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| name = Windows RT

| logo = Windows RT logo and wordmark.svg

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| screenshot = File:IFA 2012 IMG 7855.JPG

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| caption = Start screen of Windows RT

| version of = [[Windows NT]]

| developer = [[Microsoft]]

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| [[Windows 10 S]]

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| Windows 10 S

| [[Windows 10|Windows 10 (ARM64), version 1709]]

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| supported_platforms = [[ARMv7]]

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| supported_platforms = ARMv7

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| kernel_type = [[Hybrid ~~kernel|Hybrid]]~~ ([[Windows NT]])

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| kernel_type = Hybrid ([[Windows NT]])

| first_release_date = {{start date and age|2012|08|26}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=LeBlanc|first1=Brandon|title=Windows 8 has reached the RTM milestone|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2012/08/01/windows-8-has-reached-the-rtm-milestone/|website=Windows Experience Blog|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|date=August 1, 2012}}</ref>

| release_version = 6.3.9600 Update 3 (Windows RT 8.1 Update 3) with December 8, 2020 or later update rollup

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| support_status = {{Plainlist|

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Start date:August 26, 2012

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Windows RT 8:

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Start date:

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August 26, 2012

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Support for Windows RT 8 ended on January 12, 2016.

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Windows RT 8.1:

* Mainstream support ended January 9, 2018

* Extended support ended January 10, 2023<ref name=support>{{cite web|url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-rt|title=Microsoft Lifecycle Policy - Windows RT|access-date=2022-04-22}}</ref>

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'''Windows RT''' is a [[mobile operating system]] developed by [[Microsoft]]. It is a version of [[Windows 8]] or [[Windows 8.1]] built for the ~~[[ARMv7|~~32-bit ARM architecture]] (ARMv7).<ref name="The Windows RT Review">{{cite web|url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/6392/the-windows-rt-review/3|title=The Windows RT Review|last1=Gowri|first1=Vivek|last2=Lal Shimpi|first2=Anand|date=October 25, 2012|website=Anandtech.com|access-date=October 29, 2013|archive-date=October 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031220235/http://www.anandtech.com/show/6392/the-windows-rt-review/3|url-status=dead}}</ref> First announced in January 2011 at [[Consumer Electronics Show]], the Windows RT operating system was officially launched

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'''Windows RT''' is a [[mobile operating system]] developed by [[Microsoft]]. It is a version of [[Windows 8]] or [[Windows 8.1]] built for the 32-bit ARM architecture (ARMv7).<ref name="The Windows RT Review">{{cite web|url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/6392/the-windows-rt-review/3|title=The Windows RT Review|last1=Gowri|first1=Vivek|last2=Lal Shimpi|first2=Anand|date=October 25, 2012|website=Anandtech.com|access-date=October 29, 2013|archive-date=October 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031220235/http://www.anandtech.com/show/6392/the-windows-rt-review/3|url-status=dead}}</ref> First announced in January 2011 at [[Consumer Electronics Show]], the Windows RT operating system was officially launched

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on August 26, 2012, with the release of three Windows RT-based devices, including Microsoft's ~~[[Surface (2012 tablet)|~~original Surface tablet]]. Unlike Windows 8, Windows RT is only available as preloaded software on devices specifically designed for the operating system by [[original equipment manufacturer]]s (OEMs). Normal apps such as [[Google Chrome]] cannot be downloaded on Windows RT through any [[web browser]], the only way to get apps on Windows RT is by using the [[Windows Store]], which is an app store for [[Microsoft Windows]], starting from [[Windows 8]] and [[Windows 8.1]] and is also compatible with some ~~version~~ of [[Windows Server]] operating systems, such as [[Windows Server 2012]] and [[Windows Server 2012 R2]].

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on August 26, 2012, with the release of three Windows RT-based devices, including Microsoft's original Surface tablet. Unlike Windows 8, Windows RT is only available as preloaded software on devices specifically designed for the operating system by [[original equipment manufacturer]]s (OEMs). Normal apps such as [[Google Chrome]] cannot be downloaded on Windows RT through any [[web browser]], the only way to get apps on Windows RT is by using the [[Windows Store]], which is an app store for [[Microsoft Windows]], starting from [[Windows 8]] and [[Windows 8.1]] and is also compatible with some versions of [[Windows Server]] operating systems, such as [[Windows Server 2012]] and [[Windows Server 2012 R2]].

== Support status ==

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Mainstream support ~~was~~ ended on January 9, 2018. In 2021 [[Microsoft]] said it ~~will~~ stop providing security updates and support for Windows RT after January 10, 2023 (EOL date).

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Mainstream support for Windows RT 8.1 ended on January 9, 2018. In 2021, [[Microsoft]] said it would stop providing security updates and support for Windows RT 8.1 after January 10, 2023 (EOL date).

== Windows RT Media ==

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File:Surface RT.jpg|[[Surface (first generation)|Microsoft Surface]] was created as a first-party device for Windows RT.

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File:Surface RT on Boeing 733-800 (Virgin Australia) - cropped.jpg|[[Surface (first generation)|Microsoft Surface]] was created as a first-party device for Windows RT.

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