What is the role of Windows Sandbox and how does it isolate potentially dangerous applications?

[ProfRon]

You know Windows Sandbox? It's this cool feature I use when I wanna test sketchy apps without messing up my whole PC. You fire it up, and it spins a fresh, throwaway version of Windows just for that one thing. I love how it keeps everything contained, like trapping a wild animal in a jar.

If you download something dodgy from the web, you run it inside there. The app thinks it's on a real machine, but nah, it's all fenced off from your files and settings. I once poked around with some weird download, and poof, when I shut it down, nothing lingered. It wipes clean every time, so no sneaky malware sneaks out to bite your main system. You feel that rush of safety, right?

Think of it as a quick escape pod for risky experiments. You click open, drop the app in, play around, then eject. I bet you'd dig it for trying out those random tools without the worry. It grabs a bit of your RAM and CPU, but it's worth the tiny hit for peace of mind.

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