编辑“︁Windows RT”︁（章节）

== 反响 ==
{{See also|Windows 8#相关评价}}

Windows RT的首发设备在发布后收到了褒贬不一的评价，{{tsl|en|Tech Advisor|Tech Advisor|PC Advisor}}在对华硕VivoTab RT的评测中称赞Windows RT是一款融合有PC端的便利功能（如功能健全的[[文件管理器]]）的移动系统。但同时也指出了它在软件兼容性上的问题，这篇评测同时还批评称Windows RT内置的音乐播放器只是“一个厚颜无耻的[[Xbox音乐]]引流入口，而不是一个真正用于播放音乐的独立应用。”<ref name="pcadvisor-vivotabreview">{{cite web |title=Asus Vivo Tab RT review |url=http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/tablets/3407062/asus-vivo-tab-rt-review/ |work=PC Advisor |date=2012-10-25 |last=Perenson |first=Melissa J |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517082228/http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/tablets/3407062/asus-vivo-tab-rt-review/ |archive-date=2013-05-17 |access-date=2025-09-14}}</ref>而[[AnandTech]]则称赞Windows RT有着健全的多任务系统、内置的Office程序、流畅的界面性能，并且有着相较于其它ARM操作系统而言“还算不错”的[[USB]]设备支持，这些优点使其成为第一款“真正可用”的移动操作系统。但Windows RT的应用启动速度慢于[[IPad (第三代)|同时期的iPad]]，对各打印机的驱动支持也参差不齐。评测者还指出，Windows RT在发布时缺乏“高品质”应用，不过他同时也认为应用生态问题会随时间推移而解决<ref name="anand-winrt">{{cite web|author1=Gowri, Vivek|author2=Shimpi, Anand Lal|title=The Windows RT Review|url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/6392/the-windows-rt-review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026144532/http://www.anandtech.com/show/6392/the-windows-rt-review|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-26|publisher=AnandTech|date=2012-10-25|access-date=2012-11-02}}</ref><ref name="iw-rtdisaster" />。而《[[微型计算机 (杂志)|微型计算机]]》杂志的编辑则在对VivoTab RT的评测中表示“与我想象中不一样的的是，应用商店中的应用并不少”，并且“常用的应用都能找到”，他还称赞了[[通用Windows平台应用|Metro应用]]与系统UI相呼应的界面。但他同时也指出，Windows RT的桌面模式并未对触控操作进行优化，并且应用商店中缺少视频播放器，播放器能支持的视频格式也有限<ref>{{Cite journal |author=张臻 |title=选平板、超极本，还是它？Windows RT平板的多态体验 |url=https://archive.org/details/mic2012-2013/2013/2013_01a/page/40/mode/2up |journal=[[微型计算机 (杂志)|微型计算机]] |date=2013-01-01 |issue=523 |page=39-41}}</ref>。《[[时代杂志|时代]]》杂志在对[[Surface RT]]的评测中也提到了应用生态问题，该评测同时还指出，在桌面模式下运行的[[Office 2013#Office RT|Office RT]]尽管有对触控操作进行一定适配，但整体的触控操作体验依然令人感到“妥协”，评测者表示希望微软能再开发一款[[通用Windows平台应用|Metro风格]]版本的Office<ref>{{Cite news |title=Microsoft Surface Review: The PC of the Future Needs More Apps |url=https://techland.time.com/2012/10/23/microsoft-surface-review-the-pc-of-the-future-needs-more-apps/ |last=McCracken |first=Harry |work=Time |date=2012-10-23 |language=en-US |issn=0040-781X |access-date=2025-09-30 |archive-date=2025-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250815065055/https://techland.time.com/2012/10/23/microsoft-surface-review-the-pc-of-the-future-needs-more-apps/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>。

媒体对Windows RT 8.1预览版的评价也同样是褒贬不一，{{link-en|ExtremeTech|ExtremeTech}}和{{link-en|TechRadar|TechRadar}}都称赞了这次升级中对开始界面的改良以及[[Microsoft Outlook|Outlook]]的引入；TechRadar的丹·格雷厄姆就评价称此前的内置邮件应用根本无法处理工作邮件，而Outlook的加入就“让RT设备变得能真正用来工作了”。不过，两家媒体在评测中都表示RT 8.1预览版在搭载[[Tegra 3]]的Surface上存仍存有性能问题。ExtremeTech则在评测最后总结道“就目前情况而言，我们还是找不出任何购买Windows RT平板的理由，市面上也有价格相近、搭载[[凌动]]处理器、运行着完整版Windows 8的x86平板可供选择。”<ref name="extech-rt81beta"/><ref name=tr-81preview>{{cite web|title=Hands on: Windows 8.1 RT review|url=http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/software/operating-systems/windows-8-1-rt-1162188/review|work=TechRadar|date=2013-06-27|access-date=2013-09-11|archive-date=2013-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831192533/http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/software/operating-systems/windows-8-1-rt-1162188/review|dead-url=no}}</ref>

=== 市场实际反应 ===
