# Launches Google Chrome configured with US country overrides to enable AI feature with automate OpenVPN setup, connection to a US VPN Gate node with split-tunneling (route-nopull), dynamically… > Source: > Published: 2026-09-14 00:23:27+00:00 | | <# | | | .SYNOPSIS | | | Launches Google Chrome configured with US country overrides to enable AI features, | | | Automates OpenVPN Connect V3 setup, connects to a US VPN Gate node with split-tunneling (route-nopull), | | | dynamically resolves target Gemini domains, adds static OS routes through the VPN interface, | | | and launches Chrome with Glic/Gemini flags. | | | #> | | | | | | $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop" | | | | | | # --- Domain Configuration --- | | | $targetDomains = @( | | | "gemini.google.com", | | | "generativelanguage.googleapis.com", | | | "cloudaicompanion.googleapis.com", | | | "alkalimodelfrontend-pa.googleapis.com", | | | "clients4.google.com" | | | ) | | | | | | # --- 1. Administrator Privilege Check --- | | | Write-Host "Verifying Administrator privileges..." -ForegroundColor Cyan | | | $isAdmin = ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator) | | | if (-not $isAdmin) { | | | if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($PSCommandPath)) { | | | Write-Error "Cannot auto-elevate in interactive mode. Please run this console as Administrator or save as a .ps1 file." | | | exit 1 | | | } | | | Write-Warning "Administrator privileges required. Relaunching with UAC..." | | | Start-Process powershell.exe -ArgumentList "-NoExit -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File `"$PSCommandPath`"" -Verb RunAs | | | exit | | | } | | | | | | # --- 2. Search and Install OpenVPN Connect V3 --- | | | $openVpnPaths = @( | | | "$env:ProgramFiles\OpenVPN Connect\OpenVPNConnect.exe", | | | "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\OpenVPN Connect\OpenVPNConnect.exe" | | | ) | | | $openVpnExe = $openVpnPaths \| Where-Object { -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($_) -and (Test-Path $_) } \| Select-Object -First 1 | | | | | | if (-not $openVpnExe) { | | | Write-Host "OpenVPN Connect V3 not found. Installing the latest official version..." -ForegroundColor Yellow | | | | | | $openVpnUrl = "https://openvpn.net/downloads/openvpn-connect-v3-windows.msi" | | | $installerPath = Join-Path $env:TEMP "openvpn-connect-latest.msi" | | | | | | try { | | | Write-Host "Downloading OpenVPN Connect..." -ForegroundColor Cyan | | | Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $openVpnUrl -OutFile $installerPath -UseBasicParsing -ErrorAction Stop | | | } catch { | | | Write-Error "Critical Error: Failed to download the OpenVPN Connect installer from official URL." | | | exit 1 | | | } | | | | | | if (Test-Path $installerPath) { | | | Write-Host "Running silent installation for MSI package..." -ForegroundColor Cyan | | | Start-Process -FilePath "msiexec.exe" -ArgumentList "/i `"$installerPath`" /qn /norestart" -Wait -PassThru | | | Remove-Item -Path $installerPath -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | | | } | | | | | | $openVpnExe = $openVpnPaths \| Where-Object { -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($_) -and (Test-Path $_) } \| Select-Object -First 1 | | | if (-not $openVpnExe) { | | | Write-Error "Critical Failure: OpenVPNConnect.exe not located post-installation." | | | exit 1 | | | } | | | Write-Host "OpenVPN Connect V3 installed successfully at: $openVpnExe" -ForegroundColor Green | | | } else { | | | Write-Host "OpenVPN Connect V3 is already installed: $openVpnExe" -ForegroundColor Green | | | } | | | | | | # --- 3. Fetch US Nodes from VPN Gate API (Integrated OVfinder logic) --- | | | $ovpnPath = Join-Path $env:TEMP "vpngate_us.ovpn" | | | Write-Host "Querying VPN Gate API for US nodes..." -ForegroundColor Cyan | | | try { | | | $rawApiData = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "http://www.vpngate.net/api/iphone/" -UseBasicParsing -ErrorAction Stop | | | } catch { | | | Write-Error "VPN Gate API is unreachable." | | | exit 1 | | | } | | | | | | # Raw data processing: removes unnecessary lines and fixes the header | | | $validLines = @() | | | $isHeader = $true | | | | | | foreach ($line in ($rawApiData -split "\r?\n")) { | | | # Skip empty lines or VPN Gate structural metadata (e.g., *vpn_servers) | | | if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($line) -or $line.StartsWith("*")) { | | | continue | | | } | | | | | | # Remove initial '#' character exclusively from the header line | | | if ($line.StartsWith("#") -and $isHeader) { | | | $line = $line.Substring(1) | | | $isHeader = $false | | | } | | | | | | $validLines += $line | | | } | | | | | | # Parse CSV now correctly formatted with real headers | | | $usNodes = $validLines \| ConvertFrom-Csv \| Where-Object { | | | $_.CountryShort -eq "US" -and -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($_.OpenVPN_ConfigData_Base64) | | | } \| Sort-Object -Property { [long]$_.Speed } -Descending \| Select-Object -First 3 | | | | | | # --- 4. Profile Import and Connection --- | | | $tunnelEstablished = $false | | | $interfaceIndex = $null | | | | | | foreach ($node in $usNodes) { | | | Write-Host "Testing US Node: $($node.HostName) - $([math]::Round($node.Speed / 1Mb, 2)) Mbps" -ForegroundColor Cyan | | | | | | $ovpnBytes = [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($node.OpenVPN_ConfigData_Base64) | | | $ovpnConfig = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString($ovpnBytes) | | | | | | if ($ovpnConfig -notmatch "route-nopull") { | | | $ovpnConfig += "`nroute-nopull` n" | | | } | | | Set-Content -Path $ovpnPath -Value $ovpnConfig -Encoding UTF8 | | | | | | Write-Host "Importing profile into OpenVPN Connect V3..." -ForegroundColor DarkCyan | | | try { | | | Start-Process -FilePath $openVpnExe -ArgumentList "--import-profile=`"$ovpnPath`"" -Wait -ErrorAction Stop | | | } catch { | | | Write-Warning "Failed to import profile for node $($node.HostName). Trying next..." | | | continue | | | } | | | | | | Write-Host "Initiating VPN connection..." -ForegroundColor DarkCyan | | | Start-Process -FilePath $openVpnExe -ArgumentList "--connect=`"$ovpnPath`"" -WindowStyle Hidden | | | | | | Write-Host "Waiting for network adapter initialization..." -ForegroundColor Gray | | | $retryCount = 0 | | | while ($retryCount -lt 10) { | | | Start-Sleep -Seconds 2 | | | $tapAdapter = Get-NetAdapter \| Where-Object { $_.InterfaceDescription -match "OpenVPN\|TAP\|TUN" -and $_.Status -eq "Up" } \| Select-Object -First 1 | | | | | | if ($tapAdapter) { | | | $interfaceIndex = $tapAdapter.ifIndex | | | $tunnelEstablished = $true | | | break | | | } | | | $retryCount++ | | | } | | | | | | if ($tunnelEstablished) { | | | Write-Host "OpenVPN connection established on Interface Index: $interfaceIndex" -ForegroundColor Green | | | break | | | } else { | | | Write-Warning "Connection timed out for node $($node.HostName). Attempting next node..." | | | } | | | } | | | | | | if (-not $tunnelEstablished) { | | | Write-Error "Failed to establish OpenVPN connection with any US node." | | | exit 1 | | | } | | | | | | # --- 5. Domain IP Resolution and Static Routing --- | | | Write-Host "Resolving target domains and configuring static split routes..." -ForegroundColor Cyan | | | Start-Sleep -Seconds 2 | | | | | | if ($interfaceIndex) { | | | foreach ($domain in $targetDomains) { | | | try { | | | $ips = [System.Net.Dns]::GetHostAddresses($domain) | | | foreach ($ip in $ips) { | | | if ($ip.AddressFamily -eq [System.Net.Sockets.AddressFamily]::InterNetwork) { | | | route add $ip.IPAddress mask 255.255.255.255 0.0.0.0 IF $interfaceIndex /METRIC 5 2>&1 \| Out-Null | | | Write-Host "Routed $domain ($($ip.IPAddress)) via OpenVPN adapter." -ForegroundColor DarkGreen | | | } | | | } | | | } catch { | | | Write-Warning "Could not resolve domain: $domain" | | | } | | | } | | | } else { | | | Write-Warning "OpenVPN network adapter index missing. Traffic routing bypassed." | | | } | | | | | | # --- 6. Google Chrome Configuration and Launch --- | | | $chromePaths = @( | | | "$env:ProgramFiles\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe", | | | "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe", | | | "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe", | | | (Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\chrome.exe" -Name "" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).'(default)' | | | ) | | | $chromePath = $chromePaths \| Where-Object { -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($_) -and (Test-Path $_) } \| Select-Object -First 1 | | | | | | if (-not $chromePath) { | | | Write-Error "Google Chrome executable not found." | | | exit 1 | | | } | | | | | | $featuresList = @( | | | "Glic","GlicSidePanel","GlicActor","GlicUnifiedFreScreen","GlicEntrypointVariations", | | | "GlicActorAutofill","GlicActorCursor","GlicActorScriptTools","GlicCaptureRegion", | | | "GlicDefaultToLastActiveConversation","GlicExperimentalTriggering","GlicPdfSummarize", | | | "GlicSelectionPrompt","GlicTabGroups","GlicZeroStateSuggestions","SyncAiThreads", | | | "SyncGeminiThreads","ContextualTasksSidePanel","PromptAPI","PromptAPIMultimodalInput", | | | "SummarizerAPI","WriterAPI","RewriterAPI","ProofreaderAPI" | | | ) -join "," | | | | | | $arguments = @( | | | "--variations-override-country=us", | | | "--lang=en-US", | | | "--enable-features=$featuresList", | | | "--disable-session-crashed-bubble" | | | ) | | | | | | Get-Process -Name "chrome" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue \| Stop-Process -Force | | | Start-Sleep -Seconds 2 | | | | | | Write-Host "Launching Google Chrome with domain-specific split-routing..." -ForegroundColor Green | | | Start-Process -FilePath $chromePath -ArgumentList $arguments | | | Write-Host "Setup Complete!" -ForegroundColor Green | | | | | | # --- 7. Final prompt to keep the window open --- | | | Write-Host "" | | | Write-Host "=====================================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan | | | Write-Host "Operations completed. Check the log above if there are any warnings." -ForegroundColor Yellow | | | Read-Host "Press ENTER to close this window" |