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Desktop client BETA v2.5: Split tunneling and connection improvements

Maximilian Holm, about Products & features

As of today, the beta client for version 2.5 is available. As this is a BETA release, you may encounter some issues with it. If you do encounter any issues, please let us know so that we can get them fixed.

With Version 2.5, we've been working to implement a long-requested split tunneling feature. With split tunneling, you can selectively exclude apps from the VPN connection in case you want to run apps outside the VPN tunnel. For example, this can be useful if you want to stay connected to the VPN but still play a game without the additional latency from the VPN connection.

Currently, Split Tunneling is only available on x64 versions of Windows 10 and 11.

List of changes in v2.5

    • Bug fix: first connection after sleep should no longer fail under certain circumstances
    • Bug fix: first connection after boot should no longer fail under certain circumstanced
    • Bug fix: connection should no longer fail when switching Wi-Fi under certain circumstances
    • New: Windows ARM support
    • New: split tunneling on Windows Intel-computers

    How can I update the desktop client?

    1. Launch client
    2. Go to Settings -> Client settings and activate beta releases
    3. You will now see a notification pop up asking you if you wish to update to version 2.5.0
    4. Click Yes
    5. Wait for the installation to finish and enter your password if asked for it
    6. Windows users must accept the Wintun driver installation
    7. As soon as the installation finishes, the new version will launch automatically.

    If for some reason the online update fails

    If something goes wrong, simply close the desktop client and install it manually.
    The download links for each operating system can be found below.

    Download for Windows x64 bit
    Download for Windows x86 bit
    Download for Windows ARM64

    Download for macOS
    Download for macOS M1/M2

    Download for Ubuntu

    Feedback & issues

    We appreciate all feedback. Please report any feedback and issues to support@ovpn.com.

    Currently known issues

    Split tunneling is currently only available on Windows 10 and 11 x64 processors.

    Maximilian Holm