Windscribe/Desktop-App v2.18.8

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Added

• IP rotation & favourite functionality.
• Control D option to Connected DNS.
• Preference for specifying the tray icon color on Windows.
• Optional port selection when connecting with windscribe-cli.
• WireGuard post-quantum encryption notice to the readme.

Improved

• Locations UI design to match the main screen.
• Korean translations from GitHub user Alex4386.
• Detection when circumvent censorship should be enabled automatically.
• Tooltip usability.
• Implementation of ICMP pings in wsnet for macOS.

Fixed

• OpenSSL auto-loading openssl.cnf security vulnerability.
• Potential privilege escalation on Linux.
• Automatic connection mode does not try alternate datacenter server, if available, when first connection attempt fails.
• VPN interface network category is private on Windows. Reverted to default value of public.
• Tray Icon Colour preference location by moving it to the Look & Feel tab.
• GUI showing the wrong field for Connected DNS in some cases.
• GUI window not hidden correctly when transitioning.
• Error message not hidden after successful fetching of Control D devices after a failed attempt.
• wsnet may stop processing DNS queries.
• Internet connectivity detection in some cases.
• AirDrop not working when using split tunneling on macOS.
• A potential application crash when quitting on macOS.
• Behaviour when menu bar icon is hidden via System Settings and app is docked on macOS.
• OpenVPN daemon fails to start when using an HTTP LAN proxy on Windows.
• OpenVPN protocols not connecting due to script permission on macOS.
• WireGuard handshake may timeout unexpectedly on Linux.
• Missing Linux dependency for desktop-file-utils.
• High CPU usage in helper on Linux.
• Erroneous assert in the debug log during GUI preferences output on macOS.
• Unnecessary usage of environment variables for testing.

Removed

• Refresh button for locations.
• Advanced parameter for configuring the VPN adapter network category as public on Windows.
• Deprecated (as of Windows 11 25H2) use of wmic utility.

Updated

• ctrld to 1.4.7.

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