

Microsoft Edge, which has lost its Chrome Extensions support in Windows 11, has gained it back under 11 SE because classrooms rely on some of these for their classes. There's a limited number of third-party apps that are supported, like Zoom and Chrome, but more will be added with time.įeatures such as complex snap grids have been removed in favor of a simple split screen of two apps on the left and right.

There's no Windows Store, and instead, Windows 11 SE is optimized for Microsoft apps like Edge, Office, and OneDrive. The OS that's running on the Surface Laptop SE is Windows 11 SE, which has been stripped of some functionality, in order to fit the needs of the classroom. The ports are one USB-A, one USB-C, 3.5mm audio jack and a barrel-type DC connector for charging. There's a 1MP camera capable of 720p video. Storage is of the eMMC variety and can be either 64GB or 128GB. The keyboard and trackpad have been carried over from the $550 Surface Laptop Go. Starting with the Surface Laptop SE, which is a no-nonsense $249 machine with an all-plastic body, an 11.6-inch 1366x768px TFT display, 4GB or 8GB of RAM and an Intel Celeron processor (either N4020 or N4120). Microsoft has announced an OS and laptop combination aimed at taking over the K-8 school classroom and putting up a fight against Google's Chromebook line.
