Windows Sandbox

Free plan

What the maker publishes

Configuration

Configuration files can control networking, GPU virtualization, mapped folders, startup commands, audio and video input, clipboard and printer redirection, and memory. source

Disposable sessions

Closing the sandbox deletes its software, files, and state, and each launch starts a fresh instance. source

Founded

1975 source

Founded

1975 source

Founded

1975 source

Founded

1975 source

Founded

1975 source

Founded

1975 source

Founded

1975 source

Free plan

No source

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. source

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington, United States source

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington, United States source

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington, United States source

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington, USA source

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington, USA source

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington, United States source

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington, United States source

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington, United States source

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington, United States source

Isolation

It uses hardware-based virtualization and the Microsoft hypervisor to run a separate kernel isolated from the host. source

Network security

Networking is enabled by default and can expose untrusted applications to the internal network; it can be disabled in a configuration file. source

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. source

Notable limits

Only one sandbox instance can run at a time, and the sandbox uses the same operating-system build as its host. source

Checked against the maker's pages on 29 Sept 2026.