Hacking Windows RT and Surface RT to run desktop apps

By tim, on January 7th, 2013 Follow tim on Twitter

A developer on the XDA Developers forum, known as clrokr, has figured out how to run unsigned applications on Windows RT (Windows on ARM), including Microsoft’s own-brand Surface RT device.

The technique is described here and involves patching the Windows kernel. Currently it is not possible to jailbreak Windows RT completely, because Secure Boot prevents

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January 7th, 2013 | Tags: , , , | Category: microsoft, mobile, visual studio, windows | 3 comments

How to test and debug an app on Surface RT in a hotel room

By tim, on November 1st, 2012 Follow tim on Twitter

I wanted to test an app on Surface RT this morning, though I am out of the office with just a Samsung Slate (has Visual Studio), the Surface, and hotel wi-fi.

You can do remote debugging on Surface RT as explained here, however you need a private network.

I set up an ad-hoc network from

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November 1st, 2012 | Tags: , , | Category: .net, microsoft, software development, visual studio, windows | One comment