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Patches for VNC Viewer x86
Windows
13 patches available
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VNC Viewer x86 Version 7.13.1.57
Release Date
12/6/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes

RealVNC Viewer 7.13.1 for desktop computers$$$This is a release of RealVNC Viewer for Windows; Mac and Linux computers you want to exercise control from.$$$$$$FIXED: Active session icons are no longer shown for teams that are not billed per concurrent session.
VNC Viewer x86 Version 7.13.0.45
Release Date
11/19/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

RealVNC Viewer 7.13.0 for desktop computers$$$This is a release of RealVNC Viewer for Windows; Mac and Linux computers you want to exercise control from. Download.$$$$$$NEW: Shared Device Lists – Create custom lists of devices that appear in RealVNC Viewer when using RealVNC Connect in an offline deployment.$$$NEW: When trialling RealVNC Connect; you can now request that On-Demand Assist is activated as part of your trial experience.$$$FIXED: An issue causing copy/paste (clipboard sharing) in RealVNC Viewer/Server to not work reliably has been resolved.$$$FIXED: The Online/Offline since column used by Presence once again updates correctly.$$$FIXED: RealVNC Viewer for macOS no longer closes unexpectedly when cycling through remote monitors when using RealVNC Viewer in fullscreen mode.$$$FIXED: When signing in to RealVNC Viewer; a dialog for SSO Sign-in would be shown incorrectly.$$$FIXED: File Transfer and Chat within an On-Demand Assist session are once again accessible after selecting a monitor.$$$FIXED: File sizes are now reported with more accuracy in the File Manager (e.g. 1.90GB is now shown as 1.90GB and not 1GB)$$$FIXED: An issue that would cause multi-window mode windows to open at an unexpected size has been resolved.
VNC Viewer x86 Version 7.12.1.21
Release Date
8/2/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes

RealVNC Viewer 7.12.1 for desktop computers$$$This is a release of RealVNC Viewer for Windows; Mac and Linux computers you want to exercise control from. Download.$$$$$$FIXED: Certificate authentication no longer fails when using RealVNC Viewer for macOS with certain certificate/smartcard combinations.
VNC Viewer x86 Version 7.12.0.14
Release Date
6/12/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

RealVNC Viewer 7.12.0 for desktop computers$$$This is a release of RealVNC Viewer for Windows; Mac and Linux computers you want to exercise control from. Download.$$$$$$NEW: You can now drag application windows between RealVNC Viewer windows when using Multi-Window mode.$$$NEW: The toolbar that is displayed during a remote access session can now be pinned in place using the ToolbarPin parameter; found in the Expert section of RealVNC Viewer’s Preferences.$$$NEW: It is now possible to send the clipboard content as keystrokes to a RealVNC Server. This is useful to “paste” text where standard clipboard pasting is unavailable; such as on the Windows logon screen. This feature is accessible via the F8 menu and can be configured using the ClipboardKeystrokesEnable parameter.$$$NEW: You can now retrieve a list of connected VNC Viewer users in RealVNC Server with the -getconnections argument. For example; on Windows; “C:\Program Files\RealVNC\VNC Server\vncserver” -service -getconnections$$$IMPROVED: The Session Information dialog now clearly shows whether a cloud connection is peer-to-peer or relayed.$$$IMPROVED: When connecting to a RealVNC Server configured to use Interactive System Authentication; RealVNC Viewer will now correctly focus the appropriate button.$$$IMPROVED: Keyboard shortcuts for the menu items on the “F8 Menu”; accessible during a remote access session; work correctly in all supported locales.$$$FIXED: Resolved an issue where On-Demand Assist sessions could end unexpectedly while signed in to RealVNC Viewer with SSO.$$$FIXED: Address Book connections for a cloud-joined RealVNC Server no longer appear multiple times in a group.
VNC Viewer x86 Version 7.11.1.26
Release Date
5/9/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

RealVNC Viewer 7.11.1 for desktop computers$$$This is a release of RealVNC Viewer for Windows; Mac and Linux computers you want to exercise control from. Download.$$$$$$FIXED: Resolved an issue where RealVNC Viewer could crash while signing in using SSO.$$$$$$We’re retiring RealVNC Connect Home subscriptions soon. Click the Learn More link on the in-app banner to find out how this affects you.
VNC Viewer x86 Version 7.11.0.18
Release Date
4/24/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

