There are clearly many situations where S mode prevents users who OWN THEIR COMPUTER from doing what want to or need to with it. This is truly awful and MS should rethink this. The winners because I don't have their personal email addresses. I don't want to use an existing Microsoft account to disable it because I don't want the students to end up in a situation where they need that password to do something - like install software they need for school. I need to turn off or disable the Store App from Windows 10 as I used to in Windows 8.1 using GPO (gpedit.msc) in local computers but Win10 doesnt have.

Ironically, the app I can't install because of this S-mode garbage is OfficeĢ016. Unfortunately, it doesn't work on some HP 15-dy1023dx laptops I'm trying to set up for Boys and Girls Club Student of The Year winners. Again boot back to the UEFI BIOS, and enable TPM ( if you disabled it) and secure boot, save and exit, back to Windows, job done.' Get this done by clicking on the Store icon. Boot to the UEFI BIOS ( hold shift when restarting) thenĭisable the secure boot, clear keys and if enabled TPM- disable it, save, exit, boot to Windows and the S mode will be gone. To begin the process, you must first open the Microsoft Store on your Windows 11 computer. However, I have found a way around it that does not involve logging onto microsoft app store. Right click, select Edit and change the 0 to a 1 to disable Windows Installer. Simultaneously press the Windows key + R keys. Multiple times to go via the app to get S mode disabled without any joy whats so ever. Windows 10 store apps can be disabled via local Group Policy Editor, only if you have Windows 10 Pro installed: 1. I have got in at the moment a Lenovo S130-14IGM that has/ had Windows 10 Home with S mode preinstalled.

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