This is an older version. The current version is 2.25.8. Windscribe 2.25.8 · Released:
Installer files 2.16.14
| Architecture | Type | Scope | File size | Download | SHA256 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- New app UI design.
- Bundled backgrounds and sound notifications.
- Look & Feel tab in preferences.
- Two stage login and CAPTCHA.
- A new firewall mode Always On+.
- Advanced parameter for configuring the VPN adapter network category as public on Windows (ws-use-public-network-category).
- Advanced parameter to suppress pings (ws-no-pings).
- Flag resources for new locations.
Improved
- Installer icon on Windows and macOS.
- Preferences import/export to include advanced parameters.
- Inconsistent (English) spelling.
- App logs to output GUI and engine settings in JSON format.
- Chinese translation from GitHub user YerongAI.
- Russian translation.
- Build instructions.
- WireGuard® support on adverse networks by forcing a handshake after interface configuration.
Fixed
- Best Location is chosen incorrectly.
- CLI-only client waits forever to connect without internet connectivity.
- CLI-only client may not display a useful error.
- Some blocking CLI commands may consume more CPU than intended.
- Existing local DNS ignored when using custom DNS on Windows.
- Reconnection after waking from sleep may fail if split tunneling on macOS.
- Split tunnel rule precedence after waking from sleep on Linux.
- Internet connectivity detection when using PPPoE on Windows.
- Linux app aborting due to exception in boost library.
- 400 'header or cookie too large' for Cloudflare API endpoints.
- App firewall blocking Sidecar/Continuity features on macOS.
- Docked window is sometimes in the wrong position on macOS.
- Misleading log error message on Windows.
- wsnet sometimes not detecting OS default DNS server when using DHCP during app start on macOS.
- Build-a-plan shows as free account.
- Upgrade banner may show on a Pro account.
- OpenVPN config file path missing terminating double-quote in helper.
- In-app update download may fail prematurely on slow networks.
- Maximum CAPTCHA trail size too large and causing login failures.
Updated
- c-ares to 1.34.5.
- ctrld to 1.4.4.
- wireguard-go to 0.0.20250515 on macOS and Linux.https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/releases/tag/v2.16.14
