Windows Sandbox is a feature that lets you create a virtual environment that's based on your current Windows version, which you can use to test software free of risk.

The Sandbox in Windows 11 gives you an isolated and temporary virtual machine to run things without affecting your core OS environment.

You can safely test previews of Windows 11 using a virtual machine, and here's how on Windows 10.

The latest version of VMware Workstation Player includes the features needed to install Windows 11 as a virtual machine.

You can install Windows 11 as a virtual machine using the free VMware Workstation Player or Oracle VM VirtualBox.