MSIX: a new installer for Windows 10 and for Windows 7 With education budgets continually constrained, schools still need to manage Windows 7 devices. But if you need to support the education market, then you need to support the largest possible number of PCs. That's not a criticism of UWP, which is now where the latest Windows APIs are to be found, and with each Windows 10 release it adds new features. The long tail of support for Win32 in Windows 7 and Windows 10 makes it easiest for developers to concentrate on that, rather than UWP. It's a good idea, but one that's held back by the Windows Store. SEE: Windows 10 power tips: Secret shortcuts to your favorite settings (Tech Pro Research) PCs running Windows 10 S could only install UWP apps or Win32 code that had been wrapped using the Windows Desktop App Converter. Designed to reduce the risk of malware running on a PC, it locked down installations to Windows Store apps. Microsoft introduced its Windows Store-only version of Windows 10 with the first Surface Laptops. SEE: Windows 10 in S mode: pros, cons, tips and alternatives (free PDF) (TechRepublic) What is Windows 10 in S mode? What had been a managed Windows was now open to the world, and while it was still controlled as part of a Family Microsoft account, it would be relatively easy for malicious software to sneak around those basic protections.ĭoes that mean that Windows 10 in S mode is useless? Or is it still too early to make a judgement? It was a question I found myself asking as I walked around the stands at the BETT education event in London at the end of January. That led to a quick switch from S mode to a standard Windows, which was now able to install software from anywhere. With Office now in the Microsoft Store it should have been easy - until we came to install one of the school's chosen apps, which didn't have a store version. That seemed to be a sensible choice, as their parents could control how they used the device, and they'd be more secure in the unknown environment of a busy school network. We chose a pair of budget Lenovo devices, targeted at the education market, running Windows 10 in S mode.
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