With Windows enthusiasts awaiting the public release of the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser, Microsoft reportedly made it available in an unlikely place. According to reports, some users of Windows 10 Insider build 18865 have found that Microsoft is testing the Edge Insider build within the Windows Sandbox feature.
Windows Sandbox is a new feature that was added to Windows 10 build 1903 (19H1) that allows users to execute programs in a sandboxed environment that has no effect on your normal system. This allows users to test applications to make sure they do not perform unwanted activity before being allowed on the normal Windows install.
According to
deskmodder.de, there are reports that some Windows Insiders are being added to a test that installs Microsoft Edge Insider version 75.0.111.0 in the Windows Sandbox as shown below. As you can see from the image, this browser is the Chromium-based insider build.
click to enlarge - Microsoft Edge Insider version 75.0.111.0 installed in Windows Sandbox (Source: Deskmodder)For those users who were added to the A/B test, they will find a Microsoft Edge icon on their desktop that is transparent compared to the normal icon with a blue background. The files associated with the Microsoft Edge Insider build will be located in
C:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge.
click to enlarge - C:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge Folder (Source: Deskmodder) Other who are not part of the test has found that the folder exists, but it is empty. Unfortunately, I cannot confirm whether the reports are true as I do not have the C:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge folder at all.
click to enlarge - My missing Edge FolderBleepingComputer has tried numerous tests to get the Edge Insider preview to trigger in Windows Sandbox including reinstalling numerous times, trying different insider accounts, and installing the feature from a German IP address. Unfortunately, nothing has worked at this time.
We will continue to monitor the Windows Sandbox feature for updated images and Edge installs and will update this article if anything changes. If you are running Windows 10 Insider build 18865, let us know if the Edge Insider preview is installed in Windows Sandbox for you.
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