Microsoft announces upcoming changes to Windows 10 S, and it's good news

Microsoft has finally outlined upcoming changes to Windows 10 S, turning it into a mode and making it more accessible to users.

Microsoft has officially announced Windows 10 S Mode, an evolution of Windows 10 S as an idea. When Windows 10 S was announced last year, it was released as a standalone edition of Windows 10 that was available alongside Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, and Windows 10 Enterprise. Now, however, Microsoft is making Windows 10 S a mode that runs on top of Home, Pro, Education, or Enterprise, instead.

Today, Microsoft further detailed this change. Based on feedback from partners and customers, Microsoft says the decision to make Windows 10 S a mode instead of a standalone edition of Windows 10 is to help minimize confusion between the separate editions. Windows 10 S is designed to keep your PC secure and fast, which should be applicable to all editions of Windows 10.

As such, Microsoft is opting to allow partners to load new devices with Windows 10 Home or Pro, and optionally have those devices ship with S Mode enabled. S Mode is exactly the same as what Windows 10 S was when it was a standalone edition, except now it runs on top of Home or Pro instead. What's more, Microsoft says that S Mode devices will be able to switch to their respective full editions for free, even if the device ships with Windows 10 Pro in S Mode.

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