Windows 10 build 18836

Windows 10 build 18836 is the first Insider Preview build of Windows 10 May 2020 Update. This build was released to Windows Insiders that were opted into Skip Ahead on 14 February 2019.

New features

 * Renamed the "Windows Light" theme to "Windows (light)".
 * Added the ability to access Linux files in a WSL distro from Windows. They can be accessed through the command line and other Windows apps such as File Explorer. Navigate to  to access them. You can also see a list of running distributions by navigating to.
 * Added some new features to the  command line interface, such as the ability to import and export distros and consolidating the existing features from , such as listing installed distros and setting defaults.
 * General changes, improvements, and bug fixes listed in the official release announcement.

Bugs

 * Opening games that use anti-cheat software will trigger a green screen of death.
 * While the bug that was causing the built-in night light to not work correctly was fixed in May 2019 Update build 18323, bugs still persist with other blue light reduction software not working.
 * When using Reset this PC and Keep my files is selected on a device that has Reserved Storage enabled, the user will need to initiate an extra reboot to ensure Reserved Storage is properly working again.
 * Some Realtek SD card readers do not function correctly with this build.
 * File Explorer may freeze when trying to rename, delete, or move  files.
 * If you attempt to navigate to the Narrator settings in Windows Sandbox, the Settings app will crash.
 * Creative X-Fi sound cards do not function properly on this build.