鉴于PC行业的发展情况，分析师们也质疑起市场是否有对ARM版Windows的需求；面对来自ARM芯片厂商们的新一轮竞争，[[英特尔]]和[[AMD]]都分别推出了自家的x86 SoC——[[凌动]]Clover Trail和[[AMD加速處理器列表#Temash|Temash]]来应对，英特尔还强调称Clover Trail平板的电池续航能力能够媲美ARM设备；而在[[PC World]]的测试当中，搭载Clover Trail SoC的三星Ativ Smart PC的电池续航时间甚至超过了搭载ARM SoC的Surface。[[Ars Technica]]的彼得·布莱特认为Windows RT缺乏明确的目标，因为ARM设备的能耗优势已“远不如两年前那么明显了”。并且，比起有功能缺失和授权限制的Office RT来说，用户们应该更倾向于另行选购Office 2013<ref name=iw-rtdisaster>{{cite web|last=Chacos|first=Brad|title=Why Windows RT is hurtling toward disaster|url=http://www.infoworld.com/d/microsoft-windows/why-windows-rt-hurtling-toward-disaster-210995?page=0,1|publisher=InfoWorld|access-date=2013-01-27|archive-date=2013-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002053912/http://www.infoworld.com/d/microsoft-windows/why-windows-rt-hurtling-toward-disaster-210995?page=0,1|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name=ars-rtplace>{{cite web|last=Bright|first=Peter|title=Now that it's here, is there a place for Windows RT?|date=2012-10-24|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/10/now-that-its-here-is-there-a-place-for-windows-rt/|publisher=Ars Technica|access-date=2012-11-22|archive-date=2012-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112175458/http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/10/now-that-its-here-is-there-a-place-for-windows-rt/|dead-url=no}}</ref>。

OEM厂商们对Windows RT的兴致也不高；2012年6月，[[惠普]]取消了推出Windows RT平板的计划，其表示这是因为它的客户们认为英特尔平板会比ARM平板更适用于商务用途。2013年1月，[[三星電子|三星]]决定不在美国发售其推出的Windows RT平板{{link-en|三星Ativ Tab|Samsung Ativ Tab|Ativ Tab}}，理由是认为该款操作系统的定位不明确，且Windows RT设备的需求量“不高”，此外还需要投入大量资金向消费者说明Windows RT和Windows 8之间的差异。三星美国PC及平板业务高级副总裁迈克·阿巴里则表示，公司无法让Ativ Tab的价格落到目标价位中——而低廉的价格应当是Windows RT设备的卖点之一<ref name=cnet-winrtsamsung>{{cite web|last=Tibken|first=Shara|title=Uh-oh, Windows RT, Samsung's got second thoughts|url=http://ces.cnet.com/8301-34439_1-57563340/uh-oh-windows-rt-samsungs-got-second-thoughts/|publisher=CNET|access-date=2013-01-11|archive-date=2013-01-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112055156/http://ces.cnet.com/8301-34439_1-57563340/uh-oh-windows-rt-samsungs-got-second-thoughts/|url-status=dead}}</ref>。[[英伟达]]首席执行官[[黄仁勋]]也对Windows RT的市场表现表示失望，但他呼吁微软继续加大对ARM平台的投入。黄仁勋还提到了Office RT-{套件}-中缺失Outlook的问题，并期望微软能在后续更新中把Outlook引入到Windows RT（响应大众需求，微软最终还是于2013年6月宣布会在RT 8.1更新中引入Outlook）<ref name=cnet-outlookrt/><ref name=pcw-nvidiadisapointment>{{cite web|title=Nvidia CEO disappointed with Windows RT, prays to Outlook god|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2031336/nvidia-ceo-disappointed-with-windows-rt-prays-to-outlook-god.html|publisher=PC World|access-date=2013-04-15|archive-date=2013-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410220452/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2031336/nvidia-ceo-disappointed-with-windows-rt-prays-to-outlook-god.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>。2013年5月，有报道称[[HTC]]也放弃了制造12寸Windows RT平板的计划，原因是生产成本过高，并且市场对小型设备的需求量更大<ref name=bloomberg-htc12inch>{{cite news|title=HTC Said to Cancel Large Windows RT Tablet on Weak Demand|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=2013-05-30|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-30/htc-said-to-cancel-large-windows-rt-tablet-on-weak-demand.html|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=2013-06-03|archive-date=2013-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602015625/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-30/htc-said-to-cancel-large-windows-rt-tablet-on-weak-demand.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>。

