Same problem on a Lenovo laptop. "Something happened..." message with a "Try Again" button. Been like that for two days! Nothing downloads from MS store either. Why would anyone want to buy a castrated computer? I can't stand this S Mode!
Can't switch out of S mode: "Try that again"
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I recently purchased a laptop that came with the S mode of Windows. On the first startup it automatically installed Windows 11 (so downgrading to 10 is not an option). After set up etc. I updated Microsoft Store and installed various Windows updates and tried to switch it out of S mode. Instead, for the past few hours and with each of the hundreds of attempts, I keep getting a window that says "Try that again. Something happened on our end. Waiting a bit might help" along with an error code that changes every time. I am burned out and all out of ideas, any assistance on the matter will be greatly appreciated.
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2024-05-05T05:43:04+00:00 Please share! This is so frustrating.
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Anonymous
2024-05-05T03:32:56+00:00 Wow. If this is still a problem, when my husband buys his new laptop , we will not leave best buy until we check the OS is out of Safety mode.
A technician from MSN talked me through a Reset saving all settings. It worked. Such a shame MSN can’t get the glich figured out , that keeps saying Try again.
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Anonymous
2024-05-05T02:39:59+00:00 Hi, I'm facing this same issue with a brand new lenovo laptop I bought yesterday. Did you succeed in switching out of the S mode?
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Anonymous
2024-05-03T23:25:40+00:00 I'm in the same boat. NEVER have I such issues with windows pcs. I can honestly say I appreciate my work Mac 1,000 x more now. Brand new pc gifted to me from my children for my birthday and mothers day and I want to throw it against the wall. I have done nothing but troubleshoot getting out of S mode since I turned it on. I have spent wasted hours now and still haven't been able to accomplish any of the work I needed to.