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Re:Hey Microsoft, Stop Installing Apps on My PC Without Asking by walterbell on Thursday February 15, 2018 @03:53PM (#16387533)
Is that why they will soon charge $49 for Windows Pro users to install Win32 apps (i.e. disable S mode)?

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/02/windows-10-s-becomin...

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Re:Hey Microsoft, Stop Installing Apps on My PC Without Asking by guelo on Thursday February 15, 2018 @04:54PM (#16388074)
I don't think your link says what you claim. The link says that users of Win S will have to pay $49 to upgrade to Pro. S is store-only mode, meaning it can't run anything that didn't come from the Store, whether it's win32 or otherwise.
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Re:Hey Microsoft, Stop Installing Apps on My PC Without Asking by walterbell on Thursday February 15, 2018 @06:29PM (#16388712)
Thanks. After another look at the articles linked from that one: the upgrade fee is from Pro S to Pro. There's no more Win S.
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