New feature
Persistent language and formats
You can now save your language, keyboard layout, and formats from the Welcome
Screen to the USB stick. These settings will be applied automatically when
restarting Tails.
If you turn on this option, your language and formats settings are saved
unencrypted on the USB stick to help you type the passphrase of your
Persistent Storage more easily.
Changes and updates
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Update Tor Browser to 15.0.4.
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Update Thunderbird to 140.6.0.
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Update the Linux kernel to 6.12.63.
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Drop support for BitTorrent download.
With the ongoing transition from BitTorrent v1 to v2, the BitTorrent v1 files
that we provided until now can become a security concern. We don’t think that
updating to BitTorrent v2 is worth the extra migration and maintenance
cost for our team.
Direct download from one of our mirrors is usually faster.
Fixed problems
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Fix opening .gpg encrypted files in Kleopatra when double-clicking or selecting Open with Kleopatra from the shortcut menu. (#21281)
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Fix the desktop crashing when unlocking VeraCrypt volumes with a wrong password. (#21286)
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Use 24-hour time format consistently in the top navigation bar and the lock screen. (#21310)
For more details, read our
changelog.
Get Tails 7.4
To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage
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Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later to 7.4.
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If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a manual upgrade.
To install Tails 7.4 on a new USB stick
Follow our installation instructions:
The Persistent Storage on the USB stick will be lost if you install instead of
upgrading.
To download only
If you don’t need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails
7.4 directly:
Support and feedback
For support and feedback, visit the Support
section on the Tails website.
