TightVNC 2.7.7 Now Available for Download

A new version of TightVNC is now available for download. TightVNC 2.7.7 contains bug fixes for Windows 8 and restores compatibility with older versions (for example, TightVNC 1.3 for Linux).

Overview
TightVNC is a free remote control software package. With TightVNC, you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard, just like you would do it sitting in the front of that computer.

TightVNC 2.7 introduces a number of new features and improvements including:

Single Application Sharing Mode
Now there is no need to share the whole desktop if you need to remotely control only one application. For that, run a server via the command line, specify -shareapp CLI option and pass a process ID as its argument. In the Viewer window, only the application window will be shown (if any, non-used space in the Viewer viewport is filled with black).

Performance Optimization for Windows 8
Now servers run on Windows 8 are ultra fast and there are no desktop update lags when the Viewer connects to it. This was made possible due to added support for the Desktop Duplication API.

Password Protection for Server-Side Changes
Now remote server can be additionally secured with a new Administration -> Ask password for each operation option. If checked, the password will be asked each time server settings are changed, making it impossible to reconfigure the server during the session whitout appropriate rights for that.

ZRLE and RRE Encoding Support
The list of supported encoding types is extended with ZRLE and RRE compression. Now TightVNC Server is fully compliant to the latest RFB protocol specification.

Main features
TightVNC is:
  • Free for both personal and commercial usage, with full source code available.
  • Useful in administration, tech support, education, and for many other purposes.
  • Cross-platform, available for Windows and Unix, with Java client included.
  • Compatible with standard VNC software, conforming to RFB protocol specifications.

Key benefits
With TightVNC, you can:
  • Cut your expenses and save your time on traveling.
  • Help your friends and family to solve problems with their computers remotely.
  • Make sure nothing wrong is happening on your computers when you are away.

Download TightVNC 2.7.7
TightVNC 2.7.7 is available for download here: www.tightvnc.com/download.php Download the files appropriate for you.

What's new in TightVNC 2.7.7?
TightVNC 2.7.7 includes:

Server for Windows
  • Fixed a bug with multi-monitor configurations running on Windows 8. The main display can be safely set to any monitor in a row or column.
  • On Windows 8, data is no longer corrupted when the screen resolution is not divided by four (native resolution for some laptops).
  • No more issues on the Server side when a zero compression level is set in the Viewer settings (Options > Set custom compression level > level: 0).
  • Fixed incompatibility with older versions of TightVNC Viewer (1.3.10).

Viewer for Windows
  • Fixed a keyboard bug: it stopped working after a file transfer window is opened.

System Requirements
TightVNC supports all desktop and server versions of Microsoft Windows starting at Windows 2000, up to Windows 8 (both x86 and x64).

Reference
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