# GitHub Desktop 2.5.1

DevFeed: [GitHub Desktop 2.5.1](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/github-desktop-2-5-1-75532.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.com/desktop/desktop/releases/tag/release-2.5.1>)

Published: 2024-10-08T11:39:17Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [GitHub Desktop](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/github-desktop.md>)

Topics: [GitHub Desktop](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-desktop.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [branch](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/branch.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [github-com](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-com.md>), [github-desktop](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-desktop.md>)

## AI overview

GitHub Desktop 2.5.1 adds settings for maintained forks and deleting unpushed tags, and fixes issues involving pull request branch checkout, repository cloning, stash restoration, authentication prompts, and background network operations. It also updates keyboard navigation and Windows command prompt and scrollbar behavior.

## Source excerpt

**Added** - Provide a setting to more easily work with maintained forks - #9679 - Support deleting tags that have not been pushed - #9796 **Fixed** - Checkout correct PR branch when using "Open in GitHub Desktop" from github.com - #9873 - Support pressing "Enter" key to submit in Clone Repository dialog - #5234 #8804. Thanks @ruggi99! - Avoid errors in restoring a stash when a branch is also named "stash" - #9844 - Avoid background network operations to calculate unpushed tags - #9793 #9828 - Rework Ctrl+Tab to switch between Changes and History anytime the app has focus - #5911. Thanks @JMcKiern! - Center tags text vertically in History view - #9785 - Prevent Git authentication errors from prompting to retry clone instead of presenting authentication dialog - #9777 **Improved** - Make it safer to "Open in Command Prompt" on Windows - #9640. Thanks @dscho! - Prevent list scrollbars on Windows from overlapping with content - #9786