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HideAway Changelog

What's new in HideAway 4.20.4

Dec 22, 2023
  • New torrent servers. Removed Ukraine, Windows 7 support dropped

New in HideAway 4.20.2 (Oct 25, 2023)

  • New torrent servers.
  • Removed Ukraine, Windows 7 support dropped (25 October 2023).

New in HideAway 4.20.1 (Jun 7, 2023)

  • New updated driver, but ends support for Windows 7. Fixed DNS checks for a DNS leak - which wasn't actually a DNS leak

New in HideAway 4.19.4 (Apr 5, 2023)

  • Many new servers for different locations (5 Apr 2023)

New in HideAway 4.19.3 (Jan 19, 2023)

  • New USA server (Washington DC)

New in HideAway 4.19.2 (Oct 26, 2022)

  • New USA servers.

New in HideAway 4.19.1 (May 19, 2022)

  • New Spain (Madrid), India (Mumbai), Poland (Krakow), Australia (Melbourne) servers. Finnish and Japanese translation

New in HideAway 4.18.3 (Aug 10, 2021)

  • New Dallas and Chicago servers, FTP should work for common FTP clients (9 August 2021)

New in HideAway 4.18.2 (Jul 22, 2021)

  • Fix for BBC iPlayer, FTP should work for common FTP clients (23 July 2021)

New in HideAway 4.18.1 (Jul 8, 2021)

  • Decent speed improvements, fixed server slow down bug, fixed connection error (PR_END_OF_FILE), changed Vienna, Brussels, Milan, Los Angeles, New York, Frankfurt servers and improved IPv6 support.

New in HideAway 4.17.3 (Jun 18, 2021)

  • Replaced Paris server, added Brussels server. Fixed a DNS issue introduced in 4.17.2(11 June 2021)

New in HideAway 4.17.2 (Jun 12, 2021)

  • Replaced USA servers, Asia servers, Frankfurt and Paris servers. Will replace Brussels shortly. Plus small fixes

New in HideAway 4.17.1 (Jun 12, 2021)

  • Starting to replace servers again - London, Zurich, Amsterdam. Plus small fixes

New in HideAway 4.17.0 (Jun 1, 2021)

  • Replaced many servers in the US and elsewhere. Updated some rules. (30 May 2021)

New in HideAway 4.16.8 (Apr 23, 2021)

  • Replaced Ireland and Czech Republic servers. Updated some rules. (23 April 2021)

New in HideAway 4.16.7 (Apr 16, 2021)

  • Updated some code for upcoming release.

New in HideAway 4.16.6 (Apr 3, 2021)

  • Replacement servers for iPlayer and Hong Kong. Version 5 almost ready.. (3 April 2021)

New in HideAway 4.16.5 (Feb 16, 2021)

  • Replacement servers for Auckland, New Zealand and Hong Kong (16 Feb 2021)

New in HideAway 4.16.4 (Feb 9, 2021)

  • License change for trial users (9 Feb 2021)

New in HideAway 4.16.3 (Feb 2, 2021)

  • Some small fixes/changes (2 Feb 2021)

New in HideAway 4.16.2 (Jan 29, 2021)

  • Fixed a rule bug (29 January 2021)

New in HideAway 4.15.2 (Jan 8, 2021)

  • Reverted back recent driver update as MalwareBytes old version causing HideAway to BSOD (9 January 2021)

New in HideAway 4.15.1 (Jan 6, 2021)

  • Updated driver for speed improvements, blue screen issue, bug fixes. Updated Poland, and India IP address. (6 January 2021)

New in HideAway 4.14.4 (Dec 20, 2020)

  • Replaced Sydney server for speed issues.

New in HideAway 4.14.3 (Dec 4, 2020)

  • 4.14.3 Fixed an obscure crashing issue. (4 December 2020)

New in HideAway 4.14.2 (Nov 17, 2020)

  • Fixed a white screen on startup issue for some users.

New in HideAway 4.14.1 (Nov 14, 2020)

  • Fixed a crashing problem for some users, and a problem for some users of some torrent programs. (14 November 2020)

New in HideAway 4.14.0 (Nov 13, 2020)

  • Fixed problem with FTP uploads. Changed Sydney, Australia server, added more servers to London and for torrents.

