# Windows apps

Windows programs can run through Wine on a sandbox's Linux [desktop](desktop.html), and agents can drive them with [computer use](../agents/computer-use.html).

> **Status:** 64-bit Wine is in the base image. 32-bit Windows programs need Wine's 32-bit libraries, which the image doesn't include. HareBox hasn't published a list of tested apps yet, so check that your program runs before relying on it.

## Install a program once, then reuse it

```sh
harebox new --name win
harebox exec current -- wine --version
```

1. Copy the installer into the sandbox with `harebox file write current --path /home/user/setup.exe --from setup.exe`.
2. Open the desktop with `harebox desktop current`, and run `wine /home/user/setup.exe` from its terminal, or have an agent do it.
3. Save the result as a template with `harebox template save current --name legacy-app`, and start a copy per task with `harebox new --from legacy-app`.

## Let an agent operate it

```sh
harebox record start current
harebox prompt current "Open the ledger app with wine, export last month's report as CSV to ~/out, then close it" --harness claude --budget 2
```

The recording keeps an MP4 of what the agent did, for review.