And you've done the reinstall process?
You should be able o buy a laptop without S Mode. Or a clean install should give you the current make/model without 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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Anonymous
2024-07-14T11:08:21+00:00 doesn't work for me still get " something happened couldn't upgrade "
have tried severel soloutions even ones from microsoft themselves really contemplating returning laptop for refund feels like being forced to except s mode by microsoft ?
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Neil D 34,280 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2024-07-08T08:39:37+00:00 Have you done this?
What does seem to work for other users is to perform a reinstall using Settings > System > Recovery > Fix problems using windows update > Reinstall now.
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Anonymous
2024-07-08T02:08:11+00:00 Right there in the same boat. I've done all the updates, just got this today since my kid's other laptop broke (that wasn't in S mode). He's going to a coding camp tomorrow and I can't get Minecraft installed, even though it's advertised in the store, because it's not meant for S mode. So incredibly frustrated!
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Anonymous
2024-06-21T09:25:29+00:00 neilpzz, thanks so much. Your suggestion worked fine. Pity Microsoft Help don't provide such a solution. I have a brand-new laptop and had the same problem referred to here. For some reason it hadn't fully updated everything on initial setup....