What Is Windows 10 S Mode? Windows 10 S used to be a separate edition, similar to Windows 10 Home or Pro, but it's now just a feature within the main Windows system.

Windows in S mode prioritizes security and performance by allowing only Microsoft Store apps and restricting access to the command line.

So your Surface Go came pre-loaded with Windows 10 in S mode and you want to install programs from outside the Store. Here's how to switch your Surface Go to Windows 10 Home.

Microsoft developed Windows 10 S Mode with good intentions, but not with IT pros in mind. Here's how to turn it off -- but beware. Once you disable S mode in Windows 10, there's no going back.

Windows 10 S is turning into a mode that runs on Windows 10 Home and Pro instead of being its own version. Here's what that means, and what's changing.

Microsoft is officially acknowledging that Windows 10 S Mode will be coming 'soon' to all editions of Windows 10 -- and moving off it to a fully-featured version of the OS will be free for all users.

Microsoft’s Windows 10 in S Mode is supposed to be faster, more efficient, and more secure. In my opinion, however, it’s just way too limited to fit my workflow.

This S Mode will essentially lock down any copy of Windows 10 so it can only run apps from the Microsoft Store, and does exactly what the dedicated Windows 10 S operating system was built to do ...

Details are scarce at the moment, but Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore confirmed on Twitter that “next year 10s will be a ‘mode’ of existing versions, not a distinct version” of Windows 10.

Windows 10 S becoming a mode, not a version, as Microsoft shakes up its pricing The Store-only version of Windows becomes an installation option instead.

Microsoft is planning a new “S Mode” for Windows 10 Home, Enterprise, and Pro versions of the operating system.