Windows 10 S: no command line apps, free Pro upgrades for assistive tech users

Found on Ars Technica on Saturday, 20 May 2017
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First, a thing 10 S won't do: run command-line applications. CMD and PowerShell, the two built-in Windows command-line interfaces, won't be supported.

The rationale is that the built-in command-line applications include dangerous tools (for example, the diskpart partitioning program) that can break things, and the Store has no third-party command-line tools at all. To keep Windows 10 S protected against user error, they're all prohibited.

Partitioning the disk drive you bought is now a security risk? What on earth is Microsoft smoking? The command line is one of the most important tools, even on Windows. Removing it makes the OS completely useless.