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Use this tag with the Windows Sandbox app. Do not use this tag for other types of sandboxes running on Windows such as containers from Docker, WSL, OCI.

Windows Sandbox is a application created for threat protection. Its primary goal is to allow for the installation of untrusted software or browsing untrusted sites or studying software in a controlled environment. To accomplish this a sandbox (container) is created, used, then destroyed by default.

Note: Various configuration options can/will affect the security of the sandbox. (ref)

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Is it possible to install a .NET application on Windows Sandbox?

I'm using Windows Sandbox currently and it looks like there's no way to run a .NET application. Although the Sandbox has .NET 4.8 installed, when I try to run a downloaded .NET desktop application it complains that the runtime is not…
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Windows sandbox does not run .NET apps

when I try to run any .NET app it fails with following error in image. Windows features list is also empty Tried deleting kb 4506991 but still the same
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Is SQL Server 2019 Express supported in Windows Sandbox

I tried installing a SQL Server 2019 Express Instance with default settings in a Windows sandbox. After installing the files and services the setup fails with error 0x851A0019 - Could not find the Database Engine startup handle. In the ERRORLOG I…
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Windows Sandbox PowerShell logon command window not visible

I'm trying to use Windows Sandbox with a PowerShell logon command. This is the LogonCommand section of my WSB file: C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe -executionpolicy unrestricted -file…
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Can the windows sandbox feature be used for driver testing?

Doing windows driver development for first time, I want to deploy my first driver. But I don't have a second computer. Microsoft docs: Typically when you test and debug a driver, the debugger and driver run on separate computers. The computer that…
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Vulkan support on Windows Sandbox / Hyper-V Windows 11

The latest Windows 11 has Vulkan support to Windows Sandbox and maybe Hyper-V so when the sandbox loads Windows, it has vulkaninfo available and running. and in device manager there is the actual GPU not just an emulated one. So I tried running…
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Browser from Windows Sandbox cannot access localhost

I'm running a webserver on my Windows machine on port 4200. If I open a browser, I can communicate with that webserver by going to localhost:4200 I'd like to connect to the webserver from within the Windows Sandbox. My sandbox configuration allows…
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Enable/install .Net Framework 3.5 in Windows Sandbox

I am trying to use Windows Sandbox to do quick tests of new releases of an application I support for basic functionality (login, etc.). I was able to set up a .wsb config file and have it run a powershell script upon logon to install the…
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tsc not recognized after global install inside Windows Sandbox

I installed globally as told here https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/typescript/typescript-compiling npm install -g typescript both inside vscode and outside, though it installed, tsc --version doesn't work : tsc is not recognized. I have no…
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Error installing vc90 runtime on Windows Sandbox

When I try to install vc90 on Windows Sandbox I get the following error: Product: Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x64 9.0.30729.6161 -- Error 1935.An error occurred during the installation of assembly…
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Windows Sandbox - Enable GPU Acceleration

My Windows Sandbox has very low FPS. I searched for it and discovered that RemoteFX enables GPU acceleration on Sandbox, but RemoteFX was removed from Windows in 2021 due to security conserns. What is the best way to natively enable GPU on Sandbox,…
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Windows Sandbox and SQL Server LocalDB

I recently started working at a company for whom I need to modify software to support connecting to our SQL Server database and connecting to a LocalDB instance. For testing purposes, I decided to use Windows Sandbox. I've also tried with a Hyper-V…
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How can I install python2.7 in the windows sandbox?

The installer always fails in the windows sandbox because it can't install the Visual C++ Redistributable: An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.VC90.CRT,version="9.0.30729.1" I tried to Unfortunately I have a piece of…
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Windows Sandbox dependency

I am trying to run Ghidra(malware analysis software) inside Windows Sandbox. I brought Ghidra over to the Sandbox environment by creating a shared directory between the Sandbox and the host using .wsb file. When I try to run Ghidra inside the…
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Windows 10 Sandbox custom configuration for Memory Size increase

I want to set memory size in Windows 10 Sandbox configuration file. Already I set required change in the configuration file but not working. I have followed this value command from Microsoft Windows sandbox configuration,…
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