# Pkg Manager Issues due to VPN/Windows 11?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-manager-issues-due-to-vpn-windows-11/131633
**Category:** General Usage
**Created:** [August 15, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-manager-issues-due-to-vpn-windows-11/131633 "2025-08-15T17:18:17Z")
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### Author: ![magister-ludi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/magister-ludi/32/4003_2.png) [@magister-ludi](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/magister-ludi)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-manager-issues-due-to-vpn-windows-11/131633/9 "2025-08-16T13:38:01Z")

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I had the same problem a while ago. My solution is here:

> [@How do I convert to using the package tarball format?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-do-i-convert-to-using-the-package-tarball-format/126100/6):
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> I have checked the source of Pkg.jl. There are two places in the code where the @info message could be emitted. Both of them check whether the registry name is "General" (obviously true in my case), and whether ENV has the key "JULIA\_PKG\_GEN\_REG\_FMT\_CHECK", defaulting to true if it doesn’t. Since that key doesn’t exist in my environment, both tests pass and the message is emitted. I don’t know when the variable for the second test could/should have been set, but I have now added ENV["JULIA\_PKG…

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