#5584·Sandboxie

Playnite no longer runs after upgrading from Sandboxie+ v1.9.6 to v1.18.2

Author: michaelbui21Created Sep 3, 2026Updated Sep 3, 2026
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Describe what you noticed and did

I had a portable version of Playnite in its own standard isolation sandbox that was working perfectly fine in a portable version of Sandboxie v1.9.6. I then downloaded the latest portable Sandboxie version (1.18.2) and set up a standard sandbox pointing to the same Sandbox folder that contained the Playnite installation. Every time I start Playnite with the new version of Sandboxie, Playnite will crash. Interestingly, only the desktop version of the app crashes. The full screen version works fine. I tried disabling the security isolation of the sandbox and both versions of the app worked fine; something happened between v1.9.6 and v1.18.2 that makes the desktop app crash when running in a standard isolation sandbox when it previously did not. I tried installing a fresh version of Playnite in a new sandbox and it also crashed so I don't think anything changed with Playnite.

How often did you encounter it so far?

The desktop app always crashes in the new version of Sandboxie

Expected behavior

If it worked in v1.9.6, I don't see why the same installation of Playnite shouldn't work in v1.18.2

Affected program

Playnite 10.37 and 10.56

Download link

https://github.com/JosefNemec/Playnite/releases

Where is the program located?

The program is installed only inside a sandbox (NOT in the real system anyway).

Did the program or any related process close unexpectedly?

Yes, it did, but I don't want to share the .dmp file(s) for privacy reasons.

Crash dump

No response

What version of Sandboxie are you running now?

v1.18.2

Is it a new installation of Sandboxie?

I recently did a new clean installation.

Is it a regression from previous versions?

Not present in v1.9.6 but present in v1.18.2

In which sandbox type you have this problem?

In a standard isolation sandbox (yellow sandbox icon).

Can you reproduce this problem on a new empty sandbox?

I can confirm it also on a new empty sandbox.

What is your Windows edition and version?

Windows 10 Pro 22H2 64-bit

In which Windows account you have this problem?

A local account (Administrator).

Please mention any installed security software

Microsoft Defender

Did you previously enable some security policy settings outside Sandboxie?

No

Trace log

No response

Sandboxie.ini configuration

ini
[GlobalSettings]
FileRootPath=B:\Installed\Sandbox\%SANDBOX%
MarkOfTheWebBox=DefaultBox
Template=Edge_Fix
Template=OfficeLicensing
Template=WindowsLive
Template=WindowsRasMan
DefaultBox=DefaultBox
KeyRootPath=\REGISTRY\USER\Sandbox_%USER%_%SANDBOX%
IpcRootPath=\Sandbox\%USER%\%SANDBOX%\Session_%SESSION%
NetworkEnableWFP=y

[UserSettings_172802DE]
SbieCtrl_AutoStartAgent=SandMan.exe -autorun
SbieCtrl_EnableAutoStart=y
BoxGrouping=:DefaultBox,Playnite

[DefaultBox]
Enabled=y
BlockNetworkFiles=y
RecoverFolder=%Desktop%
RecoverFolder=%Personal%
RecoverFolder=%{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}%
BorderColor=#00FFFF,ttl
Template=AutoRecoverIgnore
Template=LingerPrograms
Template=BlockPorts
Template=qWave
Template=FileCopy
Template=SkipHook
Template=OpenBluetooth
ConfigLevel=10

[Playnite]
Enabled=y
BlockNetworkFiles=y
RecoverFolder=%{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}%
RecoverFolder=%Personal%
RecoverFolder=%Desktop%
BorderColor=#02f6f6,ttl,6,192,in,6
Template=OpenBluetooth
Template=SkipHook
Template=FileCopy
Template=qWave
Template=BlockPorts
Template=LingerPrograms
Template=AutoRecoverIgnore
Template=BlockAccessWMI
ConfigLevel=10
UseFileDeleteV2=y
UseRegDeleteV2=y
FakeAdminRights=y
ShowForRunIn=n
DropAdminRights=y
ClosePrintSpooler=y
CopyLimitKb=999999
BoxNameTitle=-
AutoDeleteSnapshotTarget=Default
FileRootPath=C:\0_Installed\Playnite

Source: sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie