No, sorry. I'm talking about managing sound volume in Windows for games that doesn't allow you to change volume (like Starmaker Story for example).
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Unfortunately, Windows volume settings are not saved for applications running in the sandbox. At least, I haven't found a way to save them. Alas.
I use the global volume level for such games to lower the volume before launching them. Or I don't play such games at all — if the developer is too lazy to make such a setting, their game is most likely shitty.
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so true. reminds me of countless games from the Flash heydays, always an annoying soundtrack at max blast, and no setting for it.
Sandboxie doesn't really come with it's own mixer, right, i suppose one could maybe create such with a VM; that's different.
i'd recommend a keyboard with volume wheel, works for me because it usually directly uses the system's global main (aka speaker, output or summary on some systems) slider.
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iv been using sandboxie and its been working great but for some reason i cant keep my saves when playing html games, any clue on how to get that working?
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It depends on where and how these games save their data. I am not familiar with HTML games, so I may be wrong, but a regular browser is already a fairly secure "sandbox" that does not allow access to any files (except for some local storage) or the execution of executable files. Therefore, the save data is most likely stored in the browser cache — it's probably located somewhere in the \AppData\... folder. So if you set up the \AppData recovery folder and restore the files in the browser cache, the saves should work.
But my personal opinion is that it is not necessary to run HTML games in an additional sandbox, since the browser is already a "sandbox" and there are other ways to restrict Internet access. For example, you can use a separate browser and a configured firewall to block that browser. So if you can't get the saves to work in Sandboxie, consider this option.
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For those wondering why Windows catroot files are on the Sandboxie, this thread explains why:
I check the folder on occasion to see if there are attempts to infect the system. When I investigated, I found the catroot files, which is strange because they should have nothing to do with Ren'Py or Sandboxie.
I have checked the Windows file and the Sandboxie file hashes; both were identical, which was good because it meant there was no malicious attempt to replace the two files. It still didn't explain why they were there, though. So I went through the Sandboxie ticket reporting to see if there was any record of them.
Where I found the ticket, apparently they are moved by default without requesting access because otherwise Sandboxie will put a lock on them and cause Windows Update to fail. I thought I would just throw it into the thread in case anyone wonders why the files are there.
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I check the folder on occasion to see if there are attempts to infect the system. When I investigated, I found the catroot files, which is strange because they should have nothing to do with Ren'Py or Sandboxie.
I have checked the Windows file and the Sandboxie file hashes; both were identical, which was good because it meant there was no malicious attempt to replace the two files. It still didn't explain why they were there, though. So I went through the Sandboxie ticket reporting to see if there was any record of them.
Where I found the ticket, apparently they are moved by default without requesting access because otherwise Sandboxie will put a lock on them and cause Windows Update to fail. I thought I would just throw it into the thread in case anyone wonders why the files are there.
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'work offline' could be a first step for the average browser, (for FF: menu, 'File' tab, checkbox near the bottom) not quite sure how easy that can be circumvented by scripts in a game.
i've found some html games saving into the Download folder (if a folder had been specified in the browser settings, this one is the default), so there should be a folder with that name inside the box, if the browser ran boxed.. else there might be a \Profiles\ subfolder under the %AppData%, inside the box.
A warning about downloading Sandboxie:
I was trying to download Sandboxie just now from the official site and I was redirected to a malware download somehow. My AV caught it and blocked it.
The site I was redirected to from the official Sandboxie site was "Download PcAppStore". This is not the legitimate download.
It was prompting me to run a "setup.exe" file that had no other name. The real Sandboxie file is named "Sandboxie-Plus-x64-[version number].
Everyone should also check to be sure that the sandboxie file is coming from a github url for download. If it's not, it is probably malware. Avoid "PcAppStore".
I am not sure how or why the malware intercept functioned on the official webpage, but that worries me.
I was trying to download Sandboxie just now from the official site and I was redirected to a malware download somehow. My AV caught it and blocked it.
The site I was redirected to from the official Sandboxie site was "Download PcAppStore". This is not the legitimate download.
It was prompting me to run a "setup.exe" file that had no other name. The real Sandboxie file is named "Sandboxie-Plus-x64-[version number].
Everyone should also check to be sure that the sandboxie file is coming from a github url for download. If it's not, it is probably malware. Avoid "PcAppStore".
I am not sure how or why the malware intercept functioned on the official webpage, but that worries me.
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I just checked - there are no redirects, the normal installation file is downloading. The link leads to GitHub. Maybe you went to some kind of phishing site?
Thank you for checking. No, I was on the offiicial site that I went to by clicking the link on the first page. I went back to it a second time after it happened and had no problem downloading the right file after clicking the link. I have installed Sandboxie now and it seems legit.
I am not sure what happened the first time. I think there may have been an ad that looked as the download button. Or there is some kind of other attack that only happens sometimes when people connect.
But whatever it was, it took me to the "PcAppStore" website for the download.. Avoid that site.
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I can't run this game in sandboxie.The game didn't start.But it show the processs running.Anyone know how to fix it?
https://f95zone.to/threads/devoted-wife-v0-51-lovestory.131853/
https://f95zone.to/threads/devoted-wife-v0-51-lovestory.131853/
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Unfortunately, I was unable to reproduce your problem. The game launches in Sandboxie and works fine. I entered the menu and started a new game. It does launch slowly, taking about 20-30 seconds. I ran it on a 7-year-old laptop.
Try to get log.txt from the sandbox to understand at what stage the game freezes.
I decide to run and wait bit longer.After few min the process just gone.Oh yeah i forgot to mention i also block the internet using sandboxie.Did you also run with internet turn off in sandboxie when u tested it?Btw where is this log.txt at?It weird because i don't think i did any big change in sandboxie setting aside turn off internet.
EDIT: i found the log.Turn out it URM issue .Game just run fine now.Srry that silly mistake on my side
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Can anyone give me solution that helps me to resolve this error for future games running in sandboxie
https://f95zone.to/threads/home-together-v0-40-0-home-together-dev.130383/post-18788511
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Install outside of the sandbox; you can either download an AIO or each separately from Microsoft.
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Hello, I was just wondering whether you know if the Windows security Control
flow guard exploit protection can prevent Sandboxie Plus from functioning?
The reason I’m asking is that after rebooting my PC to install Windows updates, something broke Sandboxie Plus and I was trying to work out what it was.
I would try to start any program sandboxed and it would immediately terminate. After setting Control flow guard to ‘off by default’ and rebooting again, the problem was resolved. I have never had to do this before, so
I’m wondering if that really was the root of the problem or if it was a coincidence.
I will turn CFG back on and reboot once again to test it, but I’m just glad it’s working again.
flow guard exploit protection can prevent Sandboxie Plus from functioning?
The reason I’m asking is that after rebooting my PC to install Windows updates, something broke Sandboxie Plus and I was trying to work out what it was.
I would try to start any program sandboxed and it would immediately terminate. After setting Control flow guard to ‘off by default’ and rebooting again, the problem was resolved. I have never had to do this before, so
I’m wondering if that really was the root of the problem or if it was a coincidence.
I will turn CFG back on and reboot once again to test it, but I’m just glad it’s working again.
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No, I haven't seen that problem.
In any case, if you have problems with Sandboxie, you should contact the official
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(create a new thread with a detailed description of the problem). I doubt that there are any developers on F95 who can answer your question.