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In what way are applications sandboxed? The average multiplayer steam game basically installs a root kit on your system. Last time I checked, a unity game jam g
by barbariangrunge 3y ago
In what way are applications sandboxed? The average multiplayer steam game basically installs a root kit on your system. Last time I checked, a unity game jam game can read whatever files it wants on your system (I barely tested this, it may have only been true of my own computer?)
- toast0 3y agoIf you get apps from the windows store, they're sandboxed. If you're a normal person, and get apps from your browser or any other store, yeah, no sandboxes there.
- pjmlp 3y agoOnly if classical Win32. You can also install WinRT/UWP applications via MSIX, and they keep the sandboxing no matter what.
- pjmlp 3y agoThose is a classical Win32 application, not WinRT/UWP. Their time will come and is exactly what is part of Win32 sandboxing currently in preview on Windows 11. Long term roadmap UWP sandboxing model will be enforced on Win32 as well.
- its-summertime 3y ago> The average multiplayer steam game basically installs a root kit on your system. When you click the "Do you want to install a rootkit" button, yes it does.
- therealcyclist 3y agoBy default windows user is administrator thanks UAC. By default you install steam as Administrator and there is steam system service. But you can create a separate user and leave default one as Administrator. In system policies you can activate a rule where you don't allow users to become Administrator through UAC. And you can install steam as user without the service.
- barbariangrunge 3y agoThat’s interesting. I want to know more. What so I google? Uac, windows users, windows administrator, steam?