- Windscribe adds IP pinning and IP rotation to simplify IP address management.
- Users can block their preferred IP address or switch to a new one.
- They will reduce login issues, CAPTCHAs, and streaming errors.
About two weeks after Winscribe launched its next-generation server stack, FreshScribethe company is delivering on its promises to continue to innovate in the VPN space.
Right on command Wind Scribe launched IP pinning and IP rotation. These two innovative features, explains the supplier in blog postare designed to give you more freedom and control over your VPN IP address usage, allowing you to block connections to one specific IP address or get a new one without having to disable the VPN.
Together, they aim to significantly reduce the number of glitches (such as site and streaming bans, CAPTCHAs, IP blocking and annoying security questions) you encounter when browsing online.
In addition to convenience, Windscribe ensures that both features comply with the company's privacy guidelines. That's why they're designed to always work via a zero-knowledge API, which, simply put, means that even Windscribe doesn't keep track of the IP addresses you use, so your browsing remains private.
What is IP Anchoring
Although everything best VPNsincluding Windscribe, have thousands IP addresses Not everyone in their composition is equal. Depending on the server load, ISP routing, and whether the IP address is tagged with certain services, some work better than others.
With IP Pinning, you can now “pin” an IP address that you have discovered works perfectly in your location. This will be useful for sites that expect consistency and don't value logging in from a new location every time, such as banking apps and remote work portals.
To pin your IP address, click the three dots next to your connected IP address and click the heart icon. It's important to remember that you are actually “pinning” an IP address rather than “reserving” one, since these addresses remain part of the shared pool and are not assigned exclusively to you.
You can think of IP Pinning as a lightweight version of ownership dedicated IPwhich gives you a permanently reserved IP address just for you.
Plus, this feature works as efficiently as possible, meaning Windscribe will keep it pinned for you as long as an IP address is available, although you can always pin another one.
What is IP rotation
IP address rotation is essentially the opposite of IP address sticking. This allows you to switch to a new IP address without disconnecting from the VPN.
This is useful if your current IP address is causing problems—for example, if a website keeps issuing CAPTCHA requests, or if that particular IP address is blocked.
This also helps in situations where you don't want to (or can't) change the VPN location, such as when you're trying to unblock a foreign Netflix catalog and switching the location won't let you watch it.
Changing your IP address in Windscribe is also a two-step process: simply click the three dots next to your connected IP address and click the round arrow.
Although Windscribe's IP pinning is a truly unique feature that we haven't seen from other hosts private VPNcompetitors like it ExpressVPN And Surfshark also suggest some forms IP Rotation.
Both ShuffleIP by ExpressVPN And MultiIP Surfshark provide you with a new random IP address for every website, application, service or web server you access during a single session, without changing the VPN location. These features are designed to disrupt communication between destinations and greatly enhance privacy.
On the other hand, Windscribe's IP rotation makes things easier. Instead of automatically assigning a different IP address to each site, it allows you to manually change the IP address for your entire session on all websites you visit.
So, while ExpressVPN and Surfshark are focused on maximum anonymity with constantly changing IP addresses for each site, Windscribe's method is more focused on convenience – a quick way to get a new IP address in two clicks without reconnecting or switching servers.
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