销量疲软导致各Windows RT产品纷纷降价；2013年4月，戴尔的XPS 10的售价由450美元降至330美元，而微软则在欧洲推出了购买Surface RT平板附赠Touch或Type Cover键盘保护套的促销活动，折去键盘保护套的价格就相当于七五折优惠<ref name=pcw-rtpricedrop>{{cite web|title=Prices of Windows RT tablets drop, point to failure of OS|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2032871/prices-of-windows-rt-tablets-drop-point-to-failure-of-os.html|publisher=PC World|access-date=2013-04-15|archive-date=2013-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417091806/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2032871/prices-of-windows-rt-tablets-drop-point-to-failure-of-os.html|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="iw-racetothebottom">{{cite web |title=Windows RT's race to the bottom |url=http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/windows-rts-race-the-bottom-218623 |date=2013-05-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002054316/http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/windows-rts-race-the-bottom-218623 |archive-date=2013-10-02 |access-date=2025-09-23 |publisher=InfoWorld}}</ref>。据报道，微软还降低了小屏幕设备的Windows RT许可证价格，以期让更多厂商对该平台提起兴趣<ref name=bloomberg-pricedrop>{{cite news|title=Microsoft Said to Cut Windows for Tablet Prices|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=2013-06-03|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-03/microsoft-said-to-cut-windows-for-tablet-prices.html|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=2013-06-03|archive-date=2013-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604112715/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-03/microsoft-said-to-cut-windows-for-tablet-prices.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>。2013年7月，微软在全球范围内将Surface RT的售价降低了30%，在美国，其售价降至350美元。同时，由于该设备销量不佳导致的库存挤压，微软在这一季度损失了9亿美元<ref>{{cite news|first1=Nathan|last1=Ingraham|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/7/18/4535976/microsoft-lost-900-million-on-surface-rt|title=Microsoft took a $900 million hit on Surface RT this quarter|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|work=[[The Verge]]|date=2013-07-18|access-date=2015-02-08|ref=$900M|archive-date=2015-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209030837/http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/18/4535976/microsoft-lost-900-million-on-surface-rt|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name=atd-writeoff>{{cite web|title=Microsoft Misses, Takes a $900 Million Charge on Surface RT Stock|url=http://allthingsd.com/20130718/microsoft-misses-shares-sink/|work=All Things Digital|access-date=2013-07-25|archive-date=2013-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723021530/http://allthingsd.com/20130718/microsoft-misses-shares-sink/|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name=verge-surfacecut>{{cite web|title=Microsoft cuts Surface RT prices by 30 percent worldwide, hopes to boost slow sales|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/7/15/4524454/microsoft-surface-rt-price-cuts-worldwide|work=The Verge|date=2013-07-15|access-date=2013-07-25|archive-date=2013-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729065720/http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/15/4524454/microsoft-surface-rt-price-cuts-worldwide|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="900M loss">{{cite news|last=Lowe|first=Scott|title=Microsoft Lost $900 Million on Surface RT in