Release notes for N2W v4.5.3 [April 2026]

First time installing?

For AWS deployment Watch the How to install N2W from the AWS Marketplace video tutorial

For Azure deployment Watch the How to install N2W from the Azure Marketplace video tutorial

Patch upgrade is available from versions 4.5.x to version 4.5.3 - This patch is cumulative and contains all the fixes provided in earlier patches for this release

Support article: Patch upgrade instructions 

Patch File: N2W_upgrade_4.5.x_to_4.5.3.patch

Detailed feature descriptions and step-by-step implementation instructions are provided in the N2W User Guide.

Issues Fixed

N2W-29028 - Azure recover disk-only (of a VM) from Storage Repository to a different location fails.

N2W-29152 - Azure VM recovery fails when boot diagnostics storage account is in a different subscription

N2W-29053 - Azure stuck backup copy, restore, and cleanup operations are not being detected by watchdog

N2W-26330 - Copy to Storage Repository failing on heavily fragmented Azure disks

N2W-28702 - Copy to Storage Repository failures with Wasabi under concurrent load