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Re:Notepad++ supply chain attack breakdown by BobbyTables2 on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @10:52PM (#46881251)
A sandbox in Windows? How?
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Re:Notepad++ supply chain attack breakdown by Semaphor on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @12:19AM (#46881793)
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/applicati...

Or the easier way with an external tool is using Sandboxie: https://sandboxie-plus.com/

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Re:Notepad++ supply chain attack breakdown by pjc50 on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @05:14AM (#46883936)
Not what the OP is referring to, but UWP and successor apps were always sandboxed, from the time of Windows 8 onwards. This was derived from the Windows Mobile model, which in turn was emulating the Android/iOS app model.
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