Name: What is Windows 10 S? ( DON'T GET IT! )
Uploaded: 2018-04-30T09:46:22.000Z
Duration: 10 min 43 s
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There's beenn lots of buzz surrounding Microsoft's
major announcement recently about a new version

But what exactly is the point of it, and how
is it different from all the other versions

That's obviously what I'm going to cover today.

So before we go over the features and differences
with Windows 10 S, it's important to know

WHY Microsoft created this new version in
the first place.

Because it's not meant to be a "regular" version
of Windows that you install on your main desktop

Instead, you can think of it as a more streamlined,
AKA locked down version of Windows.

They said they mainly wanted to create this
for educational environments, where teachers

would need better controls over how the computers
are being used by students.

However, they seem to wanting to put this
on surface tablets as well, which I'll get

So with this goal in mind, the main difference
with Windows 10 S that you can ONLY install

The idea being that if students are restricted
from installing any old programs, then they

are a lot less likely to ruin it by installing
malware or something.

Now right off the bat, this should make you
realize that Windows 10 S is NOT some sort

of "upgraded" edition of Windows, but rather
the opposite.

There are some other differences though that
are also a bit questionable.

For example, it only allows you to use the
Edge web browser.

I mean I guess if you want to lock it down
you could justify wanting to control the browser

Oh but I forgot, you can also only use Bing
as your default search engine.

Now besides that last one, I think it's fair
to say we shouldn't exactly be surprised that

they have these restrictions, because that's
the whole point!

You can probably imagine how long these computers
would last with a bunch of students if it

At least as a regular compute user you don't
have to use it, right?

Here's the thing... it turns out Microsoft
is going to be putting Windows 10 S on their

You know, because when I spend up to $2,000
on a high end laptop, I definitely only want

to be able to install stuff from the landfill
known as the Windows App Store.

This... is not justifiable, and is a TERRIBLE
move by Microsoft, oh my god I have no idea

Hey Joe, I just got the new Surface Laptop,
it was really expensive but they say it's

-Oh sweet, what are you going to do with it
first?

Probably install Google Chrome, download steam
and play some games, maybe install Photoshop

Now that obviously sounds really bad, mostly
because it is, but the good news is Windows

10 S IS still fully capable of running programs
from outside the Windows App Store...

You just have to pay an extra $50 to upgrade
to Windows 10 Pro.

Because I'm just gonna say it, this is a straight
up scam.

You pay $2000 for a top end Windows laptop,
get home, and find out you have to still pay

$50 for the privledge of actually using the
freakin computer normally.

It's like they're trying to create their own
Chromebook type device, where the operating

system is super dumbed down and simplified,
but they just don't tell you.

At least with Chromebooks, you should know
what you're getting.

You're not going to be running any heavy hitter
programs on a Chromebook.

But with something like the Surface, these
are definitely high end specs.

Up to an Intel Core i7, 16 Gigabytes of RAM,
an SSD, but they cripple it with a far inferior

And like I said, the laptop IS fully capable
of running any program, you just have to pay

$50 to flip the switch to be allowed to do
it.

And you might say, OK, well it's only $50,
that's not that much.

Yea, but there's still NO REASON to limit
it in the first place.

It doesn't change the fact that you will pay
literally thousands of dollars for a computer

where you can't even change the default web
browser!

The only explanation I can think of is that
they want to force people to use the Windows

On something like a smartphone it makes sense
because you wouldn't expect anything more.

But that is NOT what someone is going to expect
when they buy this computer.

And by the way, the name is deceptive too.

An average person would see that and think
it's somehow better.

It might remind you of the iPhone S models
which are faster, or maybe because right on

the Microsoft website it says "Streamlined
for Security and Superior Performance."

That's like if an airline says they can fly
you to your destination faster because of

"increased security" and "lighter weight airplanes",
but they do this by handcuffing all the passengers

and removing all the seats so you have to
sit on the floor.

And you gotta love the page that lists all
the features.

It specifically mentions the ability to "Stream
HD video" and "Switch across apps".

Wow, you mean this new version of Windows
can do absolutely nothing remarkable at all.

I mean come on, there's no way around it,
this is an inferior version of Windows.

So at this point you might be wondering, is
there ANYTHING that is good about Windows

Well as I touched on before, the answer may
be yes, ONLY if you are not the one using

By that I mean you're a teacher and your students
will be using it, or you're a parent and your

Also in a school environment, it lets you
create a type of USB key that can essentially

copy a system setup from one computer to many,
so you can set up lots of computers the same

It also makes it easier for administrators
to enable and disable features across all

devices, such as blocking use of the webcam,
or certain options menus.

Of course, many of these options have always
been possible from the group policy settings,

In addition, some manufacturers will be releasing
Education specific PCs that will all come

with Minecraft Education Edition, and Office
365.

So it's not really a bad deal for education
purposes.