Jailbreaking Surface RT

[Jack Janik]

Hello! I'm wondering how I jailbreak a surface rt running 8.1

 

[anon(7900571)]

what would be the purpose of doing so ? I mean what will be the benefits of jailbreaking RT tablets

 

[Narse77]

You can install apps not in the app store if jailbroken. I had my RT jailbroken with Win 8 and TBH it wasn't really worth it at the time. Very few apps were compiled for ARM and the ones that were didn't run that great. You can keep an eye out here for info on when/if the 8.1 jailbreak will happen. Windows RT Development and Hacking - xda-developers

 

[Jack Janik]

I thought you could also run .exe programs under a VM?

 

[xandros9]

I thought you could also run .exe programs under a VM?

Surface RT likely isn't powerful enough to emulate the entire x86 architecture.

I doubt there is any VM program compiled for ARM anyway, considering the security restrictions in place normally.

Its probably even less worth it considering low cost x86 Atom tablets are taking off.

 

[Jack Janik]

Isn't Audacity compiled for ARM?

 

[Dadstar0410]

Windows 8/RT is a desktop OS. Regardless if it's ARM or x86, it's meant for PCs. Therefore, it comes jailbroken out of the box. No extensive work needs to be done for the result you want. Maybe a few registry changes.

 

[WillysJeepMan]

Windows 8/RT is a desktop OS. Regardless if it's ARM or x86, it's meant for PCs. Therefore, it comes jailbroken out of the box. No extensive work needs to be done for the result you want. Maybe a few registry changes.

That is not correct. Apps for Windows RT must be digitally signed. The only one signing apps is Microsoft via the Windows App store. The only way to get Windows apps compiled for ARM to run on the RT without being signed is to jailbreak.... which requires much more than "a few registry changes".

Think. If it all it ever took was to recompile an app for the ARM processor, jailbreaking a Surface RT/2 to run something like Audacity wouldn't have been needed in the first place?