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The changes that most commonly causes issues are **highlighted**. The changes that most commonly causes issues are **highlighted**.
-===== In the Last Major Release 5.20/5.21 (after December 2021) =====+===== [[beta]] In the Last Major Beta Release 6.4 (after September 2024) =====
==== General ==== ==== General ====
-  * 5.20: Removed support for SSH-1. This should not have any impact, as SSH-1 is not used anymore+  * 6.4: Limiting SFTP version to 3 with non-well-known SFTP servers as a workaround for interoperability issues. [[bug>2247]] 
-  * 5.20: SHA-256 fingerprints are not padded with ''='' anymore. That includes result of .NET assembly ''Session.ScanFingerprint''. WinSCP can still accept padded fingerprints. But new unpadded fingerprints cannot be used with old versions of WinSCP.+  * 6.4.1: Dropped support for Windows XP and Windows Vista. Minimal supported version is Windows 7
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 +===== In the Last Major Release 6.2/6.3 (after October 2023) ===== 
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 +==== General ==== 
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 +  * 6.2: SSL (3.0) is no longer supported. TLS 1.0 and 1.1 are disabled by default, to match the OpenSSL 3 defaults.
==== GUI ==== ==== GUI ====
-  * 5.20: Keyboard shortcut for //Restore Selection// command changed to ''Shift+Ctrl+S'' (''Shift+Ctrl+R'' previously). +  * 6.2: Drives hidden by Explorer's ''NoDrives'' policy can now be browsed (the same way it is possible in Explorer). Since 6.4, it is be possible to counter that by optionally following ''NoViewOnDrive'' policy. [[bug>2216]] [[bug>2310]]
-  * 5.20: Monitoring ''A:'' and ''B:'' drives.+
-===== In Older Releases (August 2011 -- December 2021) =====+==== .NET Assembly ==== 
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 +  * 6.2.2:  .NET assembly collections are tagged with ''ClassInterfaceType.None'' to avoid warnings from ''regasm''. 
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 +===== In Older Releases (August 2011 -- October 2023) =====
==== [[older_general]] General ==== ==== [[older_general]] General ====
 +  * 6.0: Keyboard shortcut for //Command Line// command changed to ''Shift+Ctrl+M'' (''Shift+Ctrl+N'' previously).
 +  * 5.20: Removed support for SSH-1. This should not have any impact, as SSH-1 is not used anymore.
 +  * 5.20: SHA-256 fingerprints are not padded with ''='' anymore. That includes result of .NET assembly ''Session.ScanFingerprint''. WinSCP can still accept padded fingerprints. But new unpadded fingerprints cannot be used with old versions of WinSCP.
  * 5.18: Installer needs Windows 7 SP1/2008 R2 SP1. WinSCP application itself still runs on Microsoft Windows XP SP2/Windows Server 2003 SP1 and newer. Use //Portable executables// download.   * 5.18: Installer needs Windows 7 SP1/2008 R2 SP1. WinSCP application itself still runs on Microsoft Windows XP SP2/Windows Server 2003 SP1 and newer. Use //Portable executables// download.
  * 5.16: Consider size of linked file when transferring/synchronizing symbolic link. [[bug>1747]]   * 5.16: Consider size of linked file when transferring/synchronizing symbolic link. [[bug>1747]]
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  * 5.6.4: Considering directories to have zero size, when matching [[file_mask#size_time|file masks]] or sorting by size, even when the server reports size for the directory, to achieve consistent behavior.   * 5.6.4: Considering directories to have zero size, when matching [[file_mask#size_time|file masks]] or sorting by size, even when the server reports size for the directory, to achieve consistent behavior.
  * **5.2.5:** Using UTF-8 for strings (such as file names) with SFTP protocol by default even for version 3 and lower. If your server does not use %%UTF-8%%, you can revert to the previous behavior by setting the //[[ui_login_environment#utf|UTF-8 encoding for filenames]]// to //Off//. [[bug>1072]]   * **5.2.5:** Using UTF-8 for strings (such as file names) with SFTP protocol by default even for version 3 and lower. If your server does not use %%UTF-8%%, you can revert to the previous behavior by setting the //[[ui_login_environment#utf|UTF-8 encoding for filenames]]// to //Off//. [[bug>1072]]
 +  * 5.2: Dropped support for Windows 2000. Minimal supported version is Windows XP.
 +  * 5.0.7: Dropped support for Windows 95/98/ME.
  * 5.0.7: Blowfish is preferred [[ui_login_ssh|SSH encryption cipher]]. [[bug>1]]   * 5.0.7: Blowfish is preferred [[ui_login_ssh|SSH encryption cipher]]. [[bug>1]]
  * 5.0.6: File mask that does not end with slash matches only files, not directories anymore.   * 5.0.6: File mask that does not end with slash matches only files, not directories anymore.
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==== GUI ==== ==== GUI ====
 +  * 5.20: Keyboard shortcut for //Restore Selection// command changed to ''Shift+Ctrl+S'' (''Shift+Ctrl+R'' previously).
 +  * 5.20: Monitoring ''A:'' and ''B:'' drives.
  * 5.16: Removed option to create //Quick Launch// icons (Windows Vista and older only).   * 5.16: Removed option to create //Quick Launch// icons (Windows Vista and older only).
  * 5.14: Keyboard shortcut for //Download// command in Explorer interface changed to ''Ctrl+T'' (''Ctrl+C'' previously).   * 5.14: Keyboard shortcut for //Download// command in Explorer interface changed to ''Ctrl+T'' (''Ctrl+C'' previously).
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==== [[older_automation]] Scripting and .NET Assembly ==== ==== [[older_automation]] Scripting and .NET Assembly ====
 +  * 6.0.1: ''SessionOptions.WebdavSecure'' renamed to ''SessionOptions.Secure'' (and applies to S3 protocol too).
  * 5.18: Deprecated [[library_sessionoptions#giveupsecurityandacceptanysshhostkey|''SessionOptions.GiveUpSecurityAndAcceptAnySshHostKey'']] in favour of [[library_sessionoptions#sshhostkeypolicy|''SshHostKeyPolicy.GiveUpSecurityAndAcceptAny'']].   * 5.18: Deprecated [[library_sessionoptions#giveupsecurityandacceptanysshhostkey|''SessionOptions.GiveUpSecurityAndAcceptAnySshHostKey'']] in favour of [[library_sessionoptions#sshhostkeypolicy|''SshHostKeyPolicy.GiveUpSecurityAndAcceptAny'']].
  * 5.16: TLS/SSL certificate fingerprints in generated URL use dashes (''-'') instead of colons ('':''), while colons are still accepted. Consequently URLs with TLS/SSL certificate fingerprints generated by 5.16 and newer cannot be used for older versions.   * 5.16: TLS/SSL certificate fingerprints in generated URL use dashes (''-'') instead of colons ('':''), while colons are still accepted. Consequently URLs with TLS/SSL certificate fingerprints generated by 5.16 and newer cannot be used for older versions.

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