diff --git a/kiwix-desktop.pro b/kiwix-desktop.pro
index 9f6310a..2d20be5 100644
--- a/kiwix-desktop.pro
+++ b/kiwix-desktop.pro
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ QMAKE_CFLAGS += $$PKGCONFIG_CFLAGS
 
 win32 {
   LIBS += $$system(python scripts/pkg-config-wrapper.py --libs $$PKGCONFIG_OPTION $$DEPS_DEFINITION)
-  LIBS += -lUser32
 }
 
 RESOURCES += \
diff --git a/resources/i18n/en.json b/resources/i18n/en.json
index 932d3c6..ee9fcd9 100644
--- a/resources/i18n/en.json
+++ b/resources/i18n/en.json
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
     "export-reading-list-error": "An error has occured during export of the reading list.",
     "import-reading-list": "Import reading list",
     "import-reading-list-error": "An error has occured during import of the reading list.",
-    "disable-sandbox": "Application was launched from a network drive. This is known to cause compatibility issues due to the sandbox. Do you want to take the risks and disable it?",
+    "disable-sandbox": "Kiwix has been launched from a network drive. This is known to cause compatibility issues with the browsing sandboxing. As a result, the sandbox will be disabled. Do you want to continue?",
     "save-page-as": "Save As...",
     "portable-disabled-tooltip": "Function disabled in portable mode",
     "scroll-next-tab": "Scroll to next tab",
diff --git a/resources/i18n/qqq.json b/resources/i18n/qqq.json
index a0f2e24..6082580 100644
--- a/resources/i18n/qqq.json
+++ b/resources/i18n/qqq.json
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@
 	"import-reading-list-error": "Error description text for when importing a reading list from a file failed.",
 	"save-page-as": "Represents the action of saving the current tab content to a file chosen by the user.",
 	"portable-disabled-tooltip": "Tooltip used to explain disabled components in the portable version.",
+	"disable-sandbox": "Question description text for when disabling the sandbox feature (Windows network drive), asking the user if he wants to proceed.", 
 	"scroll-next-tab": "Represents the action of scrolling to the next tab of the current tab which toward the end of the tab bar.",
 	"scroll-previous-tab": "Represents the action of scrolling to the previous tab of the current tab which toward the start of the tab bar."
 }
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index d709096..82c46d5 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -25,15 +25,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     std::string driveLetter = kiwix::getExecutablePath().substr(0, 3);
     UINT driveType = GetDriveTypeA(driveLetter.c_str());
-    if(driveType == DRIVE_REMOTE) {
-        const std::wstring messageStr = gt("disable-sandbox").toStdWString();
-        const std::wstring titleStr = gt("about-kiwix-desktop-title").toStdWString();
-        const wchar_t* message = messageStr.c_str();
-        const wchar_t* title = titleStr.c_str();
-        int msgboxID = MessageBoxExW(NULL, message, title, MB_YESNO | MB_ICONQUESTION, 0);
-        if (msgboxID == IDYES)
-            qputenv("QTWEBENGINE_CHROMIUM_FLAGS", QByteArray("--no-sandbox"));
-    }
+    if(driveType == DRIVE_REMOTE) qputenv("QTWEBENGINE_CHROMIUM_FLAGS", QByteArray("--no-sandbox"));
 #endif
 #if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
     // High DPI Scaling is enabled by default in Qt6. This attribute no longer exists in 6.0 and later
@@ -65,6 +57,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         return 0;
     }
     a.init();
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    if(driveType == DRIVE_REMOTE) {
+        int result = QMessageBox::question(nullptr, gt("about-kiwix-desktop-title"), gt("disable-sandbox"), QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No);
+        if (result == QMessageBox::No) return 0;
+    }
+#endif
     for (QString zimfile : positionalArguments) {
         a.openZimFile(zimfile);
     }