diff --git a/tests/cefclient/cefclient_win.cpp b/tests/cefclient/cefclient_win.cpp
index 180be0c3e..0efce4c5f 100644
--- a/tests/cefclient/cefclient_win.cpp
+++ b/tests/cefclient/cefclient_win.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@
 #include "cefclient/scheme_test.h"
 #include "cefclient/string_util.h"
 
+
+// Set to 0 to disable sandbox support.
+#define CEF_ENABLE_SANDBOX 1
+
+#if CEF_ENABLE_SANDBOX
+// The cef_sandbox.lib static library is currently built with VS2010. It may not
+// link successfully with other VS versions.
+#pragma comment(lib, "cef_sandbox.lib")
+#endif
+
+
 #define MAX_LOADSTRING 100
 #define MAX_URL_LENGTH  255
 #define BUTTON_WIDTH 72
@@ -67,15 +78,20 @@ int APIENTRY wWinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
   UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(hPrevInstance);
   UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(lpCmdLine);
 
-  // Manages the life span of the sandbox information object.
+  void* sandbox_info = NULL;
+
+#if CEF_ENABLE_SANDBOX
+  // Manage the life span of the sandbox information object. This is necessary
+  // for sandbox support on Windows. See cef_sandbox_win.h for complete details.
   CefScopedSandboxInfo scoped_sandbox;
+  sandbox_info = scoped_sandbox.sandbox_info();
+#endif
 
   CefMainArgs main_args(hInstance);
   CefRefPtr<ClientApp> app(new ClientApp);
 
   // Execute the secondary process, if any.
-  int exit_code = CefExecuteProcess(main_args, app.get(),
-                                    scoped_sandbox.sandbox_info());
+  int exit_code = CefExecuteProcess(main_args, app.get(), sandbox_info);
   if (exit_code >= 0)
     return exit_code;
 
@@ -88,11 +104,15 @@ int APIENTRY wWinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
 
   CefSettings settings;
 
+#if !CEF_ENABLE_SANDBOX
+  settings.no_sandbox = true;
+#endif
+
   // Populate the settings based on command line arguments.
   AppGetSettings(settings);
 
   // Initialize CEF.
-  CefInitialize(main_args, settings, app.get(), scoped_sandbox.sandbox_info());
+  CefInitialize(main_args, settings, app.get(), sandbox_info);
 
   // Register the scheme handler.
   scheme_test::InitTest();
diff --git a/tests/cefsimple/cefsimple_win.cpp b/tests/cefsimple/cefsimple_win.cpp
index dbe887800..22975d4ee 100644
--- a/tests/cefsimple/cefsimple_win.cpp
+++ b/tests/cefsimple/cefsimple_win.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,17 @@
 #include "cefsimple/simple_app.h"
 #include "include/cef_sandbox_win.h"
 
+
+// Set to 0 to disable sandbox support.
+#define CEF_ENABLE_SANDBOX 1
+
+#if CEF_ENABLE_SANDBOX
+// The cef_sandbox.lib static library is currently built with VS2010. It may not
+// link successfully with other VS versions.
+#pragma comment(lib, "cef_sandbox.lib")
+#endif
+
+
 // Entry point function for all processes.
 int APIENTRY wWinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
                       HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
@@ -15,9 +26,14 @@ int APIENTRY wWinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
   UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(hPrevInstance);
   UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(lpCmdLine);
 
+  void* sandbox_info = NULL;
+
+#if CEF_ENABLE_SANDBOX
   // Manage the life span of the sandbox information object. This is necessary
   // for sandbox support on Windows. See cef_sandbox_win.h for complete details.
   CefScopedSandboxInfo scoped_sandbox;
+  sandbox_info = scoped_sandbox.sandbox_info();
+#endif
 
   // Provide CEF with command-line arguments.
   CefMainArgs main_args(hInstance);
@@ -29,8 +45,7 @@ int APIENTRY wWinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
   // CEF applications have multiple sub-processes (render, plugin, GPU, etc)
   // that share the same executable. This function checks the command-line and,
   // if this is a sub-process, executes the appropriate logic.
-  int exit_code = CefExecuteProcess(main_args, app.get(),
-                                    scoped_sandbox.sandbox_info());
+  int exit_code = CefExecuteProcess(main_args, app.get(), sandbox_info);
   if (exit_code >= 0) {
     // The sub-process has completed so return here.
     return exit_code;
@@ -39,8 +54,12 @@ int APIENTRY wWinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
   // Specify CEF global settings here.
   CefSettings settings;
 
+#if !CEF_ENABLE_SANDBOX
+  settings.no_sandbox = true;
+#endif
+
   // Initialize CEF.
-  CefInitialize(main_args, settings, app.get(), scoped_sandbox.sandbox_info());
+  CefInitialize(main_args, settings, app.get(), sandbox_info);
 
   // Run the CEF message loop. This will block until CefQuitMessageLoop() is
   // called.
diff --git a/tools/distrib/cefclient.gyp b/tools/distrib/cefclient.gyp
index 157533493..e549f9b71 100644
--- a/tools/distrib/cefclient.gyp
+++ b/tools/distrib/cefclient.gyp
@@ -113,9 +113,12 @@
               '-lopengl32.lib',
               '-lglu32.lib',
               '-l$(ConfigurationName)/libcef.lib',
-              '-l$(ConfigurationName)/cef_sandbox.lib',
             ],
           },
+          'library_dirs': [
+            # Needed to find cef_sandbox.lib using #pragma comment(lib, ...).
+            '$(ConfigurationName)',
+          ],
           'sources': [
             '<@(includes_win)',
             '<@(cefclient_sources_win)',
@@ -329,9 +332,12 @@
               '-lshlwapi.lib',
               '-lrpcrt4.lib',
               '-l$(ConfigurationName)/libcef.lib',
-              '-l$(ConfigurationName)/cef_sandbox.lib',
             ],
           },
+          'library_dirs': [
+            # Needed to find cef_sandbox.lib using #pragma comment(lib, ...).
+            '$(ConfigurationName)',
+          ],
           'sources': [
             '<@(includes_win)',
             '<@(cefsimple_sources_win)',