How to Turn On Sandbox Feature in Windows Defender Antivirus

Sandboxing is a process that runs an application in a safe environment isolated from the rest of the operating system and applications on a computer. So that if a sandboxed application gets compromised, the technique prevents its damage from spreading outside the closed area.

Microsoft Windows built-in anti-malware tool, Windows Defender, has become the very first antivirus software to have the ability to run inside a sandbox environment.

Windows Defender running on Windows 10, version 1703 (also known as the Creators Update) or later, support the sandbox feature, which is not enabled by default, but you can turn the feature on by running following command on your system:

• Open Start and Search for "CMD" or "Command Prompt"
• Right Click on it and select "Run as administrator."
• Type: "setx /M MP_FORCE_USE_SANDBOX 1" and then press ENTER
• Then restart your computer, that’s it