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Cannot get out of s mode on windows 10
I have tried a few different ways to get out of s mode but none worked, i have even reset my entire laptop and the same exact problem was still there.
It had turned on when my laptop warned me it was on 10% battery and completely shut off after a minute, after i turned it back on it gave me a securityhealthsystray bad image pop up which idk if it has anything to do with the s mode problem but it happened along with it.
Any advice would be appreciated as im not very good with computers.
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S mode is a streamlined version of Windows 10 that only allows apps from the Microsoft Store for security and performance reasons. To install apps from outside the Store, you need to switch out of S mode.
Here is the simple explanation of what likely happened: The sudden shutdown corrupted a specific file that Windows needs to talk to the Microsoft Store, and that same file is also responsible for the security icon. To get out of S mode, your computer needs to talk to the Microsoft Store, and right now, it can't.
