AdGuard Fails to Auto-Start

[ShadowLyin]

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AdGuard version

7.20.0

Browser version

chrome 133.0.6943.141

OS version

Windows 11 24H2 (26100.3194)

Traffic filtering

• yes, I do

Ad Blocking

AdGuard Base filter

Privacy

No response

Social

No response

Annoyances

No response

Security

No response

Other

Filter unblocking search ads and self-promotion

Language-specific

AdGuard Chinese filter, AdGuard Japanese filter

Which DNS server do you use?

AdGuard DNS

DNS protocol

DNS-over-HTTPS

Custom DNS

No response

What Stealth Mode options do you have enabled?

No response

Support ticket ID

1044511

Issue Details

Issue Description:

I am experiencing an issue on my Windows 11 system where AdGuard’s filtering functionality is active at startup, but the main application does not automatically start.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Uninstall AdGuard using the advanced removal utility with the extended type option.
2. Reinstall AdGuard.
3. During installation, ensure that both the following options are checked:

• Enable filtering at system start-up
• Launch AdGuard at system start-up

4. Restart the computer.

Expected Behavior

Both the filtering functionality and the main application should launch automatically when system starts.

Actual Behavior

After restarting:

• The filtering is active (i.e., ads and trackers are blocked).
• However, the AdGuard application does not start automatically.

Screenshots

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Additional Information

• I have checked the registry at:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and found no AdGuard entry, which might be related to the application not launching.

• I have followed the troubleshooting suggestions provided by AdGuard Support, but the issue persists.

[KolbasovAnton]

@ShadowLyin Greetings! Please, try to reproduce the issue on this version and let us know, if it still appears.

[ShadowLyin]

@ShadowLyin Greetings! Please, try to reproduce the issue on this version and let us know, if it still appears.

The problem still persisted. Ultimately, I had to manually add the registry entry to resolve the issue.