Windows Sandbox allows you to run apps safely in isolation

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Published onDecember 20, 2018

published onDecember 20, 2018

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Newsfrom Microsoft tech department. Soon we will be able to run applications that we are not sure about in an “isolated, temporary desktop environment” calledWindows Sandbox.

What is Windows Sandbox?

The idea is that when a user installs anysoftwarein Windows Sandbox, it will stay in the sandbox, keeping whatever is outside sandbox safe.

When you have finished testing thesoftware, you can either install it on your machine in the normal way if you like it and if you don’t, you just close down Windows Sandbox and thesoftware, with all its files, will bepermanently deleted.

We have a nifty looking screenshot that I got from the Microsoft blog. This shows how Windows Sandbox will look on your desktop. Basically, it will look just like your desktop.

Here is a quick rundown of the properties of Windows Sandbox:

What you will need to run Windows Sandbox

And here are the prerequisites you will need if you want to useWindowsSandbox:

And you will need at least:

I’m not going to include all the instructions that you can find on theWindowsblog itself. Just head overhereif you are interested.

The wrap-up

Gotta say. It’s a shame we can’t useWindowsSandbox for Windows Updates. Yes, I know that doesn’t make sense, I was only joking.

Sadly, I can’t ask any of you about your experiences asWindowsSandbox will not be available until Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise, build 18305 or newer next spring, so please feel free to talk amongst yourselves.

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Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities

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Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier

Windows Sandbox allows you to run apps safely in isolation

What is Windows Sandbox?

What you will need to run Windows Sandbox

The wrap-up