Sandboxie is a proprietary sandbox based isolation program for Windows operating systems. It creates a sandbox-like isolated operating environment.
There you can run or install all applications without permanently modifying the local or mapped drive. An isolated virtual environment allows to control testing of untrusted programs and web surfing.
Sandboxie runs your programs in an isolated space. It prevents them from making permanent changes to other programs and data in your computer.
When you run a program on your computer, data flows from the hard disk to the program via read operations. The data is then processed and displayed, and finally flows back from the progam to the hard disk via write operations.
Sandboxie changes the rules such that write operations do not make it back to your hard disk.
- Intercept changes to both your files and registry settings, making it virtually impossible for any software to reach outside the sandbox.
- Traps cached browser items into the sandbox as a by-product of normal operation. So when you throw away the sandbox, all the history records and other side-effects of your browsing disappear as well.
Benefits of the Isolated Sandbox:
- Secure Web Browsing. If you run Web browser under the protection of Sandboxie, all malicious software downloaded by the browser is trapped in the sandbox and can be discarded trivially.
- Enhanced Privacy. Browsing history, cookies, and cached temporary files collected while Web browsing stay in the sandbox and don’t leak into Windows.
- Secure E-mail. Viruses and other malicious software that might be hiding in your email can’t break out of the sandbox and can’t infect your real system.
- Windows Stays Lean. Prevent wear-and-tear in Windows by installing software into an isolated sandbox.
Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP – Windows 10 (32-bit, 64-bit).
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[1.17.5 / 5.72.5] – 2026-05-02
Added
added workaround for SBIE2205 OpenDesktop when requesting default desktop
Fixed
fixed box rename failing with “The parameter is incorrect” since 1.17.3, caused by multi-line section content being rejected by the new ContainsCRLF check in CIniFile::AddValue
fixed renamed sandbox not being re-selected in the UI after a successful rename
fixed sandboxed app tray icons not showing with OpenWinClass=* by proxying Shell_NotifyIcon; can be disabled with UseShellNotifyIconProxy (default enabled, supports process and !process selectors)
fixed track WS_EX_TOPMOST extended style, detect topmost state changes, and use appropriate HWND_TOPMOST vs HWND_TOP ordering to ensure correct border visibility and z-order when topmost status changes. #5358
Remark: Just incase you don’t know what is this program. It allow you to run extra application that run in sandbox. Separated application to load without touching your computer. It is paid program but now free.
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