yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
The MinGW port is limited, but you can try it. To my knowledge, no apps have been compiled with it.

There's no guarantee that any application will work. Lots of applications that have been tried just crash on boot. Also, you may want to try porting calibre before libreoffice. Less dependencies (still a lot) and takes usually around 200mb of ram only
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] lovinglygaslight:
Feel like I should add to mine. Still can't get Paint.NET to work. I found a download link, but it crashes the moment it opens, or at the latest, the moment I click.

However I DID somehow get Spotify to work using the Web Player fix. I dont know how, because I didnt do anything different, but I've not shut down my RT since because I probably wouldnt be able to do it again xD But I think it shows that it IS indeed possible at the very least still... Somehow... (Edit: Sorry for it not being a link, cant do that yet)

image.ibb.co/k5wad0/Capture.png
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Ranomez:
Well I did get the fact that some just won't work but if what I try to port doesn't work for me there can be 3 cases:

It doesn't work on 8.1 but works on 8.0.

It doesn't work on either 8.1 or 8.0 simply cause it won't work.

It doesn't work cause I did something wrong.

And I won't have any way of knowing in which case I am cause I don't have an 8.0 device.

Anyway I'll deal with that when I get the tablet but there's something else I want to ask: I read on some other forum that people are copying some MFC libraries from an older version of VS, why and which libraries are being copied?

There's other versions of Paint.NET on different threads which seem to not work on RT 8.1, I posted the corrected attachment link a few posts ago which is the same version the github app list was pointing at, did you get that one?

I'll attach it here just in case.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Ranomez:
I think there's some new update blocking test mode, I just finished fully updating my RT and then ran the option to uninstall infected updates multiple times till it no longer found anything and still can't enter test mode.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] OMGKenny00:
Hey people, I'm currently unable to use the tool, I'm on windows 8.1 rt, on the standard windows rt device, tried all the steps to get it working but test mode just won't turn on. Are there any news on a new tool? because it seems that this one is not working anymore, or is this project still going at all? Any type of updates would be awesome.

Plus I had an idea the other day, Can't we just fool the windows store into "thinking" that we are installing an app from there, but in reality we would put our own files? Like a cracked windows store or something on those lines.

Again this would mean we would have to still port apps to the ARM build but it looks easier to do it straight from android apps, since most games on the windows store are from gameloft. Which mostly rules android and ios. I mean we do have access to the windowsapps folder. Just a noob idea but its something new I guess.

I remember back in the day when windows 8 came out someone was able to install windows 8 apps without paying for them. Me included, don't ask me how it was a long time ago.

Again noob idea I'm not a developer or anything.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Ranomez:
Look at the list of infected updates in the second post, for me the tool was not removing one of those so I had to manually do it then it worked.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] OMGKenny00:
Thank you for the feedback, but I don't seem to be able to unnistall the updates, when I go to installed updates it does not show me an option to unnistall them. Im not home right now but i will try it again when i am.Do you know if there is a way around this?

EDIT: I was trying to uninstall the office updates xD I will try what you mentioned and see if works. will update.

Update: Looks like the updates that you mentioned are not installed, or at least that's what I think after looking at the list. I'm not sure since my names for the updates difer from the ones in the list, I tried going by KB but not sure how accurate it was. Is there another way I can uninstall the updates?

Capture of the list.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] brandoncomputer:
PS2EXE-GUI v0.5.0.14

This compiler that converts powershell code into C# .net executables ~ when you put the output through the signtool... works on Surface RT.

This includes windows forms.

https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/PS2EXE-GUI-Convert-e7cb69d5

For some reason I have not been able to replace the primary powershell executable yet, for some reason & isn't passing the script file through properly.

---------- Post added at 01:19 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:47 AM ----------

POWERSHELL IS JAILBROKE.

powershell.exe

if ($args[0] -ne $null)

{$script = get-content $args[0] | Out-String

invoke-expression $script}

---------- Post added at 01:59 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:19 AM ----------

$host.ui.RawUI.WindowTitle = "Windows PowerShell"
if ($args[0] -ne $null) {
$script = get-content $args[0] | Out-String
invoke-expression $script
}
else {
while (1) {
$a = read-host 'PS' $(Get-Location)'>'
invoke-expression $a
}
}

PS. For some reason this version does not support dot referencing or module imports I don't think.

For that to work, we'd have to break get-content into an array look for dot referencing and module imports and handle them.

Workaround for 'Import-Module'

invoke-expression $(get-content .\module.psm1 | Out-String)

This is seriously the only true 'bug' I'm currently aware of, and this work around is of good quality.

Every powershell script I need that I use on my primary machine, I can now adjust in this fashion and use on my Surface RT.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] choyon ncl:
Choyon ncl
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] VNNGYN:
Deprecation of the Development Tool

Dear folks,

After almost three years, we finally came to an end. As of today, 1st July 2019, this project is deprecated and no longer actively maintained. Why? Simply because I do not own a Windows RT device anymore. I replaced it with a Surface Pro (2017) and I am very very happy with the replacement.

The last version of the Development Tool, which can be found here (and of course the GitHub page about the tool).

If there is anything, feel free to contact me.

Kind regards,

VNNGYN

P.S. I really want to thank @Qiangong2 for all his help. Without him, this project would have never existed.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] BuLLHACK:
Thanks for keeping our devices usable! It's a big challenge to keep such a tablet alive till now ;)
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] sdghccbkrsxchjfx:
Gfff
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] emanueldantas:
Do you still have an active link with Jailbreak for RT 8.1?😉
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Slycarter:
Hallo,

could someone help me jailbreak my Surface with Windows RT 8.1 ?

Jailbreak fails.

it says I have a regkey missing.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] naytmare66:
hi everyone I can't jailbreak my surface 2, when I start the run.exploit.bat file the installation is fine but when I put "run" it gives me an error saying that it can't find the registry key. Can you help me? sorry for the bad english
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] ricm:
did you put a N character?
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] nazoraios:
I think you either need to use that command in admin powershell or try removing single quotes from {current}.

Haven't tried to apply this mode in command prompt but I did successfully remove the option in command prompt. Not sure if command prompt has problem with cedilla N... maybe it does and that's why myra used powershell in instructions?
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
Just tried it all, adding cedilla N, removing single quotes from {current} and even removing all single quotes. Powershell claims the parameter is incorrect, cmd claims that an element is missing, but it won't allow me to use a cedilla N...

Any help is appreciated :)

Qiangong2
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] domboy:
Let me clarify that I'm not suggesting anyone quit, and add that I really appreciate all the devs that are involved in working on this!!
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] nazoraios:
I think you are just missing a space in the second quoted string :

bcdedit /set '{current}' loadoptions ' /TŅSTSIGNING'
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
That was it! Thanks

It even works without the cedilla N
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] dk1keith:
How do you install the signed apps? When I tried to install FileZilla i got an error: Windows cannot verify the digital signature for this file. Even though the command for the jailbreak completed without error and I uninstalled the specified windows updates. thanks
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] dk1keith:
Do you enter test-signing mode by entering the command in the OP? When I entered the command in the Powershell it completed successfully. Or am I missing a step? How do you enter test-signing mode?

thanks
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] dk1keith:
I'll do it again. I ran the code and it completed successfully, but after I rebooted I didn't check for the water mark. Also windows may have reinstalled the updates that I uninstalled because I didn't block windows updates until after I uninstalled the required updates. I did notice however that a cmd window opened and said something about waiting for uptime to reach 2 minutes or something like that.

RT Jailbreak tool release 1.13a also shows with a command window when I reboot

then says please wait requesting admin privileges. Still no watermark though.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] dk1keith:
I'm running 8.1, and after looking closer after a reboot the command and messages about the jailbreak appear to be from a different jailbreak I must have tried that was set to run at boot. Sorry for any confusion.....

thanks again
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
Here is a signed version of pforth
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] -Sat-:
The exploit works for me, but the usability of ported apps is poor IMHO. Thank you for your work
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] nazoraios:
I built CreateSynchronicity (a file synchronization utility written in .net) to target .net 4.51... they are attached to this post.

If you want to read up on the program, the original site is here :

http://synchronicity.sourceforge.net/

How-To Guide :

http://www.howtogeek.com/75734/keep-your-pcs-data-safe-using-create-synchronicity/

Downloadable PDF Help guide :

http://synchronicity.sourceforge.net/pages/Create Synchronicity User Manual.pdf

You might need to right click the executable, choose properties and 'unblock' it. It is already signed so hopefully you won't need to re-sign.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
Here is a signed version of Miranda-IM :) If anyone wants it
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
Sorry, My fault. Didn't look close enough
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
Here's windows app boss.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
Here's FastCopy
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] TheExileFox:
While not ideal, i think using a bright background image would cause the text to become invisible
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Nixing:
That's pure genius!
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Toxickill:
It has been way too long my friends, a jailbreak for 8.1... Anyways simply open up this file with a resource hacker "%windir%\System32\en-US\user32.dll.mui" and modify the text to your liking :D
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
Sorry, but what exactly is this for? Is this just another jailbreak that gives the user super-administrator privileges?
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] jimmielin:
It's for removing the Test Signing watermark.

