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Installing BrainCell in Windows Sandbox
How to Activate Windows Sandbox

Press Win + R
Type: optionalfeatures
Press Enter
Check Windows Sandbox
Click OK
Restart computer

Done!
Note: If "Windows Sandbox" is not in the list, you need Windows 10/11 Pro (not Home edition).

If you have Windows Sandbox on your computer, follow these steps:

Step 1: Create Installation Folder
Create a folder and place your installation files:
C:\BrainCell_Install\
Copy your BrainCell installer into this folder.
Installation: BrainCell-2025.03_x86_64_Setup.exe (Windows W10/W11 64-bit installer)
https://neuroalgebra.net/assets/Braince ... _Setup.exe
To unpack the archive you will need the password: Password after registration


Step 2: Create Sandbox Configuration File
Open Notepad and paste this configuration:

<Configuration>
<MappedFolders>
<MappedFolder>
<HostFolder>C:\BrainCell_Install</HostFolder>
<SandboxFolder>C:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount\Desktop\Files</SandboxFolder>
<ReadOnly>false</ReadOnly>
</MappedFolder>
</MappedFolders>
<Networking>Enable</Networking>
<MemoryInMB>4096</MemoryInMB>
</Configuration>

Step 3: Save Configuration File
In Notepad:

Click File → Save As
Choose location: Desktop
File name: sandbox.wsb
Save as type: Select All Files (.)
Click Save


Step 4: Launch Windows Sandbox
Double-click sandbox.wsb on your Desktop.
Windows Sandbox will open with your installation files available in the Files folder on the sandbox Desktop.

Step 5: Install BrainCell
Inside the sandbox:

Open the Files folder on Desktop
Run your BrainCell installer
Follow installation prompts
Launch BrainCell and test

When finished, close the sandbox. Everything will reset automatically.

New version of SandBox
You need to create two folders
1. BrainCell_Install with two files
BrainCell-2025.03_x86_64_Setup.exe
sandbox.wsb
2. BrainCell_Output
any computation in Sandbox you can save in this folder

New code for sandbox.wsb is here after ****
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<Configuration>
<MappedFolders>
<!-- Input files -->
<MappedFolder>
<HostFolder>D:\BrainCell_Install</HostFolder>
<SandboxFolder>C:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount\Desktop\Install</SandboxFolder>
<ReadOnly>true</ReadOnly>
</MappedFolder>

<!-- output files to save result -->
<MappedFolder>
<HostFolder>D:\BrainCell_Output</HostFolder>
<SandboxFolder>C:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount\Desktop\Output</SandboxFolder>
<ReadOnly>false</ReadOnly>
</MappedFolder>
</MappedFolders>

<Networking>Enable</Networking>
<MemoryInMB>4096</MemoryInMB>
</Configuration>