Windows 11 S Mode. Why won’t my Windows 11 computer let me install the C++ programs? I cannot install the C++ Redistributables. How can I get out of S Mode? I cannot run the C++ programs for MMD.
Get Out of Windows 11 S Mode
… a Windows 11 C++ installation workaround!
“The app you’re trying to install isn’t a Microsoft verified app.”
In a comment to the LearnMMD.com Downloads Page, a reader… “Random Reader”… left this instruction describing the need to get your Windows 11 computer out of S Mode if you want to download software from sources other than the Microsoft Store. “S Mode allows only apps from the Microsoft Store, and requires Microsoft Edge for safe browsing.”
Random Reader writes:
Right, so I just got done helping another newbie get MMD working on a Windows 11 computer, and in the process, I’ve learned about some hurdles and roadblocks that the rest of you all may want to be aware of.
When attempting to install the required Visual C++ packets, the newbie got an error “The app you’re trying to install isn’t a Microsoft verified app.” Even though they got the downloads directly from Microsoft’s own website, Windows 11 was refusing to allow them to be installed (If I had to guess, because of the age. I saw something about the 2008 and 2010 versions no longer being supported on one of Microsoft’s pages.)
It turned out that the newbie’s version of Windows 11 was in “S mode,” some newfangled security feature that some computers now come with by default. It’s easy to get out of S Mode. Here are the instructions: https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1034213/
Know that “turning it off” is a one-way option, cannot be turned back “on”, but it’s the only way to get certain “unverified” stuff to install.
Thank you Random Reader!
That’s awesome information!
— Reggie
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