Has anyone tried it? Don't the MUI files need a Microsoft Windows signature?
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Toxickill:
Technically they should just be able to be signed now. Of course back up yours :P
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Spizzy01:
Are we able to confirm that the two updates that need to be removed are the only 2?

I've been trying to get this to work for a while. When running the command in PowerShell, the operation completes successfully, but after a restart nothing is different and signed applications provided in this thread still can't be verified and do not run.

I've gone ahead and removed all updates I've installed over the past month or so (goodbye good start menu :() but nothing seems to help.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
I managed to install testsigning mode without deleting any updates beforehand. I uninstalled the updates afterwards and it worked fine. Did you add the cedilla N?
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Nixing:
It is not that. There must be another update which is blocking test signing mode because I can no longer enter it too.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
I mean before rebooting. I uninstalled the updates right before I rebooted, but after I entered the powershell command
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] k4955:
[MENTION=6124463]Qiangong2[/MENTION]

I am using Nokia Lumia 2520 Windows RT 8.1 Tablet. I did not find any thing in this forum to jailbreak that device. Please respond if there is a slight chance for that.

Thank you
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
Jailbreaking is software specific not hardware specific. It can run on any device with windows 8.1 on it. If you're looking for hardware hacking, nothing has been done for the 2520 yet.

Hope this helps,

Qiangong2
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Spizzy01:
How are you typing the cedilla N into PowerShell? Copying and Pasting the command from IE on Windows RT into PowerShell replaces the Ņ with a standard N it seems, and no shortcut appears to work. It does the same when copying from Word as well.

Does anyone know the Alt code for the symbol? It's apparently ALT + 0325 but it definitely isn't...
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] k4955:
[MENTION=6124463]Qiangong2[/MENTION]:

I meant the operating system and not the hardware. Please let me know the best way to accomplish such as install in "C:" drive and create a partition as required?

Thanks
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
I copied and pasted from ie to powershell. Although, I do have a lot of languages installed. Why don't you try installing a language that uses cedilla N and try typing the command in using the virtual keyboard?
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] EnvyOne:
I took the liberty of checking November's Patch Tuesday and looking for any security updates that had to do with kernel permissions or elevation. I uninstalled kb3101746 and kb3097877. I'm not sure which one got it to work, but I'm now back into testsigning mode. If you're unable to enter a cedilla N into powershell then that may be a completely different issue.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] EnvyOne:
Could you confirm that that the updates I mentioned above are the ones preventing the jailbreak

Edit: I can also help out with whatever it is that you need testing with.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] koiulpoi:
Some quick testing on my RT appears to be both updates; I've tried with just one or the other installed, and I'm back to no watermark and no custom apps. With both uninstalled along with all other Windows Updates (with KB3088195 and KB3084905 hidden), everything works great.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] FruitPunchSamurai:
I don't understand how to sign this, i tried VLC and IDM, it doesn't work, can someone please sign it for me?
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] FruitPunchSamurai:
I see, sorry about that. How do you compile it? Is it difficult?
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
Here is a signed version of ikvm :)

use the exe in "bin" folder. You can only execute using cmd

To use it from any folder on cmd, move bin folder to C:\ and use this in cmd:

SETX /M PATH "%PATH%;C:\bin"

P.S. apktool doesn't work. it will run, but won't decompile anything :p
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
Sorry about replying so late. To install the jailbreak, just follow the instructions exactly in the OP. You shouldn't need to create a secondary partition unless you want to go back to rt 8.0. (Can the 2520 even be downgraded to 8.0?) Anyways with the test signing tool that works on rt now, you don't really need rt 8.0 as you can just sign desktop apps directly.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] FruitPunchSamurai:
Could you please compile VLC or Media player classic for me? Its a popular software and a lots of Surface user need it because the players available on the store(Even vlc itself) is not as good in in playing videos especially performance and reading subtitles. I thought the desktop version of vlc is different from the one in the store.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] black_blob:
Desktop VLC has the same code base, except that it uses the WinRT display backend instead of Win32(same decoders though)
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] FruitPunchSamurai:
It terms of performance it should be same as the desktop one, but when VLC(WinRT) version playing 10bit 720 mkv files it have a bit of lagging issues. I'm really sure with Surface 2 GB RAM and CPU, it should be able to play it smoothly.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] nazoraios:
Not an issue but can you update your hard link to 'Simple Web Server Binaries' to point to :

https://github.com/obeliskos/SimpleWebServer/releases/download/0.4/SimpleWebServer-0.4-Binaries.zip

That (newer build) has a lot of improvements and fixes.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
Here is wabbitemu

If it asks to update, click No
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] aq3e:
Great news!
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
Do you have a signed version of sharpdevelop RT? I've been trying to sign it using the RT sign tool (as I don't have access to any other computer except for my 512MB Linux box) and it isn't working. It launches, but immediately gives a searchandreplace.dll error. If you fix that, then you get other errors and it prompts you to send an error report. I would really like to build applications instead of just signing, but I don't have windows x86.

