Release notes for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
Zoom provides up-to-date release notes for the Zoom clients and plugins for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). These releases are based on the standard desktop client, including most features supported by VDI, and this article contains information about recent changes specific to the VDI, including new and enhanced features, updates to existing features, and bug fixes. In addition, you can find information about upcoming changes (if available) and see a recent history of updates made.
Other relevant release notes: Web portal, Zoom client, Team Chat, Zoom Phone, and Zoom Whiteboard
Learn more about changes to the VDI release cycle.
Upcoming release
Details about upcoming releases will be posted as they become available.
Released
March 26, 2024
Version 6.2.13
Resolved issues
| Feature title | Description |
|---|
| ChromeOS fixes |
|---|
| Video and audio lag issues | An issue has been addressed where users experienced audio and video lag using the ChromeOS plugin when in a meeting with multiple participants. |
| Video Location Hangs When Window Moves | Resolved an issue where users were experiencing issues with the popped out video of the speaking user not moving with the main Zoom window after switching to the presenter view. |
| General fixes |
|---|
| Mic remains muted when entering recording enabled meeting | An issue has been addressed where users remain muted when joining a meeting that was being recorded, and they consent to being recorded, even though Mute my mic when joining has been disabled. |
| Embedded browser does not support Ping SSO provider | Enhancements have been made to support the SSO provider Ping when logging into the VDI client. |
| Remove Pin option not displayed in the correct location | An issue has been addressed where the Remove Pin option was not displayed in the in-meeting UI's correct location. |
| Nametag being displayed during simulive webinar | An issue has been addressed where participants' nametags were being displayed during simulive webinars. |
| Improvement on MMRDirect mode | An enhancement has been made to skip network testing when only MMRDirect mode is configured for the VDI plugin. |
| Unable to receive Closed Caption | An issue has been addressed where users were unable to view Closed Captions. |
| Logging tool unable to collect logs | An issue has been addressed where the logging tool was unable to collect the most recent logs, if the log file number was greater than the maximum file amount. |
| VDI plugin shutdown process hanging | An issue has been addressed where the VDI plugin shutdown process would hang upon exit. |
February 25, 2024
Version 6.2.12
General Updates
New and enhanced features
- General Features
- Save Screenshots as Files and in Clipboard
In version 6.2.11, a keyboard shortcut (CTRL + T) was added to take a screenshot to drop into chat. To avoid issues where the chat was closed, screenshots are always saved to the Zoom directory in Documents and kept in the clipboard to paste optionally. - Pull Opt Out configuration using WMI
The setting on the thin client for Opt Out has been added to the WMI class for PluginInfo. - Policy to disable an MS Teams check related to HID
A new policy named CheckHIDControl has been added. Adding the policy and setting the value to 1 will disable the check for the msteams.exe process and will enable HID device sharing. Learn more about HID support and options to control checks for the VDI client.
Resolved Issues
- General fixes
- Limit the number of Custom Filter Files created by custom apps
Zoom Apps that create custom filters are now limited to only ten filters before older filters are overwritten. This change is to avoid excessive filters from being created for updates, such as displaying the current time. This issue addresses a change made in release 6.2.10. - Fix from standard Windows client to address unresponsive session
An issue initially reported for the standard Zoom Workplace client was fixed in release 6.3.0. The same problem was found to also affect the VDI Zoom Workplace client and could result in multiple users temporarily freezing during a Zoom meeting. - Zoom for Workplace VDI client crashing during meetings
An issue has been fixed with the video codec, causing the Zoom for Workplace VDI client to crash during meetings.
- Windows fixes
- Use case insensitive check for Universal Plugin keyword check
The Windows Universal Installer has been modified to use a case-insensitive check for existing keywords when installing. - Change to remove multiple dump files
A change was made to the sequence of events that process the collection and removal of log files to ensure the operation to remove a directory was completed before processing the next directory. While the issue always existed, the problem only occurred when a directory contained very small files. - Runtime dll missing when launching Zoom Plugin
Changes have been made to the plugin management to include the runtime dll within the plugin installation. - AI Companion setting not being followed
An issue has been fixed with the Allow users to ask AI Companion questions about the meeting, sub-setting Share Access with not being recognized when in a meeting. - Skip DLL signature check for APP-V deployment
Changes have been made when installing the Zoom for Workplace VDI client, signature checks for dll files loaded from App-V will no longer be necessary. - Roaming file size keeps increasing with corrupted DB file
An issue has been fixed with the corrupted DB files, causing the roaming profile folder for the Zoom for Workplace VDI client to become excessively large.
January 13, 2025
Version 6.2.11
Note: This release includes features released for the Zoom Workplace app version 6.2.11, except those noted below.
General Updates
New and enhanced features
- General Features
- Updates to support Omnissa Horizon
Installation changes required to support the new Omnissa Horizon client have been added for Windows, Linux (Ubuntu only), and MacOS in this release. The VDI Zoom Workplace client has also been updated for the branding change to Omnissa Horizon. - Support for Screen Capture keyboard shortcut
Screen capture for VDI has been updated to support using the keyboard shortcut (CTRL + T) at any time. - Multi-share pop-out tab support for single and multiple monitors
Updates to the standard Windows client (v6.2.0) have been incorporated into this release to support opening a share session as a new window pop-out.
Resolved Issues
- General fixes
- VDI client application name
The name of the application has been changed to Zoom VDI Workplace.
- Windows fixes
- VDI Plugin Mgmt updates pop up UAC dialog for 64-bit installation
An issue was discovered where the service that provides administrator privileges when installing the VDI plugin (when using VDI Plugin Management) was no longer running after a reboot of the 6.2.10 or 6.2.11 release. The issue was traced to changes made in the standard client and the fix has been incorporated into this release. - Optimization for Webview cache files
Customer deployments where the %APPDATA% directory for the virtual machine was moved to a server reported performance issues resulting from the number of temporary webview cache files being written to the server. A change has been made in this release to use %LOCALAPPDATA% for Webview cache files instead.
- Linux fixes
- Share content lost after resizing when using CWA 2408 with eLux
An issue where the share session was no longer displayed after resizing an upscaled and windowed Citrix session has been corrected. The problem occurs when using Citrix Workplace client version 2408 or greater with eLux. - Desktop freezes after ending a remote control session
A problem has been addressed where a Dell ThinOS client's virtual desktop would freeze after ending a remote control session with another participant.
- MacOS fixes
- Potential issue where Citrix Workspace could hang when disconnecting
An issue has been corrected where the Citrix Workspace client could hang when attempting to disconnect.
- Amazon fixes
- Blurry video when moving meeting to a different monitor
A problem has been addressed where the meeting video could appear slightly blurry when the window was moved to another monitor. - Video lost when moving to a different monitor
Improvements have been made to tracking how multiple monitors are accounted for. The changes correct an issue where dragging a meeting window to a new monitor could result in lost video.
- HP Anyware fixes
- Updates for Ubuntu/HP ThinPro plugin support
Changes have been made to address reported issues when using the recent Linux plugins added for the HP Anyware platform. These include an issue where a black video is displayed after disconnecting and reconnecting without exiting the HP Anyware client.
December 9, 2024
Version 6.2.10
Note: Version 6.2.10 of the VDI plugin is the last release, where a 32-bit version of the Windows VDI Plugin will be available for download. In future releases, only a 64-bit VDI Plugin for Windows will be available.
General Updates
New and enhanced features
- General Features
- "Discover what's new" link
For customers that allow virtual desktop users to "Check for updates" for the VDI Zoom meeting client, a link to the associated release notes for the VDI release is now available to open the release notes in a browser. - VDI Plugin Management Policies in Zoom Device Management
Policy management for VDI Plugin Management policies is now available in Zoom Device Management (ZDM). Customers interested in using ZDM to manage their VDI Plugin Management will need to update to 6.2.10 before using ZDM to manage their VDI Plugin Management policies. - Zoom Mesh test added to VDI Zoom Workplace client Diagnostics
The ability to run tests from within the VDI Zoom Workplace client for Zoom Mesh has been added to the Diagnostics options. - Call status added to WMI data
WMI queries now include call status to indicate if the user is in a Zoom or Contact Center meeting or phone call. - Dialog customization for Opt Out dialog text
For customers that enable the "Opt Out" policy (EnableVDIPluginAutoUpdateOptOut), the dialog text displayed for the Opt Out confirmation can be customized using the policy VDIPluginOptOutDescription. - Rename "Screen Share Offload" to "VDI Share Mode"
We've changed the VDI tab under Statistics to use the term "VDI Share Mode" to display how share offload is configured. - Personalized Audio Enhancements
Changes made for the standard client to provide users with more guidance to enable or disable Personalized Audio based on audio detection have been added to the VDI client and plugin. - System Audio Enhancement control
A new option labeled "Windows system audio enhancements" was added for the standard Zoom Workplace client, which is also supported for the VDI Zoom Workplace client and the new VDI Plugin. Options for "Auto, On, and Off" under Audio settings ->Advanced provides users with the ability to follow the system settings for the selected device or enable/disable the feature from within Zoom. Disabling system audio enhancements can be useful to address unwanted noise suppression, such as allowing music to be sent as part of the call. - Improvements for "I am away" and "I am back" experience
Support has been added in the VDI Zoom Workplace client and VDI Plugin for a new improvement to the standard Zoom Workplace client. When selecting the option to display "I am away", audio and video are automatically turned off. When changing the indication to show "I am back", audio and video are restored to their previous state. - Broadcast host speaking (mic) from the main session to all breakout rooms
The Breakout Room host can now use a hotkey or UI element to send their microphone audio from the main session to all breakout rooms simultaneously. - Allow Users to Turn on Recording without Host
Meeting hosts now have an administrator setting that can be enabled to allow participants to start recording a meeting without requiring the admin to be present.
- MacOS and Windows Features
- Diagnostic support for the VDI Plugin Management app
The VDI Plugin Management application, optionally installed with the MacOS and Windows VDI plugin, has been updated with a diagnostics option. Users can now check their VDI plugin installation and collect logs using the VDI Plugin Management application to provide more information and support when troubleshooting. For Windows users with Administrator privileges, the option to Repair can be used to run the MSI repair option.
- Linux Features
- HP ThinPro and Ubuntu VDI Plugin for HP Anyware
VDI Plugins for Ubuntu and HP ThinPro now support the HP Anyware platform. - Screenshot optimization for Dell ThinOS
Support for the screenshot feature has been added for the Dell ThinOS platform.
- Azure/Windows 365 Features
- Remote Control using Share Offload
Changes were added in this release for the Azure/Windows 365 platform to support the use of Remote Control when share sessions are redirected to the VDI Plugin (Share Offload). Previously, requests for remote control required disabling Share Offload to provide access to the user's mouse and keyboard.
- ChromeOS features
- Support for Pin and Multi-Pin
The ability to pin one or more participants during a meeting has been added for the ChromeOS VDI Plugin solution.
Resolved Issues
Note: All fixes for previous patch releases 6.1.11, 6.1.12, and 6.1.13 have been incorporated into the 6.2.10 release.
- General fixes
- Bluetooth HID support
Improvements have been made for Bluetooth HID devices used with VDI. The improvements add support for using HID controls to accept an incoming call/meeting request and for mute/unmute. Please note that support for ending a meeting or hanging up a call using a HID button is currently not supported for VDI. Leave meeting HID controls are also not supported for USB HID devices. - Potential fatal error when waiting room video fails to load
An issue has been addressed where the waiting room video could fail because of network conditions, and clicking "retry" would cause a crash. - Profile images may not update dynamically after logging in
Changes were made in the VDI Plugin to dynamically update the user's profile image if they join a meeting without logging in and then log in while still in the meeting. The problem affected all previous releases. - HID support when running on a physical machine
For customers who install the VDI Zoom Workplace client on physical machines, a change was made to provide HID support when running Zoom without a remote connection. - Concurrent Meeting support
An issue has been fixed where starting a second meeting would stop the optimization of the first meeting through the VDI Plugin. The problem was traced to a change made in 6.1.12. - Nametag displayed when the video is minimized
The nametag was previously displayed on top of the toolbar when minimizing the video. This release now displays the nametag under the toolbar. - Zoom Mail correction for case-sensitive check for From address
A hotfix from the standard client to correct an issue where forwarding an email failed if the From address contained both upper and lower case letters has been added to the VDI release. - Zoom Mail fix for editing the original content when forwarding
This release contains a hotfix from the standard client for Zoom Mail to address an issue where the original content could not be edited when forwarding the email. - Toolbar will always be displayed when minimizing video and sharing
To minimize video redrawing in the VDI client, the option "always show meeting controls" is force enabled on. When minimizing video, an issue has been addressed where the toolbar was hidden.
