New Update AdGuard for Windows - Beta Updates Thread

[Sorrento]

Just install WebView 2 and you can use Adguard again.

No thanks, I can live without AdGuard, as you said WebView wasn't necessary in the past now it is, I don't want WebView on, Its personal choice?

 

[SeriousHoax]

WebView on Windows now is becoming like Android's System WebView which has been using Chrome as the WebView component for many years now. I remember when WebView and Chrome were two apps that needed to be updated independently.
Using WebView simplifies many things for app developers. They can simply use WebView for any web related components as well as the UI itself since it's a full Chromium engine. On Android, this massively helps to reduce the size of such apps. They don't have to bundle their own browser within their APK. It's better for security also, as Chrome gets updates when vulnerabilities are discovered.
So, I think this is going to become normal for Windows too within a few years and not surprised that AdGuard is adopting this. At least, Edge and WebView are still separate at the moment for those who doesn't like Edge.
BTW, I see that AdGuard's beta installer is 99 MB, while stable is 55 MB. Their size increased even after reducing one dependency.

 

[n8chavez]

Oh, I don't like it either. But if it's a choice between using an outdated and soon non-existent browser, like Firefox, which uses uBo mv2, which is no longer developed, or a modern Chromium-based browser with system-wide ad filtering, I chose the more modern approach. It doesn't make sense to stay with something that soon to go away. Well, you could use an mv3 filterer, but those are currently ##### and cannot even compare with uBo.

 

[n8chavez]

I just discovered that thew new Adguard messes with the communication between Sonarr and Sabnzbd. This was not the case in version 7. It's best to disable filtering in those two applications. I was driving myself crazy wondering how I got errors in both of those. That was why.

 

[Sorrento]

Brave works perfectly without WebView being installed, though parts are still there though probably not enough for AdGuard? I'm still liking Brave's built in system & uBlock on FF/wolf.

 

[silversurfer]

AdGuard for Windows 8.0 beta 2

Work on version 8.0 is in full swing — and this beta brings a cleaner Extensions section, better userscript compatibility, and a fix for a pesky issue some Windows users encountered. As usual, we’ve updated our libraries — CoreLibs and DnsLibs — as well as drivers, fixed a bunch of bugs, and fine-tuned quite a few things along the way.

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Release 8.0 beta 2 · AdguardTeam/AdguardForWindows

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. Work on version 8.0 is in full swing — and this ...

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[silversurfer]

AdGuard for Windows 8.0 beta 3

Some things in life are more complicated than they should be. App onboarding is one example. Digging through AdGuard’s settings just to make it block the right stuff is another.

We decided to turn that pain into convenience. Meet the wizard — a simple, few-click setup that gets AdGuard working exactly the way you want, right from the start.

Quickly click through the options to:

• Block ads in your language and remove intrusive website self-promotions;
• Choose your tracker protection level — hardcore or just enough to stay comfy;
• Hide popups and widgets (if you prefer the Internet without them);
• Enable phishing protection to block dangerous websites;
• Turn on HTTPS filtering — essential for effective ad blocking on modern websites.

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Release 8.0 beta 3 · AdguardTeam/AdguardForWindows

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. Some things in life are more complicated than th...

github.com