Latest update:
The issue had been resolved. You no longer need (nor should) use the steps described in the announcement. Thank you for your patience!

General FYI: You have to do a hard refresh to get the new theme and functions:

Windows/Linux: Press Ctrl + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + R
Mac: Press Cmd + Shift + R

A new version of the FAF client has been released - if you have issues with the automatic updating of the client, you can download the new version here:
https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/releases

The latest release (as of posting) is v2023.11.2.

Assuming you have windows, then download the faf_windows-x64_[version reference].exe file and run this.

Since FAF doesn't have the money to pay microsoft a fee to 'recognise' the FAF exe, windows will likely come up with the below warning message - clicking more info should allow you to run the exe. For those with concerns, this is an open source project with the code published on Github, which you are welcome to inspect.

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Kazuya has decided to step down from the community manager role due to limits on his personal time

We appreciate and thank him for the work he has put in.

In the meantime the community manager position will be vacant until the next election.

For the benefit of those who haven't seen the discord announcement, a new version of the client was released a couple of hours ago.