Run Browsers inside 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 CCS desktop widget 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.
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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:
