with an in-built kill switch for maximum security.

 NordVPN Kill Switch in Hong Kong

Being all about privacy and security, NordVPN offers a built in kill switch feature with their VPN service. Essentially NordVPN offers two versions of its Kill switch feature. One for desktops (Windows & Mac) and other for mobile devices (iOS & Android).

Desktop version

The desktop version of NordVPN kill switch in Hong Kong has two options. One is an app kill switch and another is an internet kill switch. The app kill switch restricts certain specified application from connecting to the internet whereas the internet kill switch disables the entire system wide internet connection.

Mobile version 

Mobile version of NordVPN kill switch in Hong Kong on the other hand is a bit more primitive than its desktop counterpart. In a sense that it doesn’t support selective app killing and is only limited to disabling the system wide internet connection. But, the kill switch feature is available on NordVPN’s iPhone app in Hong Kong and Android mobile app.

How to enable NordVPN kill switch feature in Hong Kong

Enabling the kill switch option of NordVPN client is super simple and pretty self-explanatory. However, since you guys are new to the concept of kill switch, I’m going to list the steps below for both desktop and mobile clients.

For Windows

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  1. Launch the NordVPN Windows application and head on over to the Settings option located at the top next to Map and
  2. Within the Settings option, select General.
  3. Now underneath General, scroll down until you see Internet kill switch and App kill switch and choose which ever one you prefer.internet-kill-switch-and-app-kill-switch-on-windows-in-Hong Kong
  4. If you choose Internet kill switch, you will be presented with a dialogue box explaining what the feature does. Simply click yes to enable internet kill switch on your Windows machine.enable-internet-kill-switch-with-warning-on-windows-in-Hong Kong
  5. If you choose App kill switch, you will be presented with a new window, which you can use to select applications you wish to kill in an event of VPN failure.enable-app-kill-switch-with-add-list-on-windows-in-Hong Kong

See also: Best Secure VPN for Windows 10 in Hong Kong

 

For Mac

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Enabling the kill switch option on NordVPN’s Mac client is pretty similar to the Windows client I mentioned earlier. However, for the sake of this blog I’m going to list the steps below.

  1. Launch the application and head on over to
  2. Now you will see an option for kill Switch.
  3. Enable it and you should be good to go.for-mac-in-Hong Kong

You can also explore the guide of best free VPN for Mac in Hong Kong.

For iOS

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To enable kill switch on iOS, follow the steps below. Even NordVPN is on top of the iOS VPN in Hong Kong apps of 2023.

  1. Launch the NordVPN iOS application.
  2. Head on over to my account and settings by clicking the icon located at the top left.
  3. Now underneath my settings, you should see an option called kill switch.
  4. Enable it using the toggle button and you’re done.kill-switch-ios-steps-in-Hong Kong

NordVPN kill switch in Hong Kong android

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Enabling android vpn kill switch is a bit different than iOS, which is why I’m going to list the steps below.

  1. Before you start, you must have a device running Android version 7.0+.
  2. To enable kill switch, head on over to System Settings and hit More underneath the wireless and networks section.
  3. Now tap on VPN to see NordVPN and all the other VPN clients installed on your device.
  4. Now tap the gear icon next to NordVPN, and switch on “Always-on VPN”.

NordVPN kill switch in Hong Kong Reddit

Even though NordVPN’s kill switch is quite powerful, the provider is not very consistent with this feature. By that I mean… NordVPN offers two application just for Mac OS. One is available on the iTunes store while the other is available on Nord’s website. What’s even more confusing is that both applications has different versions of kill witch.

I found one Reddit comment, which better explains the conflicting kill switch of Nord.

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by u/rekesaus from discussion Kill Switch on OSX
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As if the redundant Mac apps we’re not enough, another Redditer couldn’t find the kill switch feature in the Nord’s Android app.

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by u/caca831 in nordvpn

Furthermore, have a look at the best Reddit VPNs in Hong Kong of 2023.

 

Wrapping up!

Consumers use VPN services for all sorts of reasons. However, one thing they all have in common is a concern for privacy. Whether it’s for torrenting with NordVPN in Hong Kong or just browsing geo-restricted sites, the need to stay anonymous is more crucial than ever.

Even though robust VPN providers like Nord offer a Kill switch feature with their VPN service, most users don’t know what a NordVPN kill switch in Hong Kong is or how they can enable it. This is why I have covered all the aspects of NordVPN’s kill switch in this blog, which should help you stay more secure from now on.