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I want to run certain applications that are Windows only, and I wanted to know if there is any sand boxing as most of the programs that are Windows only tend to be invasive. I know VMs are another option but there is usually a performance toll with that and I am running a low to mid range laptop

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You could try Sandwine https://github.com/hartwork/sandwine not used personally but looks like it has enough restrictions built in.