How to get hypervisor and windows sandbox on windows 10 home

Question

Hello Microsoft. I am trying to get hypervisor and windows sandbox on windows10 home and i cant find it, Caan you please tell me how to get it? Thank you.

Answer 1

Windows 10 Home doesn't include Hyper-V or Windows Sandbox by default, but there are ways to enable them.

Enable Hyper-V on Windows 10 Home

1. Check if your system supports virtualization
   • Open Command Prompt and type: systeminfo
   • Look for Hyper-V Requirements—if all say "Yes," your system supports it.
2. Enable Virtualization in BIOS
   • Restart your PC and enter BIOS (usually by pressing F2, F10, or DEL).
   • Find Virtualization Technology and enable it.
3. Install Hyper-V manually
   • Create a batch file (.bat) with the following script:

     
          pushd "%~dp0"
     
          dir /b %SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\*Hyper-V*.mum >hyper-v.txt
     
          for /f %%i in ('findstr /i . hyper-v.txt 2^>nul') do dism /online /norestart /add-package:"%SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\%%i"
     
          del hyper-v.txt
     
          Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Hyper-V -All /LimitAccess /ALL
     
          pause
     
     

   • Save it as EnableHyperV.bat, right-click and Run as Administrator.
   • Restart your PC and check if Hyper-V Manager is available.

For a step-by-step video guide, check out this tutorial.

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Enable Windows Sandbox on Windows 10 Home

1. Check if your system meets the requirements
   • At least 4GB RAM (8GB recommended)
   • Virtualization enabled in BIOS
   • Windows 10 version 1903 or later
2. Enable Windows Sandbox manually
   • Open Run (Win + R) and type: optionalfeatures
   • Scroll down and check Windows Sandbox, then click OK.
   • Restart your PC.
3. Enable via PowerShell
   • Open PowerShell as Administrator and run:

     
          Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName "Containers-DisposableClientVM" -All -Online
     
     

   • Restart your PC and search for Windows Sandbox in the Start Menu.