Q1|url=http://au.ign.com/articles/2013/07/18/microsoft-lost-900-million-on-surface-rt-in-q1|access-date=2013-07-20|newspaper=IGN.com|date=2013-07-18|archive-date=2016-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014160452/http://au.ign.com/articles/2013/07/18/microsoft-lost-900-million-on-surface-rt-in-q1|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name=bloomberg-surface>{{cite news|title=Microsoft's Surface Tablet Is Said to Fall Short of Predictions|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=2013-03-15|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-14/microsoft-s-surface-tablet-is-said-to-fall-short-of-predictions.html|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=2013-05-21|archive-date=2013-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501193431/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-14/microsoft-s-surface-tablet-is-said-to-fall-short-of-predictions.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>。2013年8月，戴尔悄然从其在线商店中撤下了不带键盘底座的XPS 10的购买选项（亦使其售价回升至479美元），并最终于2013年9月彻底停售了这款产品<ref name=engadget-xps10discontinued/><ref name=cw-dellxpskeyboard>{{cite web|title=Dell drops $299 Windows RT tablet; cheapest deal is now $479|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9241708/Dell_drops_299_Windows_RT_tablet_cheapest_deal_is_now_479|work=Computerworld|date=2013-08-17|access-date=2013-08-17|archive-date=2013-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820062609/http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9241708/Dell_drops_299_Windows_RT_tablet_cheapest_deal_is_now_479|url-status=dead}}</ref>。而微软对Surface RT的甩卖也的确使其市场份额有些许上升，2013年8月下旬，在[[Windows Store app|Windows Store软件]]中提供广告服务的{{link-en|AdDuplex|AdDuplex}}的使用数据显示，Surface的使用率由6.2%上升到了9.8%<ref name=pcworld-surfacertskyrocket>{{cite web|title=Surface RT usage skyrockets after steep price cuts|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2047440/surface-rt-usage-skyrockets-after-steep-price-cuts.html|work=PC World|access-date=2013-12-28|archive-date=2013-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228050809/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2047440/surface-rt-usage-skyrockets-after-steep-price-cuts.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>。

=== 限制问题 ===
微软强制要求所有Windows RT设备都必须一直启用[[統一可延伸韌體介面#Secure Boot|UEFI安全启动]]（该功能在Windows 8的OEM设备上也是默认启用的，但其允许用户自行禁用安全启动），该功能会阻止用户自行改装其它操作系统。[[The Verge]]的汤姆·沃伦撰文称“更希望能看到微软在ARM和x86设备上采取同样的做法，尤其是考虑到许多用户都希望有台能同时运行[[Android]]和Windows 8的平板电脑”，不过他同时也提到有部分Android智能手机厂商也开始尝试锁定[[引导程序|引导加载程序]]来达成同样的效果，而微软自己的[[Windows Phone]]和苹果的[[iOS]]都是始终锁定的<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/microsoft/2012/1/16/2710502/microsoft-secure-boot-windows-8-arm|title=Windows 8 ARM devices won't have the option to switch off Secure Boot|first=Tom|last=Warren|work=The Verge|date=2012-01-16|access-date=2012-08-03|archive-date=2012-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313130127/http://www.theverge.com/microsoft/2012/1/16/2710502/microsoft-secure-boot-windows-8-arm|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="cw-rtsecureboot"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Brodkin|url=https://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/01/microsoft-mandating-secure-boot-on-arm-making-linux-installs-difficult.ars|title=Microsoft mandating Secure Boot on ARM, making Linux installs difficult|work=[[Ars Technica]]|publisher=Condé Nast|date=2012-01-16|access-date=2012-08-03|archive-date=2012-04-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409040152/http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/01/microsoft-mandating-secure-boot-on-arm-making-linux-installs-difficult.ars|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2012/01/is-microsoft-blocking-linux-booting-on-arm-based-hardware/index.htm|title=Is Microsoft Blocking Linux Booting on ARM Hardware?