KEPY™ Posted December 19, 2018 Posted December 19, 2018 Microsoft has introduced Windows Sandbox, a new environment for Windows 10 that has been specially designed to run applications of dubious trust in a safe and isolated manner. Sure, on more than one occasion, you downloaded an executable file from a source that you do not trust too much, and have been afraid to install it on your computer for fear of suffering a malware infection. Soon you will have nothing to fear in these cases, since Windows 10 will offer a solution to this problem: it is called Windows Sandbox and it is an isolated and temporary desktop environment in which you can run without fear the .exe files of dubious confidence. Thanks to this, in case the file contains a virus, it will remain controlled in the sandbox and will not infect your computer. In case you do not know the concept, in terms of computer security a sandbox (sandbox in Spanish) is an isolated and controlled virtual environment that is used to release suspicious files, check if they are harmful and, if they contain malware, analyze its operation. The Redmond company explains that this new function is based on the technologies used in the Windows Containers. Although these were designed to run in the cloud, the corporation has taken advantage of the technology to integrate it with Windows 10 and adjust its features to run on laptops without requiring the full power of Windows Server. The result is a light, isolated and secure virtual machine that allows you to test suspicious programs without complications. As Microsoft describes, any software installed in Windows Sandbox only remains in the sandbox and can not affect the host, and once the environment is closed all software and files are permanently deleted. Windows Sandbox will arrive in Windows 10 in 2019 as part of the Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise versions, which makes it clear that the new feature is aimed at advanced users and business environments.
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