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Install IAP Desktop

IAP Desktop is a Windows application that allows you to manage multiple Remote Desktop connections to Windows VM instances that run on Google Cloud. This is not an officially supported Google product.

Install with winget
winget install --id Google.IAPDesktop
Upgrade
winget upgrade --id Google.IAPDesktop
Uninstall
winget uninstall --id Google.IAPDesktop

About IAP Desktop

IAP Desktop is a Windows application that allows you to manage multiple Remote Desktop connections to Windows VM instances that run on Google Cloud. This is not an officially supported Google product.

What's new in 2.49.1797

Release 2.49 introduces several quality improvements, including the following: - You can now create new profiles by using the Profile > New profile... menu item. - When IAP Desktop can't connect to a Windows VM, the error message now includes more detailed information. The release also contains fixes for the following issues: - Sign-in: On some Windows machines, signing in to IAP Desktop failed with "access denied" or "connection refused" errors after applying the latest Windows updates. (#1696) - Project Explorer: Loading the list of projects could fail when IAP Desktop wasn't able to determine the status of one or more VM instances. (433036592) IAP Desktop is developed and maintained by jpassing.

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Version history

Version Updated Notes
2.49.1797 Unknown Release 2.49 introduces several quality improvements, including the following: - You can now create new profiles by using the Profile > New profile... menu item. - When IAP Desktop can't connect to a Windows VM, the erro...
2.48.1768 Unknown Release 2.48 introduces several quality improvements and fixes, including the following: - SSH bracketed pasting: When pasting text to a terminal, IAP Desktop now uses bracketed pasting only if the text spans multiple li...
2.47.1752 Unknown Release 2.47 introduces serveral improvements and fixes, including the following: - OS Login for workforce identity users: This version restores the ability for workforce identity users to use OS Login. This feature was...
2.46.1737 Unknown Release 2.46 introduces a number of incremental improvements: - Terminal copy/paste on click: You can now copy terminal output by selecting text and left-clicking the terminal. Similarly, you can use a right-click to cop...
2.45.1717 Unknown Release 2.45 introduces a number of improvements, mostly related to SSH: - Bracketed pasting: When you paste clipboard content to the terminal, IAP Desktop now uses bracketed pasting again. Bracketed pasting helps mainta...
2.44.1694 Unknown Release 2.44 introduces a number of SSH improvements: - New terminal: The SSH terminal is now based on the same component that powers the Windows Terminal. As a result of this change, the terminal now supports a range of...
2.38.1281 Unknown - Workforce identity: IAP Desktop now supports workforce identity federation as an alternative way to sign in to IAP Desktop. - Easier reauthentication: When your session expires, IAP Desktop no longer requires you to gr...
2.37.1187 Unknown - SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS): You can launch SSMS and let it authenticate and connect to SQL Server using either Windows authentication or SQL Server authentication. You can use Windows authentication even if yo...
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