# Exiting Windows S Mode

1. Open a Web Browser and visit [https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/Windows/Experience/Platform-variants/switching-out-of-s-mode-in-windows](https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/Windows/Experience/Platform-variants/switching-out-of-s-mode-in-windows)
2. Choose your **Operating System** (Windows 10/Windows 11)
3. Select **Open Microsoft Store  
    [![WindowsSModeIntro.png](https://wiki.piedmont.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/b9s6POKyPDsbAWK9-windowssmodeintro.png)](https://wiki.piedmont.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/b9s6POKyPDsbAWK9-windowssmodeintro.png)**
4. Select **Get** to switch out of Windows S mode  
    [![ExitWindowSMode.png](https://wiki.piedmont.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/Xz8CDEiyrIbuyjhs-exitwindowsmode.png)](https://wiki.piedmont.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/Xz8CDEiyrIbuyjhs-exitwindowsmode.png)

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