Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access
GeneralGlobal Secure Access Client Release Notes
In brief
The release notes now document Web sign-in support, Conditional Access sign-in frequency for Private Access applications, updated firewall behavior, clearer forwarding-profile names, private-network bypass changes, and other improvements.
What Entra admins need to know
Review the updated client behavior and the gradual rollout of Conditional Access sign-in frequency support when assessing Windows client deployments.
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title: Global Secure Access Client Release Notes
description: Review Global Secure Access client for Windows release notes, including new features, fixes, minimum versions, and Windows Update upgrade behavior.
ms.topic: reference
ms.date: 08/26/10/19/2026
ms.reviewer: lirazbarak
ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1023
ai-usage: ai-assisted
Version 2.34.222
Functional changes
- Adds support for Web sign-in for Windows.
- When Private Access is enabled and the device isn't directly connected to the corporate network, Windows Firewall doesn't activate the domain profile.
- The Forwarding profile tab in the Advanced diagnostics tool displays the name of each traffic forwarding profile as it appears in the Microsoft Entra admin center.
- Adds support for Conditional Access sign-in frequency for Private Access applications.
- The Prefer local network option bypasses only connections to IP addresses in common private network ranges.
Other changes
- Improvements to User Datagram Protocol (UDP) tunneling.
- Memory improvements.
- New telemetries are available.
- Accessibility improvements.
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.
Version 2.32.294
Released for download on August 26, 2026.
Functional changes
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: Global Secure Access Client Release Notes description: Review Global Secure Access client for Windows release notes, including new features, fixes, minimum versions, and Windows Update upgrade behavior. ms.topic: reference-ms.date: 08/26/2026+ms.date: 10/19/2026 ms.reviewer: lirazbarak ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1023 ai-usage: ai-assisted@@ -44,6 +44,22 @@ To opt out of automatic upgrades, use the following parameter when you install o > [!IMPORTANT] > If you opt out of automatic upgrades, you're responsible for keeping the Global Secure Access client up to date on those devices. Devices that run older client versions don't receive the latest features, fixes, and security updates. +## Version 2.34.222+### Functional changes+- Adds support for [Web sign-in for Windows](/windows/security/identity-protection/web-sign-in).+- When Private Access is enabled and the device isn't directly connected to the corporate network, Windows Firewall doesn't activate the domain profile.+- The **Forwarding profile** tab in the **Advanced diagnostics** tool displays the name of each traffic forwarding profile as it appears in the Microsoft Entra admin center.+- Adds support for Conditional Access sign-in frequency for Private Access applications.+> [!NOTE]+> Support for Conditional Access sign-in frequency for Private Access applications gradually rolls out to customers.+- The **Prefer local network** option bypasses only connections to IP addresses in common private network ranges.+### Other changes+- Improvements to User Datagram Protocol (UDP) tunneling.+- Memory improvements.+- New telemetries are available.+- Accessibility improvements.+- Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.+ ## Version 2.32.294 Released for download on August 26, 2026. ### Functional changes