The background update has caused problems for some people. The recommendation is to uninstall and reinstall:
Read the full article at: https://outages.doit.wisc.edu/outage/945c1c23542038d8fe1c7e427b852ae529905992efUsers are having issues with Global Protect upgrading in the background. The solution is to uninstall the client, login to https://uwmadison.vpn.wisc.edu/ , download and install the client, and enter the portal address of uwmadison.vpn.wisc.edu. Remember to put “_1” at the end of your NetID if you have a static assignment.