- Windows fixes
- Logi Dock Video Mute not working
The Logi Dock option to mute video has been fixed for the standard Windows Zoom Workplace client and also confirmed as fixed when using the VDI Zoom Workplace client.
- ChromeOS fixes
- Black regions are displayed on the screen after the meeting ends
A problem has been corrected where the web view used for the meeting video could display a black region after the end of the meeting. - Incorrect speaker selection used for Zoom Phone
An issue has been corrected where the wrong speaker could be used for audio during a Zoom Phone call if there were multiple speakers that could be selected. This problem was introduced in 6.1.10.
- Azure/Windows 365 fixes
- Zoom Workplace Calendar displays the wrong time
Changes have been made in both the standard Zoom Workplace app and the VDI Zoom Workspace app to correct an issue where the API request to get time zone information could fail.
- MacOS fixes
- VDI Plugin not connecting when using Catalina
Changes made when creating the MacOS VDI plugin package using a newer release of the packaging software were discovered to introduce a connection issue for any combination of the MaxOS VDI Plugin version 5.17.10 or above and a release of the Mac OS version 10.15.7 or greater. The problem has been corrected in this release and will be provided in a patch release for the previous 6.1.10 branch in the future. - Changes for the new Citrix Viewer toolbar in release 2409
This release has modifications to ensure that the video does not cover the new toolbar design in the Citrix Viewer app released in version 24.09.
March 26, 2025
Version 6.1.17
Resolved issues
| Feature title | Description |
|---|
| ChromeOS fixes |
|---|
| Immersive view causing the client to crash | An issue has been addressed where users using immersive view experienced issues with the client crashing. |
| General fixes |
|---|
| Mic remains muted when entering recording enabled meeting | An issue has been addressed where users remain muted when joining a meeting that was being recorded, and they consent to being recorded, even though Mute my mic when joining has been disabled. |
| Nametag being displayed during simulive webinar | An issue has been addressed where participants' nametags were being displayed during simulive webinars. |
| Improvement on MMRDirect mode | An enhancement has been made to skip network testing when MMRDirect mode is configured for the VDI plugin. |
| Unable to receive Closed Caption | An issue has been addressed where users were unable to view Closed Captions. |
| Logging tool unable to collect logs | An issue has been addressed where the logging tool was unable to collect the most recent logs if the log file number was greater than the maximum file amount. |
February 24, 2025
Version 6.1.16
General Updates
New and enhanced features
- General Features
- Pull Opt Out configuration using WMI
The setting on the thin client for Opt Out has been added to the WMI class for PluginInfo. - Policy to disable an MS Teams check related to HID
A new policy named CheckHIDControl has been added. Adding the policy and setting the value to 1 will disable the check for the msteams.exe process and will enable HID device sharing. Learn more about HID support and options to control checks for the VDI client.
Resolved Issues
- General fixes
- Fix from standard Windows client to address unresponsive session
An issue initially reported for the standard Zoom Workplace client was fixed in release 6.3.0. The same problem was found to also affect the VDI Zoom Workplace client and could result in multiple users temporarily freezing during a Zoom meeting. - Zoom for Workplace VDI client crashing during meetings
An issue has been fixed with the video codec, causing the Zoom for Workplace VDI client to crash during meetings.
- Windows fixes
- Use case insensitive check for Universal Plugin keyword check
The Windows Universal Installer has been modified to use a case-insensitive check for existing keywords when installing.
- Change to remove multiple dump files
A change was made to the sequence of events that process the collection and removal of log files to ensure the operation to remove a directory was completed before processing the next directory. While the issue always existed, the problem only occurred when a directory contained very small files. - Runtime dll missing when launching Zoom Plugin
Changes have been made to the plugin management to include the runtime dll within the plugin installation. - AI Companion setting not being followed
An issue has been fixed with the Allow users to ask AI Companion questions about the meeting, sub-setting Share Access with not being recognized when in a meeting. - Skip DLL signature check for APP-V deployment
Changes have been made when installing the Zoom for Workplace VDI client, signature checks for dll files loaded from App-V will no longer be necessary. - Roaming file size keeps increasing with corrupted DB file
An issue has been fixed with the corrupted DB files, causing the roaming profile folder for the Zoom for Workplace VDI client to become excessively large.
- Azure fixes
- Zoom Workplace Calendar displays the wrong time
Changes have been made in both the standard Zoom Workplace app and the VDI Zoom Workspace app to correct an issue where the API request to get time zone information could fail.
January 13, 2025
Version 6.1.15
General Updates
Resolved Issues
- General fixes
- Video not displayed in the waiting room
Changes have been made to address a potential issue where video might not be displayed in the waiting room. - VDI client application name
The name of the application has been changed to Zoom VDI Workplace.
- Linux fixes
- Share content lost after resizing when using CWA 2408 with eLux
An issue where the share session was no longer displayed after resizing an upscaled and windowed Citrix session has been corrected. The problem occurs when using Citrix Workplace client version 2408 or greater with eLux. - Missing button for switching to shared content
A problem has been corrected where switching from shared content to video was not displaying an option in the upper left corner on top of the video to switch back to the shared content. - Webinar improvements
Several changes have been made to improve Webinar behavior. The updates include fixing an issue where switching between share sessions after annotating could fail. Several cosmetic improvements were also added to improve the raised hand graphic and medium-size reactions and provide a consistent tooltip when switching between share sessions. - Desktop freezes after ending a remote control session
A problem has been addressed where a Dell ThinOS client's virtual desktop would freeze after ending a remote control session with another participant.
- MacOS fixes
- Potential issue where Citrix Workspace could hang when disconnecting
An issue has been corrected where the Citrix Workspace client could hang when attempting to disconnect. - VDI Plugin not connecting when using Catalina
A connection issue for combinations of the MaxOS VDI Plugin version 5.17.10 or above with a release of the Mac OS version 10.15.7 or greater required a package update. The problem was corrected in the 6.2.10 release and is available in this 6.1.15 patch release as well.
- Amazon fixes
- Blurry video when moving meeting to a different monitor
A problem has been addressed where the meeting video could appear slightly blurry when the window was moved to another monitor. - Video lost when moving to a different monitor
Improvements have been made for tracking how multiple monitors are accounted for. The changes correct an issue where dragging a meeting window to a new monitor could result in lost video.
November 25, 2024
Version 6.1.14 (25530)
Note: This is a client only release and does not contain an update for the plugin.
General Updates
New and enhanced features
- General features
- New dashboard reporting data
Additional information was added to the VDI Zoom Meeting client to provide information used for the new Optimized/Unoptimized/Local dashboard report for VDI.
Resolved Issues
- General fixes
- Remove cleanup process for roaming data
For customers using an external drive to store AppData\Roaming, the operation to remove the older emoji data was time-consuming. While we investigate ways to improve efficiency, this release removes the delete operation to avoid the additional time associated with removing the unused files.
November 18, 2024
Version 6.1.13 (25490)
General Updates
Resolved Issues
- General fixes
- Clean up both old and new log locations for roaming data
A change for the roaming data location was made in release 6.1.10 to move data from AppData\Roaming to AppData\Local. This release updates logging configuration options to automatically check both locations. - Background color missing in Outlook Calendar
When integrating with the Outlook Calendar, the background color was missing when the current user created a new entry. This issue has been fixed in version 6.2.5 of the standard Windows Zoom Workplace client. The same change has been applied to this patch release for VDI. - Potential crash condition for the VDI Zoom Workplace client
An issue has been fixed where the VDI Zoom Workplace client could terminate when launched. The problem was introduced in release 6.1.12. - Frozen share session video
A problem has been corrected for accounts that enable the new AV1 codec. In some cases a share session could be sent using the AV1 codec to an older VDI Plugin which resulted in the video freezing because the new codec type could not be decoded.
- Windows fixes
- Virtual Background support for Intel® Core™ 7 processor 150U
The VDI Plugin has been updated to enable virtual background support for computers with a motherboard based on the Intel® Core™ 7 processor 150U. - VDI Plugin Management Auto Update Repair Mode Loop
An issue has been addressed where a damaged VDI Plugin installation could enter into an endless repair loop. - Active Speaker Nametag not updating in Webinar and Events
A problem has been corrected where the nametag for the active speaker was either not updating or only updating after a long delay when session branding nametags were being used.
- Mac fixes
- SSL verification update when redirecting to another domain
A change has been added to handle SSL verifications for MacOS when a download URL redirects to another domain. This change will ensure a future change from Zoom.us to Zoom.com will work with our VDI Plugin Management solution.
October 21, 2024
Version 6.1.12 (25370)
Resolved Issues
- General fixes
- Account settings to disable editing/deleting message
This release supports new account controls to provide administrators with the ability to disable the option to edit or delete messages in Team Chat.
- Windows fixes
- OpenSSL Control Flow Guard
Changes have been made to address an issue where the 64-bit Zoom Meeting client (both standard and VDI builds) would exit after signing in. This fix provides a solution that keeps Control Flow Guard enabled. Customers affected by this issue that are unable to update can disable Control Flow Guard for earlier builds by following the instructions in this article. - Prevent VDI Plugin from loading during an update
To avoid possible race conditions where a virtual desktop session is started during a VDI Plugin installation, a change has been made to disable the VDI plugin at the start of an installation or uninstall. - Auto-update support when %appdata% path is on a network drive
An issue has been corrected where auto-update for the VDI Zoom Meeting client would fail if the %appdata% directory pointed to a network drive that required user credentials.
- Amazon fixes
- Video rendered on wrong monitor when using multiple monitors
An issue has been corrected where offloaded video could be rendered on the wrong monitor when using full screen multi monitor mode. - Support for command line option to skip rebooting when installing
For customers using the MSI command line option "MSIRestartManagerControl=Disable" changes were made to allow the administrator to apply reboot and complete the installation.
Note: This also applies to the HP Anyware platform.
September 27, 2024
Note: This is a patch release that provides an update for only the ChromeOS VDI Plugin. The update is automatically deployed when using our ChromeOS solution. There is nothing to download and install. The update is managed by Zoom. This release note is provided to account for the new release version.
Version 6.1.11
Resolved Issues
- ChromeOS fix
- Optimize video subscription
A ChromeOS issue was reported where the video began to lag during a large meeting. The problem has been addressed by changing the logic used to request which video resolutions to receive.
September 12, 2024
Version 6.1.10 (25260)
New and enhanced features
- General features
- Zoom Mesh for Meetings
Zoom introduces Zoom Mesh for meetings, allowing account owners and admins to optimize Internet bandwidth consumption during meetings. Similar to mesh for webinars, admins can control mesh for meetings through separate tabs in the menu. They can duplicate settings from webinars to meetings or vice versa and gradually enable mesh for meetings using Account and Group level settings. Meeting participants can join the mesh as parents or children, request specific video streams, and optimize downstream media delivery, reducing bandwidth usage and enhancing the meeting experience.. Changed to: Zoom introduces Zoom Mesh for meetings, allowing account owners and admins to optimize Internet bandwidth consumption during meetings. Similar to mesh for webinars, admins can control mesh for meetings through separate tabs in the menu. They can duplicate most settings from mesh for webinars to mesh meetings or vice versa and gradually enable mesh for meetings using Account and Group level settings. Meeting participants can join the mesh for meetings as parents or children to receive downstream media from cloud or other clients to reduce downstream bandwidth usage and enhancing the meeting experience. - Zoom Network Connectivity Tool
Support for the Zoom Connectivity Tool has been expanded with additional coverage for Zoom VDI Users. The Network Connectivity Tool allows users to run a series of tests on their network connection, providing insights into any issues they may be experiencing. Logs can be exported to be provided to Zoom Support for more severe issues and troubleshooting, as well as the ability to run the network test on a specific server URL. For VDI plugins, the option to test applies to only Mac and Windows in this release. - Store emoji files in Appdata\local
To improve performance when using a roaming profile, the emoji files have been moved from AppData\Roaming to Appdata\local - Enhanced visual effects and background controls
Zoom is enhancing the Meetings experience by consolidating visual effect settings, making it easier for users to adjust their video appearance and backgrounds. Now, users can adjust lighting, add background blurs, virtual backgrounds, and more from one place. - Multi-share - View newest share tab
The Multi-Share feature allows participants to share multiple content items and types simultaneously in a meeting. This capability benefits users by organizing each shared item into tabs, making it easier to follow along with the meeting activities. With the latest enhancement to this feature, participants can be directed to the newest share tab so they stay up-to-date with the meeting's flow. - Smart Speaker Tag
When a user joins a meeting that includes a Zoom Room user that has Smart Speaker Tag enabled, the speaker names are displayed in the captions/transcript to indicate which user is speaking.
