Older NordVPN Windows Client Versions?

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I have been helping u/chelseagirl11 with an issue they have been having since updating their NordVPN client on Windows - you can find u/chelseagirl11’s original posting here: https://www.reddit.com/r/nordvpn/comments/plkjob/cant_connect_since_latest_update/ (sorry for some limited context here as the conversations switched to chat).

After working directly with u/chelseagirl11 it appears this will once again result from a buggy version of the NordVPN client (something we have been seeing a lot lately). Reason would suggest we could resolve u/chelseagirl11’s issues by simply downgrading to the latest client that is known to work - something many Linux users are having to do lately.

I have not used Nord on a Windows system in over a few years so I am appealing to the rest of the community for assistance here. In my initial sleuthing I have been unable to find where Nord may store their older version of the Windows client - in the Linux world we simply have to select the version we want from the repo…

Does anyone know where Nord would make these older versions of the Window’s client accessible? I have tried modifying the path on the CND URI that leads to the latest client; however, thus far, that has not worked. I have found a couple of sites that claim to have the setup files for the older client versions available; however, not being directly from Nord makes them quite suspect right off the bat.

Here is some additional information from u/chelseagirl11:

  • Running Windows 8.1
  • Running NordVPN client version 6.39.6.0

Yo,

You can download them from their CDN URI.

Version 6.37.5 :

https://downloads.nordcdn.com/apps/windows/10/NordVPN/6.37.5/NordVPNSetup.exe

Version 6.38.15 :

https://downloads.nordcdn.com/apps/windows/10/NordVPN/6.38.15/NordVPNSetup.exe

I personally keep 6.37.5 because when I upgraded to 6.38.15, it was less stable. I didn’t test 6.39.6 but, when I see the file size doubled, I don’t know what did they do with it.

My first suggestion would be to contact Nords support

I would say, the OS should be updated to Win10.

I’m on Win 11 and it’s running all fine on the newest version.

I just down loaded and noticed a new program called Diagnostics.exe

I been having an issue with Nord crashing and dc me. Win10

Here’s v6.48.19.0.: https://downloads.nordcdn.com/apps/windows/NordVPN/6.48.19.0/NordVPNInstall.exe

None of the versions after 2020 work on my windows 10. I HAD been using a version from 2019 just fine (Nord kept warning me to upgrade but every newer version failed because windows 10 cannot use .net 4.x whatever).

Do you know where I can get older versions? oldversion websites do not have anything older than 2020 and newer :frowning:

u/chelseagirl11 has already been in communication with Nord support for several days.

Not looking for triage of the issue, just looking for where we can find the older Windows clients.

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Thank you, I got an email telling me my version would stop been supported (although it said it was up to date), so I looked for the installer and the 7.0 changelog looked scary, so glad you posted this direct link.

No problem. Hope it works for you.