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Windows 10 New sandbox Feature allow safely test unknown applications in isolation

Windows Sandbox a new virtualization feature Microsoft will integrate in Upcoming Windows 10 1903 that allows users and administrators to run unknown apps on the isolated, temporary, desktop environment” that protects the underlying host from harm and will vanish when it is closed. Windows Sandbox will be part of Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise.

Windows 10 new sandbox feature

Windows 10 new sandbox feature creates a temporary desktop environment where you can run the suspicious apps without worrying about the actual desktop. The feature works like a virtual machine, but it’s just a 100MB lightweight installation of Windows 10 enough to install and run untrusted classic programs isolated from the main installation.

Windows Sandbox has the following properties:

Windows Sandbox requirements

Windows Sandbox has the following prerequisites:

Microsoft notes that all privacy settings but the host diagnostic data setting are set to their default values in the sandboxed environment.

How to enable Windows Sandbox

Using Windows Sandbox

This feature is very useful, to Run the software that you want to check out so that it can’t harm the underlying operating system or steal data.

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