Situatie
Windows Sandbox creates an isolated, temporary Windows environment. Anything you install or run inside it is deleted when you close the window, which makes it ideal for testing files downloaded from the internet.
Requirements: Windows 10/11 Pro, Enterprise or Education (not available on Home), virtualization enabled in BIOS/UEFI, at least 4 GB of RAM.
Solutie
- Press the Windows key, type
Turn Windows features on or offand open the result - Check Windows Sandbox in the list and click OK
- Wait for the installation to finish and click Restart now
- After the restart, press the Windows key, type
Windows Sandboxand open the app - Copy the suspicious file on your PC (Ctrl+C) and paste it (Ctrl+V) into the Sandbox window
- Run the file inside Sandbox and observe its behavior
- When you are done, close the Sandbox window and confirm with OK. The entire environment is deleted.
Alternative using PowerShell (run as Administrator):
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName "Containers-DisposableClientVM" -AllIf the option is missing or you get a virtualization error: enter BIOS/UEFI, enable Intel VT-x or AMD-V (SVM Mode), then repeat the steps above.
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