> So there is no reason why MS cannot implement Windows Sandbox even on Home since the underlying tech actually functions on all Windows editions
By that logic Microsoft could also allow Windows 10 Home to run Active Directory. The reason there's a Pro/Home split is a commercial decision not a technical one, so trying to view it through a technical lens is faulty.
Regardless, if we want to talk about security features Windows 10 Home "should" have, let's talk AppLocker one of the most powerful security tools available. My computer illiterate relatives aren't going to be dropping into Sandbox to test potentially dangerous executable, but AppLocker could be set and forget, blocking execution of dangerous items.
The only thing Microsoft offers on Home is the highly self-serving "Allow apps from the store only." Which adds as many problems as it solves.
> By that logic Microsoft could also allow Windows 10 Home to run Active Directory. The reason there's a Pro/Home split is a commercial decision not a technical one, so trying to view it through a technical lens is faulty.
You misread the post.
eitland was saying that:
1) sandbox needs hyperv for technical reasons
2) hyperv is not in home for commercial reasons
3) therefore home can't have sandbox
Santosh83 wasn't trying to view the entire thing through a technical lens. Their post has an implicit understanding of the commercial argument when it comes to unlocking the full hyperv feature set. They were simply correcting the technical portion of someone else's argument.
But your computer illeterate relatives wouldn't know how to set applocker in the first place, so it does fall within the realm of managed machines which is kind of what pro is for.
It should be turned on by default then with an override option, so that the average home user can't install stuff that'll bork the system without being warned. Just like SIP in OS X or Developer Mode on Chromebooks (although that's more extreme).
By that logic Microsoft could also allow Windows 10 Home to run Active Directory. The reason there's a Pro/Home split is a commercial decision not a technical one, so trying to view it through a technical lens is faulty.
Regardless, if we want to talk about security features Windows 10 Home "should" have, let's talk AppLocker one of the most powerful security tools available. My computer illiterate relatives aren't going to be dropping into Sandbox to test potentially dangerous executable, but AppLocker could be set and forget, blocking execution of dangerous items.
The only thing Microsoft offers on Home is the highly self-serving "Allow apps from the store only." Which adds as many problems as it solves.