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HotCakeX
MVP
Apr 30, 2019

[Resolved] Windows Sandbox has NO Internet when the host is connected to a VPN

When the host is connected to a VPN, such as PPTP/L2TP and then I launch Windows Sandbox, I have no internet in it. please fix this. this problem existed on build 19H1 and it still exists on build 20...
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Kaiser250
Copper Contributor
Jul 24, 2023
It doesn't work on my machine, I'm guessing it's because there's something wrong with the network configuration so it doesn't run correctly even though the sandbox is set to bypass.
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Kestrel10
Copper Contributor
Jul 25, 2023

Kaiser250 

Unfortunately, it isn't being very reliable on mine either. Sometimes it works and others it doesn't.

I have given up with the Windows Sandbox and will use VirtualBox for sandboxing.

I may visit the Windows sandbox and try to get it working with Surfshark. VirtualBox works without an issue. 

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    Kestrel10
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 26, 2023

    cha_bil_01hotmailcom VMware is a commercial product and I would expect it to work better than VirtualBox. Vbox has it's place and works much better than it used to. I prefer opensource products personally. I am also used to using Vbox. There are alternatives to Vbox, such as Qemu. 

    I think VMware is very good software though. 

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    cha_bil_01hotmailcom
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 25, 2023

    Kestrel10 

    I have also given up with SandBox until Microsoft find a better way.

    I have decided to go with VMWARE as I have always experience issues with VirtualBox and I find VMWare to be working better.

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