S Mode also pushes the Bing search engine. You can’t install applications from the web, so they can’t install startup tasks that slow down your boot process or junkware that hides in the background and spies on you. Because Windows can only run apps from the Store, malware from the web won’t be able to run. Microsoft is pitching security, speed, and stability here. On Windows 11 in S Mode, you can install other browsers from the Microsoft Store-but Edge will always be your default browser. On Windows 10 in S Mode, you can only install apps from the Store, and you can only browse the web with Microsoft Edge. Windows 10 or Windows 11 in S Mode is a more limited, locked-down Windows operating system.
