Zapret for Windows — bypass Discord blocks & YouTube throttling
Zapret restores access to Discord, YouTube and other services without a VPN — your traffic never passes through third-party servers.
What is Zapret?
Zapret is a DPI (Deep Packet Inspection) bypass tool. The zapret-discord-youtube bundle by Flowseal ships ready-made strategies for Windows: you run a single bat file and access to Discord and YouTube is restored. It is free, MIT-licensed open-source software — the source code lives on GitHub. See the glossary for the technical terms.
Installation & setup guides
How to Use Zapret
The full workflow: Secure DNS, picking a strategy via Run Tests, autostart, and verifying Discord and YouTube.
Read the guide →Install on Windows 10/11
Step by step: unblock the archive, extract to a path without Cyrillic characters, install the service via service.bat.
Installation steps →Troubleshooting
The bypass stopped working, Discord will not connect, an antivirus deletes files — ready-made step-by-step fixes.
Find a fix →Download Zapret
Zapret 1.10.3 Latest version Windows 10 / 11
Release date: 2026-09-20. Zip / rar / tar.gz archives contain identical files — pick any format.
Zapret on Windows 10 & 11
Fully compatible with Windows 10 and Windows 11: a five-minute setup, autostart via a Windows service, and built-in diagnostics.
Discord & YouTube
Discord
Fix endless connecting and voice chats: cache cleanup, hosts updates and the right strategy for Discord UDP.
Discord setup →YouTube
Videos not loading? Secure DNS, choosing an ALT/FAKE strategy and disabling the ad blocker solve it in 90% of cases.
YouTube setup →GUI options
Prefer a graphical interface over bat files? There are several community GUI projects and launchers for Zapret on Windows — see the factual comparison of available options.
Latest versions
Troubleshooting
Zapret Not Working: Step-by-Step Diagnosis
See the fix →Zapret Discord Fix: Discord Not Connecting
See the fix →YouTube Not Opening After Starting Zapret
See the fix →Antivirus Blocks WinDivert: a False Positive
See the fix →Frequently asked questions
What is Zapret?
Zapret is a tool for bypassing DPI (Deep Packet Inspection), the traffic-inspection technology providers use to block services. The zapret-discord-youtube bundle by Flowseal is a ready-made set of DPI bypass strategies for Windows that restores access to Discord, YouTube and other services without a VPN or proxy.
Is Zapret a virus or malware?
No. Zapret relies on WinDivert, a legitimate open-source Windows driver for intercepting network packets. Some antivirus products flag it as Not-a-virus:RiskTool.Multi.WinDivert — this is a false positive caused by what the driver can do, not by malicious behavior. Add the Zapret folder to your antivirus exclusions.
Where can I safely download Zapret?
Only from the releases page of the official GitHub repository: github.com/Flowseal/zapret-discord-youtube/releases. Do not download repacked builds from third-party sites or file-sharing portals — malicious copies of the bundle are common.
My antivirus blocks the archive download. What should I do?
Try a different archive format (zip, rar or tar.gz) — detection often depends on the packer. If that does not help, temporarily pause your antivirus, download and extract the archive, add the folder to the exclusions list, then re-enable protection.
Does Zapret work on Windows 10 and Windows 11?
Yes, zapret-discord-youtube supports both Windows 10 and Windows 11. On Windows 11 it is additionally recommended to enable Secure DNS (DNS over HTTPS) in the system network settings.