WINE 11.0-rc5 arrives fixing 32 more bugs

  • WINE 11.0-rc5 is now available.
  • The stable version will arrive soon in 2026.
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WINE 11.0-rc5

The team behind Wine Is Not an Emulator continues developing the next version of their software for running Windows applications on other operating systems. they have given us A few hours ago, WINE 11.0-rc5 was released, a new candidate for stable release, though it cannot be ruled out that it will be the last. We remind you that Six were launched last year before delivering a stable version of WINE 10.0. On the calendar, that release candidate arrived on January 18, 2025.

WINE 11.0-rc5 still in code freezeTherefore, a list of highlights is not provided. In numbers, a total of 27 changes have been made, with a list of 32 bugs fixed. And with that, we continue with the list of bugs fixed in WINE 11.0-rc5.

Bugs fixed in WINE 11.0-r5

  • GAP-Diveplanner: returns runtime error '5'.
  • iriver LDB Manager: freezes when navigating the directory tree.
  • Screen in 3D Studio Max v9 updates incorrectly.
  • Soldiers Heroes of World War II freezes on startup.
  • sijpv12.exe crashes.
  • Heroes of Might and Magic 5 is not working (empty screen).
  • In Alan Wake's American Nightmare, some textures lose transparency.
  • Heartstone Deck Tracker v0.14.9 fails to start.
  • Elasto Mania: It freezes on startup, then it works but without sound.
  • MiPony 2.5.0 cannot be started.
  • All games suffer from moderate to severe stuttering with mouse sampling ~1000.
  • Batman: Arkham Origins does not show a cape shadow in DX11 mode.
  • BioShock 2 crashes before entering the main menu with d3dcompiler_47 built in.
  • League of Legends: exception code c0000005.
  • Tomb Raider (2013) when tessellation is enabled causes a crash with the Vulkan renderer.
  • Sumatra PDF always prints the entire document.
  • The Evil Within has very slow performance.
  • Bully: Scholarship Edition does not play the intros.
  • The Evil Within displays a black screen with the OpenGL renderer.
  • WINE sends the WM_(SYS)KEYUP message twice for the Alt key (and similar keys) if the Fcitx/IBus daemon is running.
  • The game freezes for ~30 seconds, continues, and then freezes on "TKKG 1".
  • The Virtualbox installer fails to install.
  • "Tower Wars" freezes when starting the game.
  • Rocket League: The OSS controller causes the game to crash.
  • Microsoft Deadly Tide requires the implementation of ICM_DECOMPRESSEX_BEGIN in iccvid.
  • Focus problems in SQLyog.
  • Face Noir: 3D inventory too dark.
  • Earth 2150 freezes at the end of the introduction video.
  • DirectDraw windows in full-screen mode are invisible.
  • Wolfenstein: The Old Blood / Wolfenstein: The New Order – black screen in the menu.
  • Monster Truck Madness 2 crashes with "double free detected".
  • Monster Truck Madness 2 takes a long time to load or exit a race.

Now available

WINE 11.0-rc5 is now available for download from the button below. Its download page also contains information on how to install this and other versions on Linux operating systems, as well as others like macOS and even Android.

Wine 11.0-rc6 is expected to arrive next week, also without a featured tracklist. If they decide to release the stable version, it could arrive at any time, not on Fridays like the other development and RC versions.