Windows Sandbox is a new lightweight desktop environment tailored for safely running applications in isolation.
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Updated Dec 12, 2022
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THIS is an extremely cool integrated container approach for Windows.
I would be very curious to know whether a similar approach may soon be available for Windows Server... ideally I could package custom applications (usually headless console scheduled tasks, occasionally services) to run in such an environment.
I specifically like the light footprint, and especially like that the base image is maintained over time, so as updates are applied to the host, they'd also presumably be applied to the sandbox... this addresses my biggest two concerns over containerization - first and foremost the MASSIVE amount of disk space needed to maintain base images, and secondarily the need for each container to have its own network identity (they don't - let them share the hosts' IP/hostname/domainAcct/etc).
I would LOVE to know if such an option is in the roadmap, or whether this will remain limited to desktops (a la win7's "XP Mode" VM).
Thanks. and keep up the good work!