That might have been true a long time ago, but nowadays Windows makes it easy to black/whitelist executables from the home directory with stuff like AppLocker.

That might have been true a long time ago, but nowadays Windows makes it easy to black/whitelist executables from the home directory with stuff like AppLocker. Meanwhile, the MSIX subsystem lets users install apps safely without needing admin access into c:\Program Files. So, what Electron does might have been a neat growth hack once, but now it's as likely to hit roadblocks as not (at least on any modern Windows network with a switched-on IT department).