
v2.8 [Jul 8, 2016]
- Server for Windows: Fixed minor resource leaks (GuiThread and SocketIPv4 objects did not always closed all their handles properly).
- Server for Windows: Built-in Java Viewer updated to its latest version (2.8.3).
v2.7 [Apr 26, 2013]
- If a server is running on Windows 8, remote desktop screen is updated much faster.
- Now it is possible to show a single application rather than the whole remote desktop. For that, run a server with a -shareapp CLI option and pass a running process ID as its argument.
- Now it is possible to password protect access to server settings (by default, they are accessible once the server is running). It is required to enter an Administrative password to make any changes when Administration > Ask password for each operation is checked.
- Added ZRLE and RRE encoding support.
- Fixed issues when Extra Ports are used: now clients can safely establish connection to a server.
- When a client has disconnected, pressed key states are reset on the server side.
- Fixed an issue with drawing of a cursor on the server side when Let remote server deal with cursor option is enabled in the Viewer settings. Transparency issues for a cursor are also fixed.
- Fixed a bug with desktop size after the screen DPI is changed.
- Invalid JPG data now leads to error throwing rather than crashing.
- Fixed a bug with queued and non-sent updates on desktop changes.
- Fixed a missing system libraries error on Windows 2003 (sometimes wtsapi32.dll or psapi.dll could not be found).
v2.6 [Oct 31, 2012]
--Installer for Windows: Fixed a problem where TightVNC Server was registered as a Windows service, despite that was disabled via the MSI property SERVER_REGISTER_AS_SERVICE.
--Server for Windows: New version of the built-in Java Viewer (version 2.6.2).
--Server for Windows: Refactored the desktop architecture (no changes in the functionality).
--Viewer for Windows: A number of improvements in full screen mode.
--Viewer for Windows: Fixed a problem where the viewer could hang up or crash after disconnect.
--Viewer for Windows: Fixed minor errors in Tight decoder.
v2.5 [Apr 26, 2012]
The biggest change in this version is the new TightVNC Viewer for Windows. It has been redesigned and implemented from the scratch. The primary design goal was to develop a remote control SDK and build the viewer on top of it. Now, the software developers have an easy way to add remote control functionality to their products. The SDK has a simple interface which hides all the complexity of the underlying protocols. It's written in C , has minimum dependencies on Windows systems and will be made truly cross-platform in its future versions.
- Native 64-bit version for improved performance in x64 systems.
- Fast screen drawing and optimized decoders.
- New ZRLE decoder for improved compatibility with wide range of VNC-compatible servers.
- Desktop scaling that can be easily controlled via the toolbar.
- New feature to pause screen updates. You can freeze the remote desktop at any moment, e.g. to make a screenshot, examine details or demonstrate the screen to other people.
- Unicode-enabled compilation. Unlike previous versions of TightVNC Viewer, this one fully supports Unicode and has no problems with using multiple national languages in user input, screen labels, file names etc.
- Easily reusable source code.
v2.0 [Feb 23, 2010]
*Fixes a Packaging Issue
*DPI Scaling bug
*Updates keyboard handling features
*Fully Tested with Windows 7
Great way to remotely access and control machines running different operating systems
I've been using Remote Desktop Connection Manager for a while now and it's been a great tool for managing multiple remote connections
Excellent tool for remotely controlling other computers. It allows you to establish a secure connection to another computer and view programs in text mode