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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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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).
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.
The reason is simply that Google hasn't released a version of Chrome for Windows RT.
This does not answer the question............ why is it that we cannot install Google chrome on Windows 8, 8.1 on your Source RT tablet........ is there a requirement or something missing in this RT. Microsoft should have warned people about this before purchasing the tablet.
This makes me sad. I have been a Microsoft and Windows supporter for years. I own no Apple products, not even my phone. I bought my Surface because it had Microsoft Office features.
Unfortunately, we've had to go almost exclusively to Google Chrome on our PCs at home because Internet Explorer freezes and shuts down all the time. The frustration was too high a price for my loyalty. The online lesson planning software that I use will only work with chrome.
And now I find I can't use my tablet to plan for school. Everyone in my school sings the praises of Apple; the authors for whom I do some editing are almost exclusively Apple users. I'm just now starting to wonder if I have to change my attitude towards using their products and platforms. Bummer.
