LibreOffice is one of the high-profile products that can’t be used on a device running Windows 10 in S Mode, as the open-source productivity suite isn’t available in the Microsoft Store. The good news is that users can manually upgrade from the S Mode to full Windows 10, which technically means that they remove the restriction preventing them from installing Win32 software. However, Microsoft has insisted for Windows 10 in S Mode, so there are several devices out there that come with this mode enabled by default. In theory, this is the right approach, but the problem is that the Microsoft Store comes with limited options in terms of software and some very popular applications are still missing, while they continue to be available as Win32. The Redmond-based software giant says apps published here are fully secure, and the risk of malware and other cyberthreats does not exist because each item is individually checked before it’s published.

Windows 10 S Mode is supposed to add an extra security layer to a device running Microsoft’s latest operating system, as it restricts the installation of new software to apps published in the Microsoft Store.

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