Resolved Issues
- General fixes
- Unable to drag minimized meeting window after CWA 2405 update
Version 2405 of the Citrix Workspace App required a change to support dragging the minimized meeting window. - Mirror my video not displaying correctly in Multi-speaker view
This release fixes an issue where checking the option "Mirror my video" in Video settings was not correctly sending mirrored video in multi-speaker view. - Transparency not displayed when switching to Multi-speaker view
A problem has been addressed when configuring a meeting to use wallpaper and the option for transparency. The configuration displayed correctly in gallery view but not when switching to multi-speaker view. - Bandwidth limits not applied for breakout rooms and greenroom
An issue where bandwidth limits were not applied when the client was in a breakout room or the backstage/greenroom has been fixed for the standard client and the changes made for the VDI client and plugins as well. The issue has existed since breakout rooms and backstage/greenroom support was added. - Display 6 small video participants when in Speaker mode and Maximized or Full Screen
The number of displayed participants in the video strip above the speaker when in Speaker View is constrained to 6 participants to be both consistent with the standard client and minimize resources required.
- MacOS fixes
- Omit VDI Plugin Management if newer version is installed
Previously, if the option to install VDI Plugin Management was checked but a newer version was already installed, the package would display an error message. This has been changed and if a newer release of VDI Plugin Management has been installed, the installer does not attempt to install the older version and does not display an error. - Prevent VDI Plugin from loading during plugin updates
To avoid possible race conditions where a virtual desktop session is started during a VDI Plugin installation, a change has been made to disable the VDI plugin at the start of an installation or uninstall.
- Azure/Windows 365
- Unable to start VDI Zoom Meeting client after auto-update
An issue has been addressed where the VDI Zoom Meeting client was not restarting automatically after an auto-update in a Windows remote desktop environment.
- Linux fixes
- Add Intel Celeron N5105 to virtual background whitelist
The Intel Celeron N5105 processor has been added to Zoom's virtual background whitelist, enabling virtual background support for thin clients using that processor. - No scroll button beside the strip videos in immersive view
An issue was addressed where the scroll button beside the strip videos was not displayed when the number of users displayed in immersive view required an option to scroll.
- Zoom Phone fixes
- GPS information for 933 calls using the MacOS VDI plugin
GPS information was missing and has been added for the MacOS VDI Plugin when making a 933 call. - Company location cannot be configured for 933 calls
The option to configure a company location for verification when checking address information through a 933 call was not available when connected to a VDI Plugin. The option has been added in this release. - Monitor button and GCP button missing
A correction was made to display the monitor and GCP buttons after re-opening the virtual machine in client login status.
- ChromeOS
- Virtual background not displayed in waiting room
The ChromeOS VDI plugin has been updated to correctly display a virtual background when the user is placed into the waiting room before joining a meeting. - Flickering video when dragging the Meeting window
Changes were made to address video flickering when dragging the meeting window. - Minimize and restore a Webinar changes animated emojis display
A problem has been addressed where minimizing a webinar meeting with animated emojis was changing the displayed emojis to a linear display when the meeting window was restored. - Watermark only displayed for participants with video enabled
When a watermark has been configured, all participants are expected to display the watermark in their participant view. An issue was found and has been fixed where the watermark was not displayed for participants not sending video.
November 25, 2024
Version 6.0.16 (25510)
Note: This is a client only release and does not contain an update for the plugin.
General Updates
New and enhanced features
- General features
- New dashboard reporting data
Additional information was added to the VDI Zoom Meeting client to provide information used for the new Optimized/Unoptimized/Local dashboard report for VDI.
November 18, 2024
Version 6.0.15 (25480)
General Updates
Resolved Issues
- Windows fixes
- Virtual Background support for Intel® Core™ 7 processor 150U
The VDI Plugin has been updated to enable virtual background support for computers with a motherboard based on the Intel® Core™ 7 processor 150U. - VDI Plugin Management Auto Update Repair Mode Loop
An issue has been addressed where a damaged VDI Plugin installation could enter into an endless repair loop. - Active Speaker Nametag not updating in Webinar and Events
A problem has been corrected where the nametag for the active speaker was either not updating or only updating after a long delay when session branding nametags were being used.
- Mac fixes
- SSL verification update when redirecting to another domain
A change has been added to handle SSL verifications for MacOS when a download URL redirects to another domain. This change will ensure a future change from Zoom.us to Zoom.com will work with our VDI Plugin Management solution.
October 21, 2024
Version 6.0.14 (25360)
Resolved Issues
- Windows fixes
- OpenSSL Control Flow Guard
Changes have been made to address an issue where the 64-bit Zoom Meeting client (both standard and VDI builds) would exit after signing in. This fix provides a solution that keeps Control Flow Guard enabled. Customers affected by this issue that are unable to update can disable Control Flow Guard for earlier builds by following the instructions in this article. - Prevent VDI Plugin from loading during an update
To avoid possible race conditions where a virtual desktop session is started during a VDI Plugin installation, a change has been made to disable the VDI plugin at the start of an installation or uninstall. - Auto-update support when %appdata% path is on a network drive
An issue has been corrected where auto-update for the VDI Zoom Meeting client would fail if the %appdata% directory pointed to a network drive that required user credentials.
- MacOS fixes
- Prevent VDI Plugin from loading during plugin updates
To avoid possible race conditions where a virtual desktop session is started during a VDI Plugin installation, a change has been made to disable the VDI plugin at the start of an installation or uninstall.
- Amazon fixes
- Video rendered on wrong monitor when using multiple monitors
An issue has been corrected where offloaded video could be rendered on the wrong monitor when using full screen multi monitor mode. - Support for command line option to skip rebooting when installing
For customers using the MSI command line option "MSIRestartManagerControl=Disable" changes were made to allow the administrator to apply reboot and complete the installation.
Note: This also applies to the HP Anyware platform.
September 27, 2024
Note: This is a patch release that provides an update for only the ChromeOS VDI Plugin. The update is automatically deployed when using our ChromeOS solution. There is nothing to download and install. The update is managed by Zoom. This release note is provided to account for the new release version.
Version 6.0.13
Resolved Issues
- ChromeOS fix
- Optimize video subscriptions
A ChromeOS issue was reported where the video began to lag during a large meeting. The problem has been addressed by changing the logic used to request which video resolutions to receive.
August 25, 2024
Version 6.0.12 (25240)
Resolved Issues
- General fixes
- Use Separate Audio Device for Ringtone
A fix was made to play the ringtone on the selected device for the option "Use separate audio device to play ringtone simultaneously". The problem resulted from optimization done in 6.0.10. - Client freezing when joining meetings with many participants
This VDI release includes changes found and fixed for the standard Zoom Workplace client related to joining a meeting from Zoom Calendar with a large number of participants in the invite.
- Windows fixes
- Unable to drag minimized meeting window after CWA 2405 update
Version 2405 of the Citrix Workspace App required a change to support dragging the minimized meeting window.
- Linux fixes
- Mouse click not captured after text annotation using iGel and VMware
If text annotation was used during a share session, a problem was discovered where mouse clicks on target areas such as a menu were not being processed. The issue was found in 6.0.11 when using an iGel plugin in a VMware environment. - High CPU load with 2k/4k monitors with HP T630/T730
To address increased CPU load that affects meeting performance when high resolution monitors are connected to HP T630 and T730 thin clients, video resolution and frame rate are now reduced. Other thin clients with quad-cpus also benefit from this change.
- Zoom Phone fixes
- Monitor buttons not visible when user being monitored is an a call
When using the ability to monitor another user, an issue was discovered and fixed where the monitor buttons were not visible when the user being monitored was in a call.
September 27, 2024
Note: This is a patch release that provides an update for only the ChromeOS VDI Plugin. The update is automatically deployed when using our ChromeOS solution. There is nothing to download and install. The update is managed by Zoom. This release note is provided to account for the new release version.
Version 5.17.16
Resolved Issues
- ChromeOS fix
- Optimize video subscriptions
A ChromeOS issue was reported where the video began to lag during a large meeting. The problem has been addressed by changing the logic used to request which video resolutions to receive.
Version 5.17.15 (25220)
Resolved Issues
- Windows fixes
- Unable to drag minimized meeting window after CWA 2405 update
Version 2405 of the Citrix Workspace App required a change to support dragging the minimized meeting window.
- Linux fixes
- High CPU load with 2k/4k monitors with HP T630/T730
To address increased CPU load that affects meeting performance when high resolution monitors are connected to HP T630 and T730 thin clients, video resolution and frame rate are now reduced. Other thin clients with quad-cpus also benefit from this change.
- Zoom Phone fixes
- Monitor buttons not visible when user being monitored is an a call
When using the ability to monitor another user an issue was discovered and fixed where the monitor buttons were not visible when the user being monitored was in a call.
July 21, 2024 version 6.0.11 (25150)
- General fixes
- Security enhancements
- Show/Hide Event Attachment
Customers can configure if attachments included in an email meeting invitation are copied to the Zoom Calendar meeting notification. - Archiving consent pop-up for external users
Support for additional archiving notification options for external participant audio archiving was released for the standard client.
Resolved Issues
- Linux fixes
- CPU load improvements
Changes were made to reduce CPU load during a meeting. - Virtual background preview
An issue has been fixed where the virtual background displayed when joining a meeting for the first time was displayed incorrectly. The problem was specific to release 6.0.10.
- MacOS fixes
- VDI Plugin Management for VMware
An issue was found and has been fixed where VDI Plugin Management, when detecting and installing a missing VMware VDI Plugin for MacOS, was installing a plugin that was not connecting after the installation.
June 30, 2024 version 6.0.10 (25100)
Changes to existing features
- Zoom app now named Zoom VDI Workplace app
The Zoom app is now named Zoom VDI Workplace, to align the app name with Zoom's extensive product offerings that are designed to help users reimagine the way they collaborate. Users updating to this version will see the new Zoom Workplace branding in the app and as the app name in their app directory. - Block VDI Plugin updates for Windows 7/8/8.1
Windows OS platforms 7, 8, and 8.1 are no longer supported. Beginning with this 6.0.10 release, VDI Plugin Management will block updating an older plugin to a newer release if the device is running on an older unsupported platform. - Update VDILogTool to notify when plugin logs are missing and show log level
A notification has been added to the VDILogTool to notify the user if they are using the option to collect logs, but no logs from the plugin are found, and the log level is displayed as missing logs (usually because the log level is too low). - Change the logging path for debug log files
The log path has been changed from %appdata%/ZoomVDI/logs to %localappdata%/ZoomVDI/logs on the Windows platform. The VDILogTool will check both the new path and the previous path when collecting logs to continue to support older releases. - Disable Spatial Audio for VDI
Additional work is required to support Spatial Audio in the VDI plugin and the feature has been disabled. - Disable Dynamic Emoji Video Effect for VDI
A future update will be required to support the dynamic emoji video effect in the VDI plugin and the feature has been disabled for now.
