Home and Education versions of Windows 10 S will allow users to freely upgrade to the standard versions of Windows 10. Users of the Pro version of
Microsoft also revealed some data regarding the popularity of Windows 10 S. On third-party devices, Microsoft reports that 60 percent of users chose to remain on
One important thing to remember is that these stats only take third-party devices into account. Many of the devices which ship with Windows 10 S pre-installed are low-end devices meant to compete with Chromebooks. The only high-end device that ships with
In addition to the rebranding, Microsoft is making one interesting change to S mode. The company has announced that S mode will feature support for AV/Security applications. It is unclear if this means that AV will be creating a specific application for Windows 10 S mode or if Microsoft is allowing traditional AV applications to run in S mode. If it is the latter, then that would appear to signal a major change in how S operates, given that it originally only allowed apps from the Windows Store.
As of the time of this writing, AV software is not available in the Windows Store so hopefully, Microsoft will provide some clarification soon.
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