AdguardTeam/AdguardForWindows v7.0.2578.6431-beta

7.0.2578.6431 Beta

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Disclaimer AdGuard for Windows is not an open source project. We use Github as an open bug tracker for users to see what developers are working on.

Rejoice! The time has come! For the first time since basically ever there's a new AdGuard for Windows beta. We know a lot of people have been expecting it and weren't exactly happy about the long wait. We can only hope that the result will be worth the wait for you, as we really tried our best. Of course, there's a new design, no way around it. You'll also find inside such cool new additions as automatic crash reports, improved CoreLibs and much more. Let's not waste any more time and dive in:

[Improved] UI and installer redesign #2574

It is somewhat of a tradition by this point to have a UI redesign with each major AdGuard for Windows version upgrade. This time will not be an exception. AdGuard 7.0 for Windows will look very different from the current familiar version. Have a look for yourself:

• Light

• Dark

Yes, you saw it right: AG for Windows now has a dark theme too! Love it or hate it, it's there, it's optional and you are free to embrace it or ignore it altogether.

The installation wizard follows the trend and gets a redesign too. It only makes sense, because the installer is the first thing new users see when they start their acquaintance with AdGuard, and it better be good! Hope you'll find it an upgrade too:

[Improved] CoreLibs

Everybody knows what CoreLibs is by this point, but we'll remind anyway: it is a filtering engine that drives the whole process of ad blocking in most AdGuard products, AdGuard for Windows included. And with every new version of CL these products become better: the quality of ad blocking increases, they work faster and become more stable. This beta of AdGuard 7.0 for Windows features the most recent of CoreLibs version, which means this is as good as it gets. Well, at least until the next CoreLibs update :)

[Added] Automatic crash reports #2298

Sometimes apps crash, and you can do nothing about it. Reasons can be very different, and so are solutions.
To be able to investigate every crash individually and find a proper fix to it, we add integration with an automatic crash report system. If AdGuard crashes, upon the next launch you'll be asked if you want to send a crash report.

Nothing will ever be sent without your consent, and if you want to know what exactly is in the report, you can check out our Privacy Policy. We'll appreciate each and every report, as it will help us greatly in making AdGuard for Windows more stable.

Common

Ad blocking

• [Changed] Сustom filters do not support powerful modifiers anymore unless allowed explicitly by user #2392
• [Fixed] Custom filters are always displayed like they are up-to-date #2501
• [Fixed] Issues with Firefox certificate #2390
• [Fixed] Сustom apps with Cyrillic symbols in the path are not filtered #2542
• [Improved] The list of URL parameters to strip in the Stealth Mode module has been made customizable #2396

Network

• [Fixed] Service connection issues after hibernate/sleep #2438

UI

• [Added] A button to open a request in the Filtering Log #2599
• [Added] CoreLibs release version to the About section #2420
• [Changed] Notification text for the case when protection status is changed via the Assistant #2251
• [Fixed] AdGuard splash screen appears even when /nosplash is specified #2434
• [Fixed] Date format for Arabic localization #2477
• [Fixed] Rules from disabled filter lists are accounted for in the statistics #2497
• [Fixed] Scrollbar in the settings is too sensitive #2514
• [Fixed] The displayed rules in Filter editor are not refreshed after clicking on the "X" button in the search bar #2451
• [Fixed] The search in the "Settings" view doesn't work properly #2417
• [Fixed] Update channel resets from "Nightly" to "Release" after settings get reset to defaults #2614
• [Improved] Chinese date format is now used for filters' update time in Chinese localization #2496
• [Improved] Descriptions for Stealth Mode options have been updated #2491
• [Improved] Filtering log now indicates what cookies were modified #2387

Other

• [Added] Chromium-based Microsoft Edge to the filtered applications list #2548
• [Changed] Logging has been made less verbose where it's not necessary #2425
• [Changed] Unicode marker (BOM) has been removed from the userscript content #2601
• [Changed] Localizations has been updated
• [Changed] The list of apps filtered by default has been updated
• [Fixed] An issue with userscripts updates #2500
• [Fixed] Application update resets Assistant settings #2505
• [Fixed] Empty lines in custom filters are imported as rules #2473
• [Fixed] Error deleting backup file #2582
• [Fixed] Excluding an app from filtering also excludes all other apps with the same executable name #2453
• [Fixed] Greasy Fork userscripts display an error when checking for updates #2447
• [Fixed] Installer startup delay #2388
• [Fixed] User filter rule editing bug #2584
• [Fixed] Compatibility problems
• [Improved] Additional userscript parameters are now stored when you export settings #2367
• [Improved] AdGuard now checks if the userscript is already installed before downloading it #2406
• [Improved] AdGuard-related system settings (e.g. UI window's size etc.) can now be imported along with the app settings #2393
• [Improved] The way to get userscripts' and filter subscriptions' content #2379