New and enhanced features
- General features
- Zoom desktop app color themes and visual overhaul
The appearance of the Zoom desktop app is overhauled with a new color scheme and icons. These color schemes, including bloom (blue), agave (green), and rose (red), are available when running the desktop app in the light mode and can be chosen through app settings. These color themes are applied to the app's global navigation bar and the in-meeting window. Please note that color themes require a new 6.0.10 VDI Plugin. - Persistent More menu and global navigation behavior in the Zoom Workplace app
In the global navigation toolbar on the Zoom Workplace desktop app, users can click any item in the More menu to automatically pin it to the toolbar to keep frequently used products available for quick access. Additionally, if users attempt to move all product tabs into the More menu, they will be notified that at least one tab must remain active. - macOS proxy support for VDI Plugin Management
When using VDI Plugin Management for macOS clients, support has been added to allow the VDI plugin package to be downloaded through a proxy. - Policy to force silent updates for the VDI Plugin
The policy called ForceSilentVDIPluginUpdate provides administrators with the option to detect an outdated or missing plugin. It also provides the option to download and install the required VDI Plugin after the user disconnects from their virtual desktop without prompting or informing the user that a new VDI Plugin is being downloaded and installed. - Support custom text for VDI Plugin Management dialogs
A policy called VDIPluginAutoUpdateDescription provides administrators with the ability to customize the dialog text in the VDI Plugin Management prompt dialog for missing or out-of-date plugins. - VDI Win Plugin support for ARM64
A new VDI media plugin provides native ARM64 support for devices running on ARM64 processors. - VDI plugin support for the new eLux 7 release
The new VDI plugin supports eLux 7. This will ensure full compatibility and optimal performance with the latest version of eLux. The existing VDI plugin for eLux 6 will continue to be maintained. This ongoing support will ensure stability and compatibility for users who have not yet upgraded to eLux 7. - Additional policies for Zoom Device Management (ZDM)
The following policies have been added for ZDM: DisableMMRDirect, DisableUDPBridge, DisableICABridge, DisableMMRDirect_Phone, DisableUDPBridge_Phone, DisableChannelBridge_Phone. - Language translation for the Windows Universal Installer
Starting with this 6.0.10 release the Windows Universal Installer has been updated to translate the installer into all supported languages.
- Meeting/webinar features
- Improved collaboration with Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive files
Sharing files from Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive is updated to make it easier to select files and share them for in-meeting viewing or collaboration. First, the third-party service's native file picker will be used to select a file, instead of the Zoom file picker. After selecting a file from Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive, choosing Collaborate (which will grant participants file editing permissions), invites all participants to join in collaborating on the document using their system browsers. - Updated icons and meeting visuals
The in-meeting experience is updated with new icons and other visual changes to menus and toolbars. - Personalized in-meeting toolbars
Zoom Meeting participants can personalize the in-meeting toolbar by dragging and dropping to add, move, and remove meeting feature options to suit their needs. Buttons can be reordered, or dragged to/from the More menu. Personalizations for signed-in users will be synced across their desktop experiences. Additionally, the default in-meeting toolbar has fewer buttons and consolidated many options under the More menu to support improved ease of use. The Audio, Video, More, and End options cannot be removed from the in-meeting toolbar. Additionally, the floating screen-sharing toolbar is updated and simplified to make it easier to use and more focused on core tasks while presenting during a meeting. - Customized Webinar Waiting Rooms
Users can customize the waiting room experience for their webinars by applying their own branding with custom messages and videos that can play automatically for attendees. VDI participants will be able to experience the customizations by upgrading to the 6.0.10 VDI Zoom Meeting client and VDI plugin. - Portrait lighting for video
The portrait lighting setting allows Zoom to dim your background while brightening you in the foreground, making you stand out even more in your meetings. This is available through in-app video settings and has hardware prerequisites similar to using virtual backgrounds without a green screen. This feature requires updating the VDI Plugin to version 6.0.10 or greater.
Note: This feature is not currently supported in the Linux VDI plugins.
- Meeting features
- Multi-speaker video layout
The multi-speaker video layout helps provide meeting participants a more engaging experience, dynamically adapting to current speakers by highlighting and enlarging their video tiles over others, while still providing a view of other participants in a smaller gallery view below. This will also be available when viewing shared content in side-by-side mode, with the speakers being more prominently displayed next to the shared screen or app window. This feature requires updating the VDI Plugin to version 6.0.10 or greater. - Meeting wallpapers
Meeting hosts can customize the wallpaper in their meeting, adding more color and customization to their meeting view. The host or co-host can choose from preset images provided by Zoom or their account admins. With a selection made, they can also adjust how much to blend the participant videos with the wallpaper image. Admins can control the use of this at the account level, as well as provide additional default images, which are available to the host and co-host during meetings. Images uploaded through the web portal by admins must be JPG/JPEG or 24-bit PNG with a maximum size of 15 MB. The recommended resolution is 1920x1080px. This feature requires updating the VDI Plugin to version 6.0.10 or greater. - Multi-share - View the newest share tab
The multi-share feature allows participants to share multiple content items and types simultaneously in a meeting. This capability benefits users by organizing each shared item into tabs, making it easier to follow along with the meeting activities. With the latest enhancement to this feature, participants will be directed to the newest share tab so they can stay up-to-date with the meeting. - Personalized speech denoise
To provide the best audio quality possible for Zoom Meetings in busy environments, users can configure Personalized Denoise in the Zoom desktop app audio settings directly, which will capture and analyze a clip of your audio from meetings to differentiate your voice from and suppress background noise in meetings. Zoom does not receive or retain this clip or analysis, which stays on your device and is only used for noise suppression in meetings you join. This feature requires updating the VDI Plugin to version 6.0.10 or greater. - Disable and hide Auto-Accept for Remote Control
A configuration has been added to web settings to provide administrators with the option to disable the user's ability to select auto-accept for remote control and to hide that feature in the user interface.
- ChromeOS features
- Preview virtual background selections
Selecting a virtual background from the settings pane will display the selected background combined with the user's camera feed. Previously, virtual background changes were only displayed while in a meeting. This is a new change for ChromeOS added in this release. - Increase supported video resolution
Enabling the HD checkbox in Video Settings will send a higher-resolution video stream from the ChromeOS device to other participants. The result will depend on the device where the ChromeOS Plugin is running and if another participant's view would benefit from higher resolution, such as viewing the ChromeOS participant. This change is for the ChromeOS plugin only.
Resolved issues
- General fixes
- Security enhancements
- Use separate audio device to play ringtones simultaneously
An issue has been addressed where changing Audio Settings during a meeting for the Use separate audio device to play ringtone simultaneously option was not persistent and would revert to the setting state before the meeting. This issue was reported in version 5.16.10. - Allow non-VDI users to request permission to record locally
While a VDI participant cannot record a meeting locally, an issue has been corrected where a request from a non-VDI participant to record locally was blocked. Non-VDI participants can request and be given permission to record locally. - Compatibility change for older plugins and local device selections
In 5.16.10, a feature was added to save the user's device selections on the thin client. When connecting to an older plugin, changes have been made to use the previous logic to select the default device. This change was also made in EP Release 5.17.13. - Changes for Enhanced Multi-Share Mode
Enhanced Multi-Share Mode is disabled for the VDI Zoom Meeting client, but changes have been made to support a VDI Zoom Meeting client as a participant in a meeting where the host uses Enhanced Multi-Share Mode. - Share session blocked by invisible window
An issue where users were not seeing the share session has been addressed by adding the ability to find and account for invisible windows owned by other applications. Customers must work with engineering to add a registry entry for Zoom to account for any application with an invisible window. This change was also made in EP release 5.17.13. - Correction when moving a window in dual screen mode
A problem has been fixed for an issue that occurred when dragging or resizing a greenroom video window, CCI video window, a second active video window, or a second share window in dual-screen mode, where the window would flash to another screen. This change was also made in EP release 5.17.13. - Incorrect IP Address displayed for VDI Plugin
Dashboard reports have been corrected to filter out invalid network IP addresses. This change was also made in EP release 5.17.13. - Share session frame rates
VDI share sessions default to a frame rate of 5 FPS. A recent change (5.17.5 and 5.17.10) resulted in a higher frame rate being applied. The issue has been corrected and frame rates are correctly limited to 5 FPS or less. This change was also made in EP release 5.17.12. - Update the calendar client if the time zone is changed
A problem has been corrected where changing the time zone while Zoom is running was not applying the update to the calendar client and the original time zone was still used. - Clean up cosmetic issues related to dialog/popup shadows
Some dialogs and popups had a dark black border that had been removed to clean up the look. The problem was traced to release 5.17.6.
- macOS fixes
- Mute/unmute AirPods
Two issues were addressed related to AirPods and mute/unmute functionality. One issue was toggling the Sync headset checkbox off and back on, which would lose the ability to mute and unmute AirPods. Another change was made to wait for the VDI Plugin connection before sending the commands to sync. The changes only affect the use of AirPods with Zoom Phone. - Share audio no longer working after Citrix Workspace update
An update for the macOS release of the Citrix Workspace application added a new feature to support multiple audio devices. Unfortunately, the solution to share audio during a presentation requires a virtual audio driver that was affected by the change. To address the issue in this release, the Citrix feature is disabled when installing the plugin for macOS. - Page controls when using a minimized video window
Minimizing a meeting with enough participants to require providing buttons to select different pages was found to have an issue where an extra click was required before the control was displayed. The page buttons are now displayed when switching to a minimized view.
- Linux fixes
- Screenshot optimization for 4K monitors
A timeout was increased to account for the additional time required to process and transmit a screenshot when using a higher-resolution 4K monitor. - Transparent annotation toolbar
An issue happened when setting the qt render mode to "basic" and using the qt transparent window at the same time The problem was reported in 5.17.13. - Network disconnect and reconnect failure
A problem has been fixed where disconnecting and reconnecting using a LAN cable could fail and the client would exit when reconnecting to the Azure virtual desktop. This change was also made in EP Release 5.17.13. - Video tracking lost when returning to Webinar Backstage
An issue was found when a panelist joined a webinar and moved from backstage to the live webinar area, and then backstage again. On the return to the webinar backstage, the video was unresponsive when the user adjusted the window size or position. - Audio device selection not saved
An issue has been fixed where an audio device selection, changed in the Audio settings pane, was not saved when restarting the client. The problem was from a change made in 5.17.5. This change was also made in EP Release 5.17.13. - Device unresponsive when video rendering increases
An issue was reported where thin clients could become unresponsive due to a combination of factors resulting in a significant increase in the processing required for video rendering. - Missing HID Support for Thinpro7
A change was made for the Linux Universal installer to correct an issue where the zoommedia_hid.rules file was not installed for ThinPro7. This change was also made in EP release 5.17.13. - Circular annotation not displayed on edge of shared content
If a shared screen was put into windowed mode and resized there was a condition that has been corrected where the tooltip for the circular annotation tool would no longer be displayed when moved to the edge of the window. The problem was reported in 5.15.10. - Clean up video artifact for eLux viewing share session
When viewing a share session in a side-by-side gallery view using an eLux plugin, entering or exiting full-screen mode could result in a video artifact from the participant video being displayed on top of the share session. The issue was introduced in version 5.14.0.
- VMware fixes
- Video lost after restarting Horizon with Linux
An issue for Linux has been corrected where the user started a meeting with video on, restarted VMware Horizon during the meeting, and the next meeting had no video. This change was also made in EP release 5.17.13. - Incorrect video alignment when moving between monitors
A fix was made to address an issue when resizing and moving windows from one monitor to another could result in the video no longer aligning with the window. The problem could also occur when going in and out of full-screen mode. This change was also made in EP release 5.17.13. - Clean up older 32-bit files after updating both Zoom and Horizon to 64-bit
After installing the 64-bit version of the VMware Horizon client followed by the 64-bit Universal Installer for Windows, the update of the 64-bit Zoom VDI Plugin did not remove all of the older 32-bit files. The installer has been updated to check for installations in the older 32-bit path and remove any remaining files for the older plugin.
- Amazon fixes
- Installation change for AWS PCoIP
The installer has been modified to skip the installation of the Teradici VChan DLL when installing for Amazon Workspaces using PCoIP to avoid some connectivity issues that could result. This change was also made in EP release 5.17.13. - Remove older extension when updating from 32-bit to 64-bit
The zWspExtension.exe was not removed when updating from the 32-bit VDI Zoom Meeting client to the 64-bit release. The issue has been corrected in this release.