RealVNC Viewer 7.11.0 for desktop computers$$$This is a release of RealVNC Viewer for Windows; Mac and Linux computers you want to exercise control from. Download.$$$$$$NEW: Added support for SSO sign-in (Entra ID/Azure AD) using your email address instead of an OIDC identifier.$$$$$$NEW: Multi-Window Mode is now available on RealVNC Viewer for macOS. When connecting to devices with multiple monitors; you can now pop out each remote monitor into its own window in RealVNC Viewer.$$$$$$IMPROVED: Screen recording in multi-window mode now only records the screen(s) that are being shown.$$$$$$IMPROVED: Re-introduced support for Windows Server 2012 following Microsoft’s announcement to make Extended Security Updates (ESUs) available.$$$$$$FIXED: Resolved an issue with large groups of computers failing to load correctly.$$$$$$FIXED: The installation package for macOS now reports correct version information for patch/software management systems.
VNC Viewer x86 Version 7.10.0.52294
Release Date
2/21/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

RealVNC Viewer 7.10.0 for desktop computers$$$NEW: Multi-Window Mode for Multi-Monitor Support. When connected to a RealVNC Server with multiple monitors; you can now activate Multi-Window Mode in RealVNC Viewer on Windows and Linux. This lets you show each remote monitor in its own window; so you’re free to arrange remote monitors to your liking; including displayed individually on connected local monitors. Read more here. Note; if you license RealVNC Server offline; you will need to apply an updated offline license to enable this feature.$$$FIXED: Resolved an issue preventing entry of your organisations OIDC identifier for Azure AD SSO if an invalid OIDC identifier was set previously.
VNC Viewer x86 Version 7.9.0.51979
Release Date
1/12/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

RealVNC Viewer 7.9.0 for desktop computers$$$$$$https://help.realvnc.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002253138-Release-Notes#realvnc-viewer-7-9-0-0-3
VNC Viewer x86 Version 7.8.0.51458
Release Date
11/9/2023
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

RealVNC Viewer 7.8.0 for desktop computers$$$$$$IMPROVED: General bug fixes and performance improvements
VNC Viewer x86 Version 7.6.0.50657
Release Date
8/2/2023
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes

RealVNC Viewer 7.6.0 for desktop computers$$$$$$NEW: Presence status for cloud-connected RealVNC Servers is now available in RealVNC Viewer. Presence allows users to easily see the status of their devices; letting them know if they’re online or not; before starting a connection to them. For more information about Presence; click here.$$$Please note that this feature is only available on certain subscription plans. If you do not see Presence information for your devices; please contact our Sales team to discuss adding Presence to your subscription.$$$$$$NEW: RealVNC Viewer now shows cloud-connected RealVNC Servers in their groups; as configured in the RealVNC Connect Portal. For more information about this feature; click here.$$$$$$NEW: Support for dynamic resolutions in Virtual Mode sessions; which allows RealVNC Server to dynamically change resolution to match the size of the connected RealVNC Viewer window. Note that this feature also requires use of RealVNC Server 7.6.0 or later; and if SystemXorg mode is enabled; the RealVNC dummy driver must be installed.$$$$$$IMPROVED: Application icons in RealVNC Connect for Windows are no longer blurry on devices using display scaling set above 100%.$$$$$$IMPROVED: RealVNC Viewer now resumes active sessions faster when resuming from sleep/hibernation.$$$$$$RealVNC Conn
VNC Viewer x86 Version 7.5.1.50075
Release Date
5/30/2023
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

$$$FIXED: Resolved an issue that could cause issues in some areas of VNC Viewers UI in rare cases.
VNC Viewer x86 Version 7.1.0.49525
Release Date
4/27/2023
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

VNC Viewer 7.1.0 for desktop computers$$$This is a release of VNC Viewer for Windows; Mac and Linux computers you want to exercise control from. Download.$$$$$$NEW: Monitor selection is now available using the VNC Viewer toolbar. See this guide for more information.$$$FIXED: An invalid offline license could prevent VNC Viewer from connecting to VNC Servers in some cases.$$$IMPROVED: The icons on the VNC Viewer session toolbar have been visually refreshed.$$$Please note that this version removes support for Windows 7; 8 and 8.1.
VNC Viewer x86 Version 7.0.1.48981
Release Date
2/2/2023
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes

FIXED: VNC Viewer no longer crashes on startup if the AllowSignIn parameter is disabled.
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