<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Not a windows expert, but from what I read the "S" mode is quickly & easily turned off. No problem. <div class="">In S mode, you can only install apps from the Microsoft App Store. So most people turn that off on the first day. </div><div class="">Then there may be an option to upgrade to Windows 11, and from what I hear, it's better not to do that at this time. So watch for that. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You're going to want a computer that has at least 1 normal USB A port, to plug the programming cable into. Kinda important for the mission. So be aware of that. Some new laptops only have USB C ports. </div><div class=""><div class="">Other than that, Chirp is pretty light weight, doesn't need a lot of power to run it. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> Best,</div><div class=""> Dave Nathanson</div><div class=""> </div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 20, 2022, at 7:16 PM, Kelly McGuire <<a href="mailto:kellyelizabethmcguire@gmail.com" class="">kellyelizabethmcguire@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div dir="auto" class="">Will it work on a 2 in 1 or Windows Surface that runs Windows 10 S Mode? I didn’t know if there would be any compatibility issues. Thank you for the super fast reply! <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Kelly <br class=""><br class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Sent from my iPhone Xs Max </div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">On Jan 20, 2022, at 9:10 PM, robert decker <<a href="mailto:k7bdradio@gmail.com" class="">k7bdradio@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">stay with windows 10, the program works with 10 but no information about windows 11 compatibility.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Bob K7bd </div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 6:54 PM Kelly McGuire <<a href="mailto:kellyelizabethmcguire@gmail.com" class="">kellyelizabethmcguire@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I’m trying to help my boyfriend’s Dad pick out a laptop that he can install CHIRP on and needed to know whether the Microsoft Surface Laptops running Windows 10 and Windows 11 in S Mode were compatible. I read through everything I could. I’m tech savvy but know nothing about Ham Radios. I don’t want him to purchase a computer that he can’t download and run CHIRP on. Thank you! <br class="">
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