- HP Anyware fixes
- Video overlay not hidden when minimizing client
When using two monitors and going into full-screen mode for the HP Anyware client, an issue was found where the video preview displayed in the Video Settings dialog was not hidden if the HP Anyware client was minimized. - Reconnect to VDI Plugin after a session takeover
Changes were made to account for a condition where the VDI Plugin would not connect if the same account used a new computer to "take over" a virtual desktop that was still connected to another computer they had been using for the same desktop. - Terminate VDI Plugin process when closing HP Anyware
Closing the HP Anyware desktop session window was not ending the VDI Process which could result in audio still being transmitted. The VDI Plugin process is now terminated when the virtual desktop is closed. - Video on the wrong monitor when using dual monitors
Changes have been made to address an issue where the video was not displayed correctly for an HP Anyware desktop configuration using two monitors. This fix was also released in EP release 5.17.11.
- Zoom Phone fixes
- Volume changes not applied after switching speaker selection
A problem was fixed where the speaker volume could not be adjusted after changing the device selection. - "Confirm emergency address" prompt not displayed
A change was made to detect a change to a new WiFi network for the VDI Plugin and prompt the user to confirm the emergency address. - Update GPS location in CDR to last location if client moves during call
GPS location information has been corrected to update to the last location used when disconnecting the call if the location changes during the call.
- Zoom Webinar fixes
- Increase video resolution for webinar participants
Changes were made to request higher resolution video for webinar participants.
- Zoom Contact Center fixes
- Notification on top of video
An issue has been addressed where a portion of the video window was covered before the recording started. - Remove the caret indication for the More menu from the video tab
Moving the mouse on top of the video tab was incorrectly displaying a caret indication for the More menu.
- ChromeOS VDI plugin fixes
- Unable to leave Voicemail for users with a Video Greeting
When placing a Zoom Phone call to a user who declined, the option to leave a voicemail message was not working previously and there was no audio prompt. Changes were made to provide a solution for ChromeOS and this feature is now supported. - ChromeOS Zoom Phone Thin Client IP and port missing during call
In the Statistic dialog, the Zoom Phone tab has a line to display the thin client IP and port used during an active call. The information was missing from the previous release and is now displayed when using a ChromeOS VDI plugin.
ChromeOS VDI plugin
The VDI Chrome plugin does not support all the features that the others do. If you use both a standard VDI plugin and the ChromeOS plugin, please note that there are some features that do not work. Learn more about configuring Zoom's Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solution for use on ChromeOS.
July 21, 2024 version 5.17.14 (25140)
- General fixes
- Security enhancements
- Show/Hide Event Attachment
Customers can configure if attachments included in an email meeting invitation are copied to the Zoom Calendar meeting notification.
Resolved Issues
- Linux fixes
- CPU load improvements
Changes were made to reduce CPU load during a meeting.
- MacOS fixes
- VDI Plugin Management for VMware
An issue was found and has been fixed where VDI Plugin Management could detect a missing VMware VDI Plugin for MacOS but the plugin was not connecting after the installation.
June 16, 2024 version 5.17.13 (25060)
Changes to existing features
- General features
- Disable and hide Auto-Accept for Remote Control
A configuration has been added to web settings to provide administrators with the option to disable the user's ability to select auto-accept for remote control, and to hide that feature in the user interface.
Resolved issues
- General fixes
- Security enhancements
- Compatibility change for older plugins and local device selections
In 5.16.10, a feature was added to save the user's device selections on the thin client. When connecting to an older plugin, changes have been made to use the previous logic to select the default device. - Share session blocked by invisible window
An issue where users were not seeing the share session has been addressed by adding the ability to find and account for invisible windows owned by other applications. Customers will need to work with engineering to add a registry entry for Zoom to account for any application with an invisible window. - Correction when moving a window in dual screen mode
A problem has been fixed for an issue that occurred when dragging or resizing a greenroom video window, CCI video window, a second active video window or a second share window in dual-screen mode, where the window would flash to another screen. - Incorrect IP Address displayed for VDI Plugin
Dashboard reports have been corrected to filter out invalid network IP addresses.
- Linux fixes
- Network Disconnect and Reconnect Failure
A problem has been fixed where disconnecting and reconnecting using a LAN cable could fail and the client would exit when reconnecting to the Azure virtual desktop. - Missing HID Support for Thinpro7
A change was made for the Linux Universal installer to correct an issue where the zoommedia_hid.rules file was not installed for ThinPro7.
- VMware fixes
- Video lost after restarting Horizon with Linux
An issue for Linux has been corrected where the user started a meeting with video on, restarted Horizon during the meeting, and the next meeting had no video. - Video alignment incorrect when moving between monitors
A fix was made to address an issue when resizing and moving windows from one monitor to another could result in the video no longer aligning with the window. The problem could also occur when going in and out of full screen mode.
- Amazon fixes
- Installation change for AWS PCoIP
The installer has been modified to skip the installation of the Teradici VChan DLL when installing for Amazon Workspaces using PCoIP to avoid some connectivity issues that could result.
May 17, 2024 version 5.16.16 (24960)
Note: This release is for plugins only.
Resolved issues
- Linux fixes
- VDI Plugin deadlocks
An issue where the VDI plugin became unresponsive was investigated and changes were made when rendering high resolution video, particularly when a 4K monitor was connected to a device with limited processing power. - Audio lost when elevating Phone to Meeting
When converting a call between two Zoom Phone users to a meeting, a problem has been addressed where the speaker audio was lost for the user who converted the call. Found in 5.17.5 - Restore last audio device selected when restarting
Changing to a different audio device during a meeting and later resetting the default audio device in the Settings pane was not changing the default when the client was restarted. This issue was from a change in 5.17.5.
May 13, 2024 version 5.17.12 (24920)
Changes to existing features
- Improvements for screen sharing
The Zoom for Workplace VDI client has been optimized to reduce CPU load when screen sharing by only streaming screen share content when the content of the screen share has changed.
Resolved issues
- General fixes
- Remove excessive logging files
A change was made to remove excessive logging files generated by earlier VDI Plugin versions when updating to a new release. - Joining a Zoom for Government meeting through a proxy
To support joining a meeting hosted within the Zoom for Government environment (zoomgov.com), a modification has been made to provide the correct URL for the proxy. - Host version missing in the Dashboard
A problem has been fixed where VDI host versions 5.17.10 and 5.17.11 were not displayed in the drop-down menu for the VDI dashboard.
April 22, 2024 version 5.17.11 (24850)
Note: The 5.17.10 and 5.17.11 VDI Zoom Meeting client releases have been replaced with version 5.17.12. A reporting issue has been found in release 5.17.10 and 5.17.11. Neither version is displayed in the VDI Dashboard for the VDI Host Version report. The problem has been corrected in release 5.17.12 and Zoom has removed the links for the two earlier releases to prevent customers from installing a version with a known problem. For customers who have already downloaded and installed an earlier release, we recommend updating to 5.17.12 as soon as possible to ensure their VDI Host reports provide accurate information.
New and enhanced features
- General features
- Support for Music App and Computer Audio
For VDI participants joining a meeting where the Zoom-created Music App is being used, the VDI client and plugin supports listening to music from the Music App. These changes also support the ability to hear when another participant is sharing Computer audio from the Advanced Share options. - Video optimization for Zoom Contact Center and VDI
Customers using Zoom Contact Center with a virtual desktop deployment can utilize video optimization through the VDI plugin with this release. This version of the VDI Zoom meeting client and VDI plugin are required for the new optimization. - Toast notifications for Zoom Phone audio
A new notification is displayed when Zoom detects a volume level at the start of a call that is likely too low, with a Turn up volume option to easily increase the volume. - DSCP support for Zoom Phone QoS
The VDI client supports DSCP marking for QoS tagging. Additionally, RTCP and RTP packets are transmitted using the same channel. This feature must be enabled by Zoom.
- Meeting and Webinar features
- Virtual background support for HP T655s
HP T655s with an AMD R2314 processor are added to the allowlist to support virtual backgrounds.
Resolved issues
- General fixes
- Minor bug fixes
- Security enhancements
- Bandwidth limits incompatibility with Zscaler
An issue has been fixed where network bandwidth limits were not being applied due to using a Zscaler proxy. - Share session frame rates
An issue was reported where a higher frame rate was being used when screen sharing, instead of the default frame rate of 5 FPS. This issue was reported in versions v5.17.5 and 5.17.10. The issue has been corrected and frame rates are appropriately limited to 5 FPS or less. - Outlook starting with Zoom Meeting client
An issue where the Outlook plugin for Zoom was inadvertently starting Outlook when Zoom was started. The issue was reported in version 5.17.5. - Voice messages from an iOS device not playing in Team Chat
An issue was reported where a Team Chat voice message created by an iOS device could not be played on the VDI client. - Computer audio from multiple presenters not heard in Breakout Room
An issue was reported where only the last presenter's computer audio was heard after moving from the main room into a breakout room.
- Linux fixes
- Device unresponsive when video rendering increases
An issue was reported where thin clients could become unresponsive due to a combination of factors resulting in a significant increase in the processing required for video rendering. - Audio device selection not saved
An issue was reported where audio device selection changed in the Audio settings was not being saved when restarting the client. The issue was reported in version 5.17.5. - Video tracking lost when returning to Webinar Backstage
An issue was found when a panelist joined a webinar and moved from backstage to the live webinar area and then to backstage again. On the return to the webinar backstage, the video was unresponsive when the user adjusted the window size or position.
- HP Anyware fixes
- Video on the wrong monitor when using dual monitors
An issue was reported where the video was not displayed correctly for an HP Anyware desktop configuration using two monitors.
March 18, 2024 version 5.17.10 (24730)
Note: The 5.17.10 and 5.17.11 VDI Zoom Meeting client releases have been replaced with version 5.17.12. A reporting issue has been found in release 5.17.10 and 5.17.11. Neither version is displayed in the VDI Dashboard for the VDI Host Version report. The problem has been corrected in release 5.17.12 and Zoom has removed the links for the two earlier releases to prevent customers from installing a version with a known problem. For customers who have already downloaded and installed an earlier release, we recommend updating to 5.17.12 as soon as possible to ensure their VDI Host reports provide accurate information.
Changes to existing features
- End of support for Windows 7 and Windows 8
Zoom is ending support for Windows 7 and Windows 8. Future releases will no longer prompt the user to update if they are running on either of those platforms. - End-of-support for VDI clients on 32-bit devices
With the 5.17.10 release, currently scheduled for March 2024, this will be the last version to support VDI clients on 32-bit devices. VDI plugins will not yet be affected, but end-of-support for VDI plugins is planned for much later in 2024, although no exact date has been set yet. Lower VDI client versions will be unaffected and continue to support 32-bit devices until they succumb to a future quarterly lifecycle enforcement. - End-of-support for VDI on Ubuntu 16
With the upcoming 5.17.10 release, currently scheduled for March 2024, Zoom will be ending support for Ubuntu version 16. Devices still running Ubuntu 16 will need to update to a higher Ubuntu version, or otherwise will have version 5.17.10 (or a later EP of this branch) as the last available version for install or update.
New and enhanced features
- General features
- ChromeOS VDI optimization for Citrix Workspace
Admins can configure managed ChromeOS devices through the Google Admin console to provide VDI optimization with Citrix virtual desktops. VDI Plugins are provisioned to the Chromebook by adding a policy for the managed device. Learn more about configuring Zoom VDI for ChromeOS. - WSP for Amazon Workspaces
This release adds support for WorkSpaces Streaming Protocol (WSP) for Amazon WorkSpaces, and NICE DCV protocol for Amazon AppStream (Desktop View) and any other remote desktop product that uses NICE DCV. Both client and VDI Plugin must be updated for VDI optimization to work with the WSP or NICE DCV. Learn more about configuring WSP. - VDI Plugin Management application for Windows
With this release, a separate application is installed by default for the Windows VDI Plugin Management package. Installation of the application is enabled by default when installing the latest VDI Plugin, but it can also be downloaded and installed separately from the VDI Plugin Management page. - Plugin Management opt-out policy
Admins can choose to provide an option for users to stop being prompted for available VDI Plugin updates. Both the VDI client and VDI Plugin Management will need to be updated before enabling the EnableVDIPluginAutoUpdateOptOut policy, which will modify the VDI Plugin update dialog with an Opt Out option, which disables VDI Plugin update notifications. These notifications can be re-enabled through the VDI Plugin Management application. Learn more about using the Opt Out policy for VDI Plugin Management. - VDI policy options for Zoom Device Management
For customers adding virtual desktops to Zoom Device Management, VDI-specific policies have been added to ZDM. Refer to the VDI section of the ZDM article for more information about what is supported and the requirements for VDI. This feature is dependent on a backend server update, currently scheduled for March 22, 2024. - Alternate storage location for VDI client updates through ZDM
Admins using Zoom Device Management can configure an alternate location to download and install Zoom Meeting client updates for VDI.
