Run Browsers in the Container
- This topic explains how to run your internet browser inside the container.
- Surfing the internet from within the container is the same as normal, with the benefit that any malicious files you inadvertently download cannot damage your real computer.
- You can also create a desktop shortcut to run the browser inside the container on future occasions. The following image shows how a 'virtual' shortcut will appear on your desktop:
There are two ways to run a browser in the container:
Start a browser from the desktop widget
The CIS widget contains shortcuts to run your browsers in the container:
Start a browser from the 'Containment Tasks' interface
- Click
'Tasks' > 'Containment Tasks'
- Click 'Run Virtual:
- Click 'Choose and Run' then navigate to the install location of the browser. Select the .exe file of the browser
- Select
'Create a virtual desktop shortcut' to quickly run the application
in the container in future
The browser will run with a green border around it, indicating that it is contained: