A new Linux icon will be available in the left-hand navigation pane in File Explorer, providing access to the root file system for any distros that are installed in Windows 10.

Open up File Explorer and you’ll see Tux, Linux’s penguin mascot, in the left-hand navigation pane. This icon will show you a view of all your distros, and selecting those will place you in ...

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Microsoft also says it's investigating user reports of the latest Windows 10 2004 security patch breaking WSL 2.

The WSL filesystem Windows Explorer support has been added by including a 9P server that comes with built-in protocols that support Linux metadata and permissions in the WSL init daemon.

Microsoft's newest Windows 10 Fast Ring test build, 19603, adds File Explorer-Linux integration, as well as new user clean-up recommendations.

Today, Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Insider Preview build, and there's one key new feature. You'll find all-new icons in the File Explorer app, including for known folders and more.

Windows 10 is getting improved integration between the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and File Explorer that allows you to directly access the folders of installed Linux distributions.

You can access Windows Subsystem for Linux files using Explorer on Windows 11/10. Open Explorer from WSL Terminal or launch the root from Explorer.

However, Microsoft is now making accessing those files even easier by adding a Linux icon to the left-hand side navigation pane in File Explorer.

The latest Windows 11 Dev channel build 22572 has arrived today and it brings with it several changes like File Explorer changes, new Sandbox icon, and more.

Microsoft is updating File Explorer in Windows 10 with new icons. The new layout and icons freshen up a dated part of Windows and are part of a broader effort to modernize Windows 10.