I can't download google chrome on my windows rt computer.

Anonymous
2013-03-31T03:16:45+00:00

it brings up a message saying "This app can't run on your PC" and under it this is the message it has "To find apps for this PC, open the windows store"

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Anonymous
2013-04-01T20:17:13+00:00

it brings up a message saying "This app can't run on your PC" and under it this is the message it has "To find apps for this PC, open the windows store"

Hello YayaFino,

RT devices can only download Windows updates and apps from the Store. I would suggest you try the Google search app from the Store, it has Google search and 14 other Google apps built in (Gmail, YouTube, Maps, Calendar and many more).

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Anonymous
2013-03-31T17:01:14+00:00

Hi,

Thank you for approaching Microsoft Community for assistance.

I understand that you have issues with downloading Google Chrome.

Google Chrome is available as a desktop application which can be installed only on Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro Operating Systems.

You will not be able to install it on Windows RT devices.

Refer to the link for more information.

http://www.google.co.in/homepage/windows8/

I hope this answered your question. If you have any other issues with Windows, please do post it in Microsoft Community. We would be happy to help you.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-05-18T04:10:18+00:00

    The answer was given in the post prior to yours. The reason is simple. Google has not developed a version of Chrome for Windows RT. It's entirely up to Google whether or not they choose to support a given platform.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-05-18T13:18:34+00:00

    I wonder what it would take for Google to make a version for Windows RT?  There are many of us out there that prefer Chrome. We need to light a fire under them to do something.

    Rosemarie46

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-05-21T14:09:41+00:00

    More people requesting Chrome might help, but Google would much prefer you to buy an Android tablet instead of a Surface. They want you to be pulled into their ecosystem and services, and spend your money in their app store instead of Microsoft's or Apple's.

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