How To Turn Off Windows S Mode Without Microsoft Account

Did you just get a system with Windows S Mode and you don't want to create a Microsoft Account to turn it off? No problem. I figured out a really easy way to turn off Windows S Mode without a Microsoft Account.

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[CyberCPU]

Just a heads up that I was wrong about a detail in this video. The method works great but I stated in the video that it works on every version of Windows and I don't think that's the case.

There were lots of comments from people who it didn't work for. After talking to those people it turns out the old method still works. The old method is simply disabling secure boot.

It looks like if your using 22H2 this method works but if your using 21H2 this method doesn't work but simply disabling secureboot does.

Hopefully this didn't cause anyone issues. If it did, I'm sorry.

[castleofregret]

It's crazy that we have to fight this hard to keep our machines ours. Keep working to find these workarounds, it's very appreciated!

[ijLeblanc]

Man, you saved me from a very long night at work. A customer bought an HP 14 and to our surprise, S mode was turned on, naturally I disabled secure boot but S mode was kept on by Windows. I tried everything I've learned for the past 20 years and got frustrated, that was until came across your video searching for a solution 😅

I really appreciate what you did here, such a relief 😮‍💨

[jafizzle]

Thank you for this. I work in IT so naturally I'm on the hook for the family's tech questions. My little sister needed a laptop for school so my parents asked me for a recommendation. I was not aware that the laptop I recommended was using S-Mode so I spent about an hour Christmas morning trying to get it out of S-Mode, but none of the online guides I found worked, so this is a great tip. Thanks.

[DJdoppIer]

Damn, that's incredible!!!
I just wish I had this knowledge about 2 months ago. I had a relative that bought a cheap HP laptop from Walmart with S-mode and he wanted me to install Office 2016 (since he didn't want to pay a monthly subscription fee). It wouldn't even let me use the old official Office 2016 installer, and eventually I told him I couldn't help. He ended up returning it and buying Chromebook instead. This "S-Mode" BS is a new level of evil from Microsoft.

[Isaiditschelsea]

I tried a millions different things to get s mode turned off. And it kept telling me to try again even called hp. YOUR WAY IS THE ONE THAT WORKED! I have a hp laptop! Thank you so much !!

[jeffrenman]

I'm a computer guy like yourself and you just blew my mind because you're a straight shooter. You know how rare that is with all the scams and liars here on YouTube… Your video was amazing and stick it to them… I am giving you a thumbs up I also subscribed. imagine Microsoft taking full control of your PC that's disgusting. And then you have to go to their nest and get basic permission to turn it off. People have no understanding just how sick Microsoft has become… I'm still using Windows 7 but it's totally hacked totally modified it's basically unrecognizable and it's running the way I want perfectly… Anyway just came to say I subscribed and thanks for being here. Everybody needs you they just don't know it yet

[kayak_homie]

Thanks! You really helped me out with setting up my daughter's PC, Microsoft makes this harder every time!

[janisporietis]

At first it didn't work for the 22H2, then I disabled the secureboot and still nothing, but then I redid the steps for 22H2 and it worked like a charm. So having the secureboot off did make a diference, because before that there was no 1 that could be changed to 0, because it already was 0. Thank you so much for this video. I personally am still sticking to Win10 for my own reasons, but this definitely showed me not to install it ever. To be honest not just this, but also the whole setting up part and other things. They're really trying to have a firm grip on us all.

[pafares]

YOU WONDERFUL HUMAN ENTITY! I bought myself a brand new pc and been trying for the past 4 hours to disable this stupid S mode, just watching how this wouldn’t work in any possible way. I tried everything. Even with the microsoft account, it would keep on saying there was a problem. And you YOU came with the solution. Thank you so very much for your time your video and expertise. Liked and subscribed to you. Legend!

[legionofanon]

Ive come across a few of your videos before, and im impressed by your determination to give Micro$hit the middle finger. Keep it up!

[underfasten]

You are a life saver! The ONLY reason I was using Windows was for a proctored final exam, which required the installation of a special browser. This laptop is going straight back to the store.

[peterbanister]

As an office max worker thank you for this amazing guide! we have older clients who still don’t have internet access and with all of this it’s extremely hard to set up their PCs

[funnyarc]

9:59 A better way to do this would be with Applocker, which is a application restriction feature in Windows Enterprise, LTSC and i think Education.
It used to be in the Pro versions of Windows 10, but Microsoft removed it at some point.

It's actually really powerful and thorough, wish they kept it on Pro since it's not just useful for only organizations...

However, i heard on newer builds of Windows 10 and 11 Pro, they brought back Applocker, which you can control through gpedit.

However, be careful how you configure it, you can basically lock yourself out of using basic programs of Windows properly if you configure it incorrectly.

[KJPickles]

Thank you, so much!! I just bought a cheap HP to get me through college, but having Chrome is a tech requirement. I was fine with getting an MS account to turn off S Mode, but kept getting an error. I spent hours googling and chatting with tech support to get this off, and NOTHING worked until I found your video. I was about to send my laptop back. You’re a lifesaver!

That said, none of my apps from the Microsoft store will download. I didn’t try them prior to this fix, so the problem could be entirely unrelated. Downloading Chrome was a non-issue, but that was obviously not in the MS Store app.

[Evercreeper]

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[rkx]

Keep releasing the amazing videos! As a teen wanting to work in I.T when I grow up, your videos are a real inspiration to me and my new hobby of trying to make videos!

[DiddlyDiPotatoes]

Wow, that is incredibly useful to know. I'll definitely keep a note on that.

[kcinplatinumgaming]

microsoft is just a naughty company, you would think they learnt there lesson but just shows what a shady company they really are, , but saying that we know mr gates is as sneaky with things as he is with his business deals.. not shocked how ms got away with so much over the years he could be the second coming !!

[SovietMOB]

All I can say is WINNING 🥇!!!! You have no idea how long this garbage laptop I’ve been trying to fix for mom has been giving me high blood pressure!!! This video deserves 2 👍 🎉 and u deserve a generous amounts of pints of handcrafted brews on me !! Thank you so much my brother!!