I-Windows RT yasungulwa nguMicrosoft ngo-2012 kunye nokwaziswa kwamacwecwe okuqala aphehlelelwa yinkampani esekwe eRedmond: iSurface RT kunye neSurface Pro.Njengokuba igama leepilisi nganye ezibetha imakethi zibonisa kakuhle, zombini ezi nguqulelo zahluke ngokupheleleyo. kwaye zijolise kwizixhobo ezineemfuno ezahlukeneyo zezixhobo. Ngelixa imodeli yeSurface Pro isivumele ukuba sisebenzise uhlobo lweWindows ukuya kuthi ga kuma-64 ngaphandle kweengxaki, i Umphezulu we-RT uyilelwe ukusebenza kwiprosesa ye-ARM ngobugcisa be-32-bit kwaye ibisoloko ithathwa njengelandela leWindows CE.
IWindows RT yenzelwe izixhobo eziyilelwe le nkqubo yokusebenza apho izixhobo ezifunwa yinkqubo zincinci kwaye ngokucacileyo ayikwazi kuqhuba usetyenziso lwe desktop. Ngaphandle kokusikelwa umda okusinikwa yiWindows RT, uMicrosoft uthathe isigqibo sokuvala ukubanakho kokufaka izicelo zomntu wesithathu kwaye wavumela ukufakelwa kwezicelo ezikhoyo kwivenkile yesicelo yeWindows, usetyenziso olwalubonakala ngenani labo eliphantsi. Lo mda xa kufikwa ekufakweni kwezicelo zomntu wesithathu, kunye nokusebenza kwabo okungalunganga kunye nokungabikho kokhuphiswano nabanye abenzi, kunyanzele iMicrosoft ukuba iwushiye ngokukhawuleza umbono.
Ekuqaleni, le nkqubo yokusebenza yayingajoliswanga kuphela kwiipilisi zenkampani kodwa Injongo kaMicrosoft yayikukuyizisa kwii-smartphones zenkampaniNgaphandle kokuba uyile le nguqulo yeWindows ukuze izixhobo eziphathwayo ezinezixhobo ezimbalwa zisebenzise ithuba lamandla anikezelwa yile nkqubo yokusebenza. Olunye uncedo olwabonelela ngaphezulu kwabakhuphisana nabo yayikukukwazi ukudibanisa inani elikhulu lezinto ezincedisayo kunye nezixhobo zonxibelelwano nge-USB.
Xa iMicrosoft yazisa Windows 10 Iselfowuni njengendlalifa engaphumelelanga yeWindows Phone 8.xlInkampani ibhengeze ukuba olu hlobo luya kuhambelana nazo zonke izixhobo ezineeprosesa ze-ARM ukuze zonke iitafile ezithe zasungulwa yinkampani ngeWindows RT zinokuphinda zibe yinto engaphezulu kwephepha elinobunzima obabubulelwe luhlobo olubi lwenkqubo yokusebenza eyayilawulayo. Ukongeza, ekuhambeni kwexesha, iMicrosoft igcwalise ivenkile yesicelo ukuze namhlanje sikwazi ukufumana inani elikhulu lezicelo ezihambelana nezixhobo ezisekwe kuyilo lwe-ARM.