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.
Along with the usual bug fixes, this version brings something new for those using Microsoft’s latest Copilot+ PCs. The Tracking protection section in AdGuard for Windows now includes an option Disable Windows Recall. Why is it needed?
This feature blocks Recall, a tool that periodically takes screenshots and stores them locally, so you can search through your past activity like a timeline.
Microsoft claims it’s private enough: it’s off by default, requires Windows Hello authentication, avoids collecting sensitive data like credit card numbers or ID documents, and encrypts all stored data.
But for AdGuard, that’s not enough. Screenshots still capture what’s on your screen — and not everything that’s private can be reliably filtered out. For example, a chat window, a partial account number, or something as simple as your to-do list could be saved without your knowing.
While Copilot+ PCs are still new and not widely used yet, they’ll likely become the new norm soon enough. AdGuard is ready to protect your privacy even before that happens.
To stop Windows from capturing your screen activity, open Settings and enable Tracking Protection — Disable Windows Recall will be enabled automatically.
Changelog
Fixes
- A blank update snack briefly appears after the UI starts #5349
- Some filters don’t change their status to “Up to date” after manual updating #5418
- The search line in the rule editor has an unnecessary length limit #5292
- The AdGuard VPN icon doesn’t appear in Settings right after enabling Show AdGuard VPN in Settings #5377
- Empty directories are accumulated in %AppData% after program updates #5331
- New rules are not applied immediately after a filter update #5351
- Statistics aren’t reset immediately after clicking Reset statistics #5376
- Ads in the Start menu are not blocked when Disable Windows OS ads is enabled #5352
- Problems with importing settings from the link #5381
- The “Adguard Popup Blocker (Beta)” userscript does not load properly #5315
- Manual filter update does not work on v8.0 Nightly #5512
- AdGuard does not launch after updating to v7.21 Beta #5534
- AdGuard causes BSODs #5412
- Default date is shown in the empty User rules filter #5420
- Filters are still updated when auto-update is turned off #5387
- App consumes too much memory and CPU #5173
- App UI does not open on v7.20.3 #5465
CoreLibs (Filtering engine)
- CoreLibs updated to v1.18.27 #5555
Fixes
- When CoreLibs runs in HTTP proxy mode with an MTU smaller than the ClientHello size, traffic fragments and bypasses filtering #1968
- Long processing time of large HTML #1886
DnsLibs (DNS filtering engine)
- DnsLibs updated to v2.6.8 #5485
Improvements
- Added a public method for detecting upstream protocol #209