This build reworks some internal mechanisms and fixes a lot of bugs as well as some new features.

If you have issues with an update installation, just uninstall the previous version keeping the sandboxie.ini and reinstall the new build.

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Changelog

[0.8.8 / 5.50.8] - 2021-07-13

Changed

• MSIServer no longer requires being run as system; this completes the move to not use system tokens in a sandbox by default
  -- the security-enhanced option "MsiInstallerExemptions=n" is now the default behaviour

Fixed

• fixed issue with the "Explore Sandboxed" command #972
• rolled back the switch from using NtQueryKey to NtQueryObject as it seems to break some older Windows 10 versions like 1803 #984
  -- this change was introduced to fix #951
  -- to use NtQueryObject the option "UseObjectNameForKeys=y" can be added to Sandboxie.ini

[0.8.7b / 5.50.7] - 2021-07-11

Fixed

• fixed issue with boxes that had auto-delete activated introduced in the previous build #986

[0.8.7 / 5.50.7] - 2021-07-10

Added

• added option to always auto-pick the DefaultBox #959
  -- when this option is enabled, the normal behaviour with a box selection dialog can be brought up by holding down CTRL
• added option to hide a sandbox from the "run in box" dialog
  -- useful to avoid listing insecure compatibility test boxes for example
• added box options to system tray #439 #272

Changed

• changed default "terminate all boxed processes" key from Ctrl+Pause to Ctrl+Alt+Pause #974
• Start.exe no longer links in unused MFC code, which reduced its file size from over 2.5 MB to below 250 KB
• updated the main SandMan and tray icon #963
• improved the box tree-style view

Fixed

• added additional delay and retries to KmdUtil.exe to mitigate issues when unloading the driver #968
• fixed issue with SbieCtrl not being properly started after setup #969
• fixed issue with "explore sandboxed" shell option #972
• fixed issue when running SandMan elevated #932
• fixed new box selection dialog showing disabled boxes
• fixed issue updating box active status

Removed

• removed Online Armor support as this product is deprecated since 2016

[0.8.6 / 5.50.6] - 2021-07-07

Added

• added LibreWolf template (by Dyras) #929

Fixed

• fixed performance bug introduced in 0.8.5

[0.8.5 / 5.50.5] - 2021-07-06

Added

• added global hotkey to terminate all sandboxed processes (default: Ctrl+Pause)
• the Run Sandboxed dialog can now be handled by the SandMan UI
• added "AllowBoxedJobs=y" allowing boxed processes to use nested jobs on Windows 8 and later
  -- Note: this allows Chrome and other programs to use the job system for additional isolation
• added Librewolf.exe to the list of Firefox derivatives #927
• added run regedit sandboxed menu command
• added new support settings tab to SandMan UI for updates and news
• added code integrity verification to Sbie service and UI
• added template for Vivaldi Notes (by isaak654) #948

Changed

• replaced the Process List used by the driver with a much faster Hash Map implementation
  -- Note: this change provides an almost static system call speed of 1.2µs regardless of the running process count
  -- The old list, with 100 programs running required 4.5µs; with 200: 12µs; and with 300: 18µs per syscall
  -- Note: some of the slowdown was also affecting non-sandboxed applications due to how the driver handles certain callbacks
• replaced the per-process Thread List used by the driver with a much faster Hash Map implementation
• replaced configuration section list with a hash map to improve configuration performance, and increased line limit to 100000
  -- not yet enabled in production build
• the presence of the default box is only checked on connect
• the portable directory dialog now shows the directory #924
• when terminated, boxed processes now first try doing that by terminating the job object
• the driver now can terminate problematic processes by default without the help of the service
• the box delete routine now retries up to 10 times, see #954
• replaced the Process List used by the service with a much faster Hash Map implementation
• replaced the per-process Thread List used by the service with a much faster Hash Map implementation

Fixed

• fixed faulty initialization in SetServiceStatus (by flamencist) #921
• fixed buttons position in Classic UI settings (by isaak654) #914
• fixed missing password length check in the SandMan UI #925
• fixed issues opening job objects by name
• fixed missing permission check when reopening job object handles (thanks Diversenok)
• fixed issue with some Chromium 90+ hooks affecting the display of PDFs in derived browsers #930 #817
• fixed issues with reconnecting broken LPC ports used for communication with SbieSvc
• fixed minor setting issue #957
• fixed minor UI issue with resource access COM settings #958
• fixed an issue with NtQueryKey using NtQueryObject instead #951
• fixed crash in key.c when failing to resolve key paths
• added workaround for topmost modality issue #873
  -- the notification window is not only topmost for 5 seconds
• fixed an issue deleting directories introduced in 5.49.5
• fixed an issue when creating box copies

Removed

• removed switch for "BlockPassword=n" as it does not seem to be working #938
  -- it's recommended to use "OpenSamEndpoint=y" to allow password changes in Windows 10