Windows 11 - Can't switch out of S mode

Anonymous
2024-04-07T01:24:30+00:00

When I follow the steps in the Microsoft Store to try to switch out of S mode, all I get is a message:

"Something happened and we couldn't start the upgrade"

and a Try Again button.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Microsoft Store

Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.

0 comments

131 answers

Sort by: Oldest
Most helpful Newest Oldest
  1. Anonymous
    2024-06-04T23:31:16+00:00

    This is all deliberate in my opinion. MS wants you hostage to their apps exclusively

    Was this answer helpful?

    5 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  2. Anonymous
    2024-06-05T00:20:13+00:00

    I do not believe you. Are you a MS plant?

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments
  3. Anonymous
    2024-06-05T12:23:43+00:00

    I share the same story as you all; new computer with this "S Mode" monopoly BS being forced on everyone. Obviously they do this on purpose and it's really underhanded! I was on the verge of returning it. Never had this problem with any other computer before. This incident is going to piss people off so bad they may want to switch to Apple like me! After hours of doing 1000 hacks given by the the "professionals" none worked. This thread was the most helpful by far thanks to regular people sharing their experiences of trial and errors. The only thing that worked was to reinstall Windows in settings. This takes a long time but was the only thing that worked. After the computer restarts I returned to the Windows Store and removed S Mode no problem.

    IT WORKED!! WAHOOO! CURSE MICROSOFT AND THEIR TYRANICAL S MODE!

    Was this answer helpful?

    4 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  4. Anonymous
    2024-06-05T14:14:53+00:00

    Thank you, but, NO, that did not work. still the same message.

    I am in my second day of trying!

    Was this answer helpful?

    1 person found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  5. Anonymous
    2024-06-05T14:39:48+00:00

    I was super mad at Microsoft. Even Lenovo staff could not resolve the issue. The easy solution is to go to registry and disable a service which I found on google. And it worked. Took less than a minute to solve this issue. Feels like Edge browser is really struggling to make their browser a monopoly and won’t let even Users to use Chrome or download any other softwares

    Was this answer helpful?

    1 person found this answer helpful.
    0 comments