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A free Windows toolkit of batch scripts around bol-van's zapret that runs DPI-bypass strategies to restore access to Discord and YouTube — no VPN or subscription involved.
A free Windows toolkit of batch scripts around bol-van's zapret that runs DPI-bypass strategies to restore access to Discord and YouTube — no VPN or subscription involved.Is this a VPN or something that runs on my PC?Not a VPN: local .bat scripts launch winws.exe with the WinDivert driver, which intercepts and filters your traffic right on your machine. Nothing is tunneled through a third-party server.
Not a VPN: local .bat scripts launch winws.exe with the WinDivert driver, which intercepts and filters your traffic right on your machine. Nothing is tunneled through a third-party server.How do I get it running?Enable Secure DNS in your browser or Windows settings, download the release zip, tick Unblock in its properties (7-Zip or PeaZip skips this), extract to a path without Cyrillic characters, then run one of the general .bat strategy scripts.
Enable Secure DNS in your browser or Windows settings, download the release zip, tick Unblock in its properties (7-Zip or PeaZip skips this), extract to a path without Cyrillic characters, then run one of the general .bat strategy scripts.Do I need to install anything before using it?No — everything needed ships in the bin folder: winws binaries and the WinDivert driver, taken from the official zapret-win-bundle builds. Antivirus friction is the only thing to expect, not missing dependencies.
No — everything needed ships in the bin folder: winws binaries and the WinDivert driver, taken from the official zapret-win-bundle builds. Antivirus friction is the only thing to expect, not missing dependencies.Will my antivirus flag it?Often yes: WinDivert can be classified as a high-risk or hacktool file and quarantined. Add the zapret folder to your antivirus exclusions or disable PUA detection; you can also verify the binaries by hashes.
Often yes: WinDivert can be classified as a high-risk or hacktool file and quarantined. Add the zapret folder to your antivirus exclusions or disable PUA detection; you can also verify the binaries by hashes.Does it run on anything besides Windows?No — the whole toolset is Windows batch scripts, the WinDivert driver and Windows services. On Windows 7 you must additionally replace WinDivert.dll and WinDivert64.sys with the win7 versions from zapret-win-bundle.
No — the whole toolset is Windows batch scripts, the WinDivert driver and Windows services. On Windows 7 you must additionally replace WinDivert.dll and WinDivert64.sys with the win7 versions from zapret-win-bundle.Can I freely use and share it?Yes — the README states the project is distributed under the MIT license, even though GitHub shows the license as undetected (NOASSERTION).
Yes — the README states the project is distributed under the MIT license, even though GitHub shows the license as undetected (NOASSERTION).Why does the bypass sometimes stop working, and what then?Providers detect specific strategies over time, so any given one can decay. The repo ships many alternatives (ALT, FAKE and others) — try them one by one, and if none work, tweak the parameters to build your own; Run Diagnostics and Run Tests in service.bat help narrow it down.
Providers detect specific strategies over time, so any given one can decay. The repo ships many alternatives (ALT, FAKE and others) — try them one by one, and if none work, tweak the parameters to build your own; Run Diagnostics and Run Tests in service.bat help narrow it down.Does it cover sites other than Discord and YouTube?Yes — add domains to list-general-user.txt (subdomains are included automatically) and IPs or subnets to ipset-all.txt, with matching -exclude-user.txt files for exceptions. The user files are auto-created on first run.
Yes — add domains to list-general-user.txt (subdomains are included automatically) and IPs or subnets to ipset-all.txt, with matching -exclude-user.txt files for exceptions. The user files are auto-created on first run.Do I have to start it manually after every reboot?No — service.bat -> Install Service registers a chosen strategy as a Windows service (services.msc) that starts automatically. The same menu handles removal, status checks, diagnostics and updating the hosts and ipset lists.
No — service.bat -> Install Service registers a chosen strategy as a Windows service (services.msc) that starts automatically. The same menu handles removal, status checks, diagnostics and updating the hosts and ipset lists.Does it unblock Telegram or games too?Telegram only partly: a hosts-file update fixes web Telegram and Discord voice chat, while full Telegram access needs tg-ws-proxy or MTProto proxies. Games get a Game Filter and ipset modes, but many still need their own IPs added to work.
Telegram only partly: a hosts-file update fixes web Telegram and Discord voice chat, while full Telegram access needs tg-ws-proxy or MTProto proxies. Games get a Game Filter and ipset modes, but many still need their own IPs added to work.What are similar projects?zapret, vpn-configs-for-russia, GoodbyeDPI, zapret2, fq-book, nyx, MasterHttpRelayVPN-RUST, Free-Configs
zapret, vpn-configs-for-russia, GoodbyeDPI, zapret2, fq-book, nyx, MasterHttpRelayVPN-RUST, Free-ConfigsWhich topics is it in?dpi-bypass, batchfile, russian, bypass, script, anti-censorship, dns, discord, youtube, censorship-circumvention, gaming, utility
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