Proton VPN Windows Updates & Release Notes
37 updates curated from 1 source by the Releasebot Team. Last updated: May 15, 2026
- May 14, 2026
- Date parsed from source:May 14, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:May 15, 2026
Version 4.4.0
Proton VPN Windows updates its security certificate to keep VPN connections working after February 2027.
Updated security certificate to keep your VPN connection working after February 2027
Original source - Apr 21, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Apr 21, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Apr 21, 2026
Version 4.3.14
Proton VPN Windows improves auto-connect exclusions and boosts stability with an updated OpenVPN library.
Improved the auto-connect feature. You can now exclude specific countries, cities, or states from Fastest Country and Random connections
Updated the OpenVPN library to version 2.6.19
Made some stability and performance improvements
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- Mar 9, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Mar 9, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 9, 2026
Version 4.3.13
Proton improves localization with local language city names, redesigns split tunneling and DNS settings, and boosts stability and performance.
Release notes
Improved localization, so city and state names are now shown in your local language
Redesigned split tunneling and custom DNS settings
Made some stability and performance improvements
- Feb 12, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Feb 12, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Feb 12, 2026
Version 4.3.12
- Added Arabic language support
- Updated OpenVPN to the latest version
- January 2026
- No date parsed from source.
- First seen by Releasebot:Jan 12, 2026
Note
Uses a new code signing certificate. Your antivirus or system may flag this as suspicious on first launch. You can safely ignore any such warning.
Original source - Dec 18, 2025
- Date parsed from source:Dec 18, 2025
- First seen by Releasebot:Jan 12, 2026
Version 4.3.11:
Made some stability improvements
Fixed an issue for some users where the app would crash after connecting to the VPN
- Dec 9, 2025
- Date parsed from source:Dec 9, 2025
- First seen by Releasebot:Jan 12, 2026
- Dec 1, 2025
- Date parsed from source:Dec 1, 2025
- First seen by Releasebot:Dec 2, 2025
Version 4.3.9
- Made some stability improvements
Note: Uses a new code signing certificate. Your antivirus or system may flag this as suspicious on first launch. You can safely ignore any such warning.
Original source - Nov 25, 2025
- Date parsed from source:Nov 25, 2025
- First seen by Releasebot:Nov 24, 2025
- Modified by Releasebot:Nov 28, 2025
Version 4.3.7
Improved split tunneling so it now works with the kill switch. You can use the VPN for specific apps, while still being protected by the kill switch. If the VPN disconnects, no traffic from your protected apps leaks to your ISP
Fixed an issue where custom connection profiles were lost during updates
Made improvement to IPv6 reliability that resolved compatibility issues with split tunneling
Improved port handling to automatically request new ports when internal and external ports don’t match
- Oct 24, 2025
- Date parsed from source:Oct 24, 2025
- First seen by Releasebot:Oct 26, 2025
Version 4.3.5
- Fixed an issue where the sidebar could start hidden
- Fixed an issue where the app would crash when using remote desktop connections
- Oct 1, 2025
- Date parsed from source:Oct 1, 2025
- First seen by Releasebot:Oct 1, 2025
- Modified by Releasebot:Oct 4, 2025
Version 4.3.4
Release Notes
Added a time-saving Connect & Go update! You can now set your VPN profiles to automatically open the apps and websites you use most with your VPN, like streaming services, work tools, or private browsers.
Added FIDO2 security key (new window) support for improved security using two-factor authentication.
Replaced DNS block handling with Access devices by name toggle in LAN Settings, letting you connect to devices using their names instead of IP addresses.
- Sep 10, 2025
- Date parsed from source:Sep 10, 2025
- First seen by Releasebot:Sep 17, 2025
- Modified by Releasebot:Jan 26, 2026
Version 4.3.1:
Release Notes
- Addressed some users being unable to log in
- Resolved an issue that made the app crash on low resolution monitors
- Fixed window positioning issues on multi-screen setups where the screens use different resolution and scale settings
- Increased VPN speed performance for some devices and workloads.
- Improved keyboard navigation using Tab and arrow keys.
- Added a DNS block handling setting to allow multicast DNS (mDNS) connections
- Added IPv6 support, allowing anyone to securely access IPv6 websites and services through VPN connection
- Aug 8, 2025
- Date parsed from source:Aug 8, 2025
- First seen by Releasebot:Sep 17, 2025
Version 4.2.2
This release ships a set of user-facing improvements: faster sign-ins with an option to cancel long logins, a tooltip for file paths in split tunneling, the ability to reorder custom DNS addresses, and fixes for window size retention, incorrect country connections, and localization text. It addresses long load times and improves reliability across sign-in, UI state, and translations.
- Squashed a bug that prevented some users from signing-in and which resulted long load times for others
- Updated the login process so you can cancel if its taking too long
- Added a tooltip that shows you the file path to apps included in or excluded from split tunneling
- Added the ability to reorder custom DNS addresses
- Fixed an issue where the app didn’t remember its window size and position
- Resolved an issue where the app incorrectly displayed connections to two different countries
- Fixed some app text not localizing properly
- Jul 17, 2025
- Date parsed from source:Jul 17, 2025
- First seen by Releasebot:Sep 17, 2025
Version 4.2.1
- Fixed an issue with Fastest (excluding my country) profiles
- Resolved an issue where Plan upgrades didn’t take effect immediately
- Made some small design and performance fixes
- Swatted a few bugs
- Jun 16, 2025
- Date parsed from source:Jun 16, 2025
- First seen by Releasebot:Sep 17, 2025
Version 4.2.0
New system tray app to manage connections and profiles, with easier local-network device connections (printers, speakers) even over VPN. See active port numbers for port forwarding. Added a taskbar status icon, easier kill switch location, language support (Catalan, Hungarian, Simplified Chinese), and general stability tweaks.
- Introduced a new system tray app to let you connect, disconnect, or switch profiles faster
- Made it possible to connect to printers, speakers, and other devices on your local network, even with the VPN connected
- Gave you a way to see the active port number when you’re using port forwarding for easy configuration of third-party software
- Rolled out a taskbar status icon so you can see at a glance if you’re connected
- Made the kill switch is easier to find
- Added support for Catalan, Hungarian, and Simplified Chinese
- Adjusted a variety of things to make things run more smoothly
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