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ThreatLocker Admin App Version 5+ Release Notes

9 min. readlast update: 07.30.2025

Version 5.2.0

Beta: 7/30/2025

New Features and Improvements

  • Added Expiration Condition to Network Policies
  • Enhanced the merging applications process for simplicity especially with more than two, similarly named applications
  • Added the ability to specify a process path in Network Control Policies
  • Improved dropdown behavior on Android
  • Improved Dark Mode readability in App Control - Applications
  • Improvements to UI when making Exclusions in Detect

Bug Fixes

  • Resolved an issue with how Override Codes were being displayed
  • Resolved an issue with filtering by Severity in Response Center
  • Resolved an issue with the App crashing in certain conditions selecting Detect policies

Version 5.1.2

Live: 7/29/2025

New Features and Improvements

  • Added the ability to search by username on the Computers page, utilizing information found in the Unified Audit and applying it to a list of machines from the organization
  • Added new functionality to the Computer Groups filter bar found in the 'Application Control - Applications' screen, allowing users to filter by OS type.
  • Added functionality to update the state of the Deploy Policies button for when a policy has been created, updated, deleted or copied with the exception of Patch Management
  • Added functionality that allows more permissions appearing within the Desktop Portal to work on the Mobile app. User Interfaces will change based on user permissions
  • Added new permissions for View Application Control Applications and View Application Control Policies to allow users to view but not edit these items
  • Added new button that allows users to edit contacts from inside the "Edit Cyber Hero Endpoint Response Settings" page
  • Added new textbox that allows users to enter email addresses for Endpoint Response contact settings
  • Security improvements.

Bug Fixes

  • Resolved an issue where the Delete button was showing for a named 'Administrator' user in Elevation Control even though the action is not allowed
  • Resolved an issue with experiencing a loading loop when creating a new Storage Device
  • Resolved issue in which users would sometimes experience an error message claiming they had insufficient permissions to create an Application Control policy, despite users having the correct permission level

Version 5.1.0

Beta: 7/18/2025

New Features and Improvements

  • Added new functionality to the Computer Groups filter bar found in the 'Application Control - Applications' screen, allowing users to filter by OS type.
  • Added a new Computer Group type called "Ingester" in preparation for a new feature to ingest and display syslog logs in the Unified Audit
  • Added the ability to search by username on the Computers page, utilizing information found in the Unified Audit and applying it to a list of machines from the organization
  • Added functionality that allows more permissions appearing within the Desktop Portal to work on the Mobile app. User Interfaces will change based on user permissions
  • Added new permissions for View Application Control Applications and View Application Control Policies to allow users to view but not edit these items
  • Added new button that allows users to edit contacts from inside the "Edit Cyber Hero Endpoint Response Settings" page
  • Added new textbox that allows users to enter email addresses for Endpoint Response contact settings

Bug Fixes

  • Resolved issue in which users would sometimes experience an error message claiming they had insufficient permissions to create an Application Control policy, despite users having the correct permission level

Version 5.0.14

Live: 7/15/2025

New Features and Improvements

  • Added display of devices in Network Control Objects
  • Added a Forgot Password button to the login screen
  • Added new action types to the Unified Audit
  • Added updated filters in the Unified Audit
  • Removed the UAC branding from the old areas and added it to the Agent Settings page
  • Added a link to the Agent Setting KB from the Agent Settings menu
  • Added the ability to create a new policy directly from an Incident Response dialog
  • Added new Agent Settings modal
  • Added the Deploy Policies modal to show changes that will be deployed

Bug Fixes

  • Resolved an issue in which Network Control policies were incorrectly requiring you make a change to the default 'Applies To' selection before being saved

Version 5.0.11

Live: 6/27/2025

New Features and Improvements

  • Added Support PIN display in the Settings & Help menu
  • Added the ability to upload screenshots on the New Ticket screen
  • Added the ability to schedule and expire Web Control policies
  • Added a Create Web Control Policy button from expanded Unified Audit entry
  • Added the ability to configure Monitored File Paths in Application Control and extensions for use with Ringfencing and Storage Control

Bug Fixes

  • Resolved an issue in which network latency was preventing policy creation
  • Resolved an issue in which the Organization page was crashing
  • Resolved an issue in which category headers were able to be selected as an Applies To
  • Resolved an issue in which users were unable to select an action when selecting to use an Action Type Condition in a Detect policy
  • Resolved an issue in which it was difficult to select the Exclusions button in the Alerts tab
  • Resolved an issue in which users were unable to delete a Web Control policy
  • Resolved an issue in which Saved Searches were unable to be used when searching the Unified Audit
  • Resolved an issue in which permitting an application from the mobile team was incorrectly displaying an Insights error
  • Resolved an issue in which Web Control policies could not be deleted

