[NFBCS] Switching out of S mode

[Amanda Lacy]

This was so easy - I just had to know about S mode to turn it off. I laughed at the warnings it gave me about how dangerous it could be to run applications from outside of the Microsoft Store. - as iff all the programs we’ve used for decades had suddenly turned against us. Anyway, I hope my brother likes the computer.

> On Nov 29, 2021, at 10:27 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I found instructions from Microsoft Support telling how to turn off S mode in Windows 11.  Good to know about this potential problem, and how to fix it.  Here they are:
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> Windows 11 in S mode is designed for security and performance, exclusively running apps from the Microsoft Store. If you want to install an app that isn't
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> available in the Microsoft Store, you'll need to switch out of S mode. 
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> Windows 11 in S mode is only available in the Windows 11 Home edition.  If you have the Pro, Enterprise, or Education editions of Windows 10 in S mode,
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> Windows Update will not offer Windows 11 because S mode is not available in those editions of Windows 11.  Therefore, if you have the Pro, Enterprise or
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> Education editions of Windows 10 in S mode, you'll need to switch out of S mode to upgrade to Windows 11.
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> Switching out of S mode is one-way. If you make the switch, you won't be able to go back to Windows 10 or Windows 11 in S mode. There's no charge to switch
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> out of S mode.
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> list of 3 items
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> 1. On your PC running Windows 11 in S mode, open Settings  > System  > Activation.
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> 2. In the Switch to Windows 11 Pro section, select Go to the Store. (If you also see an "Upgrade your edition of Windows" section, be careful not to click
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> the "Go to the Store" link that appears there.)
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> 3. On the Switch out of S mode (or similar) page that appears in the Microsoft Store, select the Get button. After you see a confirmation message on the
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> page, you'll be able to install apps from outside of the Microsoft Store.
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> list end
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> Tracy
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