Visual Studio 2012 has a wonderful simulator built in for creating Windows 8 apps. However, it appears that when I run it, it's running another light instance of my own PC (including start up programs).
Windows 8 RT is a different experience without the desktop. Is it possible, and if so how do I simulate the Windows 8 RT experience within the Visual Studio 2012 simulation?
Windows 8 RT is a different experience without the desktop
Well no, Windows RT still has the desktop mode tacked it and what the simulator offers, is pretty much what you see in the RT.
Overall, the desktop functionality on Windows RT is very similar to its Windows 8 counterpart — but ARM-based systems are clearly designed to be used in the new Windows 8 Start Screen.