Version 5.0.8

Live: 6/17/2025

New Features and Improvements

  • Added the ability to apply and search for labels on Endpoint and Cloud Detect policies
  • Added display of a loading indicator on the login screens
  • Changed display of the label Ignore to Reject for Web Control requests

Bug Fixes

  • Resolved an issue in which maintenance modes were failing to start when initiated from an Approval Request
  • Resolved an issue in which the app was crashing when attempting to change the policy expiration
  • Resolved an issue in which long email addresses were being incorrectly displayed in the Help Desk modal
  • Resolved an issue in which trials were being incorrectly flagged as expired
  • Resolved an issue in which the incorrect start time was being set for Maintenance

Version 5.0.5

Live: 6/2/2025

New Features

  • Improved the UI for locking an account with Cloud Detect by updating all buttons to say Lock Account with proper button spacing
  • Added the ability to quickly toggle Web Control policies' policy action between permit and deny by sliding the policy to the right
  • Added the Web Control dashboard with functionality mirroring the portal
  • Added support for the Unified Audit action type 'DNS'
  • Added the Patch Management module

Bug Fixes

  • Resolved an issue with scanning the ThreatLocker Tray QR code with the native camera app that would lead to the Response Center rather than the Devices page for setting a Maintenance Mode
  • Resolved an issue with the Health Center Monitor Only Policies/Computers widget not displaying Mac or Windows Ringfenced application policies in a monitor status properly

Version 5.0.4

Beta: 5/20/2025

New Features

  • Improved the UI for locking an account with Cloud Detect by updating all buttons to say Lock Account with proper button spacing
  • Added the Web Control dashboard with functionality mirroring the portal
  • Added support for the Unified Audit action type 'DNS'
  • Added the Patch Management module

Bug Fixes

  • Resolved an issue with scanning the ThreatLocker Tray QR code with the native camera app that would lead to the Response Center rather than the Devices page for setting a Maintenance Mode
  • Resolved an issue with the Health Center Monitor Only Policies/Computers widget not displaying Mac or Windows Ringfenced application policies in a monitor status properly

Version 5.0.3

Live: 5/13/2025

Beta: 5/6/2025

New Features

  • Added new Missing Updates tile to the Health Center
  • Added Upcoming patches tab to the Application Control modal
  • Added display of 'Group By' counts in the Unified Audit
  • Updated the logo for the ThreatLocker Admin app

Bug Fixes

  • Resolved an issue in which a Device was unable to be deleted from the ThreatLocker Admin app Mobile Devices tab
  • Resolved an issue in which the ThreatLocker Admin app was incorrectly attempting to load patch history when trying to access Device Details, causing an error
  • Resolved an issue in which editing an Application Policy was incorrectly clearing the 'Applies To'

Version 5.0.2 

Live:  4/30/2025

Beta: 4/22/2025

New Features and Improvements

  • Rebranded to ThreatLocker Admin app
  • Added support for the new Web Control module and Network Approval Requests
  • Improved the process for editing and changing products/modules for an organization
  • Added a new button, Insights, to Approval Requests
  • Added a new timeframe filter, 30 Days, to the Detect Dashboard
  • Removed Installation Mode from the Devices page to follow portal functionality

Bug Fixes

  • Resolved an issue where IP addresses were not displaying for device check-ins on the Mobile devices page
  • Resolved an issue that causes unexpected logouts on the app when it is closed despite the inactivity timer not expiring
  • Resolved an issue where policy statuses were not configurable for application policies
  • Resolved an issue that prevented users from being able to complete the Add to Application from Unified Audit flow

Version 5.0

Live: 4/12/2025

New Features

  • Renamed to ThreatLocker Admin
  • Updated ThreatLocker Admin app icon
  • Added the Integrations module
  • Added new Patch History tab on the Computer modal
  • Added new Missing Updates tab on the Application modal
  • Added an Include Child Organizations option on the Detect dashboard

Bug Fixes

  • Resolved an issue in which files with a comma in the filename were failing to upload to the Mutual Action Plan
  • Resolved an issue in which long usernames for a Key Stakeholder were causing the page to be unable to be scrolled
  • Resolved an issue in which the username of a Key Stakeholder when entered in dark mode was displaying as white text
  • Resolved an issue in which the Locked Down label was overlapping the date in the Remediation tab
  • Resolved an issue in which opening a widget on the Health Center was causing the app to crash
  • Resolved an issue in which creating a new Group was causing the app to crash
  • Resolved an issue in which certain dropdown lists were incorrectly expanding on Android
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