Thanks,

Qiangong2
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] roxas22:
scummVM and residualVM

Its possible to sign scummVM and residualVM for windows rt? Becouse the older version of the program in the official page don't work properly,

THANKS
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
Here is PascalDotNet :)
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] aq3e:
I will check when I get home from work.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
Okay,

Thanks
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
Here is Gamer2020's Pokémon GBA Editor (I've been browsing github for vb.net applications :p )

Mod Edit by [MENTION=4036181]Darth[/MENTION] : Permission to redistribute developers app has not been asked, so link removed.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Zolibor:
There are some (one or more) new windows updates preventing this jailbreak.

I have uninstalled 3 windows updates KB3088195, KB3084905 and KB3101746, but it was not enough to go to testsigning mode.

After that I removed all of 14 new windows updates installed recently and then jailbreak worked.

Unfortunately, I do not know which of these fourteen updates was responsible for this.

z.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
Any update for windows 8.1 RT published after 12/2 is suspect. Before is fine (I've checked) I'll make sure later today
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] nazoraios:
I was going to make a .net program utilizing the speech libraries but it seemed they removed c# interop to speech libraries from windows rt. Microsoft Word still has speech capabilities so it's maybe still accessible to c++ apps.

So I figured I would see how the jailbreak works with metro apps, so I wrote my app for metro and it worked well but those apps need to be powershell installed with a dev license that expires. I believe they increased that to a year but I don't like depending on ms server to keep honoring old tech. So I built the damn thing and uploaded it the store cause I had already gone through the trouble.

If anyone is interested you can get it from app store under 'TTS Speech Reader' (publisher obeliskos (me)) There's were already a bunch of speech apps already in the store, but mine handles large (text) files by segmenting into into chunks and supports background audio and share charms (text).

So for the purposes of this thread it would seem to me that this jailbreak doesn't apply/help metro apps, but you can use developer licenses and powershell or maybe windows app boss to install them or renew licenses.... or upload it to the store and be done with it.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] domboy:
Well that sucks. Seems Microsoft is still trying to squash the community trying to make better use of their RT devices. So frustrating.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Zolibor:
As I said after removing 3 mentioned windows updates and all recently (in December) installed, winRT are in test mode.

I tried some apps like Notepad++, 7Zip and everything is working.

But I want to use Audacity on my Lenovo Yoga. I've signed ARM-compiled version taken from this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2103779

When I run audacity.exe nothing happens. I see process working for a few seconds and that's all.

Do You have some ideas/suggestions?

z.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] roxas22:
hey onkebenkendV whats going on for the port of residualvm?
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
I can confirm. None of the new windows updates hurt the 8.1 jailbreak.

Edit: it does block signed apps, but only ones that have not been run before.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Zolibor:
OK, thanks. I will try ones more.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] roxas22:
Im sorry anyon know for a fuctional port for scummVM an residualVM?? Some days ago [MENTION=7009241]OnbekendV[/MENTION] says me for a port but nothing appens
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
He's working on it, he just has life going on too. We aren't being paid to develop stuff here, we just do it on our own free time for fun :)
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] nazoraios:
For diagnosing why some programs don't start, try running it from a command prompt so that any errors which might be logged to console are visible.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] roxas22:
Im sorry for beying annoing but i VERY have to have this app (what a good word-game hohoho)

Can you help me [MENTION=6124463]Qiangong2[/MENTION] ??

I tried to start it on the cmd, but nothing appen, can you try this on your device?

Little note: when i try to cancel the file it says "the app is used in the www.scummvm.org process" why?
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Zolibor:
That is one of updates I removed. After that jailbreak starts working.

I will check later if removing only this one and 3 older is enough to test sign mode.

z.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Zolibor:
... I've checked this and can confirm. After installing all updates and then removing KB3088195, KB3084905, KB3101746 and KB3108381, my Lenovo Yoga automaticaly returns to test signing mode.
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Qiangong2:
Sharpdevelop RT won't run once signed using the RT Sign Tool. Is it just me? Or is anyone else having the same problem?
[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Neeosx:
Automatic TightVNC startup

I have successfully configured TightVNC for my jailbroken surface 2 8.1. The problem is it's not recognized as service so it doesn't start with windows. I've tried task sched but the strangest thing happens. As soon as i try to log in remotely, after i put in the credentials, i'm welcomed with message "Connection has been gracefully closed". When i end task in tskmngr and start it manually, everything works.

What is happening haha? :eek: