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Thread poster: Barbara Faltas
Barbara Faltas
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Egypt
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Member (2019)
Italian to Arabic
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Feb 7, 2022

Hello Translators,
I bought a new laptop installed on it Windows 11 on S mode, the person who helped me purchase it highly recommended me to not switch out to S mode. Thus, I want to ask if S mode is good for my translation work or should I switch out of it?
 
Mihai Badea (X)
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Luxembourg
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English to Romanian
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S is not a mode compatible with translation Feb 7, 2022

"Windows 11 in S mode is designed for security and performance, exclusively running apps from the Microsoft Store. If you want to install an app that isn't available in the Microsoft Store, you'll nee... See more
"Windows 11 in S mode is designed for security and performance, exclusively running apps from the Microsoft Store. If you want to install an app that isn't available in the Microsoft Store, you'll need to switch out of S mode."
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/switching-out-of-s-mode-in-windows-4f56d9be-99ec-6983-119f-031bfb28a307

If a client wants you to also deliver a TM, obviously you would need to use a cat. In S mode, that might be difficult. ▲ Collapse
 


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