Windows Sandbox

    a new lightweight desktop environment tailored for safely running applications in isolation.

    • Free • Proprietary
    • Windows
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    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
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    Dyras
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    • Top negative comment  over 1 year ago • 1 reply
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    On my laptop with Windows 10 Pro, this works flawlessly. Truly a piece of art, only missing the ability to save the contents of your Sandbox when you shut down.

    On my stationary, also with Windows 10 Pro, this is a broken mess and I have no idea why. Several reinstalls and it just doesn't work, even on a clean install. This seems to be an incompatibility with either my motherboard or my processor that started happening after a Windows update. If they fix it and add saving, then this gets 5 stars.

    Until then, this is pretty useless to me.

    olivierdublin

    Did you check the virtualisation setting in the BIOS ?

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    Busaruba2011
    Comment • 4 months ago • 0 replies
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    Only avalible on Windows 10 Pro

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    Dyras
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    • Negative comment • 12 months ago • 0 replies
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    Pretty broken at the moment, even while using an Insider build.

    • Sluggish performance, watching a video is a no-no even if this is a type 1 hypervisor
    • Takes ages to start
    • If you run a VPN on the host, the internet on Windows Sandbox just refuses to work. Good job guys, you had 1 job and you fucked up.

    There's definitely potential here though. In 2-3 years when Microsoft has finally bothered to work out the issues, this will be a great program. Until then, just use Virtualbox.

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    Shojimeguro
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    • Negative comment • over 1 year ago • 0 replies
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    Preinstalled in Win 10 v18305, but only windows OS dekstop environment supported

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    Our users have written 4 comments and reviews about Windows Sandbox, and it has gotten 6 likes

    • Proprietary and Free product.
    • Average rating of 2
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    Windows Sandbox was added to AlternativeTo by Shojimeguro on Sep 25, 2019 and this page was last updated May 12, 2020.

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