Microsoft released the first preview of Windows 10 coming in April 2020. No, that's not a typo. The development work begins Windows 10 20H1.
Microsoft has released the first build preview not of Windows 10 19H2, as you'd normally expect, but of the next feature update for its operating system system, which will come to us in the spring of 2020.
Perhaps the news is a little bit awkward, since Microsoft has not yet finished the April 2019 update, codenamed 19H1, and is expected to begin as 1903. But the company explains its rush by saying that some of the features it plans for the first 2020 version require a long-term test.
By making the first preview available so early, Microsoft wants to get more feedback from users. However, the company has not yet provided details of these features that it wants to try. The 201 version is only available for Skip Ahead users.
This is reported by Dona Sarkar, head of the Windows Insider program: “Some things we're working on in 20H1 require a longer lead time. We will start releasing 19H2 to Insiders slowly effectsin the spring, since we will have finished with 19H1. Once the 19H1 will be "almost ready", we will use the preview ring to check the quality of the 19H1 ο drivers.
As a result, Windows 10 build 18836 is now available for download, but only for registered Windows users who are in the Skip Ahead ring. There are no new features in this first build, as Microsoft paves the way for more significant improvements. You can see the complete changelog in Doan Sarkar's announcement.
Skip Ahead registrations have already closed as Microsoft offers limited seats in this channel because builds released to these users may contain significant bugs or problems performance.