Windows RT was launched by Microsoft in 2012 along with the launch of the first tablets launched by the Redmond-based company: Surface RT and Surface Pro. As the name of each of the tablets that hit the market indicates, both versions are completely different and are geared towards devices with different resource needs. While the Surface Pro model allowed us to run a version of Windows up to 64 bits without any problems, the Surface RT is designed to work on ARM processor with 32-bit architecture and it has always been regarded as the successor to Windows CE.
Windows RT is designed for devices designed for this operating system where the resources required by the system are minimal and with which obviously unable to run install desktop apps. Despite the limitations that Windows RT offers us, Microsoft decided to close the possibility of installing third-party applications and only allowed the installation of applications available in the Windows application store, applications that were conspicuous by their low number. This limitation when it comes to installing third-party applications, together with their poor performance and lack of competitiveness with other manufacturers, forced Microsoft to quickly abandon the idea.
At first, this operating system was not only intended for the company's tablets, but rather Microsoft's intention was to bring it to the company's smartphonesDespite having designed this version of Windows so that mobile devices with fewer resources will take advantage of the energy efficiency offered by this operating system. The only advantage it offered over its competitors was the ability to connect a large number of peripherals and accessories through USB connections.
When Microsoft introduced Windows 10 Mobile as the successor to the unsuccessful Windows Phone 8.xlThe company announced that this version would be compatible with all devices with ARM processors so that all those tablets that the company launched with Windows RT could once again be something more than the paperweight it had become thanks to the terrible version of the operating system that managed it. In addition, over time, Microsoft has filled the application store so that today we can already find a large number of applications compatible with devices based on ARM architecture.