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How to find and download Windows RT apps
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Findingappsfor yourWindows RTdevice is much easier than you thought, but it does require a few simple steps to be taken. First of all, you should know that, currently, unfortunately, there isn’t a list with all theapplicationsthat are suited especially forWindows RTdevices. At least, not for now.
Maybe Microsoft will soon fix that and will add a special category in theWindows Store, which, I think will be a simple and easy solution for many frustratedWindows RTusers out there. As of now, there is not a list that shows all theWindows RTapps, so you will have to rely on this basic method.
Update
Windows RTwas discontinued in 2016 as it was not compatible with various devices and drivers. Surface 3 was the first sign that RT is no longer one of Microsoft priorities. Moving forward,Qualcomm’s support for laptops, especially those with x86 processor, affectedWindows RTwhich was not based on x86 Snapdragon. In 2015 Microsoft stopped the production ofWindows RTdevices. There are still RT device owners which use the system and needappsfor it, so here’s how to find them.
How to know which apps are for Windows RT?
Finding the apps compatible with Windows RT
This issue withWindows RT-optimizedapplicationsreminds me of the issue that Android used to have and still has withtablet-optimizedapps. Thecurrent state of the Windows Storeisn’t quite cheerful and for those that currently haveWindows RTdevices, that’s essential for them to get a better experience from the device. To know if the Windows 8/RTapplicationyou want to install will work on yourWindows RTdevices, here’s some very simple steps that you have to take to do it:
Read also :Top Free Windows RT Apps You Need to Download
Sure, you might say that there was written from the beginning “Get Windows 8 orWindows RTto run thisapp“. But, truth be told, that isn’t always true. And here’s the proof to it: in ourMicrosoft Minesweeper review, I found out that theapplicationshould work fine onWindows RTdevices, but that wasn’t entirely true. Just have a look at the print screen below:
Apps are essential for Windows RT
If you didn’t know until now, ARM is the processor architecture behind allWindows RTdevices. It is designed for better battery life and overall, the creators of the ARM architecture had in mind ultra-portable and mobile devices – smartphones andtablets. More powerful machines will run Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro or Windows 8 Enterprise. Also,Windows RTcomes preinstalled on your device. So, now you know that ARM is the kernel of your device. Terefore, the shortest solution, for now, to findappsthat are tailored forWindows RTdevices is to perform these easy steps.
Read also :Collection of Best Windows RT Games for 2014
Without any doubts, if Microsoft decides to help us somehow in ourappfinding process forWindows RT, we will let you know about this. If we takeapplicationsout of the equations,Windows RTbecomes pretty useless, since that is it’s main purpose – to allow you to enrich it withappsfrom theWindows Store. Also, there even aren’t that manyWindows RTdevices out there.
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Radu Tyrsina
Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).
For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.
Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.
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