


Same goes for Pro.Īll this means is that you might see new hardware go up for sale with Windows 10 S more often. Windows 10 Home in S mode is cheaper for OEMs than Windows 10 Home without it, but a hardware maker is more than welcome to pay a little more to preload Windows 10 Home without S mode if they wish. Microsoft wants hardware makers to choose Windows 10 with S mode over non-S mode editions, but by no means is Microsoft forcing this option on anybody. It isn't forcing hardware makers to use S mode, which means OEM partners like Dell and HP will likely continue to sell versions of their hardware with editions of Windows without S Mode. Instead, it's making S mode cheaper for hardware makers to preload onto new hardware. Microsoft isn't even making it a default option for hardware makers. This means if you're running Windows 10 Home or Pro today, you will not have S mode forced upon you in an update. The S mode change does not affect existing Windows 10 installs that aren't already running Windows 10 S. Surface Laptop 2 (Image credit: Windows Central)
