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TakaSawa
Copper Contributor
Feb 28, 2023

Windows Sandbox / Hibernation on Windows 11 (potential) Bug report

Enabling "Windows Sandbox" via "Windows Features" makes Host OS (Win 11) unable to enter Hibernation. (straight back to the login screen)
Environment:
Hardware: Dell 7920T
OS: Windows 11 Professional for Workstation 22H2 Clean Install from MS official image (+Latest Update)
OS: Windows 11 Professional for Workstation 22H2 Updated from Dell official Windows 10 (+Latest Update)
Still could be hardware related but both Win11 failed to enter hibernation with enabling "Windows Sandbox" feature, until re-disabling it.

Initially, I thought it was my fault due to my faulty custom install image but as it turned out, the stock image does have the same problem.
The troubleshooting (tens of iterations of custom OS installation with different configurations) only cost me several weekends and I've aged (literally)! ha-ha.

  • To understand and better troubleshoot the problem, it is recommended to open Feedback Hub app and file a bug report and make sure submit all relevant log files.
    Meanwhile, check with your device's manufacturer support for any new updates. There might be a new firmware which fix this issue.
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    Reza_Ameri
    Silver Contributor
    To understand and better troubleshoot the problem, it is recommended to open Feedback Hub app and file a bug report and make sure submit all relevant log files.
    Meanwhile, check with your device's manufacturer support for any new updates. There might be a new firmware which fix this issue.
    • TakaSawa's avatar
      TakaSawa
      Copper Contributor
      Thank you for kind suggestion.
      Currently I'm trying a more stable OS so I can not provide any further information (all my firmware/drivers were updated by the way).
      I googled about this problem and found someone who encountered the same-ish condition so I hope my report helps someone out of the same problem.
      • Reza_Ameri's avatar
        Reza_Ameri
        Silver Contributor
        Thank you for your response, you may also try the Clean Boot and see if the problem persists and if not, check which services causing this issue.

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