Windows 10: Can I use Windows Sandbox to run multiple instances of the same program

For example, I have 2 monitors and I’m using Aster to split my windows 10 os so that I can log on to two different accounts from the same machine at the same time, so I have 2 sets of keyboards, and 2 sets of mice in order make this work. My question is if I can use windows sandbox to open two instances of the same program in order to bypass the message box that windows sends when you try to open a program that is already running, just like sandboxie. i heard that windows sandbox works much like a virtual machine so I think that this could work even better than sandboxie because even though sandboxie runs the two instances of a program (origin) , I cant run any games due to something from origin blocking the sandboxed version from launching any games, I am hoping that I can get around this by switching from sandboxie to windows sandbox and downlaod origin and all my games from there. I am using two separate origin accounts and bought the game twice in order to make this possible. Any feedback would be much appreciate, and Happy new year.

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windows sandbox Not working

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



There is a possibility that the feature is corrupted or not set up properly. I would advise you to disable Windows Sandbox first and then enable it. Please follow the steps mentioned below:

1. Open Control Panel.
   
2. Then click on all Control Panel Items.
   
3. Then click on Programs and features.
   
4. Then on the left hand side, click on Turn Windows features on or off.
   
5. Then uncheck the option: Windows Sandbox.
   
6. Then restart your computer.
   
7. After restart, please enable it and check if the sandbox is working.
   

Also make sure that you meet all the requirements for Windows Sandbox.

Regards,

 

Windows 10 Virtual Desktops and multiple program instances

I'm having an issue with the new Virtual Desktops in Windows 10. For example:

1. From Desktop 1, double click the file "test1.xlsx". This will open the file in a new instance of Excel (specifically 2010, in my case), on Desktop 1.
   
2. From Desktop 2, double click the file "test2.xlsx". This will change the desktop to Desktop 1 and open the file in the same instance of Excel as from step 1.
   

I've found this to also be true with Notepad++, so my guess is that this behavior occurs with any program that opens multiple files in a single instance. However, these are the two programs I generally use in this way.

I've found a number of ways to disable DDE for Excel, but this isn't what I want to do. If I open a second file from a desktop that already contains an instance of the program that should open it, I want to use that instance.

I've found manual ways of opening a second instance, moving it to the correct desktop, and then opening the file in that instance. However, the process is slightly different for each program and overall is, at best, clunky. Not to mention that now a third file will open in the most recently used instance, and not necessarily the correct one, requiring the whole process to start over again.

 

QUESTION: MS Word 2013 - Possible to run PORTABLE + SANDBOXED?

Dear Members:

FYI: I have annotated #Bo.Elam notes to improve visual acuity to facilitate my study and implementation.
I hope these may proves helpful to anyone else interested in these excellent recommendations and instructions from Bo.

Positively,~ Alan

P.S. Please forgive excess vertical spacing between paragraphs... does NOT provide WYSWYG formatting control.



QUESTION: MS Word 2013 - Possible to run PORTABLE + SANDBOXED?

Post - » 27 Jun 2018 at 03:23 PM

• Would it be possible to provide explicit instructions as a reference...
• How to create a dedicated sandbox for Libre

Post - bo.elam » 27 Jun 2018 at 09:59 PM [annotated by AB]

• To create a new sandbox
• go to Sandboxie control>Sandbox>Create new sandbox >
• in the screen that opens... option to name the new sandbox as you wish.
• Since this sandbox is going to be your dedicated Libre Office sandbox, name it Libre.
• You also have the option to either copy settings from existing sandboxes or not to >
• choose None.

• The sandbox you created comes with default settings.
• In a default settings sandbox, all programs that attempt to start and run in the sandbox can run... can have access to the internet... have access to all files and folders in your system.

• Next step is to restrict what programs are allowed to do in the sandbox.
• ... new sandbox restrict it as tight as possible without losing any usability... I try to achieve a balance between usability and security and always get it done.
• So, in the end, I am always able to run programs in the sandbox same as if I was not using Sandboxie... If you set a sandbox correctly, the interaction between sandboxed programs and the non sandboxed environment should be flawless.

Libre is:

• very easy to setup to run properly in the sandboxed environment.
• With a few changes to default settings you can set a very secure sandbox for Libre without losing usability.

1. Make soffice.bin a Forced program.

• ... any Office file that runs in the system, will run sandboxed automatically in the Libre Office.
• It makes sandboxing automatic
• No thinking required to sandbox files.

• go to Sandbox settings in your Libre Office sandbox >
• Sandbox settings>Program Start>Forced programs >
• click Add program >
• ... navigate to soffice.bin
• ... select it and add it >
• or you can write it in the block there for that purpose.

2. In this step, you restrict programs that can run.

• Once you add programs in this restriction tab, this will be the only programs allowed to run in the Libre sandbox.
• Any other program that attempts to run, it will be blocked.

For Calc, Writer, Impress, etc, to run in the sandbox, allow:

• soffice.bin
• soffice.exe
• dllhost.exe

• You really dont have to allow dllhost but for a more seamless interaction between SBIE and the non sandboxed system I recommend you allow it to run.

So, go here to add the [3] exes I wrote above:

• Sandbox settings>Restrictions>Start/Run access
• click Add program
• select [3] exes

3. Internet access.
Since you don't need Office files to have access to the internet and Libre doesnt require it to work properly, for security

• disallow all programs from having access to the internet.

• Sandbox settings>Restrictions>Internet access
• click Block all programs
• Once you do this, there is no phoning home.

4. Drop rights. This setting is helpful if you run your system as an Administrator. I do, so I use it.

• This setting strips Administrator rights from programs running in this sandbox.
• So, if something malicious gets to run, it can't install anything in the sandboxed environment.
• Sandbox settings>Restrictions>Drop rights
• click this option.

5. Another important setting you want to implement are the ones that help you protect your sensitive files and folders from being stolen.

• Remember, by default, sandboxed programs can read all files and programs that are in the system.
• So, you want to block sandboxed programs from accessing your sensitive files and folders.
• We already disallowed all programs:
  • that run in the Libre sandbox from having internet access
  • restricted to a few the programs allowed to run
  • so even if your personal files and folders are accessed, the chances an infected Office file steals your files and phone home are close to none.
• But even so, this is a great setting that keeps your files from getting stolen.
  • This setting is more important in sandboxes where you allow access to the internet, like your browsers sandboxes.

To restrict access to files and folders, go here:


Sandbox settings>Resource access>File access>Blocked access

• click Add for navigating to select the files and folders you like to block sandboxed programs from having access/read.

There are other setting related to access but you can start with the one above.


6. Set the sandbox to delete on closing sandboxed programs.

• Sandbox settings>Delete>Delete Invocation
• tick Automatically delete contents of the sandbox

7. Saving files you create or Edit in the sandbox.

• For convenience, you want to be able to save files.
• ... when you delete contents of the sandbox, the only changes that will survive deletion made by sandboxed programs of the sandbox are the ones you allow.
• Like for example, an edit you do to an Excel file...
  • if you would like to save that change, you save it.
  • If you dont want to save the change, you dont save it when you get the SBIE prompt to do it after you close sandboxed programs.

• In my case, I only save Office files to the desktop. So I add Desktop in the tab below.
  • Sandboxie will save files only to the folders you add in Quick recovery:
  • Sandbox settings>Recovery>Quick recovery

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Thank you again, #bo.elam !