Important
The latest version of Connect will be available on the GA date from:
Linewize Filter > Configuration > Agent Downloads.
Connect for Windows 5.1.1 (December 2025)
Beta: 15 December | EA: 17 December 2025 | GA: 22 January 2026
What’s new
- We improved detection logic to ensure Texas Instruments educational applications are no longer incorrectly blocked.
Connect for Windows 5.1.0 (November 2025)
Beta: 24 November 2025
What’s new
- The existing Linewize Authentication Agent will automatically stop when Connect for Windows 5.1.0 is installed.
- The Windows tray app now shows the Linewize logo.
- Connect for Windows 5.1.0 automatically migrates authentication registries to a new location.
- Connect for Windows 5.1.0 introduces a new deployment method using configuration from the Agent Downloads page.
- A default user (qoria.default) is assigned if no device username matches.
Connect for Windows 4.3.2 (September 2025)
Beta: 25 September | EA: ANZ & UK 1 October | US 2 October | GA: ANZ & UK 6 October | US 7-9 October 2025
What’s new
- We reduced the CPU usage for devices in Companion Mode.
- We fixed an issue with some applications not launching from Command Line.
Connect for Windows 4.3.1 (July 2025)
Beta: 30 July | EA: ANZ & UK 4 August | US 5 August | GA: ANZ & UK 7 August | US 11 - 13 August 2025
What’s new
- We fixed an issue where Classwize screens didn’t display when Use graphics acceleration when available was turned on in Chrome or Edge.
- We fixed a bug where the Connect for Windows diagnostics page showed the incorrect Extended Rules status when switching networks (for example, from Cloud Safe Network to On Linewize Filter Network).
Connect for Windows 4.3.0 (July 2025)
Beta: 3 July | EA: ANZ & UK 7 July | US 8 July | GA: ANZ & UK 9 July | US 10 - 14 July 2025
What’s new
- We now support Windows 11 ARM devices with a native ARM build, offering improved performance and compatibility without requiring x86 or x64 emulation.
- Connect for Windows continues to work seamlessly on traditional AMD and Intel (x86-64) devices.
Connect for Windows 4.2.6 (May 2025)
Beta: 14th May | EA: ANZ & UK 19th May | US 20th May | GA: ANZ & UK 2nd June | US 3rd - 5th June 2025
What’s new
- We resolved issues with Extended Rules, where Qustodio was uninstalling incorrectly due to recent Windows updates.
- We blocked a command-line exploit that allowed students to remove the browser extension. If detected, the browser will close. Repeated attempts will log the user out.
- We fixed a Classwize screens issue caused by Focus Plans being set before class, which could stop screens from showing.
Connect for Windows 4.2.5 (March 2025)
Beta: 5th March | EA: ANZ & UK 10th March | US 11th March | GA: ANZ 12th March | UK 11th March | US 13th - 17th March 2025
What’s new
- We enhanced connection data retrieval to improve troubleshooting for customers using Parent.
- We improved the connection between Qustodio and Connect to ensure configuration retrieval is always successful for Extended Rules.
Connect for Windows 4.2.4 (January 2025)
Beta: 28th January | EA: ANZ & UK 30th January | US 3rd February | GA: ANZ 4th February | UK 3rd February | US 6th - 10th February 2025
What's New
- We added a check to stop Connect updates when core files are locked or resources are insufficient to avoid crashes.
- We fixed a bug causing crashes and added safeguards for devices in sleep or hibernation mode.
- We improved logging for Classwize to make it easier to troubleshoot issues.
Connect for Windows 4.2.2 (November 2024)
Beta: 7th November | EA: ANZ & UK 11th November | US 12th November | GA: ANZ 14th November | UK 13th November | US 18th - 21st November 2024
What's New
- We have made Extended Rules easier to deploy.
Connect for Windows 4.1.7 (September 2024)
Beta: 12th September | EA: ANZ & UK 16th September | US 18th September | GA: ANZ & UK 23rd September | US 23rd - 26th September 2024
What's New
- We have improved the polling interval for Connect for Windows when the device is On-Network and School Auto Enrolment (SAE) is turned on, improving the responsiveness for schools using Walled Garden and SAE.
- We have added a new diagnostic page that helps you to identify if Connect for Windows is installed correctly.
Connect for Windows 4.1.6 (August 2024)
EA: 16th August | GA: ANZ & UK 22nd August | US 28th August 2024
What’s New
- Improved Classwize screen stability for student devices entering and exiting hibernation.
- Improved time taken for Student Auto Enrolment customers with Walled Garden enabled to connect to their network.
- Improved interaction between Companion Mode and Windows Servers.
Connect for Windows 4.1.5 (August 2024)
Beta: ANZ & UK 9th August | US 8th August | EA: ANZ & UK 12th August | US 13th August |
GA: ANZ & UK 14th August | US 15th August 2024
What’s New
- We improved Connect for Windows reporting on internal domains.
- We decreased the Connect for Windows installer size by over 40MB.
- We improved and fixed inconsistent reporting and authentication issues on a few Windows machines.
Connect for Windows 4.1.3 (August 2024)
EA: ANZ & UK 5th August | US 6th August | GA: ANZ & UK 6th August | US 7th August 2024
What’s New
- In Connect for Windows 4.1.3, we are fixing inconsistent reporting and authentication issues on a few Windows machines.
- Features in Connect for Windows 4.1.2 that will be removed:
- Improved Connect for Windows reporting on internal domains.
- Decreased the Connect installer size by over 40MB.
- Improved Classwize screen stability for student devices entering and exiting hibernation.
- We will add the removed features in a later release.
