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 |