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```{title} What's new in Kasm 1.5.0
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# What's new in Kasm 1.5.0

## Features

- Implemented [Deployment Zones](../guide/zones/deployment_zones.md) to provide administrators more control of distributed deployments. The system will prefer to provision sessions on Agent's in the same Zone. Images can also be restricted to certain Zones.
- Added automatic Kasm create, resume and URL forwarding via a **/go** URL to support seamless browser isolation deployments for use with redirection and policy route techniques. Calling the **/go** URL  e.g (**https://kasm.acme.com/#/go?kasm_url=wikipedia.com**) will load or resume the user's default Kasm Image, then launch the browser to the desired page specified in the **kasm_url** query argument.
- Added Docker Exec Config  to Kasm Image definition. Administrators can now define docker exec commands to be executed upon Kasm creation and/or resuming via the **/go** url.
- Added User Settings to allow users to assign a default Image, and disable **Tips** when launching a Kasm.
- Agent now reports and kills zombie kasm containers.
- Google Chrome Image now available by default. Google Chrome is also now used in the Kasm Desktop instead of Chromium.
- Improved connection speed when loading a Kasm.
- When viewing a Kasm, ctrl+W is now caught in the native browser and passed to the Kasm. This prevents users from accidentally closing the native browser's tab to Kasm, and instead closes Kasm browser's tab
- The [Login Banner](../guide/login.md#login-notice) can now be configured via the global settings.
- Added a configurable [Login Assistance](../guide/login.md#login-assistance) link that is displayed on the login form.
- Added automatic check for updates.

## Bugfixes

- Entering an incorrect password may have resulted in two Access Denied error messages
- Some session credentials expired prematurely leading to failed connections to sessions
- Under certain conditions, the Downloads list would not populate in the Control Panel