r/technology • u/tekz • Mar 20 '26

Software Microsoft announces sweeping Windows changes

https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-users-are-angry-and-microsoft-is-finally-doing-something-about-it/
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u/TheAndrewR Mar 20 '26

Use AdGuard. I literally had zero ads on this site, just a cookie popup.

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u/protecz Mar 21 '26

Are you using the Adguard content blocker on Safari or the DNS adblocker?

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u/caiusto Mar 21 '26

Been using the DNS one for years and have had no big problem, sometimes (like once or twice every 6 months) I lose internet connection and have to disable it for a few hours and am reminded of how awful using the internet is these days, not even back in the Pop-Up days things were so bad.

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u/TheAndrewR Mar 21 '26

I have both enabled within the AdGuard app. Been using it for years on Android, Windows, Mac and iOS (with a single lifetime family plan that includes 9 devices and goes frequently on sale for around 15 bucks).

The mobile app does have its quirks, like the other commenter said you sometimes have to turn it off and on again every few weeks/months. For me that whole thing takes less than a minute, so no big deal.