Windows 8.1 pro pptp vpn does not show disconnect option

I just installed Windows 8.1 PRO on my PC.
Formatted it, installed right from scratch.
Once I created my login, I then created a connection to my office VPN server.
Office VPN server is a ISA server which allows PPTP based VPN.
Well, I am able to connect and do everything that I want.
But I dont see a DISCONNECT option at all.
The metro interface after the connection is made also does not show status as "connected". It shows "connect" instead.
If you go to network and sharing center and then into adapter settings you can see you VPN connection. but the "status" column  does not show "connected" but instead shows the same name of the vpn connection as seen in the "Name"
column!!
Right clicking that active connection does not show "disconnect", but shows "connect/disconnect".
Then I realized that after double clicking that VPN connection you can then see the status window, where a disconnect button does exists and clicking that does disconnect the VPN.
But this is crazy.
Why do we now have to go so deep, just to disconnect!
This never happens in windows 7, windows 7 with SP1, Windows 8
This is new to Windows 8.1 
Anyone else seen this? Is there a solution ?
konkani

I just installed Windows 8.1 PRO on my PC.
Formatted it, installed right from scratch.
Once I created my login, I then created a connection to my office VPN server.
Office VPN server is a ISA server which allows PPTP based VPN.
Well, I am able to connect and do everything that I want.
But I dont see a DISCONNECT option at all.
The metro interface after the connection is made also does not show status as "connected". It shows "connect" instead.
If you go to network and sharing center and then into adapter settings you can see you VPN connection. but the "status" column  does not show "connected" but instead shows the same name of the vpn connection as seen in the "Name" column!!
Right clicking that active connection does not show "disconnect", but shows "connect/disconnect".
Then I realized that after double clicking that VPN connection you can then see the status window, where a disconnect button does exists and clicking that does disconnect the VPN.
But this is crazy.
Why do we now have to go so deep, just to disconnect!
This never happens in windows 7, windows 7 with SP1, Windows 8
This is new to Windows 8.1 
Anyone else seen this? Is there a solution ?
konkani
BUMP!
konkani

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