New Update AdGuard for Windows - Beta Updates Thread

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The main focus of this release was to fix bugs and improve user experience. We performed tough tests and were unable to crash the app! But you can surely fix it, right? 🙂

For starters, we implemented low-level DNS settings, added the Finnish language and updated other translations.

There are not many significant changes in this version but we’ve put our energy into something no less important. We updated CoreLibs and DNSLibs, fixed various issues along the way, and did some magic with the filtering log to make it more user-friendly.

And just between us, we’re going to develop and release a brand new AdGuard for Windows. We bet you’ll find many killer feature there! besides, we plan to bring an extensive redesign to it. So stay tuned, and you’re going to witness the arrival of v8.0!
 
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Why would anyone make you pay for a beta?
 

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AdGuard for Windows version 7.7 RC 1 (beta) from October 5, 2021

We are glad to announce that the first release candidate of AdGuard for Windows v7.7 is available!
In this version, we updated CoreLibs and DNSLibs and fixed all the bugs spotted. Besides, issues with displaying requests have been resolved, so the filtering log now looks way better.
 

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AdGuard for Windows version 7.7 RC 2 (beta) from October 7, 2021

In the second release candidate we updated CoreLibs, without it the Internet would turn into a p̶u̶m̶p̶k̶i̶n̶ one big ad. Then we dived into Advanced settings and changed their names and descriptions — now not only developers can relate to what happens in the wilds of low-level settings. And well, the new version features small bug fixes. You can't just release anything without this part, right?

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  • [Fixed] ExtendedCSS misbehaves on images.google.com #135
  • [Enhancement] Updated translations
  • [Other] Updated CoreLibs to v1.8.199
 

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How can I access the low-level DNS settings in AdGuard 7.7? I can't seem to find it anywhere.
 

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AdGuard for Windows 7.7.1 Released:
Unfortunately, the larger the update, the more the risk of letting some bugs through. The latest release of AdGuard for Windows exposed several of those so we’re ready with a hotfix. Thanks to all users who sent reports to us — it wouldn’t be possible without your help! As a result, we fixed the bugs that some of you had encountered. For instance, we fixed a network filtering bug that prevented the application from working correctly. We also solved the problem with incorrect work of the tray menu icon. In addition, we slightly redesigned the “Advanced settings” block for easier navigation.
 

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AdGuard for Windows 7.7.2 Released:
We’ve come a long way through bugs thorns to the stars and finally reached the finish line (we hope so!) Many apologies for the last few versions of AdGuard for Windows: they had to be really good, but something went wrong. In one week since the last release, with your help we have found and fixed several disappointing flaws, as well as bugs in the application drivers, which turned out to be the main issue of v7.7.1. And of course we’ve updated CoreLibs — it couldn't happen any other way!
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  • [Fixed] Driver installation failed on v7.7.1 #3986
  • [Fixed] New tab in Edge is broken when AdGuard is on #1541
  • [Other] Update CoreLibs to v1.8.240 #3996
 

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AdGuard for Windows version 7.8 beta 1 released:
And here's the beta version of AdGuard's little update for Windows.
A new version of Safebrowsing, which is responsible for blocking requests to malicious and phishing sites, has been upgraded. Now, thanks to the improved mechanism of this module, surfing the Internet has become much safer.
We also updated CoreLibs and DNSLibs, and fixed various minor bugs along the way. Let’s make AdGuard for Windows better together!
Full changelog:
 

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AdGuard for Windows version 7.8 beta 2 (beta) from December 9, 2021:
Good news: the latest beta version has been tested and shown stable work. Now it’s time to release the next one with some minor fixes. Meet AdGuard v7.8 beta 2 for Windows! We’ve updated CoreLibs and DNSLibs and smoothed out a few “bumps” here and there. Seems that the version 7.8 release is somewhere near!
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The year 2022 has just begun and we already have something to show you. Meet the first beta version of AdGuard 7.9 for Windows! What have we managed to do since the last release? We've applied some AdGuard magic and greatly improved the performance of our app. We've enhanced the advanced DNS settings by adding a bootstrap option. Now you can specify IP addresses of the DNS servers that are used to determine the address of the encrypted DNS servers. We've also fixed an unpleasant bug with language filters auto-activation, improved the UI to make AdGuard even more user-friendly and eliminated other issues. Also, following the tradition, we've updated CoreLibs and DNSLibs.
 

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AdGuard for Windows Version 7.9 RC (beta) from February 14, 2022
It's been a little over a week since the release of the first beta, and we're ready to present the release candidate of AdGuard v7.9 for Windows.
We tried to achieve our goal as quickly as possible without leaving a single bug unfixed. While preparing this release candidate, we solved a few unpleasant issues, that interfered with the stable performance of the app, and updated the CoreLibs. We hope that the next step will be the release of AdGuard v7.9 for Windows!

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[Fixed] $$ rules are not visible in the filtering log #4113
[Fixed] Blocked requests by Parental control are shown as Stealth mode's ones in Filtering log 4074
[Fixed] The rule counter on the main screen defines comments as active rules #3994
[Fixed] Impossible to scroll DNS exclusions screen #4024
[Fixed] When enabling/disabling protection "on this site" in one browser window, the Assistant's icon does not change its color in another opened browser window.
[Fixed] localization of the All rights reserved string in About tab #4065
[Other] The text of the error that occurs when a custom filter is added incorrectly is not translated #4026
[Other] Info about AdGuard is left in registry after deleting #4064
[Other] CoreLibs updated to v1.9.32 #4129
 

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AdGuard for Windows Version 7.9 RC 2 (beta) from February 17, 2022
At AdGuard we are guided by the rule "Measure twice, release once". So today, instead of the AdGuard v7.9 for Windows release, we present to you the second release candidate, which contains minor fixes. For example, we fixed an issue with checking for available application updates. It seems that we are now ready for the release!
 

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AdGuard for Windows Version 7.9 (Stable) from February 21, 2022
Now we know that we can create suspense no worse than Hitchcock: since the last release, we’ve presented three versions of the app (one beta version and two release candidates). But enough is enough! Meet AdGuard 7.9 for Windows, the release we've all been waiting for. Let's list the major innovations and benefits of this version so you can savor them.

Let's start with the fact that we have worked hard on improving the performance of the application as well as its user interface. Now you'll enjoy interacting with AdGuard for Windows even more. We've also improved the advanced DNS settings by adding a bootstrap option. Don't want to use the system DNS resolver as a bootstrap? You don't have to! Now you can specify IP addresses of the DNS servers that are used to determine the address of the encrypted DNS servers.

What else? We fixed tons of bugs of different severity, including the problem with auto-activation of language filters. As a result, AdGuard's stability is improved now. Of course we couldn't avoid updating CoreLibs and DNSLibs. That's all, folks! We hope you’ll enjoy the new version of AdGuard for Windows.
 

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AdGuard v7.9.1 for Windows hotfix from March 4, 2022
Some users could experience problems in AdGuard 7.9 occurring when Traffic filtering is disabled.
Also, you might have faced problems with filter updates.
So here we are with a hotfix that will solve them.
And we also seized the opportunity to update DNSLibs and CoreLibs and make some minor bug fixes.
Now the app’s performance will be more stable.

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  • [Enhancement] Update CoreLibs to 1.9.43 #4150
  • [Enhancement] Update DnsLibs to 1.7.12
  • [Fixed] Disabling Traffic filtering causes a crash after restarting AdGuard 4142
  • [Fixed] Error while checking for filter updates #4143
  • [Fixed] Disabling Show quic doesn't work until filtering log is relaunched #4133
 

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