Rg-adguard.net
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| | Cons / Concerns | |----------|--------------------| | No Store Required – Great for offline installations or environments where the Microsoft Store is blocked. | Third‑party service – You’re trusting a site that’s not officially affiliated with Microsoft. | | Version Transparency – The generated URL includes the exact version number, build, and architecture (x86/x64/ARM). | Potential for stale links – If Microsoft changes its CDN, the link can break until the site updates. | | Automation Friendly – Works well with PowerShell or batch scripts for bulk deployment. | Legal gray area – While the links point to Microsoft’s public CDN, some organizations consider it “unofficial distribution”. | | Free & Open – No registration, no ads, no paywalls. | No guarantee of integrity – You should still verify signatures or hashes. |
Get-AuthenticodeSignature .\AdGuard_7.1.0.0_x64.appx rg-adguard.net
That’s it—no Store, no Microsoft Account required.
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rg-adguard.net is a redirect gateway domain used by AdGuard to manage and filter online traffic. When a user installs AdGuard on their device, the software configures the device's network settings to route traffic through AdGuard's servers. The rg-adguard.net domain acts as a midpoint for this traffic, allowing AdGuard to intercept and analyze requests before forwarding them to their final destination.
| Method | How to Do It | |--------|--------------| | | Open the app page in a browser. The URL will look like https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9NBLGGH42THS . The part after the last slash ( 9NBLGGH42THS ) is the Store ID. | | PowerShell | Run Get-AppxPackage -Name *adguard* (replace adguard with a part of the package name). The PackageFamilyName or PackageFullName will contain the ID. | | RG‑Adguard UI | The site’s “App ID” field also accepts the full PackageFamilyName (e.g., AdGuard.AdGuard_5d5c9b0b-... ). | | Potential for stale links – If Microsoft
$apps = @( "9NBLGGH42THS", # AdGuard Home "9WZDNCRFJ3TJ" # Microsoft To‑Do ) foreach ($id in $apps) $url = "https://rg-adguard.net/?id=$id" $html = Invoke-WebRequest $url $downloadLink = ($html.ParsedHtml.getElementsByTagName('a')