New in HideAway 4.13.0 (Sep 17, 2020)

  • Fixed MalWareBytes Web Protection conflict.
  • Other small changes

New in HideAway 4.12.1 (Sep 1, 2020)

  • Fixed scanners not working/communicating over mDNS, new Amsterdam server and BBC iPlayer to support IPv6

New in HideAway 4.12.0 (Aug 22, 2020)

  • DNS is 2x faster so everything should feel faster when using the web etc with HideAway. Fixed BBC iPlayer not working, added server in India (Mumbai), changed Amsterdam server. More background work for next version. MalwareBytes with Web Protection causing HideAway to not redirect (not fixed yet by them - just disable their web protection)

New in HideAway 4.11.3 (Jul 15, 2020)

  • Fixed MalwareBytes conflict (interestingly, speeds are much slower with their web protection on). Fixed some instances where packets could get out of order causing some websites to not load. NOTE:This update requires us to update all the servers too, and any old HideAway versions will stop working until you update this latest version. We'll be doing this again in a few days to introduce more speed enhancements.

New in HideAway 4.11.2 (Jul 14, 2020)

  • Fixed 2 license issues. Still working on MalWarebytes conflict (14 July 2020)

New in HideAway 4.11.0 (Jul 3, 2020)

  • Updated Driver, torrent settings, added port 1025 for SMTP, updated translations, fixes for web pages errors, fix for license problem.

New in HideAway 4.10.2 (Jun 21, 2020)

  • Fix for video streaming BBC iPlayer, ITV etc (21 June 2020)

New in HideAway 4.9.1 (Jun 10, 2020)

  • Replaced Amsterdam server due to reliability issues. Some small fixes

New in HideAway 4.9.0 (Jun 8, 2020)

  • Added 'Start when Windows starts' and it will remember the last state when Windows was shut down, or when HideAway was restarted.
  • Torrents now faster by ~4x. Moved 'Watch videos' to bottom of list. New faster Amsterdam server.
  • Added Warsaw, Poland location. Added Düsseldorf, Germany location.
  • More internal changes.
  • Changed Start HideAway/Stop HideAway to Connect/Disconnect

New in HideAway 4.7.0 (Mar 4, 2020)

  • Fixed DNS issue for some Enterprise LANs, increased timeout for slow connections, Fixed Dutch langauge, Added Vivaldi Web Browser support (4 March 2020)

New in HideAway 4.6.0 (Mar 1, 2020)

  • Improved encryption speed and reliability for some edge cases (1 March 2020)

New in HideAway 4.5.0 (Feb 14, 2020)

  • Added support for Chromium Edge. Added Ireland server. Added support for video streaming but not yet enabled as still more work to do, thus have removed 'BBC iPlayer' option for now. (14 Feb 2020)

New in HideAway 4.4.3 (Dec 7, 2019)

  • Fix for BBC iPlayer being blocked. Added Ukraine server.

New in HideAway 4.4.2 (Nov 29, 2019)

  • Fix for people entering license key in lower case.

New in HideAway 4.4.1 (Nov 29, 2019)

  • Fixed issues for some printers/scanners being blocked. Added Brave web browser support. Updated translations. Changed digital certificate for installer.

New in HideAway 4.4.0 (Nov 29, 2019)

  • Enhancements to licensing, including support for reseller keys. Sorry that took a long time. More fixes and features coming more quickly now. Next up Printer fix, Brave browser, then Netflix and other streaming

New in HideAway 4.3.5 (Nov 29, 2019)

  • Added Perth, Australia; Vienna, Austria; Brussels, Belgium; Copenhagen, Denmark locations. Replaced London, UK with new location to prevent Arabic Google; Replaced Amsterdam, Netherlands with 10x faster server; Updated torrent servers.

New in HideAway 4.3.4 (Nov 29, 2019)

  • Added German, Dutch, French, Spanish languages. Fixed iPlayer/enabled email location bug

New in HideAway 4.3.2 (Nov 29, 2019)

  • Added Opera browser, option to not redirect email, link to 'What's new'

New in HideAway 4.3.1 (Nov 29, 2019)

  • ...and reverted back to original driver as it works for everyone

New in HideAway 4.3.0 (Nov 29, 2019)

  • Fixed driver issue compatibility with product called AdGuard and other similar products

New in HideAway 4.2.0 (Nov 29, 2019)

  • Added digital signing to all files to avoid antivirus problems.

New in HideAway 4.1.0 (Nov 29, 2019)

  • Added licensing.

