windows tablet (windows 8.1)

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have a tablet pc windows 8.1

try to install avast free - it says not allowed and must be done via windows store
ok not to difficult - opens windows store/ search Avast Free / Find and install

Ok so far

BUt....
No app is installed - seems its a download center and then when you try to use install it opens internet explorer and back to square one ... its trying to download and install but application is stopped and message this must be installed via windows store...

so where what and how do I do to get avast anti virus installed on a windows tablet PC..

thanks

[DavidR]

I don't use any windows tablets, but doesn't it use a restricted version of the windows OS, so you are unable to run some or all full programs and only APPs.

What is the full windows version information that you are using ?
What CPU do you have in your win8.1 tablet ?

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thnx for the reply
it has a nvidia tegra quad core cpu .. windows is windows RT edition on a surface tablet

just searched for there own security app essentials in there own app store and no luck..

its looking highly like I won't be able to get security on this thing... its windows ? who would have guessed it [looks skywards]....

[DavidR]

That was the big failing of the Windows RT Edition, they were on a different windows OS to the full fat/caffeine version of Windows OS - See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_RT.

I don't know of any Windows RT versions of security Apps - I don't even know if Microsoft brought out an RT OS version of windows defender.

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hi

yes this is what my research is starting to show I tried both of there own products and no luck - so basically i have a tablet that is totally unprotected and it looks like it will stay that way.. disgraceful carry on by microsoft imho...

[DavidR]

hi

yes this is what my research is starting to show I tried both of there own products and no luck - so basically i have a tablet that is totally unprotected and it looks like it will stay that way.. disgraceful carry on by microsoft imho...

Yes, I believe MS totally dropped the ball on this ill thought out decision an OS (crippled/hamstrung) that was neither one thing or another, not windows full fat, not android.  Developers didn't like it either, so they didn't spend a whole lot of time developing Apps for it.

I just wonder if there isn't a way you could convert Windows RT to Android at least there would be more security based Apps available.  Lots of hits on a search I did, https://uk.search.yahoo.com/search?p=convert+Windows+RT+to+Android how difficult this might be you would have to check out.

Or another option https://uk.search.yahoo.com/search?p=convert+windows+rt+to+chromebook

[bigwilly_312000]

hi

yes this is what my research is starting to show I tried both of there own products and no luck - so basically i have a tablet that is totally unprotected and it looks like it will stay that way.. disgraceful carry on by microsoft imho...

Yes, I believe MS totally dropped the ball on this ill thought out decision an OS (crippled/hamstrung) that was neither one thing or another, not windows full fat, not android.  Developers didn't like it either, so they didn't spend a whole lot of time developing Apps for it.

I just wonder if there isn't a way you could convert Windows RT to Android at least there would be more security based Apps available.  Lots of hits on a search I did, https://uk.search.yahoo.com/search?p=convert+Windows+RT+to+Android how difficult this might be you would have to check out.

Or another option https://uk.search.yahoo.com/search?p=convert+windows+rt+to+chromebook

see here - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_rt-security/do-i-need-any-antivirus-software-for-my-windows/b1d710eb-f7db-4fc9-90d5-2be4abc06575?tab=AllReplies#tabs

[DavidR]

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see here - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_rt-security/do-i-need-any-antivirus-software-for-my-windows/b1d710eb-f7db-4fc9-90d5-2be4abc06575?tab=AllReplies#tabs

That is what I suggested checking back in Reply #3.

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I don't know of any Windows RT versions of security Apps - I don't even know if Microsoft brought out an RT OS version of windows defender.

But you said they didn't or didn't work.

yes this is what my research is starting to show I tried both of there own products and no luck - so basically i have a tablet that is totally unprotected and it looks like it will stay that way.. disgraceful carry on by microsoft imho...