(GSM Insider) - Hacker Jailbreaks Windows RT, Finds Out It Is Similar Like Windows 8.
Windows RT is kinda confusing operating system that introduced by Microsoft. There are many people that heard before the Windows 8 but never heard before on the Windows RT.
Windows RT is a closed platform from Microsoft. Windows RT only supports ARM Chips and only apps from Windows Store are able to run on it. There are not much freedoms on the Windows RT in term of apps.
The good news is hacker with the name of Clrokr successfully jailbreaks the Windows RT. Yes. Same jailbreak for the iOS of Apple. But the method of jailbreak is definite different.
Windows RT is a clean port of Windows 8. They are the same thing and MSFT enforces Code Integrity to artificially separate these platforms. It does not stop pirates from modifying store apps (and their license checks) because store apps are the only things that can actually run unsigned. The fact that this method works on Windows 8 as well shows how similar the systems are. You can even enforce Code Integrity on Windows 8 to see what Windows RT feels like! The decision to ban traditional desktop applications was not a technical one, but a bad marketing decision. Windows RT needs the Win32 ecosystem to strengthen its position as a productivity tool. There are enough “consumption” tablets already. - Hacker Clrokr
The hacker found out that the only different between Windows RT and Windows 8 is the security check for the apps. He successfully bypass the security lock and runs unsigned apps on the Windows RT system. Unsigned apps are those apps not from the Windows Store.
The bad news is the jailbreak will gone after a restart on your device. This means that the full jailbreak still far from complete and suitable for daily usage. At least Windows RT is getting something new soon.
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