diff --git a/firewall/interception/interception_linux.go b/firewall/interception/interception_linux.go
index fb72a59e..d0f7f5e8 100644
--- a/firewall/interception/interception_linux.go
+++ b/firewall/interception/interception_linux.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package interception
 
 import (
+	"github.com/safing/portmaster/firewall/interception/nfq"
 	"github.com/safing/portmaster/network/packet"
 )
 
@@ -13,3 +14,8 @@ func start(ch chan packet.Packet) error {
 func stop() error {
 	return StopNfqueueInterception()
 }
+
+// ResetAllConnections resets all connections so they are forced to go thought the firewall again
+func ResetAllConnections() error {
+	return nfq.DeleteAllMarkedConnection()
+}
diff --git a/firewall/interception/interception_windows.go b/firewall/interception/interception_windows.go
index 2d343a46..150d24d8 100644
--- a/firewall/interception/interception_windows.go
+++ b/firewall/interception/interception_windows.go
@@ -38,3 +38,8 @@ func start(ch chan packet.Packet) error {
 func stop() error {
 	return windowskext.Stop()
 }
+
+// ResetAllConnections resets all connections so they are forced to go thought the firewall again
+func ResetAllConnections() error {
+	return windowskext.ClearCache()
+}
diff --git a/firewall/interception/nfqueue_linux.go b/firewall/interception/nfqueue_linux.go
index c72af96b..488cc7a4 100644
--- a/firewall/interception/nfqueue_linux.go
+++ b/firewall/interception/nfqueue_linux.go
@@ -341,8 +341,3 @@ func (dnfq *disabledNfQueue) PacketChannel() <-chan packet.Packet {
 }
 
 func (dnfq *disabledNfQueue) Destroy() {}
-
-// ResetAllConnections resets all connections so they are forced to go thought the firewall again
-func ResetAllConnections() error {
-	return nfq.DeleteAllMarkedConnection()
-}
diff --git a/firewall/interception/windowskext/kext.go b/firewall/interception/windowskext/kext.go
index 1767667b..5b7c972c 100644
--- a/firewall/interception/windowskext/kext.go
+++ b/firewall/interception/windowskext/kext.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//go:build windows
 // +build windows
 
 package windowskext
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ type WinKext struct {
 	recvVerdictRequest *windows.Proc
 	setVerdict         *windows.Proc
 	getPayload         *windows.Proc
+	clearCache         *windows.Proc
 }
 
 // Init initializes the DLL and the Kext (Kernel Driver).
@@ -90,6 +92,12 @@ func Init(dllPath, driverPath string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not find proc PortmasterGetPayload in dll: %s", err)
 	}
+	new.clearCache, err = new.dll.FindProc("PortmasterClearCache")
+	if err != nil {
+		// the loaded dll is an old version
+		log.Errorf("could not find proc PortmasterClearCache in dll: %s", err)
+		log.Warning("are you using the latest kext version?")
+	}
 
 	// initialize dll/kext
 	rc, _, lastErr := new.init.Call()
@@ -246,6 +254,27 @@ func GetPayload(packetID uint32, packetSize uint32) ([]byte, error) {
 	return buf, nil
 }
 
+func ClearCache() error {
+	kextLock.RLock()
+	defer kextLock.RUnlock()
+	if !ready.IsSet() {
+		log.Error("kext: failed to clear the cache: kext not ready")
+		return ErrKextNotReady
+	}
+
+	if kext.clearCache == nil {
+		log.Error("kext: cannot clear cache: clearCache function  missing")
+	}
+
+	rc, _, lastErr := kext.clearCache.Call()
+
+	if rc != windows.NO_ERROR {
+		return formatErr(lastErr, rc)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func formatErr(err error, rc uintptr) error {
 	sysErr, ok := err.(syscall.Errno)
 	if ok {