|author=Glyn Moody|date=2012-01-12|work=Computerworld UK|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309162902/http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2012/01/is-microsoft-blocking-linux-booting-on-arm-based-hardware/index.htm|archive-date=2012-03-09}}</ref>。

类似于其它的”[[封闭平台|封闭式]]“移动平台，在大多数情况下，Windows RT都只允许用户透过Windows Store来获取应用程序。在这一类平台上，只有通过服务供应商（亦即微软）审核的应用才能在[[应用商店]]中分发，微软还在文档中表示他们可以远程停用甚至删除用户从Windows Store中获取的有问题的应用程序<ref name=pcw-remotelydeleteapps>{{cite web|title=Microsoft: We Can Remotely Delete Windows 8 Apps|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/245797/microsoft_we_can_remotely_delete_windows_8_apps.html|work=PC World|access-date=2013-07-10|archive-date=2013-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518115144/http://www.pcworld.com/article/245797/microsoft_we_can_remotely_delete_windows_8_apps.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>。除此之外，微软还在Windows RT中限制开发者不得开发传统桌面应用，同时也不向开发者提供Windows 8当中能用于开发可作为独立应用程序运行的[[网页浏览器]]的[[应用程序接口|API]]与[[例外处理 (编程)|例外]]，从而阻止第三方开发者为Windows RT开发网页浏览器。开发[[火狐浏览器]]的[[Mozilla]]就此事批评称微软的行为是要让Windows平台“回到只有一个浏览器的数字黑暗时代”<ref name="cnet-mozilla"/><ref name=winrt-browsers/>。[[欧洲联盟|欧盟]]也接到了针对Windows RT的浏览器限制的[[反垄断]]投诉，但其回应称不会对此问题进行追究，欧盟时任首席反垄断官员华金·阿尔穆尼表示：“我们已经审查过Windows RT，而根据我们目前的调查，没有要对此问题进行进一步调查的理由”。不过，根据欧盟的规定，指引消费者自行选择其它浏览器的[[BrowserChoice.eu]]还依旧内置于Windows 8当中<ref name=pcworld-eurtantitrust>{{cite web|title=EU antitrust regulators let Microsoft limit browsers on Windows RT|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2013097/eu-antitrust-regulators-let-microsoft-limit-browsers-on-windows-rt.html|work=PC World|access-date=2013-12-31|archive-date=2014-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101115248/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2013097/eu-antitrust-regulators-let-microsoft-limit-browsers-on-windows-rt.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>。

=== “越狱”漏洞 ===
2013年1月，一个存在于Windows内核中的权限提升漏洞被发现，用户可透过该漏洞利用微软向[[通用Windows平台应用|Metro应用]]开发者提供的远程调试工具来更改存储于[[Random-access memory|RAM]]中的签名级别，从而使Windows RT能够执行未经微软签名的代码<ref name="extremetech-exploit">{{cite web |title=Windows RT jailbroken to run third-party Desktop apps |url=http://www.extremetech.com/computing/144888-windows-rt-jailbroken-to-run-third-party-desktop-apps |date=2013-01-07 |access-date=2013-03-14 |publisher=ExtremeTech |archive-date=2013-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312200636/http://www.extremetech.com/computing/144888-windows-rt-jailbroken-to-run-third-party-desktop-apps |dead-url=no }}</ref>。发现这一漏洞的开发者在其介绍该漏洞原理的博客文章中也呼吁微软解除Windows RT平台的代码签名限制，并批评微软拒绝第三方开发者为Windows RT开发传统桌面应用的做法“并非出于技术缘由，只是一个糟糕的营销决策”<ref name="pcw-rtunsigned">{{cite web |title=Windows RT can be tweaked to run desktop apps, hacker says |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2023856/windows-rt-can-be-tweaked-to-run-desktop-apps-hacker-says.html |last=Paul |first=Ian |access-date=2013-01-08 |publisher=[[PC World]] |archive-date=2013-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130109015616/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2023856/windows-rt-can-be-tweaked-to-run-desktop-apps-hacker-says.html |dead-url=no }}</ref>。