Windows Sandbox
E37360
Windows Sandbox is a lightweight, isolated virtual environment built into Windows that lets users safely run and test untrusted applications without affecting the host system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Windows Sandbox canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T286994 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Windows Sandbox Context triple: [Windows, supportsVirtualization, Windows Sandbox]
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A.
Windows
Windows is a widely used family of graphical operating systems developed by Microsoft for personal computers, servers, and other devices.
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B.
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge is a web browser developed by Microsoft that serves as the default browser for Windows and supports modern web standards and technologies.
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C.
Windows 11
Windows 11 is Microsoft’s modern desktop operating system featuring a redesigned interface, enhanced productivity tools, and deep integration with the company’s cloud and security services.
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D.
Armoury Chamber
The Armoury Chamber is a historic museum within Moscow's Kremlin that houses Russia's most treasured state regalia, ceremonial weapons, jewelry, and artifacts.
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E.
Windows RT
Windows RT is a tablet-focused edition of Microsoft's Windows operating system designed to run on ARM-based devices and limited to apps from the Windows Store.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Windows Sandbox Target entity description: Windows Sandbox is a lightweight, isolated virtual environment built into Windows that lets users safely run and test untrusted applications without affecting the host system.
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A.
Windows
Windows is a widely used family of graphical operating systems developed by Microsoft for personal computers, servers, and other devices.
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B.
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge is a web browser developed by Microsoft that serves as the default browser for Windows and supports modern web standards and technologies.
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C.
Windows 11
Windows 11 is Microsoft’s modern desktop operating system featuring a redesigned interface, enhanced productivity tools, and deep integration with the company’s cloud and security services.
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D.
Armoury Chamber
The Armoury Chamber is a historic museum within Moscow's Kremlin that houses Russia's most treasured state regalia, ceremonial weapons, jewelry, and artifacts.
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E.
Windows RT
Windows RT is a tablet-focused edition of Microsoft's Windows operating system designed to run on ARM-based devices and limited to apps from the Windows Store.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows security feature
ⓘ
sandbox environment ⓘ virtualization feature ⓘ |
| canBeConfiguredVia | configuration file (.wsb) ⓘ |
| category |
application isolation technology
ⓘ
endpoint security control ⓘ |
| defaultNetworkSetting | enabled networking ⓘ |
| defaultState | clean Windows installation image ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| distribution | included with Windows ⓘ |
| enabledVia |
DISM
ⓘ
PowerShell ⓘ Windows Features dialog ⓘ |
| environmentType | temporary virtualized Windows instance ⓘ |
| featureOf |
Windows 10
ⓘ
surface form:
Windows 10 Enterprise
Windows 10 ⓘ
surface form:
Windows 10 Pro
Windows 11 ⓘ
surface form:
Windows 11 Enterprise
Windows 11 ⓘ
surface form:
Windows 11 Pro
|
| integrationWithHost |
file copy and paste
ⓘ
shared clipboard ⓘ |
| introducedInVersion |
Windows 10
ⓘ
surface form:
Windows 10 version 1903
|
| isolationType |
hardware-based virtualization
ⓘ
kernel isolation ⓘ |
| licensing | no additional license required ⓘ |
| lifecycle |
created on demand
ⓘ
destroyed when closed ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows 10
ⓘ
Windows 11 ⓘ |
| persistence | non-persistent ⓘ |
| purpose |
isolate potentially malicious software
ⓘ
safely run untrusted applications ⓘ test software without affecting the host system ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| requiresEdition |
Enterprise edition
ⓘ
Pro edition ⓘ |
| requiresHardwareFeature |
64-bit processor
ⓘ
BIOS or UEFI virtualization enabled ⓘ at least 4 GB RAM ⓘ hardware virtualization support ⓘ |
| securityBenefit |
limits impact of malware
ⓘ
prevents permanent system changes ⓘ reduces risk when opening unknown executables ⓘ |
| stateAfterClose | all data is discarded ⓘ |
| supportsConfigurationOption |
logon command
ⓘ
mapped folders ⓘ networking ⓘ vGPU ⓘ |
| userInterface | desktop window similar to a separate PC ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
Hyper-V
ⓘ
containerd ⓘ
surface form:
Windows containers
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Windows Sandbox Description of subject: Windows Sandbox is a lightweight, isolated virtual environment built into Windows that lets users safely run and test untrusted applications without affecting the host system.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Windows 10 May 2020 Update