New Update Windscribe Desktop-App

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Windscribe 2.14 Build 12
Apr 3, 2025

Added​

• Per-app split tunneling on macOS.
• Decoy traffic feature.
• Showing device name when requesting list of static IP locations in CLI on Linux.
• --cacheonly to the update script for Fedora RPMs.
• Extended cleanup logs in wsnet.

Improved​

• Decoy Traffic algorithm data rate limits on high-bandwidth networks.
• Changed VPN interface network category from public to private on Windows.
• Windows uninstaller folder security.
• Multi-desktop app window behavior on macOS.
• Windows-on-Arm installer to use arm64 7-zip extractor.
• Detection and logging of failures in the client<->helper communication mechanism on Windows.
• Flow when user enables Show notifications but system notifications are disabled on Windows.
• Custom connected DNS error UX.
• Initialization and preferences animations.
• Log frequency in wsnet.
• Reliability of wsnet in unstable network environments.
• Ping logging.

Fixed​

• Always-on firewall not functional after reboot on Linux.
• App does not retry login if first attempt failed due to lack of connectivity.
• Allow LAN traffic takes precedence over split tunneling rule.
• Fixed split tunnel apps added via the search method may not be split tunneled on macOS.
• reset date being shown on account screen instead of expiry date for some plans.
• 2FA code expires before working endpoint can be found [wsnet].
• System notifications are disabled alert shown unexpectedly on Windows.
• App update fails when using pre-2.4 app on Windows.
• Installer alerts may not fit in window for some translations.
• Incorrect network status detection on macOS.
• Missing firewall rule to allow the VPN DNS when using IKEv2 on macOS.
• Disconnecting due to out of data turns off firewall.
• Incorrect check for LAN address for custom DNS.
• App stuck during login after accepting prompt to ignore SSL errors.
• Install fails if uninstall registry information is missing on Windows.
• Incorrect characters displayed in Windows installer bootstrap error message.
• Sometimes IP does not change after connecting with inclusive split tunnel on macOS.
• Some CLI commands may indicate that the operation was interrupted when it wasn't on Linux.
• Potential crash in ProcessManager [wsnet] on macOS.
• Mangled ar/fa translations.
• Docked window is sometimes in the wrong position on Windows.
• Inclusive split tunneling, IPv6 interactions, and split tunneling extension versioning on macOS.
• Inconsistent behavior when starting app and 'close to tray' is enabled.
• Window size after dismissing alert at the login window.
• Windows error message box may be displayed when reinstalling deleted/disabled Windscribe service.
• Split tunnel extension versioning on macOS.
• DNS no longer allowed by firewall if toggled while connected on macOS.
• Split tunnel rule in exclusive mode on Linux.
• Window size is incorrect after expanding then collapsing preferences on Linux.
• App is launched minimized instead of minimized to tray when Start Minimized and Close to Tray are enabled.
• Automatic-mode firewall remains on when Windows is restarted and the app is closed to the tray.
• App remains running, but non-functioning, if user cancels Windows shutdown.
• Split tunnel extension sometimes not started on macOS.
• Possible error when parsing the routing table on Linux.
• Location tab transitions to search tab even when modifier keys are pressed.
• Unnecessary delay when disconnecting on macOS.
• DNS not working on macOS 15.4 Beta 2.
• Toggling split tunneling mode while connected with WireGuard may cause loss of connection on macOS.
• CLI platform may be misdetected on Raspberry Pi.
• Missing dependency for the Fedora package.

Updated​

• wstunnel dependency to v1.0.5. Adds support for anti-censorship TLS stuffing.

Removed​

• IPv6 split tunneling (for now) due to edge cases.
• Some log spam on Windows and macOS.

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 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.

Release v2.14.12 · Windscribe/Desktop-App

Added Per-app split tunneling on macOS. Decoy traffic feature. Showing device name when requesting list of static IP locations in CLI on Linux. --cacheonly to the update script for Fedora RPMs. Ex...

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Thanks for sharing the detailed update on Windscribe 2.14 Build 12. It's good to see improvements and fixes in areas like split tunneling, decoy traffic, and VPN interface network category. The addition of per-app split tunneling on macOS and decoy traffic feature are notable. However, users should note the known issue with the Circumvent Censorship feature when using the TCP protocol on Windows.