New in HideAway 4.0.0 (Jul 18, 2019)

  • New Look, fixed white screen issue, printer bug on local, added Waterfox and Palemoon, other enhancements.

New in HideAway 3.16 Beta (May 28, 2019)

  • Updated Driver to address some issues with Kaspersky AV.

New in HideAway 3.15 Beta (May 27, 2019)

  • Added 14 more locations, updated encryption, removed Netflix USA until we find a better solution.

New in HideAway 3.14.1 Beta (Apr 17, 2019)

  • Updated the code signing certificate.
  • Torrent fixes.

New in HideAway 3.14.0 Beta (Dec 5, 2018)

  • Got rid of the Firewall popup prompt after install

New in HideAway 3.12.0 Beta (Sep 28, 2018)

  • Changed US Netflix server

New in HideAway 3.11.0 Beta (Sep 6, 2018)

  • Changed UK server, various bug fixes

New in HideAway 3.10.0 Beta (Aug 1, 2018)

  • Added DNS, passes DNS leak tests when redirecting all computer; Options to watch Netflix USA and BBC iPlayer

New in HideAway 3.9.0 Beta (Jul 25, 2018)

  • Added latency for each server while connected (ping test)

New in HideAway 3.8.0 Beta (Jul 23, 2018)

  • New London Server - Unfortunately it gave us a new IP address which doesn't work with BBC iPlayer as it's still showing an old location in France (hopefully will update soon). UDP Support (DNS unsupported, but being worked on currently)

New in HideAway 3.6.0 Beta (Mar 2, 2018)

  • Updated server addresses, speed improvement and preparation of new features.

New in HideAway 3.5.0 Beta (Oct 8, 2017)

  • Re-did rules so they're faster, plus start/stop button is more responsive.

New in HideAway 3.4.0 Beta (Aug 4, 2017)

  • Added TCP in the client.

New in HideAway 3.2.0 Beta (May 23, 2017)

  • Changed Netflix server at Oregon location.

New in HideAway 3.1.0 Beta (May 23, 2017)

  • Added installer splash screen. Fixed issue if install username folder contained a space.

New in HideAway 3.0.1 Beta (Apr 13, 2017)

  • Added installer splash screen. Fixed issue if install username folder contained a space.

New in HideAway 3.0.0 Beta (Apr 13, 2017)

  • Added new installer, digital signatures for driver installation and auto-updater.

New in HideAway 2.1.2 Beta (Feb 1, 2017)

  • Added more locations (Australia and Netherlands), digital signatures for driver installation and auto-updater.

New in HideAway 2.0.3 Beta (Nov 3, 2016)

  • 2.0.3 rewrote server component so it's much faster

New in HideAway 2.0.2 Beta (Aug 24, 2016)

  • 2.0.2 changed Virginia, USA server to enable Netflix again. Removed French server as that host no longer exists

New in HideAway 2.0.1 Beta (Aug 18, 2016)

  • 2.0.1 Improvements behind the scenes for faster speeds. London server regains BBC iPlayer.

New in HideAway 1.4.0x1 (Aug 18, 2016)

  • [CHANGE] Changed installer to get around Kaspersky Self Defense blocking driver installation

New in HideAway 1.4.0 (Aug 18, 2016)

  • [NEW] Users can now edit profile names and delete profiles
  • [NEW] Expanded each pre-defined rules information

New in HideAway 1.3.1.1 (Aug 18, 2016)

  • [FIX] Update to fix intermittent disconnections for some users and blocked access to localhost (printers etc)

New in HideAway 1.3.0 (Aug 18, 2016)

  • [NEW] Drag and drop to prioritize rules: Websites should be at the top, applications in the middle, entire country rules at the bottom.
  • [NEW] Added Swiss, Canadian and French servers. Removed Missouri and Cairo servers due to reliability.
  • [NEW] Added 13 new preset rules.
  • [NEW] User guide added
  • [CHANGE] Hideaway now shows the user interface if it is launched when already running.
  • [CHANGE] Removed upload and download speed from speed screen because ping is a better indicator of speed. All servers are the same spec.
  • [CHANGE] Ordered servers alphabetically by country.
  • [FIX] USB drive fix usb drives with custom drive letters no longer change back to defaults
  • [FIX] Hover over rules grid makes scrollbar more visible.
  • [FIX] Blank device profiles can no longer be created.
  • [FIX] Many other small fixes and improvements