Workspaces Version 4.9

First Released: 02 February 2026

Summary

This version of workspaces includes some small updates and improvements to some of our 4.0 features.

Upcoming features

The next release of Workspaces will include a new JupyterLab app which can be used to run python scripts and analysis. Please contact Aridhia for more information

 

Released features

Feature Type Jira key Summary
Exiting terminal app with display streamer enabled puts app in unrecoverable state Bug AT-2820 Fixes a bug where exiting the terminal app leaves the app in a unrecoverable state
MS Defender for cloud recommendation July 2025 - Linux and Windows virtual machines should enable Azure Disk Encryption or EncryptionAtHost. Story XAP-28348 Newly created VMs will now have encryption at rest for temporary disks
Amalgamate Apps and Tools menu items  Enhancement XAP-29205 The items in the Apps and Tools menus in the Ribbon have been combined and can now be found under the Tools menu 
Gitea not working with new Firefox version Bug XAP-29332 Fix for latest firefox version(147) in a workspace VM.
Improve user feedback on "Download workspace details" process Enhancement XAP-29261 Fix the what looked to be a severe performance issue but was in fact a download action being retriggered and only looking as if it had been in progress for a long time. The admin facility for downloading workspace details in csv format should now provide better feedback.
move to APIVOID v2 api Task XAP-29216 We have updated to the latest version of the ApiVoid email verification service used when checking emails for new user registrations.
Make TDF "action" case insensitive  Bug XAP-29156 The action in a TDF file (e.g. create) will now be recognised with capital letters. 
Consistent naming of dropdown option / tab / page title "Manage API upload tokens" Enhancement XAP-27015 All references to "Manage upload token" and "Upload via API" are renamed to "Manage API upload tokens" for consistency.
Lock/Unock file throws server error Bug XAP-24947 We have removed the menu item for locking and unlicking files as the feature is no longer supported