- Meeting/webinar features
- Dual Screen mode
The Use dual monitors option under General settings has been implemented for VDI. Enabling this option will show participants' video and screen shared content on separate screens for thin clients that can support the feature. Note: There are known issues related to annotation with multi-share, which vary slightly by platform and are already being investigated for a resolution. - Join from room auto-proximity detection
The option to connect to a nearby Zoom Room using auto-proximity detection has been added to the VDI plugin. Users in a Zoom Room with a personal device running the VDI plugin will be able to use the Join from room option to detect and connect to the Zoom Room. For more information about how to use ultrasonic sound proximity detection. - Annotation toolbar updates
Updates made for the annotation toolbar on the 5.16.0 standard client release have been enabled on the VDI client and will be available when connecting to the VDI client with a VDI plugin version 5.17.10 or higher.
Resolved issues
- General fixes
- Hide Huddles tab from Settings
The configuration options for Zoom Huddles have been removed when using the Zom VDI client with an optimized virtual desktop, as the feature is not currently supported for VDI and Huddles is still in limited beta. - Hide download progress for VDI Plugin Management
When clicking the Later option to install a VDI Plugin update, the download bar of the VDI plugin to install later is hidden. - Audio connection status incorrectly displaying pronouns
An issue was reported where a participant connecting only with audio was incorrectly displaying pronouns. The issue was reported in version 5.17.5. - Notifications conflicts when requiring virtual backgrounds
An issue was reported where notifications when trying to start video were not properly displayed if a virtual background was required by the administrator but the user's configuration or computer did not support virtual backgrounds. - Bandwidth Limits option "Do not receive video" not applied
The admin option to limit bandwidth usage and, when in the configured range, disable incoming video was not being correctly applied to the VDI Plugin. This issue has been corrected and was reported in version 5.13.10.
- Zoom Phone fixes
- No audio for Zoom Phone when using 4G cellular
An issue was reported where Zoom Phone was unable to connect to audio for devices with a built-in 4G SIM card. The problem was reported in version 5.16.10.
- Windows fixes
- Loss of WMI when updating from 32 to 64-bit VDI Plugin
An issue was reported where installing a new 64-bit release of the VDI Plugin over an existing 32-bit VDI Plugin instead removed and did not reinstall WMI for the new plugin. The issue was reported in version 5.16.10. - Turn video on after unlocking a thin client with an avatar
An issue was found where a participant's video was not being re-enabled if they were using an avatar for their video and then locked-and-unlocked their thin client during a meeting. This issue was reported in version 5.12.0. - Open required ports during installation
Firewall rules for required ports are now included in the Universal Plugin installer to address warnings that could be displayed when running Zoom after the installation. - Hide download progress during VDI Plugin update
The download progress indication displayed when users clicked the Later option to install a VDI Plugin update is no longer displayed by default.
- Linux fixes
- Play sound for share session when ShareOffload is disabled
An issue was reported where the ShareOffload policy was disabled and the virtual desktop did not forward the audio from the share session to the VDI Plugin as expected. This issue affected all previous VDI plugin versions. - Do not prompt to stop recording when pausing record
An issue was reported where pausing a recording using an Azure/Windows 365 virtual desktop, the user was unexpectedly prompted to stop the recording. The prompt has been removed and the issue was reported in version 5.17.5.
- HP Anyware fixes
- Miscellaneous fixes
An issue was reported where the logic when disconnecting and reconnecting to the virtual desktop could result in flickering and other issues.
February 26, 2024 version 5.17.6 (24660)
New and enhanced features
- General features
- Proxy support for Zoom Phone on VDI
The Zoom VDI Client and Plugin support retrieving http proxy info, such as the proxy address, username and password. GPO/MSI/PLIST configuration options are also available for administrators to mass deploy web proxy server configurations directly to clients.
February 6, 2024 version 5.17.5 (24630)
Changes to existing features
- Disable "Discover What's New"
The Discover What's New menu item has been disabled for the VDI client. The information displayed was for the standard client and could include features not supported for VDI. - Improvements for removing logs using VDI Log Tool
The Zoom VDI Logging Tool is updated to allow the removal of all files and directories when using the option to clean up logging. - End-of-Life for the dedicated Citrix VDI Plugin MSI installer package
The dedicated Windows VDI Installer for Citrix will no longer be distributed on the VDI Downloads page. All future releases will require installing the VDI Plugin for Citrix through the Windows Universal Installer instead.
New and enhanced features
- General features
- Support for Switch Account
Enhancements have been made in order for the VDI client to support the Switch Account option, allowing users to quickly switch between multiple Zoom accounts. Admins can disable this feature through the DisableMultipleAccountsSwitch MSI/GPO policy. - Support for Zoom Notes with the VDI Client
The VDI client now supports Zoom Notes, which enables users to create and collaborate on a shared document before, during, and after meetings. - Support for Workvivo
Customers utilizing Workvivo can view the Workvivo tab within the desktop client, bringing more functionality and collaboration to the Zoom desktop app. - When 32-bit is not supported auto update to 64-bit
Currently, the VDI client auto upgrade will only update a 32-bit VDI Zoom Meeting client to the latest 32-bit release. As the 32-bit client package will be retired in 2024, when the 32-bit version of the VDI Zoom Meeting client is no longer available, auto-update will install the 64-bit version. - VDI Plugin Management for macOS now an application with an uninstaller
A dedicated installer and uninstaller for Zoom VDI Plugin Management.app is installed and available in the Applications/Zoom VDI Plugin Management folder. The Zoom VDI Plugin Management.app can be accessed through the macOS Launchpad.
Resolved issues
- General fixes
- Remove excessive logging files
A change was made to remove excessive logging files generated by any earlier versions of the VDI Plugin when updating to a new release.
- Windows fixes
- Include required files for 64-bit from VC runtime library
Issues related to reported problems where webcam video was not being sent. The problem was an issue where a required file from the VD runtime library was not installed. The library file is now installed with the Windows VDI plugin.
- Linux fixes
- Speaker view not displaying new participant's audio status as they join
A change was made in order to display the audio status for new participants as they join a meeting when using Speaker view. This was not implemented previously for the Linux VDI plugin. - Audio lost when converting Zoom Phone call to Meeting
An issue was found where the option to convert a Zoom Phone call between two Zoom users into a Meeting unexpectedly stopped the audio for the user who started the call. This issue was reported in version 5.15.2.
- macOS fixes
- Record button not displaying properly for some cases
An issue was found where occasionally the Stop recording option would be mistakenly displayed, causing confusion when the participant did not have permissions to actually control the recording. - VMware VDI Plugin management plugin could be downgraded along with a downgrade of the VDI plugin
An issue was reported where a user installed only the VMware Horizon Client, the VMware VDI Plugin Management components could be downgraded when the VDI Plugin management also forced a VDI plugin downgrade.
- HP Anyware fixes
- Loss of video overlay when disconnecting from session
An issue was found where disconnecting from the HP Anyware session without closing the HP Anyware client would result in the next session displaying black video instead of the expected video overlay.
April 22, 2024 version 5.16.15 (24830)(EP)
New and enhanced features
- General features
- Support for Music App and Computer Audio
For VDI participants joining a meeting where the Zoom-created Music App is being used, the VDI client and plugin supports listening to music from the Music App. These changes also support the ability to hear when another participant is sharing Computer audio from the Advanced Share options.
- Meeting and Webinar features
- Virtual background support for HP T655s
HP T655s with an AMD R2314 processor are added to the allowlist to support virtual backgrounds.
Resolved issues
- General fixes
- Minor bug fixes
- Security enhancements
- Bandwidth limits incompatibility with Zscaler
An issue has been fixed where network bandwidth limits were not being applied when using a Zscaler proxy. - Share frame rates below 5 FPS
An issue was reported where share session frame rates below 5 FPS were not applied. The issue affected all previous releases and has been resolved.
- Linux fixes
- Device unresponsive when video rendering increases
An issue was reported where thin clients could become unresponsive due to a combination of factors resulting in a significant increase in the processing required for video rendering. - Video tracking lost when returning to Webinar Backstage
An issue was found when a panelist joined a webinar and moved from backstage to the live webinar area and then to backstage again. On the return to the webinar backstage, the video was unresponsive when the user adjusted the window size or position.
February 9, 2024 version 5.16.14 (24650) (EP)
Note: This release is for Windows plugins only and replaces the 5.16.13 (EP) release.
- Windows fixes
- Include required files for 64-bit from VC runtime library
An issue was reported where webcam video was not being sent, due to an issue where a required file from the VD runtime library was not installed. The library file will be included upon install with the Windows VDI plugin.
February 6, 2024 version 5.16.13 (24615) (EP)
Note: Due to a late-discovered issue, Zoom has removed this version and has provided the 5.16.14 (EP) release in order to replace and resolve any issues caused by the 5.16.13 release.
February 5, 2024 version 5.16.12 (24610) (EP)
Changes to existing features
- Improvements for removing logs using VDI Log Tool
The Zoom VDI Logging Tool is updated to remove all files and directories under the logs directory in the path %appdata%\zoomvdi\logs when using the option to clean up logging.
Resolved issues
- General fixes
- Security enhancements
- Remove excessive logging files generated by version 5.14.10
In addition to the resolved issue implemented in version 5.14.11 to stop excessive generation of audio debug logging and pcm files, this fix will remove the excessive additional files generated by that version.
- Linux fixes
- Plugin process unexpectedly exiting during Zoom Phone calls
An issue found where audio was dropping during Zoom Phone calls due to the process handling audio closing unexpectedly.
- Windows fixes
- Potential crash addressed for Windows
An issue found in the standard Windows client was addressed and the changes were added into this patch release for VDI.
January 11, 2024 version 5.16.11 (24500) (EP)
New and enhanced features
- General features
- Update to OpenSSL 3.1.4
Due to the recently disclosed vulnerabilities with lower versions of OpenSSL, the Zoom client is updated to use OpenSSL 3.1.4. Depending on your network security configuration, you may also need to update your network infrastructure devices' firmware.
November 27, 2023 version 5.16.10 (24420)
Note: This release has been delayed due to a late bug discovery and is expected to be available tomorrow, November 28, 2023.
Changes to existing features
- Linux Universal Installer
Installation packages for Ubuntu, CentOS and HP ThinPro are provided as a single installation package that can install plugins for all supported platforms (Citrix, VMware, and AVD). The packages have been renamed with "universal" as part of the package name to indicate the change, for example: zoomvdi-universal-plugin-ubuntu_5.xx.xx.deb. To be consistent, the package for iGel has also been renamed from zoommediaplugin-igel_5.xx.xx.zip to zoomvdi-universal-plugin-igel_5.xx.xx.zip. These packages also provide support for FIPS mode. - Enhanced zooming for screen share disabled for VDI
A recent enhancement that allows users to zoom in and out of a screen share session using their mouse has been disabled, as the functionality requires additional work to be supported for VDI.
