Windows RT can be tweaked to run desktop apps, hacker says

Running traditional desktop apps on Windows RT may be one step closer to reality, thanks to a vulnerability that a hacker claims lets you run any desktop app on the ARM version of Windows.

A hacker called ‘clrokr’ recently detailed the Windows RT exploit, which requires manipulating a part of Windows RT’s system memory that governs whether unsigned apps can run. Clrokr says the exploit was possible thanks to a vulnerability in the Windows kernel that was ported to Windows RT.