AdGuard: uBlock Origin Alternative Fixes BSOD Issues on Windows and Introduces Universal Dark Mode

This week, Brave made a significant commitment regarding uBlock Origin, assuring users that it would maintain support for the extension in light of a recent announcement on social media that Google Chrome had “permanently disabled”it, citing it as unsupported.

In contrast, AdGuard has already integrated the Manifest V3 (MV3) extension since August 2022. With the latest update, version 7.19 of AdGuard for Windows, released today, users can now alter any webpage and implement a dark theme using Userstyles.

AdGuard provided details on how this feature works:

It functions by appending CSS styles to the website’s current styles.

To apply a userstyle, navigate to Settings → Extensions → Add → Import from file or URL. If you’re feeling creative, select Add → Create userstyle.

The update also introduces several enhancements and fixes, including a critical fix for a blue screen of death (BSOD) triggered by the Windows NETIO SYS driver, essential for AdGuard’s network traffic filtering. AdGuard has included updated drivers for both the Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) and Transport Driver Interface (TDI) in this version.

Below is the comprehensive list of changes and improvements:

Enhancements

• Userstyles support has been added #5179
• Expanded compatibility with the Floorp browser #5164
• Updated translation for the Fanboy’s Annoyance List description #5205

Bug Fixes

• Resolved issue causing BSOD connected to the Microsoft driver netio.sys #5169
• Fixed function of AdGuard DNS filter after DNS module reactivation #5146
• Corrected absence of dark theme in context menu search bars #5157
• Introduced option to disable Windows OS advertisements in Windows 10 #5193
• Resolved issue with double-click malfunctioning in Blocklist and Allowlist #5175
• Fixed minor dark theme UI glitch with scrollbar background in Filter Editor #4679
• Addressed issue causing the main window to open automatically upon system start #5227
• Ensured filtering log accurately shows $permission rule instead of the relevant filter name during HTML element blocking #5231
• Corrected filtering log to display HTML requests when a $generichide modifier rule is applied #5213

CoreLibs (Filtering engine)

• CoreLibs upgraded to v1.16.44 #5242

Enhancements

• Enabled post-quantum cryptography for supported filtered applications #1916

Bug Fixes

• Made adjustments to ensure AdGuard content script is not blocked by CSP on uber.com #1903
• Resolved issue with GM_xmlhttpRequest and the Referer header #1899
• Fixed login issues on sony.de in Firefox with AdGuard enabled #1867

Scriptlets (JavaScript enhancements for filtering rules) updated to v1.11.27

Enhancements

• Introduced allowed and denied values to set-local-storage-item #445
• Added line number support for inlineScript and injectedScript under abort-on-stack-trace #439
• Incorporated checked and unchecked values for set cookie #444
• Added reload option to trusted-click-element #301

Bug Fixes

• log-on-stack-trace — fixed player issues on deltabit.co #384

DnsLibs (DNS filtering engine) has been updated to v2.5.41

ContentScript has been upgraded to v2.0.6

UserscriptsWrapper has been updated to v1.2.24

You can download the latest version of the software from its official website here. Keep in mind that this version of AdGuard will be the final release supporting Windows 7 and 8.1. Therefore, if you prefer not to upgrade to a newer operating system like Windows 11—which requires updated hardware per Microsoft’s recommendations—you should continue using this version.

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