Using windows sandbox with/without networking
First enable windows sandbox as a feature;
- Open Start.
- Search for Turn Windows features on or off, and click the top result to open the Windows Features experience.
- Check the Windows Sandbox option.
- Click the OK button.
- Click the Restart now button.
Then to create/use the sandbox you just make config files like this:
- Open Notepad.
- Click the File menu.
- Select the Save as option.
- Type a descriptive name and use the .wsb extension.
It can be as simple as this for no networking:
<Configuration>
<Networking>Disable</Networking>
</Configuration>
Or this with networking:
<Configuration>
<Networking>Default</Networking>
</Configuration>
You can also share a directory with the host machine that gets dumped as a shortcut onto the sandbox desktop:
<Configuration>
<MappedFolders>
<MappedFolder>
<HostFolder>C:\share</HostFolder>
<ReadOnly>true</ReadOnly>
</MappedFolder>
</MappedFolders>
</Configuration>
& You can tell it to run something on boot;
<LogonCommand>
<Command>calc.exe</Command>
</LogonCommand>