而微软则在向媒体发出的回应声明中赞赏了该漏洞的发现者，并表示该漏洞不会对Windows RT构成安全威胁，因为利用该漏洞需要设备的管理员访问权限和拥有一定的技术能力，同时还需要为ARM架构重新编译程序。不过，微软还是表示会在未来的更新中修复此漏洞<ref>{{cite web |title=Windows RT hack? Don't sweat it, Microsoft says |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/windows-rt-hack-dont-sweat-it-microsoft-says/ |website=CNET |last=Whitney |first=Lance |access-date=2013-01-10 |publisher= |archive-date=2024-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818104536/https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/windows-rt-hack-dont-sweat-it-microsoft-says/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>。

不久之后就有开发者将破解工具打包为[[批处理文件]]并上传至[[XDA Developers]]论坛<ref>{{Cite web |title=Windows RT jailbreak tool unleashed online |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/windows-rt-jailbreak-tool-unleashed-online/ |website=CNET |date=2013-01-11 |language=en |last=Whitney |first=Lance |access-date=2025-10-03 |archive-date=2023-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530062123/https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/windows-rt-jailbreak-tool-unleashed-online/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>。而脱离了微软的的限制后，便有开发者将[[TightVNC]]、[[PuTTY]]和[[Bochs]]等桌面应用移植至Windows RT<ref name="extremetech-exploit" /><ref name="pcw-jailbreaktool">{{cite web |title=Jailbreak tool gives Windows RT tablets desktop-like functions |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2024918/jailbreak-tool-gives-windows-rt-tablets-desktop-like-functions.html |last=Paul |first=Ian |access-date=2013-01-12 |publisher=PC World |archive-date=2013-01-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113014759/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2024918/jailbreak-tool-gives-windows-rt-tablets-desktop-like-functions.html |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref name="itw-jailbreak">{{cite web |title=You can jailbreak Windows RT to run desktop apps...or even Mac OS |url=http://www.itworld.com/consumerization-it/335499/you-can-jailbreak-windows-rt-run-desktop-appsor-even-mac-os |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114034508/http://www.itworld.com/consumerization-it/335499/you-can-jailbreak-windows-rt-run-desktop-appsor-even-mac-os |archive-date=2013-01-14 |access-date=2013-01-12 |publisher=IT World}}</ref><ref name="tnw-bochs">{{cite web |title=Microsoft declares Windows RT Jailbreak tool is safe, says it 'appreciates the work of researchers' |url=https://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/01/11/microsoft-is-investigating-windows-rt-jailbreak-tool-says-will-take-appropriate-action/ |date=2013-01-11 |access-date=2013-01-28 |publisher=The Next Web |archive-date=2013-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116181324/http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/01/11/microsoft-is-investigating-windows-rt-jailbreak-tool-says-will-take-appropriate-action/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>。此外，还有开发者打造出一款名为“Win86emu”的模拟器，可使用户在Windows RT中模拟运行x86软件，不过其没有完整支持所有Windows API，且运行效率不高<ref name="ext-win32emu">{{cite web |title=How to run normal x86 Windows apps on your Windows RT tablet |url=http://www.extremetech.com/computing/148841-how-to-run-normal-x86-windows-apps-on-your-windows-rt-tablet |work=ExtremeTech |date=2013-02-20 |access-date=2013-12-22 |archive-date=2013-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224194804/http://www.extremetech.com/computing/148841-how-to-run-normal-x86-windows-apps-on-your-windows-rt-tablet |dead-url=no }}</ref>。