--- title: I stopped downloading VirtualBox after discovering... description: Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions include a built-in disposable virtual machine called Windows Sandbox that most users overlook. It launches... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-stopped-downloading-virtualbox-after-discovering-windows-11-s-built-in-sandbox-xrzcgp6ry twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I stopped downloading VirtualBox after discovering Windows 11's built-in sandbox | daily.dev og:description: Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions include a built-in disposable virtual machine called Windows Sandbox that most users overlook. It launches... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-stopped-downloading-virtualbox-after-discovering-windows-11-s-built-in-sandbox-xrzcgp6ry og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/XrzcgP6RY.png og:image:alt: I stopped downloading VirtualBox after discovering Windows 11's built-in sandbox og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I stopped downloading VirtualBox after discovering Windows 11's built-in sandbox **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions include a built-in disposable virtual machine called Windows Sandbox that most users overlook. It launches in seconds without needing an ISO, resets completely on close, and recent updates added configuration options like disabling networking, mapping read-only folders, and running startup commands. This makes it a practical alternative to VirtualBox or VMware for safely testing suspicious executables or scripts. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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