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Windscribe 2.13.8 download

Windscribe encrypts your browsing activity, blocks ads, and unblocks entertainment content

This is an older version. The current version is 2.24.13. Windscribe 2.24.13 · Released:

Installer files 2.13.8

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64-bit EXE — — github.com VirusTotal
ARM64 EXE — — github.com VirusTotal

Link and SHA256 come from the Windows Package Manager community manifest. Compare the hash of the downloaded file before running it.

Release notes

Added
- IPv6 support for split tunneling.
- Static IP support in CLI.
- Toggle to enable proxy gateway only while VPN is connected, based on contributions from GitHub user intangir.
- h3:// and sdns:// protocol support for ctrld (custom DNS preference).
- A changelog link in the About preferences screen.
- Translation keys for 'Release' and 'Beta' release channels.
Improved
- Location ordering when searching.
- Network detection and minimized location service requests on Windows 11 24H2.
- UX for some CLI commands.
- CLI entry of credentials when logging in.
- Japanese translations from GitHub user Ue05.
- Russian translations from GitHub user MedicalJewel105.
- Login/logout CLI flow.
- UX and performance when dragging windows to different screens.
- Installer to notify the user if the helper service fails to install on Windows.
- Error reporting if installation to a custom folder fails on Windows.
- Split tunneling apps list population on Linux, based on contributions from GitHub user intangir.
Fixed
- Potential local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows installer bootstrap.
- Autoconnect attempting to connect to invalid locations.
- Incorrect static device name.
- Scroll position not retained when leaving/reentering a window.
- Importing JSON may put the Secure Hotspot preference in an invalid state.
- Changelog link for many platforms was incorrect in General Preferences.
- Incorrect connectivity detection on macOS 15.x+ when rebooting the OS with the firewall set to always on.
- A potential program quit hang [wsnet].
- Custom config path not checked when importing preferences.
- Symlink target for windscribe-cli.
- Additional 'Start Minimized' use cases.
- Static IP commands in CLI with GUI backend.
- CLI symlink sometimes not created on macOS.
- Start Minimized may not work when "Minimize windows into application icon" is enabled on macOS.
- Incorrect firewall rule blocking IPv6 during inclusive split tunnel on Windows.
- Missing interface in MAC spoofing dropdown.
- Window is invisible when app is docked in Windows and device pixel ratio is not 1.
- Missing 'psmisc' dependency on Linux.
- Incorrect usage of nmcli in the Linux CLI client.
- Incorrect log names for Linux CLI client.
- Invalid MAC spoofing loop when specifying an invalid address on Linux.
- The Ecuador flag.
- Missing null pointer checks in the client application.
Removed
- Ability to use Secure Hotspot together with inclusive split tunneling.
- IPv6 toggle in preferences.
Updated
- ctrld, utilized by the custom DNS preference, to 1.3.10.
Known Issues:
- Windows: the Circumvent Censorship feature does nothing when using the TCP protocol due to a missing feature in the OpenVPN DCO driver. If you require use of the the TCP protocol and the Circumvent Censorship feature, you can add ws-use-openvpn-wintun to the Advanced Parameters setting to force the use of the wintun driver.

https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/releases/tag/v2.13.8

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