Drop Windows 7 Support Yes/No ???

[DavidXanatos]

I have devised a set of adaptations to the driver allowing it to be built with VS2022 yet still loaded by windows 7 x64
Win 7 32 bit that's a no go but I am optimistic that 1.16.3 may bring back W7 compatibility.
Now I need to look into the Qt6 issues

 

[ask2018]

I think since 1.15.12 should work well on 7 for the foreseeable future lets see if Firefox drops support in September as announced or if they extend it once more.

Mozilla extends Firefox ESR 115 support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, macOS 10.12 to 10.14 until March 2026

Mozilla extends Firefox ESR 115 support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, macOS 10.12 to 10.14 until March 2026 - gHacks Tech News

There is some good news for Firefox ESR 115 users on older operating systems. Mozilla has extended support for the version until March 2026. ADVERTISEMENT Note: ESR refers to Extended Support Release. […]

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[DavidXanatos]

That's good news
so now I just need to get Qt running that is just a bit work but mostly no uncertenities.

 

[DavidXanatos]

Local test build seams to be working

 

[gyfhgyfh]

Nice work !!! Classic WIN7 will be back !!!

 

[DavidXanatos]

Release Release v1.16.3 / 5.71.3 · sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie

Release Notes This release focuses on improved compatibility and stability across modern and legacy Windows builds while polishing the user experience in dark mode and on high-DPI systems. We switc...

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[bastik-1001]

Sandboxie 1.16.3 works on Windows 7.

 

[chevkoch]

Just wanted to say thank you for the much appreciated Windows 7 compatibility effort.

 

[ThePurpleOne]

Thanks for the hard work on this. I am looking forward to renewing my subscription

Erk! Installed 1.16.3 and shortly after got a message Windows has had a critical fault and will log me off in a few seconds. Decided to reboot instead, and everything came back up properly. Sandboxie PLus 1.16.3 is indeed running on Win7