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Update the AdGuard VPN for Windows overview article
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## Home screen

![AdGuard VPN for Windows homepage](https://cdn.adguardvpn.com/content/release_notes/vpn/windows/v2.0/new_main_window_en.png)
![AdGuard VPN for Windows homepage *border](https://cdn.adguardvpn.com/content/kb/vpn/windows/home_en.jpg)

The most noticeable item on the **Home Screen** is the AdGuard VPN connect/disconnect button. Above the button you can see the [mode](#exclusions) in which the application is running, and below it you can see the selected server. On the right side of the screen you will find all available locations. The fastest location, i.e. the one with the lowest ping, is shown at the top of the list.
The most noticeable item on the **Home screen** is the AdGuard VPN Connect/Disconnect button, below which you can see the selected server. On the right side of the screen you will see a list of available locations. The fastest location, i.e. the one with the lowest ping, is shown at the top of the list. There is also a refresh button that you can click if any locations are offline.

At the top of the screen there is a navigation panel with four tabs: **Home**, **Exclusions**, **Support**, **Settings**.
At the top of the screen there is a navigation panel with five tabs: **Home**, **Exclusions**, **Stats**. **Support**, and **Settings**.

## Exclusions

AdGuard VPN for Windows can operate in two modes. By default, the application works everywhere, and you can list the websites and apps you want to exclude from the tunnel. But you can switch to the opposite mode: AdGuard VPN will only run on the websites and in the apps specified in the list of exclusions. Please note that these two lists are independent from one another.
By default, AdGuard VPN for WIndows works everywhere. You can add websites and apps you want to exclude from the VPN tunnel to the list of exclusions. Or, you can make AdGuard VPN work only on the websites and apps specified in the list of exclusions. Please note that these two lists are independent of each other.

![Exclusions](https://cdn.adguardvpn.com/content/kb/VPN/windows/exclusions_en.png)
![Exclusions *border](https://cdn.adguardvpn.com/content/kb/VPN/windows/exclusions_new_en.png)

You can add websites to exclusions **manually** by entering their domain names. The app also offers you an option to choose popular websites **from the list**.

![Add Exclusions](https://cdn.adguardvpn.com/content/kb/VPN/windows/exclusions_add_en.png)

![Add Exclusions from list](https://cdn.adguardvpn.com/content/kb/VPN/windows/exclusions_from_list_en.png)
![Add Exclusions from list *border](https://cdn.adguardvpn.com/content/kb/VPN/windows/new_exclusions_from_list_en.png)

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On the destination device, open AdGuard VPN, click *Exclusions*, and select *Websites* or *Apps*. Click *Import exclusions* and select the received archive.

## Stats

![Statistics screen *border](https://cdn.adguardvpn.com/content/kb/vpn/windows/statistics_en.png)

The Statistics screen shows detailed information about your data usage, categorized by both location and app. It highlights your most frequently used locations and applications. You can access statistics for different time periods: daily, monthly, or for the entire time you have been using AdGuard VPN for Windows.

Crucially, all this information is stored exclusively on your device, ensuring that only you can view it. Access to the statistics feature is available only to AdGuard VPN subscribers.

## Settings

![Settings](https://cdn.adguardvpn.com/content/release_notes/vpn/windows/v2.0/settings_en.png)
![Settings *border](https://cdn.adguardvpn.com/content/kb/vpn/windows/settings_en.png)

The fourth tab contains sections that will help you customize the application.
The fourth tab contains sections that will help you customize the app.

### App settings

![App settings](https://cdn.adguardvpn.com/content/release_notes/vpn/windows/v2.0/app_settings_en.png)
![App settings *border](https://cdn.adguardvpn.com/content/kb/vpn/windows/app_settings_en.png)

In the **App settings** section, you can set the app language and also enable **Kill Switch**, which will block access to the Internet if your VPN connection drops. This is needed to prevent intruders from getting to your data if you find yourself without VPN protection while connected to a public Wi-Fi or mobile network.

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#### DNS servers

The **DNS servers** tab allows you to add your own DNS server. You can set up a DNS server by any provider. We recommend adding [AdGuard DNS](https://adguard-dns.io/kb/general/dns-providers/#adguard-dns), a server that can protect against advertising, tracking, and phishing, in addition to the standard functions.
The **DNS servers** tab allows you to add your own DNS server — manually or from the list. You can set up a DNS server by any provider. We recommend adding [AdGuard DNS](https://adguard-dns.io/kb/general/dns-providers/#adguard-dns), a server that can protect against advertising, tracking, and phishing, in addition to the standard functions.

#### Advanced settings

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This is an experimental feature that enables AdGuard to use the advanced QUIC encryption protocol. It has many advantages, but the most notable one is that it can improve connection quality under non-ideal conditions, for example, when using mobile Internet or when connecting to public Wi-Fi networks.

### App exclusions
#### Use WinTun

![Use WinTun *border](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/release_notes/vpn/windows/v2.2/stats_tab_v2.2_en.png)

WinTun is a traffic routing driver commonly used for VPN implementations on Windows that improves the quality of VPN connections by creating a virtual network adapter. By default AdGuard VPN uses the regular WFP driver (and TDI driver for Windows 7).

![Adding an app to exclusions](https://cdn.adguardvpn.com/content/release_notes/vpn/windows/v2.0/add_app_en.png)
#### Subnet exclusions

Not only does AdGuard VPN encrypt the traffic of browsers, but also of other apps installed on your device. If you want to exclude certain applications from the tunnel, put them to the **App exclusions** list.
This feature allows you to add subnets to exclude traffic from specific devices connected to your network. For example, your robot vacuum cleaner.

## Other tabs

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