Windows 7 “XP Mode” – built-in, virtualized sandbox?
June 1st, 2009
One of the new features that will be introduced in certain skews of Windows 7 is an application knows as XP Mode, a virtualized install of (generally) Windows XP that allows users to run Windows XP apps side by side with programs running on Windows 7. This seemingly opens up a whole new world of potential when it comes to using virtualization as security. Having a program running streamline with your main operating system while being completely isolated from the system itself would be quite a boon. Unfortunately, however, Microsoft may come through and chose convenience over security and leave a few holes open.
