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Windows RT is a version of Windows 8 designed for ARM-based devices

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What is the difference between Windows 8 and Windows RT?

I was reading the specs about MS Surface and saw that there are two Models offered. One with Windows RT and one with Windows 8 Pro. I'm wondering what's the difference between those two OS?
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Can a Windows PC do anything while it is sleeping?

I heard that OS X Mountain Lion on a Mac has a feature called Power Nap : With Power Nap, your Mac sleeps but your applications stay up to date. So you have the latest information — such as mail, notes, reminders, and messages — when your Mac wakes…
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Can I get an alternative browser (Firefox/Chrome) on Win8 RT?

Where can I find Firefox or Chrome for Win8 RT? I checked both google.com/chrome and firefox.com, but they seem to only have x86 version of the browser, but not ARM.
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How do you exit fullscreen mode?

I've opened fullscreen mode in Internet Explorer or Chrome on the Desktop. How do I exit out of it again?
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How To Lock Down Windows RT

I have a Windows tablet that is running Windows RT. I would like to "lock down" Windows from a normal user. I would like to remove the charm bar, or disable it. I have an App this is running on the desktop. Every time some brushes the side of the…
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Equivalent of mouse hover on a touch screen

On the Samsung Galaxy Note, you can use the S Pen to achieve the equivalent of a mouse hover, even though its on a touch screen device. Does the Surface (or any of the new touch screen windows 8 all-in-ones) have similar capabilities?
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How can I make another user an administrator on the Microsoft Surface?

I bought a Microsoft Surface and it's awesome. However, I setup the device using my @hotmail.com account. Later I added an @outlook.com account. But now I want the @outlook.com account to be the administrator. How can I do so? Currently for example…
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How to sync OneDrive files to Microsoft Surface RT device?

Today I got a brand new Microsoft Surface RT. With the touch keyboard this really feels like a small notebook, my only problem is: How do I sync my OneDrive files to the device? There is OneDrive app installed, but it can't sync, I can only access…
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Third Party Windows RT Installation Rights?

Is the Surface more like an Apple device, where you can't install any applications not found in the app store, or is it more like an Android , where you can install whatever third party apps you want?
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Forcing Windows Update to Update Metro Apps through Command-Line

I got a couple of Surface RTs and I need a batch file to force Windows RT to update all Store apps; that is, instead of using the Store app's GUI to install updates one by one, I need some kind of command-line utility telling Windows Update to…
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Is there a way to map the "Print Screen" key to another key without a third party tool in Windows RT?

I'm using a Surface RT, and there's no easy way to take a screenshot. The Print Screen key is excluded from the Surface's Touch Cover keyboard, so to take a screenshot, I have to plug in another keyboard. It's a little ridiculous. And of course,…
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Connect Microsoft Surface to ad-hoc network

I am trying to connect my Microsoft Surface tablet to an ad-hoc network that I setup on my Windows-7 desktop machine. The Surface machine can see and connect to other hotspots, but it cannot see the ad-hoc network, whereas a second Windows-7 laptop…
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Will Window RT have a JVM?

Java is supposed to be a way to write portable programs, and one person we work with wrote some of our buisness applications in Java. Doing some prelimiary compatibility checking and it seems that there currently isn't a JVM for Windows on the arm…
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How to have Windows 8 Surface tablet warn low battery?

While I use Windows 8 Surface tablet, the device will shut down at 6% battery, but never warns of low battery. Can I enable a setting that will warn me of low battery while in an app? Edit Changing power options has not helped thus far. Edit It…
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Having Windows 8 use a real GPS (NMEA) for Location Services

I have a USB-based GPS receiver plugged into a Windows 8 Pro machine. It appears in the Device Manager as a COM port. The GPS receiver came with a demo program (GPSInfo) lets me choose the COM port, and displays all GPS info like Lat/Long, number…
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