# Windows Sandbox Application: Microsoft Corporation Dem still dey call am windows sandbox, wsb, containers disposable client vm Microsoft Corporation, System Disposable Windows VM wey follow come inside Pro and related editions. E need virtualization. E no be Sandboxie. ## Wetin you need know Windows Sandbox na disposable Pro VM. E no be Sandboxie. Enable di optional feature. Close di window and di VM don disappear. Sandboxie na different product. Home editions no get dis one. - **Wetin e be?**: Disposable Windows VM on Pro **E be di same thing as Sandboxie?**: No. Sandboxie na third-party **E need Home?**: No. Home no get am at all Feex tok say If Windows Sandbox dey miss, I dey check Pro and virtualization before I go download Sandboxie. Dis feature na inbox, no be third-party sandbox. ## Wetin be Windows Sandbox? Windows Sandbox na disposable Windows VM. Every time you launch am, e dey clean. Wen you close am, e go wipe everything comot. Sandboxie na third-party isolation product wey get different model. ## If you never use am before If you want throwaway Windows desktop to run suspicious exe, Windows Sandbox na optional feature on Pro. Enable am for Windows Features. Closing di window go wipe di VM. E no be Sandboxie, and e no dey on Windows Home. ## Wetin dem dey use am for? **Open unknown files** Fresh Windows desktop. Host files no go dey dia unless you copy dem enta inside. **Optional Pro feature** Turn Windows features on or Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature Containers-DisposableClientVM. No Sandboxie installer. **Throw away on close** Nothing dey remain after you close Sandbox (apart from in-sandbox reboots for later Windows 11). Na di whole point be dat. ## Na who e dey for? - Windows Pro users wey want disposable desktop - People wey dem tell make dem install Sandboxie instead - Anybody on Home wey no go see dis feature ## Current status Windows Sandbox (2019) na current disposable windows vm from Microsoft Corporation. Di vendor still dey direct Windows users go https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/security/application-security/application-isolation/windows-sandbox/. ## How old e be? Microsoft add Windows Sandbox for 2019 on Windows 10 Pro. E new pass Sandboxie long history. Di inbox feature dey use Microsoft hypervisor, no be di Sandboxie driver. ## Versions Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here. Windows 11 Pro Sandbox Windows 10 Pro Sandbox (1903+) ## System requirements Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need. ### Minimum | Operating system | Windows 10 version 1903 or later, or Windows 11, Pro / Enterprise / Education, according to Microsoft | | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | RAM | 4 GB minimum, 8 GB recommended, according to Microsoft Learn | ## Resource profile - **CPU demand**: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app **RAM demand**: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries ## Installed processes Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed. | WindowsSandboxClient.exe | Main Windows executable | | ------------------------ | ----------------------- | ## Startup components Sandbox dey start only wen you open Windows Sandbox. E no be logon VM. ## File locations | Typical install | Windows optional feature Containers-DisposableClientVM | | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ## Common wahala dem ### You install Sandboxie because of name mix-up Sandboxie na third-party. Windows Sandbox na di inbox feature wey dis article dey cover. ### Feature dey miss on Home Microsoft no dey ship Sandbox on Home. Even if virtualization dey on, dat checkbox no go show. ## How to get unstuck ### Enable Windows Sandbox inside Windows Features, den restart Learn list 4 GB RAM minimum (8 GB recommended), two cores, and firmware virtualization. ### Turn virtualization on inside firmware if di box grey out Di same VT-x / AMD-V switch wey Hyper-V want. No be Sandboxie driver. ### Copy di file enta di sandbox. No expect host Desktop to show up Di VM dey empty on purpose. Dat na isolation, no be failed install. ## Alternatives Sandboxie na third-party isolator. Hyper-V or VirtualBox VM dey stay until you delete am. WSL na Linux, no be Windows desktop sandbox. ## Official help and downloads Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel. | Download | [learn.microsoft.com/windows/security/application-security/application-isolation/windows-sandbox/ ](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/security/application-security/application-isolation/windows-sandbox/)Official installer or vendor page | | ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Help | [learn.microsoft.com/windows/security/application-security/application-isolation/windows-sandbox/ ](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/security/application-security/application-isolation/windows-sandbox/)Vendor support | | Official site | [learn.microsoft.com/windows/security/application-security/application-isolation/windows-sandbox/ ](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/security/application-security/application-isolation/windows-sandbox/)Start here, no be random exe host | | Install Windows Sandbox | [learn.microsoft.com/windows/security/application-security/application-isolation/windows-sandbox/windows-sandbox-install ](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/security/application-security/application-isolation/windows-sandbox/windows-sandbox-install)Optional feature plus virtualization | ## Related hardware Microsoft list at least 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended), two CPU cores, and virtualization for BIOS. Dem recommend SSD. ## Technical details Technical details Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build. ## Related Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link. [Hyper-V: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/hyper-v/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/) ## Sources and verification Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/). - [Windows Sandbox official site ](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/security/application-security/application-isolation/windows-sandbox/)· Vendor product page - [Windows Sandbox help ](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/security/application-security/application-isolation/windows-sandbox/)· Vendor support - [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark. ## Dis article make sense to you? Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note. Quick facts The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article. - **Developer**: Microsoft Corporation **Category**: Disposable Windows VM **Process**: WindowsSandboxClient.exe **License**: Follow come with Windows Pro, Enterprise, and Education **First released**: 2019 **Official site**: [Microsoft Learn: Windows Sandbox](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/security/application-security/application-isolation/windows-sandbox/) **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. 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