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Affinity Designer and Windows - has the Windows S issue gone?


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Someone I know is interested in the possibility of buying a licence for Affinity Designer. I had told him how good it is.

I see the web page

https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/designer/#buy

I think he would want to run it on a Windows PC.

I have version 1 and I got it direct from Serif before I became aware of the issue of Windows S versions and unlocking. So I unlocked this Windows 11 machine so as to be able to install it. I never actually tried to install it on a Windows 10S machine but I understand that that it would not have been possible. In any case there was not enough memory left available, but that is another matter.

Anyway, does the gentleman, with version 2, need to buy it from Microsoft store to avoid the S issue? I don't know whether his computer is S locked.

Or has that won't run on a Windows S system situation if bought direct from Affinity now gone with version 2, or what?

Why I am asking here is that the web page referenced above offers the bundle for £159.99 and that is not all on one operating system.

So, what is the position on this, because I don't want him to get stuck/

William

 

Until December 2022, using a Lenovo laptop running Windows 10 in England. From January 2023, using an HP laptop running Windows 11 in England.

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Apparently for Windows 10 or 11 running in S mode "To increase security, it allows only apps from Microsoft Store, and requires Microsoft Edge for safe browsing."
So does your friend have a PC running in S mode?

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9 minutes ago, Chills said:

Apparently for Windows 10 or 11 running in S mode "To increase security, it allows only apps from Microsoft Store, and requires Microsoft Edge for safe browsing."
So does your friend have a PC running in S mode?

Thank you for replying.

I don't know.

We were chatting on the telephone and I was telling him how I use Affinity Designer and how good it is and he is interested.

I didn't think to ask about which version of windows at the time, but he was saying that he uses Word on a windows computer.

William

 

Until December 2022, using a Lenovo laptop running Windows 10 in England. From January 2023, using an HP laptop running Windows 11 in England.

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I think you will find most Windows users haven't heard of S mode, let alone used it.
However they will know that if they are using it that they will have to either disable S mode or buy from the MS shop.

www.JAmedia.uk  and www.TamworthHeritage.org.uk
[Win 11  | AMD Ryzen 5950X 16 Core CPU | 128GB Ram | NVIDIA 3080TI 12GB ]
[MB ASUS ProArt B550| C Drive:; 1TB M2 980 Pro | D Drive; 2TB M2 970 EVO ]

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