New and enhanced features
- General features
- Enhanced support for VDI Plugin Management for macOS
VDI Plugin Management supports updating the VDI plugin without prompting for admin credentials during the update process, although admin credentials are needed for the initial install of the supported VDI plugin. After installing a version that provides admin credentials, users who are not logged into their Mac computer with admin credentials are only prompted to install the plugin. Downloading and installing the plugin are handled without additional prompts. - Virtual background support for AMD R2314G
Zoom is adding support for thin client devices with an AMD R2314G processor, such as the HP T655, allowing these devices to display a virtual background with the Zoom VDI Plugin. - Support for HP Anyware with Windows Universal installer
With this version, the universal installer for Windows includes support for the HP Anyware platform. - One additional Zoom Meeting installer
Zoom provides an additional MSI package (64-bit only) for the VDI Zoom Meeting client that includes Webview. The addition is for customers that need to install Webview for all users in deployments such as a server hosting multiple virtual desktops. This change will reduce startup time when users launch a Zoom App for the first time by installing the Webview package for all users. - Volume Control Changes for eLux
Customers can now change their eLux configuration such that any volume changes made using Zoom's controls will only change the volume for the Zoom application. In the Features section of the ZoomMedia.ini file, add the line LOGIC_SPEAKER_VOLUME=1 to change the behavior. - Policy controls to force .DLL signature check from virtual desktop
To address issues where the Zoom VDI process was not starting quickly, the signature check for .DLL files within the VDI Plugin installation path has been disabled. For customers that would prefer to continue using the signature check at startup, a policy has been added to force the signature checks on the VDI plugin client. The policy is PluginDLLSignatureCheck, and a value of (0) will skip the signature checks in the install path, whereas entering a value of (1) will force the signature check. - Additional check to qualify Zoom Mesh Nodes
To improve Zoom Mesh Node selection, an additional check using RTT has been added to avoid creating nodes between devices that can be physically located far apart when on a virtual network created using VPN.
- Webinar features
- VDI Screen Capture
When using the policy to enable screen captures for VDI, configured by the DisableScreenshotOptimization policy set as 0, the feature can also be used during Zoom Webinars. Please note that screen captures are now always saved as files since pasting into chat is not supported for Webinar chat.
- Zoom Phone features
- Improved call failure error code due to unconnected VDI Plugin
The error displayed when attempting to establish a Zoom Phone call before the VDI Plugin has fully connected has been updated to provide additional context about the connection state. The new message says Unable to set up your call request. The VDI Plugin connection has not completed. Previously, the message only displayed Call failed.
Resolved issues
- General fixes
- PlatformOS is displayed as "Unknown" in ZDM
An issue was found where the Platform OS was displayed as Unknown when adding a VDI desktop to Zoom Device Management the first time. This issue was reported in version 5.15.2. - Corrections for mute/unmute when using show/hide full room view
An issue was reported when a Zoom Room was using the multi-stream Smart Gallery view; the individual Zoom Room participants were not consistently following the Zoom Room's mute/unmute status. This has been fixed for VDI plugins with this release. The issue was reported in version 5.14.0. - Missing or delayed screen share sessions
An issue was reported where a share session could be delayed has been addressed by changing how data loss is handled when forwarding to the VDI plugin. The issue was reported in version 5.15.3. - Occasional missing participant video
An issue was reported where video was occasionally not displayed for participants, and was found to be related to poor network conditions. Changes include offloading logic for the plugin to address the issue. The issue was reported in version 5.15.3.
- Linux fixes
- Audio failures during Zoom Phone calls using VDI plugin
An issue was reported of audio occasionally failing during Zoom Phone calls. The issue was found to be that the Linux VDI Plugin had crashed and was still restarting when the call connected. This issue was reported in version 5.12.7.
- macOS fixes
- Keyboard losing focus when installed with Jabber VDI
An issue was reported where the keyboard could lose focus when using the ZoomVDI plugin. This was found to be related to conflicts with an installed Jabber VDI plugin. The issue was reported in version 5.14.0.
October 9, 2023 version 5.16.0 (24280)
New and enhanced features
- General features
- Max bandwidth for Zoom Mesh parent-devices
To better adapt to weaker networks, each parent device is limited to a maximum bandwidth, which, when exceeded by child devices, triggers the parent device to connect to no additional child devices. For ethernet connections, the maximum bandwidth is 60 MBPS, and 15 MBPS for wifi connections. This has no effect on the setting for maximum bandwidth per attendee. - Zoom Phone Support for TCP/WSS Transport
In regions where UDP media is blocked, TCP/WSS connections are supported as a transport.
- Meeting/Webinar features
- Support for Zoom Timer app
VDI clients support use of the Zoom-created Timer app in both meetings and webinars. The support for VDI Plugins is limited to display of the count-down timer only. The count-down clock is not displayed on top of the participants' video during a meeting. - Support for personalized speech denoise audio profile
To provide the best audio quality possible for Zoom Meetings in busy environments, users can configure Personalized Denoise in the client audio settings directly, which will capture and analyze a clip of your audio from meetings to differentiate your voice from and suppress background noise in meetings. Zoom does not receive or retain this clip or analysis, which stays on your device and is only used for noise suppression in meetings you join. This was previously disabled on VDI clients until proper implementation could be achieved.
- Webinar features
- Webinar Breakout Room support
VDI plugins support Webinar Breakout Rooms, both in optimized and fallback modes. Previously, Webinar Breakout Rooms were not supported for VDI plugins.
- Phone features
- Persistent ringtone selection
Users' ringtone selection is remembered between sessions. Previously, only their speaker and microphone choices were persistent.
Resolved issues
- General fixes
- Changing captioning language did not update while in Fallback
An issue was reported when the meeting host changed the language for captions, it was not correctly updated for VDI clients in fallback mode. This issue was reported in version 5.15.10. - Always try MMR Direct when Connection Mode is specified as MMR Direct
An issue was reported where VDI plugins would not always attempt to establish an MMR Direct connection when specified to do so. - Webinar Backstage background for presentation
An issue was found where the background did not appear for those in the Backstage area. This was reported in version 5.15.10. - Immersive View menu corrections
An issue was found where clicking on buttons in the upper right corner of an Immersive Scene view were not opening the correct action dialog. This issue was found in version 5.8.4. - Display "On Air" indicator next to meeting info for all views
An issue was found where the "On Air'' indicator incorrectly displayed for Speaker and Immersive views when using Webinar Backstage. This issue was reported in version 5.15.10. - Correction for screen sharing in Immersive View
An issue was reported where a share session was displayed incorrectly if the user double-clicked to switch the view after starting the share session. This issue was found in version 5.14.0.
- Windows fixes
- 64-bit Plugin Management changes required for Proxy support
After proxy support was added in version 5.15.10, an issue was reported where the download would fail for the 64-bit plugin when connecting through the proxy. This issue was also resolved in version 5.15.11.
- MacOS fixes
- VDI Plugin Management did not uninstall newer plugin
An issue was found where an unspecified log level or value other than 4 prevented VDI Plugin Management from uninstalling a plugin when a downgrade was required. This issue is related to a similar issue and was introduced in version 5.15.5. This was also resolved in versions 5.14.13 and 5.15.11. - Potential crash issue when VDI plugin version and VDI Plugin Management version differed
An issue was found to cause potential crashes when the version of the VDI Plugin and the version of VDI Plugin Management were different. The issue was found in version 5.13.0. - Dark mode issues
An issue was resolved regarding unexpected gray borders within a meeting when dark mode was selected for the client.
- Linux fixes
- Update Live Streaming status for Facebook
An issue was reported where a VDI user began live streaming a meeting to Facebook and the notification was not appropriately updated. This issue was reported in version 5.12.7. - Incorrect Mute status when using "See myself as active speaker"
An issue was reported when using the feature to include yourself as an active speaker, it was possible for your mute status to become incorrect if you unmuted while someone else was the active speaker and then you became the active speaker again. This issue was found in version 5.15.10. - Audio/video out of sync on Dell ThinOS devices
An issue was reported where a participant's audio and video gradually become more and more out of sync. This was caused by a 28 ms discrepancy in tick calculations by the processor, resulting in an increasingly more noticeable sync issue. This issue only affected Dell ThinOS devices and was reported in version 5.14.10. - Shared content flickers when dragged by mouse
An issue was reported where shared content would flicker when the user dragged the shared content with their mouse. This issue was reported in version 5.15.11, but affects all previous Linux plugins. - Stuck Citrix toolbar during screen sharing
An issue was reported where the Citrix toolbar would become covered by the offloaded Zoom video. This issue was reported in version 5.15.5, but affects all previous Linux plugins. - Shared screen not centered for zoomed views at 150%
An issue was reported when viewing a shared screen with the zoom set for 150% and then reduced to a lesser zoom, such as 100%, the view was not properly centering the shared content. This issue was found in version 5.15.10.
Note: The macOS VDI Plugin Management support for proxy connections and on-prem environments feature was pulled from release due to issues with deployment and will be available in another upcoming release.
April 22, 2024 version 5.15.17 (EP)
Resolved issues
- General fixes
- Minor bug fixes
- Security enhancements
- Bandwidth limits incompatibility with Zscaler
An issue has been fixed where network bandwidth limits were not being applied when using a Zscaler proxy.
- Linux fixes
- Device unresponsive when video rendering increases
An issue was reported where thin clients could become unresponsive due to a combination of factors resulting in a significant increase in the processing required for video rendering. - Video tracking lost when returning to Webinar Backstage
An issue was found when a panelist joined a webinar and moved from backstage to the live webinar area and then to backstage again. On the return to the webinar backstage, the video was unresponsive when the user adjusted the window size or position.
February 6, 2024 version 5.15.16 (24595) (EP)
Note: This release is for Windows devices only.
- Windows fixes
- Include required files for 64-bit from VC runtime library
An issue was reported where webcam video was not being sent, due to an issue where a required file from the VD runtime library was not installed. The library file will be included upon install with the Windows VDI plugin.
February 5, 2024 version 5.15.15 (24590) (EP)
Changes to existing features
- Improvements for removing logs using VDI Log Tool
The Zoom VDI Logging Tool is updated to remove all files and directories under the logs directory in the path %appdata%\zoomvdi\logs when using the option to clean up logging.
Resolved issues
- General fixes
- Security enhancements
- Remove excessive logging files generated by version 5.14.10
In addition to the resolved issue implemented in version 5.14.11 to stop excessive generation of audio debug logging and pcm files, this fix will remove the excessive additional files generated by that version.
January 11, 2024 version 5.15.14 (24490) (EP)
New and enhanced features
- General features
- Update to OpenSSL 1.1.1w
Due to the recently disclosed vulnerabilities with lower versions of OpenSSL, the Zoom client is updated to use OpenSSL 1.1.1w. Depending on your network security configuration, you may also need to update your network infrastructure devices' firmware.
December 20, 2023 version 5.15.13 (24442) (EP)
Note: This is an extension patch release (EP) for the Linux VDI Plugin only. There is no update for the VDI client.
Resolved Issues
- Linux fixes
- Configuration option to limit volume changes to Zoom
By default, volume changes made in Zoom also change the volume in the ALSA mixer at the OS level, which is applied to all applications. For customers that prefer independent volume for each application, the LOGIC_SPEAKER_VOLUME=1 configuration entry can be added in the FEATURE section of the ZoomMedia.ini file to limit volume control to only Zoom using Pulseaudio.
December 4, 2023 version 5.15.12 (24440) (EP)
Resolved issues
- General fixes
- Minor bug fixes
- Security enhancements
- Non-responsive audio and video buttons for a minimized share session
An issue was reported where the in-meeting audio and video options were unresponsive in a minimized share session. This issue was reported in version 5.15.10.
- Windows fixes
- Updated error message if VMware Horizon is not installed
Because the VMware Horizon client must be installed before using the Universal Windows Installer to install the VMware VDI Plugin, when the plugin could not be installed an unknown error message was displayed. This error message has been updated to accurately reflect the cause of the error. This issue was reported in version 5.15.2.
- Linux fixes
- Audio failures during Zoom Phone calls using VDI plugin
An issue was reported of audio occasionally failing during Zoom Phone calls. The issue was found to be that the Linux VDI Plugin had crashed and was still restarting when the call connected. This issue was reported in version 5.12.7.
September 25, 2023 version 5.15.11 (24220) (EP)
Resolved Issues
- General fixes
- Linux fixes
- Remote control causing local keyboard issues
An issue was reported where a user taking control of someone else's keyboard through remote control would inadvertently lose control of their keyboard for use on their local device. This issue was reported in version 5.15.4. - Shared content flickers when dragged by mouse
An issue was reported where shared content would flicker when the user dragged the shared content with their mouse. This issue was reported in version 5.15.11, but affects all previous Linux plugins. - Stuck Citrix toolbar during screen sharing
An issue was reported where the Citrix toolbar would become covered by the offloaded Zoom video. This issue was reported in version 5.15.5, but affects all previous Linux plugins. - Audio/video out of sync on Dell ThinOS devices
An issue was reported where a participant's audio and video gradually become more and more out of sync. This was caused by a 28 ms discrepancy in tick calculations by the processor, resulting in an increasingly more noticeable sync issue. This issue only affected Dell ThinOS devices and was reported in version 5.14.10.
