Dec
24
2018
Development | Windows

My first look at Windows Sandbox

Earlier this week, Windows Insiders who were part of the Fast Ring, got their first glimpse of an isolated desktop environment called Windows Sandbox. Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18305 contains this new capability that will allow users to test out applications, untrusted or otherwise, without the fear of it destroying their existing their existing desktop environment. Through the magic of the Windows hypervisor (and some Windows Containers goodness), this isolated non-persistent environment looks just like a Windows 10 virtual machine with its own file system, registry, and network connectivity, but is walled off from your actual desktop protecting it from any rogue-ness that could otherwise render your installation unusable. Enabling Windows Sandbox If you’re on the Fast Ring and have upgraded to build 18305, then enabling Windows Sandbox is pretty simple. Navigate to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Turn Windows features on or off, then in the list of Windows…

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