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title: Xibo for Windows v2 R252
description: Xibo are pleased to announce Xibo for Windows v2 R252, including our newest player technology and feature upgraded over R202!
---

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# [Xibo for Windows v2 R252](https://xibosignage.com/blog/xibo-for-windows-v2-r252)

 Written by [Dan](https://xibosignage.com/blog/author/dan) | Mar 19, 2020 12:00:00 AM

Xibo are pleased to announce Xibo for Windows v2 R252. This release works with Xibo CMS version 2 and has legacy mode for version 1.8.

[Download Xibo for Windows R252](https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo-dotnetclient/releases/download/2R252/xibo-client-v2-R252-win32-x86.msi).

## Upgrading

**Note:** the capabilities of this Player may not be identical to v2 R202, we recommend testing the Player with your content on one device.

This Player requires Windows 10.

Instructions for upgrading from an earlier release can be found in the [FAQ](https://xibo.org.uk/docs/setup/upgrading-xibo-for-windows).

If you have a white label build of the application, the upgrade is available in your [Xibo customer portal account](https://app.xibo.org.uk/my-products/windows-white).

## Change Log

This release has the same features/improvements as [Xibo for Windows v2 R202](https://blog.xibo.org.uk/xibo-for-windows-v2-r202/) plus the following:

- Chromium Web Engine (replacing Internet Explorer 11)
- Transparency and support for Overlapping Regions
- Transitions (fade in/out and fly)

Our [pre-release announcement](https://blog.xibo.org.uk/xibo-for-windows-v2/) went into more detail.

[View full post](https://xibosignage.com/blog/xibo-for-windows-v2-r252)

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