Windows 10 build 19603 ships to Fast Ring Insiders with WSL integration into the File Explorer
This build integrates the Windows Subsystem for Linux with the File Explorer.
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What you need to know
Microsoft just released aWindows 10preview build for Fast Ring Insiders. The release brings systems to Windows 10 build 19603. It brings several new features, including integrating the Windows Subsystem for Linux with the File Explorer and a feature that gathers unused files and apps together for simple deletion.
The build also adds theMicrosoft News Bar (Beta)and support for Canon’s CR3 format in the raw image extension. Here’s a look at all the changes that come with Windows 10 build 19603.
What’s new
File Explorer Integration in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)If you have WSL installed and open up File Explorer, you’ll see a familiar face!We’ve had the ability to access your Linux files since Windows 1903, but now you can easily get to them from your left-hand navigation pane in File Explorer. Selecting the Linux icon will show you a view of all your distros, and selecting those will place you in the Linux root file system for that distro.User cleanup recommendations in Storage SettingsFree up disk space with this Storage Settings feature that gathers unused files and apps so you can digitally cleanse your device.Windows cannot predict whether you want to delete personal files, uninstall apps, or remove local copies of files synced to the cloud. With this tool, all the content is gathered in one page and removable by you with a few clicks.
Other updates for Insiders
Introducing Microsoft News Bar (Beta)
A few cool things about this app:
Raw Image Extension now supports Canon CR3 format
General changes & improvements
Fixes
For more, including a look at the known issues present in this release, you can check out Microsoft’sfull release notes. Otherwise, Insiders enrolled in the Fast ring can grab build 19603 now via Windows Update.
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