Connect for Windows 4.1.2 (July 2024)
Beta: 3rd July | EA: 10th July | GA: 18th July 2024
What's New
- We have decreased our installer size by over 40MB, reducing bandwidth usage for auto-updates and improving performance on low-spec devices.
- We stopped the Connect agent from reporting on internal domains, resulting in clearer reports.
- We improved Classwize screen stability for student devices entering or exiting hibernation.
Connect for Windows 4.1.0 (March 2024)
Beta: 14th March | EA: 19th March | GA: 28th March 2024
What's New
- We resolved an issue with Goverlan device management software failing to connect to its server because Connect for Windows was installed.
- We fixed an issue where PDQ device management software incorrectly reported the installation state of Connect for Windows.
Connect for Windows 4.0.2 (February 2024)
Beta: 7th February | EA: 14th February | GA: 28th February 2024
What's New
- We have adjusted on-network authentication polling to occur less, reducing the number of requests and improving network efficiency.
- We fixed an issue where DNS timeouts occurred on Windows 11 devices while in WEB mode.
Older Release Notes (2023)
Connect for Windows 4.0.1 (December 2023)
GA: 5th December 2023
What's New
- We resolved an issue where signatures were refreshed by the Connect agent every 30 seconds. Now the Connect agent will only refresh if the signature list has changed.
Connect for Windows 4.0 (November 2023)
GA: 5th December 2023
What's New
- Our latest update includes support for Companion Mode. Companion Mode is a new filter mode for Windows only, leveraging browser extensions (Chrome and Edge) for filtering and classroom management. Contact Linewize Support to enable this feature.
- We’ve added WEB mode support for the DNS exclusion list.
- We’ve made changes so that the agent can support Windows 11 SE when our agent is published to the Microsoft store.
- We’ve improved Classwize Focus on multiple URLs.
- We improved the Windows Connect agent uninstall process so that the previous user does not persist.
Connect for Windows 3.6.10 (August 2023)
GA: 5th September 2023
Summary
- We fixed the issue of excessive battery consumption after installing Connect for Windows.
- We resolved the issue of sending incorrect configuration of DNS settings to the DNS server when using DNS mode.
Connect for Windows 3.6.9 (June 2023)
GA: 6th July 2023
What's New
- We made changes to stop the app from communicating with deprecated APIs.
- We now have language support in DNS Mode.
Connect for Windows 3.6.8 (June 2023)
GA: 1st June 2023
What's New
- Our latest update includes bilingual language support, enabling Connect to function on non-English OS devices. The agent now operates in both WEB/FULL modes, although further adjustments are necessary for DNS mode compatibility.
- We implemented changes to clear the verdict cache when utilizing Classwize Pause and Focus.
- We added log transaction IDs that correspond with verdict results, to assist in troubleshooting issues with Connect.
Connect for Windows 3.6.7 (February 2023)
GA: 27th February 2023
What's New
- We addressed some issues in our codebase that previously resulted in internet loss under specific conditions. Additionally, we have implemented measures to detect similar issues from occurring in the future.
Connect for Windows 3.6.6 (January 2023)
GA: 25th January 2023
What's New
- We updated some bugs that resolved issues with the Connect agent plugins that would prevent users from accessing any sites on the Internet.
- We added an auto-recovery process that allows the agent to recover itself when it is having trouble accessing certain resources.
- We improved the way the agent checks in for updates to prevent network crashes with low bandwidth schools.
Older Release Notes (2022)
Connect for Windows 3.6.4 (December 2022)
GA: 6th December 2022
What's New
- Updated the proxy filter library and made changes to our packet filter to improve performance and stability for Windows users.
- Some users were reporting that Teams and Skype took too long to pick up calls. They should find Teams and Skype calls are much faster to connect now.
- We fixed a rare issue that could prevent Connect from restarting after a user rebooted their device.
Connect for Windows 3.6.2 (September 2022)
GA: 19th September 2022
What's New
- We added support for the Classwize Screenshot History Service. This feature will be made available soon in Classwize.
Connect for Windows 3.6.1 (August 2022)
What's New
- Classwize Live View support is now included.
- You can now restrict the Google Workspace domains.
- We resolved an issue where the agent was generating a lot of temp files and failing during auto-updates.
- We resolved an issue that caused the tray app to not appear or was causing it to run multiple instances.
- We fixed an issue that was preventing silent installation of the MSI file.
- We resolved an issue where some Classwize plugins and tools were not functioning or were running multiple instances.
- We improved our enforcing Safe Search feature.
- We resolved an issue where the DNS Filter was not using the right condition.
- We fixed an issue where YouTube videos weren’t reported or blocked in certain conditions.
Connect for Windows 3.6.0 (March 2022)
GA: 31 March 2022
What's New
- We added support for Windows Live View when using Classwize.
- We added support for dynamic header injection when using the Windows Connect agent (This is a re-release due to the rollback of Connect for Windows 3.5.1).
- We resolved an issue causing the Windows Connect agent to go into “Fallback” mode frequently.
- We updated the log4j version.
- We implemented other bug fixes and improvements.
Connect for Windows 3.2.1 (January 2022)
GA: 20th January 2022
What's New
- Addresses an issue with the Connect for Windows v3.2.0 release that stopped some Windows laptops from authenticating “On Network”.
Connect for Windows 3.2.0 (January 2022)
GA: 19th January 2022
What's New
- Addresses support for verdict V3 in the Linewize Connect for Windows agent.
- Fixed an issue in this release that stopped YouTube from functioning correctly with Force Safe Search mode.
- Connect for Windows agent will now poll for updates every five minutes instead of every 30 seconds.