Windows Sandbox makes your computer secure

Windows Sandbox is a virtual, disposable environment that can be enabled. This means that, if you suspect any software that is suspicious, you can run it compounded in an isolated environment and make sure that it would not interfere with any normal processes and would not compromise any useful files. As mentioned, Once this Sandbox is closed, all the software, residual files, and other data are permanently deleted.

Windows Sandbox has the following properties:

Part of Windows – everything required for this feature ships with Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise. No need to download a VHD!Pristine – every time Windows Sandbox runs, it’s as clean as a brand-new installation of WindowsDisposable – nothing persists on the device; everything is discarded after you close the applicationSecure – uses hardware-based virtualization for kernel isolation, which relies on Microsoft’s hypervisor to run a separate kernel which isolates Windows Sandbox from the hostEfficient – uses integrated kernel scheduler, smart memory management, and virtual GPU

One would need to meet the following minimum requirements in order to run Windows Sandbox:

Windows 11/10 Pro or Enterprise build 18305 or laterAMD64 architectureVirtualization capabilities enabled in BIOSAt least 4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)At least 1 GB of free disk space (SSD recommended)At least 2 CPU cores (4 cores with hyperthreading recommended).

Read: Windows Sandbox failed to start.

How to enable Windows Sandbox on Windows 11/10

To enable and run Windows Sandbox on Windows 11/10, the following need to be done: Let us look at this in more detail.

First, you need to make sure that you are running either of Windows 11/10 Pro or Windows 11/10 Enterprise Editions. Then you need to enable Virtualization to let another instance of Windows 11/10 running in Sandbox mode.

After that, search for windows features or Windows Features on and off on the Search Box and select the appropriate entry, and click on the individual search result. From the list, you get in the mini window, tick the Windows Sandbox checkbox and finally click on OK button. Windows 11/10 might take a few moments to install the new feature. Once done, you need to restart your computer. Now, search for Windows Sandbox in the Taskbar Search box and select the appropriate entry to run it in an elevation. From your main computer (host) copy the executable file and paste it inside the Windows Sandbox environment. Finally, run the executable file in the Sandbox environment and use it as you would normally. When you are done, just close the Windows Sandbox application and every data regarding that and the temporary environment will be deleted. Just for the sake of safety, make sure that no modifications were made to the host because of the executions in the Sandboxed environment.

How do I enable sandbox in Windows 11/10 Home?

As of now, there is no official support for Sandbox for Windows 11/10 Home edition. However, there are some methods that you can follow to enable or turn on Sandbox in Windows Home.

How do I get to Sandbox on Windows 10?

To enable Sandbox on Windows 11/10, you need to open the Windows Features panel on your computer and tick the Windows Sandbox checkbox. After that, it will be installed on your computer automatically. At last, you can restart your computer and open the Windows Sandbox app by searching in it in the Taskbar search box. Read:

You can use the traditional Feedback Hub if you have any issues or suggestions.

Fill in the appropriate details and for the feature category, select Windows Sandbox under Security and Privacy. If you have any issues related to the execution of and within Windows Sandbox, select Recreate my problem. Select Start capture to reproduce the issue and when done, select Stop capture, This is how you can send feedback to the appropriate team. Read next: How to configure and use Windows Sandbox. You can also use Sandbox Configuration Manager.