Global Secure Access client for Windows release notes

This article lists the released versions of the Global Secure Access client for Windows along with the changes in each version.

Download the latest version

The current version of the Global Secure Access client is available to download from the Microsoft Entra admin center.

1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as a Global Secure Access Administrator.
2. Browse to Global Secure Access > Connect > Client download.
3. Select Download Client.

Version 2.8.45

Released for download on November 26, 2024.

Functional changes

• Support for mutual Transport Layer Security (mTLS) connections to Global Secure Access.

Note

The mTLS connection will have a gradual rollout to customers through the service in the cloud; customers will continue to use the TLS connection until they recieve mTLS.

• Support for restricting nonprivileged users from disabling and enabling the Global Secure Access client on their device.
• Show health check tests when loading a log zip file to advanced diagnostics.
• Support for the Hyper-V internal switch: the Global Secure Access client installed on the host bypasses network traffic from Hyper-V guest machines. If needed, the Global Secure Access client can be installed on the guest machine, on the host machine, or both.

Note

Host machines that have the Hyper-V external virtual switch do not support this version of the Global Secure Access client.

• The forwarding profile update is triggered when a user signs in to Windows.
• Global Secure Access client's driver events are written to the Event Viewer under:
  Applications and Services Logs > Microsoft > Windows > Global Secure Access > Kernel
• Performance improvements for tunneled network traffic.
• Notifications when entering and exiting captive portal are turned off by default.
• On the Advanced diagnostics Traffic tab, status information appears across two columns: the Connection status and Status Details. If the Global Secure Access service stops a connection (for example, due to a filtering policy set to block), the Connection status column shows "Terminated" and the Status Details column shows the reason for the termination.
• To accommodate when sign-in is required, the sign-in window is shown even if Windows notifications are disabled.

Other changes

• Renamed services:
  • "Global Secure Access Management Service" is now called "Global Secure Access Engine Service."
  • "Global Secure Access Auto Upgrade Service" is now called "Global Secure Access Client Manager Service."
• The client's stale registry keys are deleted on uninstall.
• Bug fix: the policy retriever service stops polling for new policies when it encounters an error.
• The collected logs zip file name now contains the Global Secure Access client version number.
• Recovery after failures of the tunneling service.
• Telemetry is enabled for test tenants.
• Enhancements to log collection.
• Improvements and bug fixes for Advanced diagnostics.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

Version 2.1.149

Released for download on August 27, 2024.

Functional changes

• Coexistence with Azure VPN.
• Loading the health check results in advanced diagnostics from a zip file (created by collect logs).
• The Pause and Resume buttons were renamed to Disable and Enable.

Other changes

• Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

Version 2.1.102

Released for download on July 30, 2024.

Functional changes

• Support for coexistence with Netskope.
• Support for client installation on Azure virtual machines (VMs).
• Support for sign out.
• Icon update and event logs when user disables Private Access.

Other changes

• Stabilization and reliability of the system tray icon status.
• Captive portal detection improvements.
• Bug fix: system tray icon crashes when registry keys are manually misconfigured.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

Versions 2.0.0 and 1.8.239

Released for download on July 11, 2024.

Functional changes

• First GA version.