Windows 10 Mode S

[Sonic007]

Where do I begin with this pile of manure!

 

Anyone else encountered a machine with Windows 10 Mode S?

 

Basically a stripped down version of Windows 10 where you can basically do burger all apart from give pleasure to Microsoft by signing up with a Microsoft account and being forced to only use the Microsoft app store.

 

A user brought me one of these devices that had sadly been installed with mode S.

 

You cant do anything with it. Cant even install your own software.

[Michael]

I believe you can change it from S mode to 'Normal' mode.

[Koldov]

I've done it a long time ago... I can't remember if it was this easy, but I managed it somehow...

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/switching-out-of-s-mode-in-windows-10-4f56d9be-99ec-6983-119f-031bfb28a307

[3s-gtech]

Since Windows 10 S was changed from being a separate OS, to just a 'Mode' of Windows 10, you can switch across.

 

https://www.hellotech.com/blog/what-is-windows-10-s-mode-and-how-to-turn-it-off

[Sonic007]

Apparently you can switch it over but I spent a good while trying to do that last night without success.... It constantly wanted me to sign in with a Microsoft Account. User is setup on Windows using a local account.

Don't want a MS account. Kept reverting back to S Mode regardless of changing product keys, etc.

 

Ended up doing a full re-install in the end to Win 10 Pro.

[mavhc]

It's designed to be a more secure OS where everything is in its own container and can't break the rest of the OS, like Android and iOS

[Garacesh]

Apparently you can switch it over but I spent a good while trying to do that last night without success.... It constantly wanted me to sign in with a Microsoft Account. User is setup on Windows using a local account.

Don't want a MS account. Kept reverting back to S Mode regardless of changing product keys, etc.

 

Ended up doing a full re-install in the end to Win 10 Pro.

 

Yup, the 'official' way to upgrade from 10 S to full-10 is via a download from the Microsoft Store, which requires an account to be associated with the user.

Total garbo. Stay away from 10S.