diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 188d904..04bba10 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-0.8, 2026/XX/XX -- ALL: Removed unused dependency on `typing_extensions`
+0.8, 2026/XX/XX -- WIN32: Replaced bare `except:` clauses with `except Exception:`, preventing accidental suppression of system-exit signals (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit) during error handling.
+                   ALL: Removed unused dependency on `typing_extensions`
 0.7, 2024/03/22 -- LINUX: Added ewmhlib as separate module. (Really) Fixed position and size for GNOME (by using GTK_EXTENTS)
 0.6, 2023/10/12 -- LINUX: Improved position and size for GNOME (by using GTK_EXTENTS)
                    WIN32: Fixed GetAwarenessFromDpiAwarenessContext not supported on Windows Server
diff --git a/src/pywinbox/_pywinbox_win.py b/src/pywinbox/_pywinbox_win.py
index 6d6aebc..ce201c1 100644
--- a/src/pywinbox/_pywinbox_win.py
+++ b/src/pywinbox/_pywinbox_win.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def _getHandle(handle: Union[int, str]) -> Optional[int]:
     if isinstance(handle, str):
         try:
             newHandle = int(handle, base=16)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass
     elif isinstance(handle, int):
         newHandle = handle