Does Windows 10 S really have better performance than Windows 10 Pro?

Table of Content

• Which apps won’t Windows 10 S be able to run?
• Windows 10 Pro
• Windows Central Newsletter
• What if I have Windows 10 S and need to run apps outside of the Windows Store?
• How to Leave S Mode
• Why Microsoft made Windows 10 S an OS 'mode' instead of a version
• Does Windows 10 S really have better performance than Windows 10 Pro?

So please...try to make correct points when dissing another product. The variable that will determine it's success is the population of software available from the store. Office in the store is a giant step in the right direction. This will be appreciated by business and their technical support staff that service computers for non-technical team members.

They actually exported a virtualized registry and many windows apis to an app container to run a mini emulation layer for iOS and Android. Well I'm ab IT director and computer science grad and I for one hope S catches on with developers and becomes main steam. Along with the Surface Laptop, Microsoft this week debuted Windows 10 S, a new edition of Windows 10 that's locked to the Windows Store for all your apps and games. Most reviewers decided to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro almost immediately, as I'm sure many consumers will do too. Windows 10 S will only be available on new machines for the foreseeable future, and won’t be available as a separate version of Windows users can upgrade with or install as with Windows 10 Pro.

Which apps won’t Windows 10 S be able to run?

You’ll find the Microsoft Store by accessing your Windows 10 Start menu, and once the app is opened you can search tens of thousands of free and paid apps. It’s a bit like Apple’s iOS operating system on an iPhone or iPad, which only allows you to install apps from the App Store. But S Mode limits you to the Windows apps available in the Microsoft Store.

In reality, it isn't "Windows" that slows down over time; it's the programs you install on Windows that slows it down over time. The more rubbish you install, the slower your Windows machine will be. If you're smart about the apps you install, Windows doesn't slow down over time. Of course, the average Joe doesn't see it like that.

Windows 10 Pro

As sad as it is, that is true, almost everyone I know that uses a windows based PC uses Chrome, there are a couple who uses firefox, but as far as i know no one uses Edge. Oh I did use Edge on my brothers computer when I built it and that was to download chrome. Some people are not even trying edge, apart to download the browser they want to download, reminds me of internet Exploder. Edge is a total junk and the stat counter charts prove it! Whatr student owning an android or an iphone would ever use that pathetic Edge, when in Chrome they have their data synced on?? Oh I've forgot about Edge on Android and IOS..who the hell is using that??

If they change directions enough times perhaps they'll luck into moving forward. So aside from calling it a 'mode' instead of a 'version', and the upgrade now being free, nothing has changed really. I think OEMs know their customers, so they'll probably know that someone interested in a professional premium device is most likely going to want S mode disabled. I wouldn't worry about that, I would assume most Windows 10 S devices to be cheaper and run Windows 10 Home.

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It consistently offers up dodgy links to websites we don’t trust, doing so far more than Google. It has some nice tools, but it’s hard to be dragged away from Chrome. In terms of the UI, Windows S-mode laptops look and feel a lot like more powerful, full-featured Windows laptops that cost a whole lot more money. The Start Menu, desktop, notification center, taskbar, and more are essentially unchanged in Windows S-mode, which for many users is going to be a major selling point. Learning a whole new operating system, even if it's as intuitive as Chrome OS, might be a real stumbling block. The situation with Windows 10 Home is odd, and I am not sure how it is supposed to encourage consumers to move away from Win32 and increase Store adoption.

Only ever do a clean install of Windows when changing to another major version, like Windows 8.1.1 to Windows 10. Don't see myself ever reinstalling Windows 10 on my Surface Pro 2. Good in theory, bad in practice, the store is a complete trainwreck and whatever "apps" that you can find are dumbed-down/crippled garbage made for mobile and shoehorned onto the desktop. Also installing and uninstall constantly does result in a fragmented mechanical drive.

Steam is the go to digital store for PC gaming by a huge margin. There is very little to no incientive for game developers to go through the effort of getting their games on the Windows store, it provides no benefit at all. Its only Windows 10 users (steam survery shows ~50 percent still using win 7), no mod support, a store that is very disliked by PC gamers etc. The only reason they would is if Windows 10 S becomes really really popular among gaming PC's. I'd be shocked if Windows 10 S becomes the common OS for high end gaming PC's.

It has virtually everything offered by Windows Home, plus additional security and management services. This version of Windows 10 is typically purchased in bulk by companies or schools, though you can configure desktops and laptops to include it versus using Home. Windows 10 S supports Microsoft Office 365, and we’d expect most laptops sold with it to come with a one-month free trial, if not a full year’s subscription. This means you get access to the fully-featured desktop applications of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access, Publisher and Outlook.

You're assuming that OEMs will more likely sell PCs with Pro S Mode than Home S Mode. I am tired of cleaning every family members machine because they don't read and just click crap to get it to go away. My wife loved her Surface RT, but it was just too underpowered, though safe. Well, that and I wanted a Surface Book, so she got my Pro 3.

Easy to find, clean install, easy update, sync, clean uninstall. Store apps are not added to the startup folder and therefore cannot add to startup times over time due to an increasing number of apps loading at boottime. I like the idea of Windows S, especially since given that you can upgrade it easily and freely if you need the full version.

If you aren't impressed with the mail app that's fine, it's meant to be a basic mail app and not for any advanced user. While I like the mail app I primarily use the desktop outlook program because I like to use a few more advanced features. When I'm on the go or just need to briefly check email, the mail app is totally fine. You can definitely use any windows 10 computer only using a local account (I don't see why S mode will be any different) , but it may reduce the number of features you can use. It's not about these apps starting up but how windows 10 manages those apps versus older apps.

But, we know, it is not about using actual facts, it is all about you trolling as usual. The least expensive of the Windows operating systems is Windows 10. It’s $139.00 and designed for the home or consumer user that doesn’t need the advanced features that the Pro version offers.

Does Windows 10 S really have better performance than Windows 10 Pro?

What about going from Windows Pro to S mode - is that a thing? Might be an interesting move as PWAs become available in the Store, if S Mode still has faster startup and is overall more secure. But that is the problem there are very few UWP apps that are any good. For the small amount of time the MS store have been going, it have got an awful lot of rubbish in there.