Windows Surface RT Apps: A Comprehensive List of Available and Compatible Programs
Just like iOS and Android, Windows RT users can also download and install apps from outside the official Store by Jailbreaking the operating system. Windows enthusiasts have re-compiled or ported hundreds of free, open-source Windows applications to Windows RT, and finding ported applications has become even easier with the release of RT Desktop Store.
I inherited a Surface RT. I've never had a tablet before, and I like the little keyboard. That said, it won't even play youtube and it isn't letting me download new updates for Edge, and doesn't seem to allow any apps outside of the microsoft store.
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As we know, Microsoft Surface Pro can run all Windows applications, therefore we can easily read eBooks on Surface Pro (Win 8) with a series of applications like Calibre (64-bit) and Kindle for Win 8. However, there is no Adobe Digital Editions for Windows 8 at the moment (According to an Adobe Stuff, #3 Jeff A Wright) and current ADE 2.0 requires Microsoft .Net 3.5. Fortunately, this problem can be resolved by installing a lowever ADE 1.7 on Surface Pro tablets (click to download). But Surface RT customers are not that lucky due to RT's ARM processor, which only supports ARM-based metro apps instead of traditional Windows ones. As a result, we will mainly discuss how to read eBooks, including DRM protected EPUB and PDF titles on Surface RT tablets.
Using the Windows Marketplace to download apps for your tablet is as easy as tapping on the app tile located on the home screen of your Windows Tablet or under the Applications menu. Once the Windows Marketplace launches, search for "ICONICS MobileHMI" in the search bar and tap the "install" button.
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When using Surface RT, sometimes trying to download an app from the Windows Store will not work. You will probably get error messages like, you can't download an app because the connection is too slow even if you have perfect internet access. Or you simply won't be able to find a specific app in the Store. Most of the time, these problems with the Windows Store and apps are caused by one of the following problems:
Try to download FF but get msg. This app cannot run on your PC. To find apps for this device, go to the windows store. When I go to the store it wants me to pay $3.99I want to use FF, so I can install greasemonkey for my FB game.Thank you.
I found that if you go to the spotify website and slide or scroll down the page until you see the "get free" words in yellow and tap or click that, it will direct you to download the spotify program. Once you have saved or opened the program and you have logged into your spotify account you can hit the home page button on your surface and find it in your apps. From there you can pin it to your wall.
Did'nt work for me :(.. I cannot download anything without being announed with 'open windows store if you would like to download apps on this PC' ... maybe some magc website you used? also Spotlite is removed from app store, which is not making things any better :P.. other options?
I just bit the bullet and installed the Windows 8.1 Preview on my Surface RT. It's a one-way upgrade (meaning you won't be able to go from this Preview Build to the final) so make a Recovery Drive with a USB drive you have lying around. You'll need at least a 4GB USB key for this backup and the drive will be erased. Then go to and follow the instructions. Basically you download an update, install, reboot, and then the Windows Store says Windows 8.1 Preview is available. You install for a while (took a few hours) and assuming you're signed in with the same Microsoft Account it will redownload all your apps.
Some apps seem slower than they should be; I have had problems with Tweetro, a Twitter client, though this may be partly due to issues with the Twitter API. An Atom windows 8 machine I tried at an HP event was more sluggish than Surface; but who knows, perhaps that was an issue with that particular device. I intend to do some measuring to get a better understanding of this.
Popular video conferencing app, Zoom, has also made its way to the list of native apps for Windows on Arm. Seeing as it's become an incredibly popular app for meetings since 2020, it's great to be able to use it with native performance on any device. You can download the Arm version of Zoom over here.
You can use your Android device to provide Bluetooth GPS output for i-Boating app. We have verified that the following app available on Google Play is compatible with i-Boating client for Windows surface, tablets and PCs. You can download it directly from Google Play by clicking on the link below.