Questions tagged [windows-sandbox]
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Doesn't Windows Sandbox require Hyper-V to run? How is it working with Hyper-V not enabled?
If my knowledge is correct, Windows Sandbox requires Hyper-V to run right? But when I enable Windows Sandbox on the Windows Features window, Hyper-V did not get enabled so I wanted to know what was up?
As far as I know, Windows Sandbox is working…
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Windows 10 Sandbox - How do I access my files in the sandboxed environment of my local PC?
I was trying to see if there was a way to access my files that reside on the current users PC inside the sandboxed environment by opening File Explorer and opening the C:\Users folder.
This is what I'm presented with:
There is no sign of my…
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Windows Sandbox Version Upgrade
How do you upgrade the version of Windows running in Windows sandbox? I have upgraded to Windows 20H2 but the Sandbox version is 2004.
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How do I make a snapshot in Windows Sandbox?
I want to make a snapshot that I can restore to later. How do I do this within the sandbox? I have not been able to find any extensive documentation nor how to perform this one particular task.
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Date reverts to current one in Windows Sandbox
I'm unable to change the current date in Windows Sandbox. I have disabled "Set time automatically" from the settings panel and I'm able to change the date, but 1 or 2 seconds later the date reverts to the current one.
This seems to be an issue…
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How to use USB devices with Windows sandbox?
Is there a way to use USB devices directly in Windows Sandbox? So far I only found the workaround e.g. for flash drives mounting them via the host by using E:\ in the configuration file. This workaround leads to other…
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Windows 10 Sandbox proxy settings auto-synced with host
I'm trying out the new Windows 10 Sandbox feature and I noticed that I can't change any Proxy Settings (in Control Panel - Internet Options) inside the sandbox. Anything I set there is ignored.
However, when I change them on the host, they are…
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Windows sandbox won't open executables. ("You need to install an app for this task")
I am using the Windows sandbox feature, that comes with Windows Pro and Enterprise systems (Using Hyper-V). It worked for months, but now I always get the same error when I try to run an .exe file. The executable is compiled with the Go compiler and…
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When I run Windows Sandbox, is Defender running?
I occasionally need a bit of shareware / free software. I'm always a bit paranoid about downloading those types of things, and usually check them out in Windows Sandbox (on Win 11 Pro). I don't see any indication of Defender running though in the…
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VPN vs VMs and Windows Sandbox
I am currently running NordVPN on Windows 10. If I have a Guest VM (Windows or Linux) running in Hyper-V or VMware Player on that system, is that VM behind the VPN? What about an instance of Windows Sandbox, is it behind the VPN?
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How does Windows Sandbox virtualize my IGPU and uses pass through but Hyper-V only needs DDA?
I have an Intel CPU and no discrete GPU, running latest Windows 11 insider.
when I create a VM with Hyper-V, this is what I see in device manager for GPU:
And when I launch Windows Sandbox, this is what the device manager looks like:
even though…
user1670677
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What is the password for Windows 10 Sandbox Administrator?
Given a Windows 10 Sandbox instance, I want to run an Application as the local Administrator.
In a powershell console within a Sandbox instance, I tried using runas.exe:
PS > runas.exe /user:Administrator C:\Windows\System32\whoami.exe
Enter the…
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Windows Sandbox can not launch with error 0xffffffff
I can not launch Windows Sandbox after upgrade to 21H1, it shows a Windows Sandbox failed to start. (0xffffffff) error. I find someone also asked about this issue in the Microsoft Community, but it did not get solved. So is there a chance anyone…
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Windows Sandbox default registry values
There are some settings in the registry that can require a reboot before they take effect. Changing these settings in a Windows Sandbox and rebooting will not work since they will be reset when the sandbox starts up again. How can I run Windows 10…
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Windows SandBox is missing from Start Menu
I am running Windows 10 Pro x64 Version 2004 build 19041.630 on an Intel Core i7 laptop ASUS N552VW. A month or more ago I activated Windows SandBox in the Windows Features dialog and successfully used this native Windows virtual machine inside my…
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