Windows Sandbox is a new lightweight desktop environment tailored for safely running applications in isolation.
How many times have you downloaded an executable file, but were
afraid to run it? Have you ever been in a situation which required a
clean installation of Windows, but didn’t want to set up a virtual
machine?
At Microsoft we regularly encounter these situations, so we developed Windows Sandbox:
an isolated, temporary, desktop environment where you can run untrusted
software without the fear of lasting impact to your PC. Any software
installed in Windows Sandbox stays only in the sandbox and cannot affect
your host. Once Windows Sandbox is closed, all the software with all
its files and state 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 Windows
- Disposable – nothing persists on the device; everything is discarded after you close the application
- Secure – uses hardware-based virtualization for
kernel isolation, which relies on the Microsoft’s hypervisor to run a
separate kernel which isolates Windows Sandbox from the host - Efficient – uses integrated kernel scheduler, smart memory management, and virtual GPU
Prerequisites for using the feature
- Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise Insider build 18305 or later
- AMD64 architecture
- Virtualization capabilities enabled in BIOS
- At 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)
If you have this build here are the steps located here to implement this technology.
The information posted here comes from Microsoft