Impostazioni

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Questo articolo riguarda AdGuard per Windows, un blocca-inserzioni multifunzionale che protegge il tuo dispositivo a livello di sistema. To see how it works, download the AdGuard app.

Impostazioni è la sezione che richiede maggiore attenzione. Qui, puoi configurare l'app così che soddisfi pienamente le tue esigenze: blocchi soltanto ciò che ti infastidisce, utilizzi il server DNS del fornitore di fiducia, rimuova i cookie di terze parti e così via.

General settings

Here you can set the language and theme (Dark or Light), enable AdGuard launching at system start-up and silent automatic updates, choose the update channel and filter update check interval. Also Settings is the place to go if AdGuard for Windows is not working properly and the support team asked you to collect Debug logs.

At the very bottom of the screen you will find Advanced Settings. Changing some of them mindlessly may potentially cause problems with AdGuard’s performance, break the Internet connection or compromise your security and privacy. That’s why we suggest you open this section only if you are sure of what you are doing or our support team has asked you about it. If you want to know what can be set up in Advanced Settings, read the dedicated article.

Ad blocking

Questo è il modulo principale di AdGuard per Windows che rimuove gli annunci dai siti web che visiti e dalle app installate sul tuo dispositivo. Per filtrare i contenuti inserzionistici e che minacciano la privacy, quali banner, popup, o tracciatori, AdGuard utilizza filtri differenti: gruppi di regole con uno scopo simile, scritte con una sintassi speciale. Per comprendere cosa sono i filtri e come funzionano, leggi questo articolo.

In the Ad blocking module you can:

• abilitare l'attivazione automatica dei filtri specifici per lingua,
• disabilitare il blocco degli annunci di ricerca e dell'auto-promozione blocking,
• disabilitare gli annunci nel menu Start su Windows 11,
• attivare i filtri preinstallati come il Filtro base di AdGuard,
• installare i filtri dall'elenco o aggiungine uno personalizzato cliccando sul pulsante Aggiungi un filtro,
• apportare modifiche ai gruppi di regole esistenti, utilizzando il pulsante Editor filtri,
• visualizzare tutte le richieste da browser e app installate sul tuo computer, cliccando sul pulsante Registro di filtraggio. Da lì, puoi anche bloccare o sbloccare qualsiasi richiesta, creando una regola personalizzata,
• comporre un filtro dalle tue regole scritte manualmente, importate o create con l'estensione AdGuard Assistant.

Prima d'iniziare a scrivere manualmente le tue regole, leggi la nostra dettagliata guida alla sintassi.

Tracking protection

Many websites gather information about their visitors, such as their IP addresses, browser and operating system details, screen resolution, and the webpage from which the user came or was redirected. Some websites use cookies to mark and identify your browser, save your personal settings and preferences. This allows them to “recognize” you on your next visit. Tracking protection safeguards your personal information from these data- and statistics-gathering systems.

You can adjust the Tracking Protection settings as needed. For example, you can prevent websites from receiving the search request that you used to find them on the Internet, automatically delete third- and first-party cookies, and disable location sharing in your browser, to prevent tracking of your whereabouts.

To learn everything about Tracking protection and its many options, read this article.

Sicurezza di navigazione

Browsing security gives strong protection against malicious and phishing websites. No, AdGuard for Windows is not an antivirus. It will neither stop the download of a virus when it’s already started, nor delete the already existing ones. But it will warn you if you’re about to proceed to a website whose domain has been added to our “untrusted sites” database, or to download a file from such website. You can find more information about how this module works in the dedicated article.

In this module, you can:

• enable notifications to block requests to malicious and phishing sites,
• activate sound notifications,
• agree to submit anonymous security-related info to the AdGuard server to help us keep the malicious and phishing websites database up to date.

In case you want to learn more about Browsing security, read this article.

DNS Protection

There are three significant reasons why you might want to explore the DNS protection settings. First, to avoid being tracked by your ISP. Every time you open a website, for example google.com, your browser sends a request to a DNS server to get the IP address of the website in return. Usually, the DNS server belongs to your ISP, which allows them to track your online activity. Second, to encrypt you DNS traffic. And the third one is to block content on DNS level.

In the DNS protection module of AdGuard for Windows, you can choose DNS servers from known DNS providers, including AdGuard DNS, which blocks ads and trackers, AdGuard DNS Family Protection, which also blocks adult content, or AdGuard DNS Non-filtering, which provides a secure and reliable connection but doesn’t filter anything. You can even add custom DNS servers and rules using DNS rule syntax. If necessary, you can add DNS filters of your choice.

Starting with v7.20, you can also add filters by simply selecting them from a list of pre-built, trusted filters. They are grouped into four categories for your convenience:

• General: block ads and trackers
• Regional: block ads and trackers on language-specific websites
• Security: block phishing and unreliable websites
• Other: cover special use cases that don’t fit into the above categories

Parental control

There are several websites to which access should be restricted from a PC used by children. This task is accomplished by Parental control.

The module checks the contents of webpages opened in the browser and filters those with content undesirable for children: images and texts for adults, crude language, violence, drug propaganda, etc. Parental control settings are password-protected so that the child is not able to go round the restrictions. This module not only blocks directions to undesirable sites but can also delete the links that are inappropriate for children from the search results.

In the Parental control module you can enable the Safe search and manage the blocklist and the allowlist to customize how this option works. You can also check the Block executable files download box to prevent your child from downloading and installing software on the computer. There are two more options in the Parental control module: you can select a specific Windows user to be protected by Parental control and set a password to protect AdGuard settings from change.

Browser Assistant

From this tab you can easily proceed to install AdGuard Browser Assistant, which primary function is to manage filtering directly from the browser. We explained more about how to work with it and what to do if there is no Browser Assistant for your browser in the separate article.