Just a few days after hackers figured out how to tablets, a hacker on the XDA Developers forum has posted a download-and-click jailbreak tool for the exploit. The jailbreak utility will allow any user, who wants to take the risk, to temporarily open up their Windows RT tablet to legacy Windows applications, XDA user netham45 claims.

A user by the name of netham45 of XDA Developers has released a Windows RT Jailbreak tool. Put simply, it is a batch file that, when run, automates the Jailbreak.

The new temporary jailbreak tool has the potential to solve what some have called Windows RT's “” conceit. Unlike a traditional x86/x64-powered Windows PC, the desktop interface on ARM-based Windows RT tablets can only run a select number of apps such as Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer. Third-party apps are not allowed. The jailbreak tool also comes a few weeks before Microsoft is set to release, a Windows 8 tablet packed with an Intel Core processor capable of running legacy desktop apps.

Microsoft in October released a version of the. Anyone yearning to put legacy Windows apps on their RT touch tablets, however, should keep in mind this jailbreak method has limitations and risks. PCWorld also has not tested this tool. So if you choose to try it, you are doing so at your own risk including potentially voiding your device's warranty and opening up your device to malware. The number of apps available to install is also fairly limited right now.

Installing the jailbreak tool sounds pretty straightforward: you extract a ZIP folder on your tablet, open a.bat file and click through the instructions. But the developer reports there are a few complications. You can't just fire up your tablet, log in and start running the.bat file. If you do, you run the risk of seeing the dreaded BSoD (blue screen of death), meaning you have to reboot your tablet. To avoid any BSoD complications, you have to wait a few minutes after booting your tablet before running the.bat file. Ps3 Sixaxis Controller Driver For Windows 7 32bit. ARM-based Windows RT tablets can only run a select number of apps.

You also have to run the.bat file every time you reboot your device since restarts wipe out the jailbreak. Netham45 claims the jailbreak tool worked with Windows RT as of January 10, but Microsoft at any time could issue an update closing down the loophole used to jailbreak your device. Shortly after the basic exploit making this jailbreak possible became public, Microsoft issued a statement applauding the hackers' ingenuity. The company said the vulnerability did not pose a security threat to users, but Microsoft could not guarantee it wouldn't issue an update to shut down the hackfest. Netham45 says that if a future update does shut down the ability to run third-party desktop apps, you could just have a recovery partition set-up and roll back your OS software to a previous version. The down side of that approach, however, is that you would also lose any new features or security updates that Microsoft issues. Newer devices could also come with a fix in place rendering the jailbreak tool useless.

Once you get your RT tablet primed for running desktop apps, the next problem you'll have is finding apps compiled for ARM devices. Steve Patch German Shepherd. The good news is hackers on XDA are also hard at work compiling a list of legacy Windows apps recompiled for ARM.