Windows Sandbox
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a new lightweight desktop environment tailored for safely running applications in isolation.
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Easy to install, without any knowledge
Preinstalled in Win 10 v18305, but only windows OS dekstop environment supported
Only avalible on Windows 10 Pro
Pretty broken at the moment, even while using an Insider build.
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.
It's not really a virtual machine though, it's a sandbox. Running files such as an .exe in an isolated environment. No need for a VM if you just need it for stuff like that.