How to enable Bash in Windows 10 developer preview?

The Bash feature isn't available on build 14295.

  • Scott answered a question that an update will be coming soon to insiders (Microsoft want to make sure everything is OK with this feature before pushing it to Insiders)
  • I've been chatting with a Microsoft Program Manager (Sarah Cooley) and she confirm that she have the Bash feature on Build 14311 (which isn't out for insiders yet)

You can see Scott's answer here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11394994.


To enable bash in Windows 10:

  1. Click the Start button , click Control Panel, click Programs, and then click Turn Windows features on or off.
  2. Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux
  3. To get Bash installed, open Command Prompt and type “bash”

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For More Information visit :

  1. Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14316
  2. Run Bash on Ubuntu on Windows

In some cases, attempting to turn on Developer Mode on may crash the Settings app. If this happens, the workaround is to use these steps here to enable Developer Mode