Sandboxie is a utility that allows you to run Windows applications in a “sandbox” that’s isolated from the rest of the operating system to prevent malware, spyware, or adware from infecting or just slowing down your system. The software has been around since 2004, and it’s been owned by cybersecurity company Sophos since 2017. Last […]
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Sandboxie goes freeware (on its way to open source)
Windwos 10 includes a “Windows Sandbox” tool that allows you to run untrusted applications in a protected environment so that they cannot harm your operating system. But it requires Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise and relies on virtualization in a way that could cause some apps to run slowly. Sandboxie, meanwhile, is a tool that’s […]
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5 Comments on Microsoft InPrivate Desktop feature to let you run untrusted apps in a secure, sandboxed environment
Microsoft InPrivate Desktop feature to let you run untrusted apps in a secure, sandboxed environment
5 Comments on Microsoft InPrivate Desktop feature to let you run untrusted apps in a secure, sandboxed environmentMost modern web browsers have a private browsing mode that lets you surf the web without saving any data to your history making it safe to look for birthday presents or… other things in privacy. Google calls the feature incognito mode. Mozilla calls it Private browsing. And in Microsoft’s Edge web browser, it’s called InPrivate […]