
Install Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise, Insider build 18305 or newer.If you are using a physical machine, ensure virtualization capabilities are enabled in the BIOS.If you are using a virtual machine, enable nested virtualization with this PowerShell cmdlet.Set-VMProcessor -VMName -ExposeVirtualizationExtensions $true.Open Windows Features, and then select Windows Sandbox.You might be asked to restart the computer. Using the Start menu, find Windows Sandbox, run it and allow the elevation.Paste the executable file in the window of Windows Sandbox (on the Windows desktop).Run the executable in the Windows Sandbox if it is an installer go ahead and install it.Run the application and use it as you normally do.When you’re done experimenting, you can simply close the Windows Sandbox application.Confirm that the host does not have any of the modifications that you made in Windows Sandbox.Īll sandbox content will be discarded and permanently deleted.Windows Sandbox respects the host diagnostic data settings. All other privacy settings are set to their default values. Since this is the Windows Kernel Internals blog, let’s go under the hood. Windows Sandbox builds on the technologies used within Windows Containers. Windows containers were designed to run in the cloud. We took that technology, added integration with Windows 10, and built features that make it more suitable to run on devices and laptops without requiring the full power of Windows Server. Some of the key enhancements we have made include:Īt its core Windows Sandbox is a lightweight virtual machine, so it needs an operating system image to boot from.
