Windows 10 S - News and Updates

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Windows 10 S: no command line apps, free Pro upgrades for assistive tech users
First, a thing 10 S won't do: run command-line applications. CMD and PowerShell, the two built-in Windows command-line interfaces, won't be supported. Neither will the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) that allows the use of Linux software on Windows.
The new exception is similar to one that already exists. The free upgrade from Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 officially only ran for the first year of Windows 10's availability, with one exception: anyone using assistive technology—screen readers, braille displays, that kind of thing—could use the free upgrade in perpetuity. That same group has the same exception for upgrading 10 S to 10 Pro. The process of obtaining this free upgrade will be disclosed later in the year. Third-party screen readers and other assistive technologies have to integrate into the operating system at a lower level than is permitted for Store applications, thereby creating the need to upgrade to Pro.

 

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Citrix ready to bring Google Chrome to Windows 10 S users
 
Windows 10 S is expected to offer a safer and more stable computing experience to Windows users, at the expense of access to powerful and popular applications such as Google’s Chrome browser.
Now, at the recent Citrix Synergy event held in Orlando, Fla, the company has announced a new Citrix Receiver app for Windows which they say “opens the door for the Win 32 apps to run on Windows 10 S.”
 The Windows Store app can enable organisations running Windows 10 S to use specific Win32 apps or environments that are not likely to find their way into the Windows Store, such as Google’s Chrome browser

Citrix Receiver Windows 10 store app

 

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Windows 10 S review: faster, simpler … and incredibly painful to use

The new version of Windows is a good idea but really frustrating to actually use

It lives up to most of Microsoft’s promises. It is faster. It is more secure in that at least it won’t run anything that’s not downloaded from the Windows Store, and it is simpler. The underlying Windows 10 experience is great, so if all the normal applications people install were available through the Windows Store, it would be brilliant.
But they aren’t, and Edge simply isn’t ready to be your only browser – it is holding the whole of Windows 10 S back. The app situation may change, particularly if Windows 10 S becomes popular enough to be a draw for developers to get their programs into the Windows Store.

Windows 10 S running on a Microsoft Surface Laptop. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs for the Guardian

 

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Windows 10 S restrictions go far beyond just locking your choice of apps

 

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MSFT should make windows 10S
Free for OEM just like chrome OS

 

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Microsoft says 'no known ransomware' runs on Windows 10 S — so we tried to hack it | ZDNet

 

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Microsoft’s “Super-secure” Windows 10 S Hacked In 3 Hours
With the launch of Windows 10 S, Microsoft claimed that it’s an extra-secure operating system that’s protected against all kinds of ransomware. To test the claims, folks at ZDNet hired a security firm. As a result, the hackers were able to breach Windows 10 S within 3 hours by using Microsoft Word’s handling of macros.

Oops: Microsoft's "Super-secure" Windows 10 S Hacked In 3 Hours

 

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Now anyone can install Windows 10 S on their PC

 

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The following apps will be part of Office in the Windows Store to customers with Surface devices running Windows 10 S:

• Word
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Outlook (not available in preview for Office 365 Education plans)
• Access (not available in preview for Office 365 Education plans)
• Publisher (not available in preview for Office 365 Education plans)

Office in the Windows Store does have a few differences from the regular Office desktop apps you download from Microsoft directly.

• You will only be able to install the 32-bit version of Office.
• You won’t be able to use COM add-ins.
• The OneNote app will be installed instead of the OneNote 2016 desktop version.

You can learn more about Office apps in Windows Store here.

Report: Office desktop apps now available for download by ALL Windows 10 S PCs - MSPoweruser

 

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Three months after the launch of Windows 10 S, Asus is launching its first laptop running the limited new version of Microsoft’s OS. The computer is called the VivoBook W202, and it’s a relatively cheap laptop meant to be used in schools. It sells for $279 and will be available today.
Asus’ first laptop with Windows 10 S is now available