I run Windows 11 in S mode, so I can't download PocketBible from your website.

Craig Rairdin

Last Update 14 days ago

That's correct. In S mode, you can only download apps from the Microsoft store, even if they are digitally signed and certified safe, like PocketBible is.

What is Windows 11 in S mode?

It’s a locked-down mode of Windows that only runs apps from the Microsoft Store. While running in S mode, you can’t install apps from the web.


In addition, while in S mode, Microsoft Edge is forced as the default browser and Bing as the default search. You can install any browser that exists in the Store, but you can’t change the default until you leave S mode.

How to permanently switch out of S mode for free
  1. Settings → System → Activation

  2. Under Switch to Windows 11 Pro (or Home), click Go to the Store

  3. In the Store page “Switch out of S mode”, click Get → confirm


Switching out is free and one-way (you can’t go back to S mode).


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