Windows 10: How to enable Windows Sandbox in VMware Workstation

You can enable and use Windows Sandbox in VMware guest operating system running Windows 10. However, you cannot use a nested virtual machine on Windows unless you have and enable certain functionality related to your processor. That is the reason, [...]

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SandBox and VMware issue

Hi,

I like the new Sandbox feature of Windows 10 1903 build and it is awesome by trying the new files without infecting the whole system. But I have the
problem of connecting it to the internet and always disconnected. I changed the adapter settings so many times but with no success.

The Other problem I am facing is that I am using VMware software. But when I run the windows inside the VMware it gives me error
"VMware Workstation and Device/Credential Guard are not compatible. VMware Workstation can be run after disabling Device/Credential Guard. Please visit VMware Knowledge Base for more details."

So what I do is to turn off the Hyper-v by using CMD and run this command "bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off" and I have to restart my pc to take the effect. After restart, VMware works fine and run the Windows smoothly but then the
problem arises with the Sandbox and when I click on the Sandbox, it just shows the splash screen and not starting on. So for the SandBox to run properly, I have to turn on the hyper-v again by using CMD command "
bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype auto" and have to restart the system again. Sometimes the Sandbox crashes and showing the blue screen pc ran a problem. I don't know how to solve these problems so I can run both sandbox and VMware windows
at the same time and I don't have to run the CMD command again and again and have to restart the pc multiple times. I hope Windows Software Engineer will look at this problem and solve these issues. Everyone is welcome to comment and suggest. Thanks

 

Can I enable Windows Sandbox feature in a VMWare Workstation virtual machine?

I'm trying to test the Windows Sandbox feature released for Windows insiders. I have Win10 Pro 1809 build 18309 installed in a virtual machine in VMWare Workstation. So when I go to enable it, I'm getting this message:

The post I linked above has a blurb about running the following PowerShell command:

But I'm not really sure what am I supposed to use instead of <VMName>.

Did anyone have any luck enabling it in a VMWare VM?

 

VMware Workstation can be run after disabling Device/Credential Guard

Windows Sandbox cannot be enabled on Windows 10 Home. The workaround you most likely used, does not even work, and has never actually worked. However, when you attempted to enable Windows Sandbox, it also enabled Credential Guard and Device Guard.

The first thing you need to backup any critical files you cannot live without. Depending on the state of your system you might decide it's time to simply reinstall Windows 10 Home. An alternative is to upgrade to Windows 10 Professional so you can Enable Windows Sandbox then disable it properly. The following suggestion was written against an assumption that Windows Sandbox was properly enabled and not left in a broken state due to a workaround solution on Windows 10 Home.

Source:

• Windows Sandbox Feature enables windows defender credential guard feature sets. Does not play well with VMware Workstation
  
• Manage Windows Defender Credential Guard
  
• VMware Player and Device/Credential Guard are not compatible