# "Install Sandbox on windows 7"
**URL:** https://forum.algorand.co/t/install-sandbox-on-windows-7/2342
**Category:** General
**Created:** [December 28, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/install-sandbox-on-windows-7/2342 "2020-12-28T14:50:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Prabhakaran258](https://forum.algorand.co/u/Prabhakaran258)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/install-sandbox-on-windows-7/2342/1 "2020-12-28T14:50:52Z")
Hi,can someone suggest me a document or steps to get sandbox activated and running on windows 7.
Thanks in advance.
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### Author:  [@ryanRfox](https://forum.algorand.co/u/ryanRfox)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/install-sandbox-on-windows-7/2342/2 "2020-12-28T15:18:04Z")
Welcome @Prabhakaran258 glad you are here building!
Please have a look at these Windows instructions for requirements (git and docker), installation and usage:
> **[algorand/sandbox - Windows](https://github.com/algorand/sandbox#windows)**
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> Algorand node sandbox. Contribute to algorand/sandbox development by creating an account on GitHub.
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### Author:  [@Prabhakaran258](https://forum.algorand.co/u/Prabhakaran258)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/install-sandbox-on-windows-7/2342/3 "2020-12-28T17:17:01Z")
Thanks for response @ryanRfox ,I followed that above github guide as you suggest and following docker document ,but it doesn’t provide documentation for windows 7, it give only for windows 10.
[https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/install/](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/install/)
so my doubt is “Is this possible we can get sandbox activated and running on windows 7 ?”
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### Author:  [@fabrice](https://forum.algorand.co/u/fabrice)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/install-sandbox-on-windows-7/2342/4 "2020-12-28T18:03:46Z")
As Windows 7 is no more supported by Docker, the simplest solution may be to use an Ubuntu VM in VirtualBox for example.
You may also want to check [https://superuser.com/questions/1163594/how-to-install-docker-on-windows-7-machine](https://superuser.com/questions/1163594/how-to-install-docker-on-windows-7-machine) but it is likely that you will face many issues.
Note also that since Windows 7 not supported by Microsoft, it is no more recommended to use it (and actually can lead to serious security issues): [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-7-end-of-life-support-information](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-7-end-of-life-support-information), [https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/01/14/windows-7-crazy-high-security-risk-as-crypto-exploit-found-in-audio-files/](https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/01/14/windows-7-crazy-high-security-risk-as-crypto-exploit-found-in-audio-files/)
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### Author:  [@Prabhakaran258](https://forum.algorand.co/u/Prabhakaran258)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/install-sandbox-on-windows-7/2342/5 "2020-12-29T13:14:02Z")
Thanks for the response @fabrice