220-1102 Operating Systems Practice Question
A technician needs to enable Windows Sandbox on a Windows 10 Pro workstation. The technician has already verified that virtualization is enabled in the BIOS/UEFI. Which Windows feature must be turned on in the 'Turn Windows features on or off' dialog to activate Windows Sandbox?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates assume Windows Sandbox is a sub-feature of Hyper-V or the Virtual Machine Platform, but the exam expects you to know that Windows Sandbox is its own distinct feature entry in the Windows Features dialog, even though it depends on underlying virtualization components.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Windows Sandbox
Windows Sandbox is a standalone Windows feature that must be explicitly enabled via the 'Turn Windows features on or off' dialog. While it relies on virtualization technologies (such as Hyper-V and the Windows Hypervisor Platform) under the hood, the specific feature toggle that activates Windows Sandbox is named 'Windows Sandbox' itself. Enabling the other options alone will not make the Sandbox available.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Hyper-V
Why it's wrong here
Hyper-V is a full hypervisor platform designed for creating and managing isolated virtual machines, but it is not the feature that installs Windows Sandbox. While Windows Sandbox relies on similar underlying virtualization technology, enabling Hyper-V alone does not add the Sandbox application or its specific configuration. The Windows Sandbox feature is a separate, distinct entry in the Windows Features dialog, and it must be enabled directly for Sandbox to function.
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Windows Hypervisor Platform
Why it's wrong here
Windows Hypervisor Platform is an optional API that allows third-party applications to leverage the hypervisor for accelerated virtualization, but it is not the control that enables Windows Sandbox. Although Windows Sandbox may require hypervisor services at runtime, enabling Windows Hypervisor Platform alone will not create the Sandbox workspace or its interface. The appropriate feature to activate for this purpose is explicitly named 'Windows Sandbox' in the Windows Features list.
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Virtual Machine Platform
Why it's wrong here
Virtual Machine Platform supplies the foundational virtualization components used by features like WSL2 and certain Hyper-V capabilities, but it is not the direct enabler for Windows Sandbox. If you enable only Virtual Machine Platform, you will not see the Windows Sandbox program appear on the system. Windows Sandbox is its own feature; though it might depend on Virtual Machine Platform, the correct step is to check the 'Windows Sandbox' box in the Windows Features dialog and restart.
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Windows Sandbox
Why this is correct
The correct answer is to enable the 'Windows Sandbox' feature in the Windows Features dialog (via panels like optionalfeatures.exe). This action installs the necessary runtime components and services that create a lightweight, isolated desktop session on demand. After enabling and restarting, Windows Sandbox becomes available as a separate app from the Start menu, providing a disposable environment for testing untrusted software or files.
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Key term
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Hypervisor
A hypervisor is software that creates and runs virtual machines by allowing multiple operating systems to share a single hardware host.
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