AOL DESKTOP FOR WINDOWS — AOL DESKTOP
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November Updates and Fixes
November #2 11/10: bug fixes
November #1 11/02: updated browser and security improvements
November Update #2 - 11/10/2026 (Version 11.1.5265)
Changes in this release
- HOT Fixed! - bug fixes
November Update #1 - 11/2/2026 (Version 11.1.5246)
Changes in this release
- HOT Updated! - browser
October Updates and Fixes
October #9 10/30: bug fixes and performance improvements
October #8 10/28: bug fixes and performance improvements
October #7 10/27: bug fixes and performance improvements
October #6 10/26: bug fixes and performance improvements
October #5 10/23: bug fixes
October #4 10/21: bug fixes and performance improvements
October #3 10/16: bug fixes
October #2 10/15: bug fixes and performance improvements
October #1 10/13: bug fixes and performance improvements
October Update #9 - 10/30/2026 (Version 11.1.5241)
Changes in this release
- HOT Fixed! - an issue that prevented AOL Desktop Gold from installing or starting when leveraging AOL Tech Fortress
October Update #8 - 10/28/2026 (Version 11.1.5240)
Changes in this release
- HOT Fixed! - bug fixes
- Improved! - performance improvements
October Update #7 - 10/27/2026 (Version 11.1.5233)
Changes in this release
- HOT Fixed! - bug fixes
- Improved! - performance improvements
October Update #6 - 10/26/2026 (Version 11.1.5229)
Changes in this release
- HOT Fixed! - the "Goodbye" sound setting is now honored
- Fixed! - bug fixes
- Improved! - performance improvements
October Update #5 - 10/23/2026 (Version 11.1.5219)
Changes in this release
- HOT Fixed! - bug fixes
October Update #4 - 10/21/2026 (Version 11.1.5215)
Changes in this release
- HOT Fixed! - bug fixes
- Improved! - performance improvements
October Update #3 - 10/16/2026 (Version 11.1.5209)
Changes in this release
- HOT Fixed! - bug fixes
October Update #2 - 10/15/2026 (Version 11.1.5203)
Changes in this release
- HOT Fixed! - bug fixes
- Improved! - performance improvements
October Update #1 - 10/13/2026 (Version 11.1.5187)
Changes in this release
- HOT Fixed! - bug fixes
- Improved! - performance improvements
September Updates and Fixes
September #2 09/16: bug fixes
September #1 09/10: bug fixes
September Update #2 - 9/16/2026 (Version 11.1.5143)
Changes in this release
- HOT Fixed! - bug fixes
September Update #1 - 9/10/2026 (Version 11.1.5140)
Changes in this release
- HOT Fixed! - bug fixes
August Updates and Fixes
August #2 08/24: performance improvements
August #1 08/20: bug fixes
August Update #2 - 8/24/2026 (Version 11.1.5138)
Changes in this release
- Improved! - performance improvements
August Update #1 - 8/20/2026 (Version 11.1.5136)
Changes in this release
- HOT Fixed! - bug fixes
July Updates and Fixes
July #3 07/28: report spam fixed
July #2 07/20: bug fixes
July #1 07/14: Mailbox Performance
July Update #3 - 7/28/2026 (Version 11.1.5134)
Changes in this release
- HOT Fixed! - In some cases Report Spam on an email was failing
- HOT Fixed! - If Full window theming is on and a child window was maximized by double clicking the title bar, the window would fail to render the top right and the bottom
July Update #2 - 7/20/2026 (Version 11.1.5131)
Changes in this release
- HOT Fixed! - bug fixes
July Update #1 - 7/14/2026 (Version 11.1.5129)
Changes in this release
- HOT Improved! - MailList performance improvement - for folder open, and QuickFind filter changes
- HOT Fixed! - With the Themes setting Full Window Theming on; corrected the opening of Mail Filters window, and Spell Check window failed to open
- HOT Fixed! - On the ReadMail window when a Spam mail is open, corrected the missing icon for the Not Spam button
June Updates and Fixes
June #1 06/09: updated browser!
June Update #1 - 6/9/2026 (Version 11.1.5119)
Changes in this release
- HOT Updated! - browser
May Updates and Fixes
May #1 05/11: full window theming, and more
May Update #1 - 5/11/2026 (Version 11.1.5110)
Changes in this release
- HOT New! - Settings -> Theme -> Full Window Theming option is available on Windows 11 or higher
- New! - Added support for server control of new features tests
April Updates and Fixes
April #1 04/24: crash fix for drag and drop
April Update #1 - 4/24/2026 (Version 11.1.5097)
Changes in this release
- HOT Fixed! - crashes that occur during drag and drop feature
March Updates and Fixes
March #1 03/16: updated browser!
March Update #1 - 3/16/2026 (Version 11.1.5071)
Changes in this release
- HOT Updated! - browser
February Updates and Fixes
February #2 02/27: web page password detection fixes, lockup fix, font color corrections
February #1 02/09: crash fixes, user data back up fixes!
February Update #2 - 2/27/2026 (Version 11.1.5067)
Changes in this release
- HOT Improved! - Added detection for more kinds of web page password fields.
- HOT Fixed! - Corrected the color of second level menu text in dark themes.
- HOT Fixed! - Corrected a lockup on startup on from a file access error.
- HOT Fixed! - Corrected the color of the text of selected items in the Mailbox folder content.
February Update #1 - 2/9/2026 (Version 11.1.5052)
Changes in this release
- HOT Fixed! - various crashes
- HOT Fixed! - not all user data backed up, available for export/import