I am running Windows 10 Pro x64 Version 2004 build 19041.630 on an Intel Core i7 laptop ASUS N552VW. A month or more ago I activated Windows SandBox in the Windows Features dialog and successfully used this native Windows virtual machine inside my OS for testing.
Today, I could not find Windows SandBox in the Start menu to launch it. It magically disappeared though all prerequisites required to launch it are ok (described on the same overview page). I tried to turn this feature off and then on again, but this didn't help. Enabled Hyper-V in my OS in the same Windows Features dialog, but this also didn't help. Does anybody know why Windows SandBox may disappear and how to restore it?
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I agree with TecMan I was having the same issue, I was sure I had all the requirements but I still could not find the sandbox until I tried running it using:
Windows-key + R then WindowsSandbox.exe
The full address should be:
%windir%\system32\WindowsSandbox.exeI found WindowsSandbox.exe in C:\Windows\System32\ using file search. I can launch it, and it works. Actually Windows SandBox is missing only from Start Menu.
Just in case Windows Home users open this thread, know that Windows Sandbox cannot be run on the Home edition. However, all you have to do is install a Virtual Machine (VM) program, then you can snapshot your entire environment and return to it at any time after an experiment, even after you get a virus. However, any system changes you have made deliberately will be lost, because they were made in a simulated environment, similar to Windows Sandbox, which always starts empty. There are many such programs, Virtual Box being perhaps the simplest/easiest and VMWare being quite popular. There are YouTube videos showing how to install and use VMs.
