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I use windows (although not a heavy user, I mainly use Linux these days), and only outsider apps I have installed are lightweight open source ones and some "off

I use windows (although not a heavy user, I mainly use Linux these days), and only outsider apps I have installed are lightweight open source ones and some "official" versions of software. You don't need an antivirus apart from built-in Windows Defender. And I don't notice any slowdown. I have a non-admin account which I regularly use and admin account is separate. Arguably many users don't know how to use a Windows desktop. But that's not a failure of desktop; that's failure of Windows. They could have provided an easy way to install applications to a sandbox. On Android you can install from apk files and they are installed to a sandbox. If Windows had such a feature easily available, I think most of genuine desktop app makers would have migrated to it. This would have the advantages of the browser and no battery drain, no fan noise, no sluggishness.

fomine3 6y ago
You already can use UWP that has sandbox. Win32 apps can be converted to it. So no one cares about more security. Most vendor stuck at "just work" Win32.
- entha_saava 6y ago
  Is it possible to run a process (and its children processes) in sandbox manually with only given permissions?
- manquer 6y ago
  Can convert does not mean thats only way to install , as long you give an insecure option your security is still weak . It is not that OS developers are not improving , for example S mode on surface is a good feature, however as long as adobe’s of the world still abuse my system the problem is not solved . It is just not older gen software either , Slack desktop definitely takes more resources than web version while delivering broadly the same features Sure it is electron abstraction , however if a multi billion company with vc funding can not see value in investing on 3 different stacks for windows,MacOS and Linux how can most other developers?

fomine3 6y ago

You already can use UWP that has sandbox. Win32 apps can be converted to it. So no one cares about more security. Most vendor stuck at "just work" Win32.

entha_saava 6y ago
Is it possible to run a process (and its children processes) in sandbox manually with only given permissions?
manquer 6y ago
Can convert does not mean thats only way to install , as long you give an insecure option your security is still weak . It is not that OS developers are not improving , for example S mode on surface is a good feature, however as long as adobe’s of the world still abuse my system the problem is not solved . It is just not older gen software either , Slack desktop definitely takes more resources than web version while delivering broadly the same features Sure it is electron abstraction , however if a multi billion company with vc funding can not see value in investing on 3 different stacks for windows,MacOS and Linux how can most other developers?