Laptop unable to open Windows Sandbox

4.5

The isolated environment fails to start with "No hypervisor found".

Symptoms
  • Error 0x80040324
  • Sandbox won't load
  • App crash
Possible Causes
  • Virtualization disabled in BIOS
  • Windows Home edition
  • Hyper-V conflict

Step-by-Step Fix

1

Enable VT-x/AMD-V in BIOS

Virtualization must be turned on at the hardware level.

2

Check Windows Edition

Sandbox requires Windows Pro, Enterprise, or Education.

3

Enable Hyper-V Features

Ensure "Windows Sandbox" is checked in "Turn Windows features on or off".

When to See a Technician

Sandbox is great for testing suspicious files without risking your main OS.

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