September 5*, 2023 version 5.15.10 (24130)
*Note: This release was delayed and made available on September 7, 2023.
Changes to existing features
- In-meeting request/self-enablement of Meeting Summary and AI Companion
Meeting participants can potentially request the Meeting Summary or AI Companion features be enabled while in a meeting, even with the associated web setting disabled. If the host is an admin, the host can immediately enable this feature for the current meeting and associated web setting. If the host is not an admin, an email request will be sent by Zoom to account admins for their consideration on whether to enable it. Additionally, admins can control the visibility of these in-meeting enablement options through web settings. - Personalized speech denoise disabled
Support for the new personalized speech denoise audio profile has been disabled. This feature captures and analyzes a clip of your audio from meetings to better differentiate your voice from and suppress background noise. This feature will be considered for a future update.
New and enhanced features
- Webinar Backstage support
The webinar host and other panelists can move between the backstage area, which is not visible or heard by attendees, and the live webinar area, which is visible to and heard by attendees. Panelists backstage can still hear and view the live webinar to keep an eye on the presentation and know when to rejoin. This feature requires VDI client/plugin version 5.15.10 or greater and the host to have a Zoom Events license.
Note: There is a known issue where older clients will join for only a brief period of time before being automatically dropped. - Ask AI Companion questions about the meeting
Zoom's AI Companion transcribes and analyzes the verbal discussions in Zoom Meetings, allowing participants to ask the AI Companion questions about the meeting content that has been discussed and receive a response based on the meeting analysis thus far. Admins can choose to have this option still visible in the meeting toolbar, even when the feature is disabled in web settings. - Support for smart virtual background with AMD Ryzen Embedded V1202B Chipset
Support has been added to automatically enable virtual backgrounds for devices using the AMD Ryzen Embedded V1202B chipset. - Zoom Mesh support for VDI-plugin child-connections
Zoom accounts utilizing Zoom VDI infrastructure can fully benefit from Zoom Mesh, as the VDI plugins can now connect to any Mesh Parent device, both standard client or VDI Plugin, as Mesh Children, alleviating extra strain on the network. - Proxy support for VDI Plugin Management for Windows
VDI Plugin Management can use system proxy settings to download new installer packages. Previously, downloads over proxy connections were not supported. - Support for multiple simultaneous virtual desktops for AVD Plugin
The AVD/Windows 365 VDI plugin is enhanced to support more than one virtual desktop connection. Previously, multiple sessions were not supported.
Resolved issues
- General fixes
- Language Interpretation Compatibility with Older Plugins
An issue was reported where Language Interpretation was disabled when a 5.15.2 or 5.15.4 client connected to any plugin older than 5.15.2. - Meeting window displayed when thin client is locked
An issue was reported where the meeting window could continue to be displayed after the thin client entered screen-lock state. This issue was reported in version 5.15.4.
- Windows fixes
- Display (x64) in the version string for host and plugin
When a 64-bit version of the Windows VDI Zoom meeting client or the Windows VDI plugin is installed, the version string displayed in Statistics will also include (x64). - Do not display audio prompt until user joins a meeting
An issue was reported where the user was prompted to un-mute or increase volume before joining a meeting or after leaving a meeting if the volume was less than 5%. This issue was reported in version 5.14.0. - Update Immersive View buttons
Some interface issues where the incorrect buttons were displayed in the View menu for Immersive View. This issue was reported in version 5.13.0. - Prevent minor log file creation with LogLevel set as default or 0
A change was made to prevent generating a small Wbview2agent log file when signing-in to the client and LogLevel was in the default state or configured to level 0. This issue was reported in version 5.13.0. - Missing tip message when paused share session is minimized
The Double-click to enter full screen mode tooltip is now displayed when the share session window is minimized. This issue was reported in version 5.14.0. - Always prompt for sign-in if SSO has expired
An issue was reported when a refresh token had expired, either by Zoom or customer policy, and the user was left signed-out. When refresh tokens expire, users will instead be prompted to sign in again.
- macOS fixes
- Plugin Management would not work when AllowEnableLog and LogLevel were both set to 0
When the AllowEnableLog and LogLevel registry keys were both set to 0, Plugin Management would not install the downloaded VDI Plugin pkg. - Prevent empty log files for Plugin Management
An issue was reported where empty log files were created on macOS when logging is disabled. This issue was reported in version 5.15.0.
- Linux fixes
- Failed dump file generation on Dell ThinOS blocking video in meetings
An issue was reported where a failure to generate a dump file for the ThinOS VDI Plugin could result in the user unable to start their video in a meeting, even after restarting the VDI client. This issue was reported in version 5.11.9. - Failure to updates both a new avatar and background
An issue was reported when selecting both a new virtual background and an avatar while the client was downloading new admin-provided backgrounds, causing a failure to correctly update both user's changes to the selections. This issue was reported in version 5.14.10. - Wrong cursor used after zoom-in on shared content
An issue was reported when a VDI user zoomed-in on shared content, causing the wrong cursor to be seen. This issue was reported in version 5.14.10.
September 11, 2023 version 5.15.5 (24110) (EP)
Resolved issues
- General fixes
- Language Interpretation Compatibility with Older Plugins
An issue was reported where Language Interpretation was disabled when a 5.15.2 or 5.15.4 client connected to any plugin older than 5.15.2. - Meeting window displayed when remote virtual desktop is locked
An issue was reported where the meeting window could continue to be displayed after the remote virtual desktop entered screen-lock state. This issue was reported in version 5.15.4. - Improper video sizes with custom immersive view
An issue was reported with the VDI plugin where the video is not correctly placed vertically. This was reported in version 5.15.2. - Crash on Logitech Camera C925E/C930E
A crash issue was reported on VDI client and plugin which could potentially cause a crash when using a Logitech Camera C925E/C930E. This issue was reported in version 5.15.2.
- macOS fixes
- Plugin Management would not work when AllowEnableLog and LogLevel were both set to 0
When the AllowEnableLog and LogLevel registry keys were both set to 0, Plugin Management would not install the downloaded VDI Plugin pkg. - Prevent empty log files for Plugin Management
An issue was reported where empty log files were created on macOS when logging is disabled. This issue was reported in version 5.15.0.
August 12, 2023 version 5.15.4 (23940) (EP)
Changes to existing features
- Updated Meeting Summary, Smart Recording, and Team Chat Compose prompts to reflect Zoom's data policies
Resolved Issues
- Security enhancements
- VDI plugin auto update for Citrix platform not suppressing UAC prompts
An issue was reported with the 64-bit version of the VDI plugin on the Citrix platform where the plugin auto update was not suppressing UAC (User Access Control) prompts for VDI versions 5.14.10 and higher.
July 19, 2023 version 5.15.3 (23820)
Note: This release is only for the Windows host application and the Windows VDI Plugin (Universal Installer).
Resolved issues
- General issues
- VDI Plugin Management Component Removed
An issue has been fixed where VDI Plugin Management was removed when updating from 5.14.0 to 5.14.10, which also affected updating to 5.15.2.
July 5, 2023 version 5.15.2 (23760)* (EP)
*Note: Between the standard desktop client release of 5.15.0 and this VDI release of 5.15.0, there were 2 hotfixes released (5.15.1 and 5.15.2), which included bug fixes and security enhancements. These hotfixes are included in this VDI release and to indicate these inclusions, the 5.15.0 version number will be skipped and 5.15.2 will be used instead.
Changes to existing features
- Enhanced multi-share and proctoring mode disabled
Support for the new feature that provides hosts with the option to monitor multiple participants' shared desktops simultaneously has been disabled for VDI.
New and enhanced features
- General features
- Include the last VDI Plugin ConnectionError code in WMI
Results for WMI queries for plugin information have been enhanced to include the last ConnectionError code. Learn more about WMI and the ConnectionError codes. - Provide an option to hide the call quality banner for Zoom Phone
A new registry key has been added to prevent the Poor network connection. Audio quality may be affected. call quality notification from being shown. Admins must add the PhoneCallTipMsg policy with a value of "0" to prevent the notification banner from being displayed. - Screenshot option to capture during meetings from VDI Plugin
VDI users can capture a screenshot from the thin client, including video from the meeting and offloaded share sessions. This capability is disabled by default and can be enabled by adding the DisableScreenshotOptimization DWORD registry key to the \VDI path with the assigned value of "0" . For users with in-meeting chat enabled, using the screenshot in chat will capture on the thin client and send the image to the virtual desktop. For users with in-meeting chat disabled, users can click the Zoom icon in the Windows system tray and select Screenshot from the menu.
- Windows features
- Windows 64-bit Intel release for the VDI Zoom Meeting Client and VDI Plugin
A separate Windows VDI client and VDI plugin for 64-bit Intel devices will be provided. Both host and plugin installers can be found on the VDI Downloads page.
Resolved issues
- General fixes
- No audio for Zoom Phone when switching to a remote session without a plugin
An audio issue was reported where users switched from a remote connection with a VDI plugin to another device without a plugin. The audio for Zoom Phone did not work in fallback mode until after joining a meeting or the client was restarted. - Do not display Confirm Emergency Address when the address is a match
An issue was reported for Zoom Phone where the configuration used the option to Flow Company Address and, even if the address matched, the pop-up dialog was still displayed. This issue was reported in version 5.14.10. - Phone muted after user was added as panelist or returned from breakout room
An issue was reported where the Zoom Phone state was being muted when either returning from a breakout room or the user was promoted to a panelist in a webinar. - Physical machine added as a remote desktop needed to update mode when switching from remote to direct
An issue was reported for physical machines added to a virtual environment. If a remote connection from a thin client with a VDI plugin was established, and later, the user logged directly into the physical machine, the mode was not switching into fallback. - Audio device selection not reselected after restarting VDI client
An issue was reported where the audio device selection for microphone and speaker was not preserved after the VDI host was restarted. - Improved error handling for invalid certificates
A potential crash issue was reported regarding error handling and invalid certificates. Improvements to error handling have been added to resolve this issue. - Automatically adjust video resolution
An issue was reported where video resolution for the participants viewed in gallery view did not increase when an increase in the windows size would support a higher resolution. This issue was reported in version 5.7.8.
- VMware fixes
- Video lost after VMware session minimized and then maximized
An issue was reported where video was not displayed in a second meeting if they minimized the VMware session and then maximized it before joining the second meeting. - Windows 64-bit support for Universal Installer and Horizon Client 8.5 or lower
An issue was reported where the new 64-bit Universal Installer for the VDI Plugin did not support installing the plugin when the VMware Horizon Client version was 8.5 or less. - Resize window when Show Window Contents while Dragging is disabled
An issue was reported where attempting to resize a floating window by dragging the top of the window down was not working correctly if the Show Window Contents while Dragging option was enabled. This issue was reported in version 5.11.0. - Potential crash when installing new macOS VDI Plugin
A potential crash issue was reported where upon installing a new plugin, the process for the existing plugin had not fully exited. This issue was reported in version 5.14.10.
- Windows fixes
- VDI Plugin Management updates for 64-bit
If the Windows OS is 64-bit (x64), VDI Plugin Management will install the 64-bit (x64) plugin, if it is available. If a 64-bit (x64) version does not exist, the 32-bit (x86) plugin will be installed instead. If the Windows OS is 32-bit (x86), VDI Plugin Management will only install the 32-bit (x86) plugin.
- macOS fixes
- VDI Plugin Management updates for Universal Installer
When VDI Plugin Management for macOS needs to update a VDI Plugin version that is lower than 5.13.10, the new plugin update will switch to the Universal Plugin package that is required.
- Linux fixes
- Immersive View and video adjustments
An issue was reported where users were unable to move the video for a participant when they switched to Immersive View. This affected Linux VDI plugins in an Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)/Windows 365 desktop. This issue was reported in version 5.14.0. - Improvements for adjusting split share/video layout
Adjusting the split view for the share session and video participants has been improved to be more responsive when dragging the vertical divider between the left and right sides for Linux users on the AVD/Windows 365 platform. This issue was found in version 5.14.10. - Menu