How to Enable Sandbox in Windows 10

In this tutorial, we are going to see how to enable Sandbox in Windows 10. Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise users have access to Windows Sandbox that allows you to safely run suspicious applications or files in an isolated desktop environment. This ensures that your PC will not be infected by any viruses, ransomware, or other malware.

How does this sandbox work? What are its advantages? How to install Windows Sandbox? That’s what we’ll see together in this tutorial.
 

What is Windows Sandbox?

Windows Sandbox is a native feature available in Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise (version 18035 minimum) that allows you to create a Windows environment within Windows. The main purpose of this feature is to be able to run potentially dangerous programs or files without affecting your host computer. So you can do whatever you want in Windows Sandbox, because once closed, all the software and files will be deleted.

Windows Sandbox works like a virtualization tool such as VMWare or VirtualBox. To install a new instance of Windows 10 isolated from your main installation and use it in good conditions, you need :

• an AMD64 architecture
• a BIOS that supports hardware virtualization (to be enabled in the BIOS options)
• at least 4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
• at least 1GB of free space (SSD recommended)
• at least 2-core CPU (4 cores with hyperthreading recommended)

 

 

How to Enable Sandbox in Windows 10

First, you need to enable virtualization on your motherboard. To do this, you must go to the BIOS or UEFI of your computer.

Step 1: Click on the Start menu and type Control Panel.
 

 
Step 2: Then click on Programs.
 

 

 
Step 3: Then click on Turn Windows features on or off.
 

 
Step 4: From the Windows Features window, check the Windows Sandbox box, then validate with OK.
 

 
Step 5: To complete the installation of Windows Sandbox, click on Restart Now.
 

 
 
 

How to use Windows Sandbox

Windows Sandbox is now installed on your computer. You can open Windows Sandbox from the Windows 10 Start menu.
 

 
A new instance of Windows 10 should then open. You can use it in the same way as you use your main session. For example, you can download suspicious files while being sure not to damage your computer.