![]() ![]() Windows 10 S performs the same as Windows 10 ProĪnother misunderstanding about Windows 10 S is that it is only part of Windows 10 Pro, or that it's"Windows Lite" and missing some core components. That makes going back to S more cumbersome than I'd like, but the worst case scenario is you'll use the top tier of Windows 10. Simply resetting the Surface Laptop through the "Reset this PC" feature will not work. Those files will let you wipe and restore the Surface Laptop to its original state. You need to download the Surface Recovery Image (opens in new tab) from Microsoft's website. It's a one-way process that is the same if you upgrade from Home to Pro, so there is nothing new here. Once you go to Windows 10 Pro, there is no go-back button to Windows 10 S. You can't rollback to Windows 10 S from Pro The Surface Laptop comes with a free one-year subscription to Office 365 Personal. You can just download Word if you don't need the whole Office suite. ![]() If you're on Windows 10 S, you need Microsoft Office, so it's great to see it launch on day one of the Surface Laptop. Microsoft's goal is to get as many of its old Win32 apps into the Store, and Microsoft Office is a big one. Whether you see that cost upfront or embedded in the device purchase is another issue. Microsoft audits how many licenses it sells and distributes, and even on its own devices, there is a fee. You're buying a Windows 10 license either way, whether's Home, S, or Pro. I often hear that Surface Laptop should just ship with Windows 10 Pro, or that Microsoft is "nickel and diming" by charging $49 starting next year to upgrade to Pro from S.īut even if Microsoft shipped Surface Laptop with Windows 10 Pro, the company would just slip that $49 fee into the base cost anyway, raising the price from $1,299 to $1,348. You pay for a Windows 10 license either way The whole process takes about three minutes and requires only a button click. Quick configuration gets the Pro upgrade ready.
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