But netham45 argues that if you did get infected with malware, rebooting your device would wipe it out. The list of ARM-compiled apps are not being vetted so there's no telling whether any of them are loaded with malware. There is also a Nintendo Gameboy emulator called CrystalBoy available, but it may not work particularly well. Currently, most of the apps are very hacker-centric such as VNC and telnet clients, a zip archive tool, and Notepad++. The good news is hackers on XDA are also hard at work compiling a list of legacy Windows apps recompiled for ARM. Once you get your RT tablet primed for running desktop apps, the next problem you'll have is finding apps compiled for ARM devices. Newer devices could also come with a fix in place rendering the jailbreak tool useless. The down side of that approach, however, is that you would also lose any new features or security updates that Microsoft issues. Netham45 says that if a future update does shut down the ability to run third-party desktop apps, you could just have a recovery partition set-up and roll back your OS software to a previous version. The company said the vulnerability did not pose a security threat to users, but Microsoft could not guarantee it wouldn't issue an update to shut down the hackfest. Shortly after the basic exploit making this jailbreak possible became public, Microsoft issued a statement applauding the hackers' ingenuity. Netham45 claims the jailbreak tool worked with Windows RT as of January 10, but Microsoft at any time could issue an update closing down the loophole used to jailbreak your device. bat file every time you reboot your device since restarts wipe out the jailbreak. bat file.ĪRM-based Windows RT tablets can only run a select number of apps. To avoid any BSoD complications, you have to wait a few minutes after booting your tablet before running the. If you do, you run the risk of seeing the dreaded BSoD (blue screen of death), meaning you have to reboot your tablet. You can't just fire up your tablet, log in and start running the. But the developer reports there are a few complications.

bat file and click through the instructions.

Installing the jailbreak tool sounds pretty straightforward: you extract a ZIP folder on your tablet, open a. The number of apps available to install is also fairly limited right now. So if you choose to try it, you are doing so at your own risk including potentially voiding your device's warranty and opening up your device to malware. Anyone yearning to put legacy Windows apps on their RT touch tablets, however, should keep in mind this jailbreak method has limitations and risks.

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