You can now run your favorite Android apps on your Surface Pro with the free BlueStacks app. In the Windows Store, there are plenty of Windows 8 apps, but thousands more for Android. VIDEO Is it possible to use Google Apps on a Microsoft Surface?īlueStacks allows you to run Android apps on your Microsoft Surface Pro. VIDEO How do I install Google Play on my computer? How do I charge my Surface RT without using a charger? There’s now a dedicated RT Jailbreak Tool, which can run at startup and jailbreak your Windows RT device whenever it boots. This eliminates the ability to run any desktop program that is not specifically written by Microsoft. Is it possible to jailbreak a Surface RT?Ī Surface RT or other Windows RT device, such as an iPad, can be jailbroken. The 32GB model now costs $349, while the 64GB model costs $499. Microsoft reduced prices on its Surface RT tablets over the weekend. Then select Change PC settings from the drop-down menu, then select Update and recovery from the drop-down menu. Simply swipe in from the right edge of the screen and select Settings for those of you with Windows 8.1 Preview installed on the Surface Pro or Windows RT 8.1 Preview installed on the Surface RT. How do I update my Surface RT 8.1 to Windows 10? Tap or click Install to install the updates you want. Change PC settings > Update and recovery > tap or click Change PC settings. You can also manually install updates by tapping Settings from the right edge of the screen. On my Surface RT, how do I update Internet Explorer? Select the option “Adjust for Best Performance” from the drop-down menu. Under the Performance area, click or tap “Settings.” On the left side of the window, select “Advanced System Settings.” For system settings, you’ll be taken to the “Advanced” tab.
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On Surface RT, you can’t install Android. On Windows RT devices Surface RT can install Android in the Windows Store, which is the only way to install apps. Ask Google to create a chrome app for the Windows Store. Because Windows RT only allows you to install apps from the app store, you cannot install desktop chrome.