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Windows Sandbox
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Windows Sandbox | Included with supported Windows editions · Windows Home not supported | Free |
As learn.microsoft.com lists them, read 29 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Windows Sandbox's own pages
- Configuration
- Configuration files can control networking, GPU virtualization, mapped folders, startup commands, audio and video input, clipboard and printer redirection, and memory. · learn.microsoft.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Disposable sessions
- Closing the sandbox deletes its software, files, and state, and each launch starts a fresh instance. · learn.microsoft.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 1975 · learn.microsoft.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · learn.microsoft.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Hardware requirements
- Requirements include AMD64 or supported Arm64 hardware, BIOS virtualization, at least 4 GB RAM, 1 GB free disk space, and two CPU cores. · learn.microsoft.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Redmond, Washington, United States · learn.microsoft.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Isolation
- It uses hardware-based virtualization and the Microsoft hypervisor to run a separate kernel isolated from the host. · learn.microsoft.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Network security
- Networking is enabled by default and can expose untrusted applications to the internal network; it can be disabled in a configuration file. · learn.microsoft.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Newer app version
- On Windows 11 version 24H2 with KB10D or later, the newer version is available through Microsoft Store and adds runtime controls and preview command-line support. · learn.microsoft.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Notable limits
- Only one sandbox instance can run at a time, and the sandbox uses the same operating-system build as its host. · learn.microsoft.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- Windows Sandbox provides a lightweight isolated desktop for testing, debugging, exploring unknown files, and experimenting with tools. · learn.microsoft.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Resource efficiency
- It reuses many host read-only operating-system files and adjusts memory usage according to demand compared with a full virtual machine. · learn.microsoft.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Support and feedback
- Users can report issues or suggest features through Feedback Hub or the Windows Sandbox GitHub repository. · learn.microsoft.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Supported editions
- Windows Sandbox is included with Windows Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions and is not supported on Windows Home. · learn.microsoft.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Use cases
- Microsoft describes using it to test software, browse unfamiliar websites, open untrusted files, and maintain development environments. · learn.microsoft.com, 29 Sept 2026
Where Windows Sandbox stands on Freedom251
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