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Automate Windows Sandbox using Powershell modules
You can automate the Windows Sandbox using PowerShell modules. The following steps provide an overview of how to do this:
Check if Windows Sandbox is installed: Before you can automate Windows Sandbox using PowerShell, you need to check if it is installed on your system. You can do this by running the following command in PowerShell:
sqlGet-WindowsCapability -Online | ? Name -like 'Windows*SandBox*'
If Windows Sandbox is installed, you should see output similar to the following:
yamlName : Windows-Sandbox
State : Installed
If Windows Sandbox is not installed, you can install it by running the following command:
mathematicaEnable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName "Containers-DisposableClientVM" -All
Import the required PowerShell modules: To automate Windows Sandbox, you need to import the
Dism
andWindowsSandbox
PowerShell modules. You can do this by running the following commands:mathematicaImport-Module Dism
Import-Module WindowsSandbox
Create a Windows Sandbox configuration file: Before you can start a Windows Sandbox instance, you need to create a configuration file that specifies the hardware and software settings for the sandbox. You can create a configuration file using the
New-WindowsSandboxConfiguration
cmdlet. For example, the following command creates a configuration file with default settings:mathematicaNew-WindowsSandboxConfiguration -ConfigurationFilePath C:\WindowsSandbox.wsb
Start a Windows Sandbox instance: Once you have a configuration file, you can start a Windows Sandbox instance using the
Start-WindowsSandbox
cmdlet. For example, the following command starts a Windows Sandbox instance using the configuration file atC:\WindowsSandbox.wsb
:mathematicaStart-WindowsSandbox -ConfigurationFile C:\WindowsSandbox.wsb
Control the Windows Sandbox instance: Once a Windows Sandbox instance is running, you can use PowerShell to interact with it, run commands inside the sandbox, and shut it down when you are done. For example, the following command runs the
ipconfig
command inside the sandbox:arduinoInvoke-Command -VMName "WindowsSandbox" -ScriptBlock { ipconfig }
You can also shut down the sandbox using the
Stop-VM
cmdlet:vbnetStop-VM -VMName "WindowsSandbox"
By following these steps, you can automate Windows Sandbox using PowerShell modules. You can use this approach to create scripts or workflows that automate the process of starting and configuring Windows Sandbox instances as needed.