{"version":"2.1.221","anchor":"async-sandbox-dependency-checking","canonical_anchor":"async-sandbox-dependency-checking","heading":"Async sandbox dependency checking","tier":"notice","area":"Sandbox","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.221\/e\/async-sandbox-dependency-checking","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.221","markdown":"### Async sandbox dependency checking\n\nSandbox startup on Windows no longer blocks while checking dependencies, so it should feel snappier.\n\n**What**\n\nThe sandbox runtime gained an asynchronous dependency probe used by Windows initialization.\n\n**Details**\n\n- `checkDependenciesAsync` sits alongside the existing synchronous `checkDependencies`.\n- Windows initialization awaits the async provisioning and dependency probes rather than blocking.\n- Dependency cache invalidation now bumps a generation counter.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`checkDependenciesAsync`\n\n- Area: Sandbox\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 0\/5"}