Browse the Internet securely by shielding your personal data and connection information from web beacons and ad trackers. The utility creates an encrypted tunnel from your computer to the dedicated servers and bypasses all kinds of regional or personal restrictions.
Windscribe is a Windows utility that helps you protect your privacy while you're browsing the web. This program encrypts the data you receive and send over the Internet and makes sure no unauthorized users can access your private information, like passwords, email accounts, browser history, and many others.
The application is also capable of blocking ads on your PC, lets you access geo-restricted websites, and bypass the restrictions imposed by your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Windscribe enables you to create a VPN (Virtual Private Network) between your computer and a remote server. Simply log in to your Windscribe account (you can create one on the homepage of the developer), select the preferred remote server, and let the program worry for the rest.
In my testing, the app worked flawlessly. It was very simple to configure and immediately connected to the selected remote server. Furthermore, it didn't use many CPU resources while operating in the background.
My only problem with this program is that you need to install a browser extension in order to block ads and generate and manage secure links.
Other than that, nothing bad can be said about this utility. You can test the app to see how it works without paying a buck. The program lets you use up to 10GB of data, afterwards, if you're happy with the results, you can choose one of the payment options from the homepage of the developer.
v1.8 [Oct 20, 2017]
- LAN proxy gateway.
- Secure Hotspot (Experimental).
- Variable location drawer height.
- Auto login after signup.
- Ability to choose NDIS5 TAP driver.
- Upgrade to OpenVPN 2.4.x with 2.3.x fallback.
- Service notifications.
- Show Pro data-centers to free users.
- Location latency tool-tips added to signal bars.
Fixed bugs
- Always on firewall not working on OS boot on some machines.
- Application crashes after connection attempts are exceeded with “minimize to tray” option checked.
- Application freeze with firewall ON requires reboot.
- API calls not made if app starts with no Internet connectivity.
- Custom installation now allows for non-standard install path.
- Auto-enable disabled TAP adapter.
- 100% CPU when app starts with no Internet connectivity.
- Don’t try UDP protocol if system proxy is configured.
- Constant application window size on variable DPI screens.
- Login form DPI bug.
- On multi-screen computers, tool-tips show on primary monitor.
Other Changes
- Leave firewall ON if ran out of free bandwidth to prevent IP leak.
- Increase reconnect timeout from 5 min to 1 hour.
- Server list source changed.
- Moved server location update process to separate thread.
- Only do ping tests while disconnected.
- Update available UI change.
- Output installed anti-virus software into debug log for troubleshooting.
- Open survey on application uninstall.
- Installer command line arg support.
- Black and white top bar icon on MacOS.
- Ping nodes in batches instead of all at the same time.
- Allow for verbose OpenVPN logging via Advanced Parameters screen.
- When beta channel is selected, check for updates right away.
