Windscribe 1.81 — Changelog

Here is what’s new.

New features

• IKEv2 protocol support (manual and automatic mode)
• Emergency Connect / Secure Login

Fixed bugs

• Wifi-sharing not working after wakeup
• Forcibly close all TCP sockets after tunnel up
• Don’t forcibly disconnect if currently connected node is missing from the server list
• Language detection defaults to English instead of Arabic
• Reinstall/enable WAN miniport adapters if missing/disabled
• Adjusted DPI to work with multiple scale factors

Other Changes

• Added “Disconnecting” state
• Eliminated redundant API calls
• Reduced the server ping frequency
• Updated OpenVPN binaries to latest version
• Don't auto-enable the firewall (in Automatic mode) on computer start up if auto-connect is false
• Simplified installer flow + additional “custom install” options
• Async DNS resolver
• Adjusted node selection algorithm to favor lower latency nodes
• Forcibly expand certain locations when the country name is clicked
• Detect if LAN range is RFC-1918 complaint

To-do list for next version:

• CLI interface
• Favorite locations
• Dedicated IP support
• IKEv2 connectivity test
• SOCKS5 server UDP associate support
• Fix startup error on multi-user computers
• Mystery feature 1
• Mystery feature 2