[tex-live] install-tl-windows.bat unavailable in Microsoft Store

Siep Kroonenberg siepo at bitmuis.nl
Fri Dec 7 16:23:20 CET 2018


On Fri, Dec 07, 2018 at 02:55:25PM +0100, Denis Bitouzé wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> a student of mine had a quite irritating problem this morning when he
> tried to install TL 2018 by running `install-tl-windows.bat' from the
> `texlive2018.iso' file: its Windows 10 (Professional I guess) didn't
> accept to run it and displayed the following message:
> 
>   ┌────
>https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4456067/windows-10-switch-out-of-s-mode
>   └────

As I understand, S-mode is a severely restricted mode, with
important parts of the windows api unavailable. A bit like what iOS
is compared to Mac OS.  I do not see how TL could be made to work in
such an environment.

-- 
Siep Kroonenberg


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