14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has just released a new Windows 10 preview build, this time for users enrolled in the Fast ring of the Windows Insider program.
While the Insider program itself is getting a bit more confusing since Microsoft has already started offering preview builds of the Windows 10 update it plans to roll out in April 2020, today’s release is part of the 19H1 branch.
In other words, Windows 10 build 18342 lets Fast ring insiders try out the latest improvements that are supposed to be part of the update supposed to be finalized next month.
Hello, Linux files!
Just like the previous build, this new release comes with gaming improvements, and Microsoft allows users to play State of Decay free as part of a testing program.
“With today’s new build (Build 18342), we have some fixes that we can’t wait to have folks try out: the game now runs correctly with parental controls enabled, and the install process is more stable (including a fix for the game being stuck in “Pending” instead of downloading),” the company says.
This build also makes it official: Linux files will be available in File Explorer, a change that we learned about a few days ago and which should go live for everyone with the update to version 1903 in the spring.
“We added the ability for users to access Linux files in a WSL distro from Windows. These files can be accessed through the command line, and also Windows apps, like File Explorer, VSCode, etc. can interact with these files. Access your files by navigating to \wsl$\, or see a list of running distributions by navigating to \wsl$,” Dona Sarkar, head of the Windows Insider program, notes.
There are also other general changes, improvements, fixes, and known issues, and you can check them out in full in the box after the jump.