So after a huge amount of updates and time I am now in a position to start setting up and becoming familiar with the Surface RT. It should be stated that I have not toyed with Windows 8 so have a large learning curve.
Apps on the micro SD Card
Before I dive-in installing apps to the internal memory its worth highlighting that half the memory is taken up by the installed Operating System (O/S) and the system backup. So installing apps on the SD card is going to be a worthwhile endeavour. There are numerous YouTube video walkthroughs for this (I used http://youtu.be/dg3PH3f9h-s).
- Formatting a 64GB card as NTFS and unchecking quick option on the surface via the desktop (by selecting the desktop tile) takes approx. 3hrs! …… more waiting……
- Create a folder on the SD card called “WindowsApps”
- you need to call up the charms menu and search for “regedit”
- select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > MICROSOFT > WINDOWS > CURRENTVERSION > APPX in the right-hand-side pane
- Select Edit > Permissions in the toolbar of regedit
- Click advanced button
- Click on change at the very top of the new window (to the right of TrustedInstaller)
- Click on the ADVANCED button on the bottom left hand corner
- Click on the FIND NOW button
- Select the Administrators (with an S) and press OK
- Click OK again
- Now check the “Replace Owner on subcontainers and objects” at the top of the dialog box
- Press OK again
- Select Administrators (you should be in the “permissions for APPX dialogue box)
- and allow full control to be checked
- Press OK
- on the right hand side from the APPX folder select PackageRoot
- Type the location of your SD card WindowsApps folder (mine was D:\WindowsApps – this was different from the YouTube video I watched)
- Restart your Surface RT for the changes to take effect
- Installing any app should then be seen if you look at your SD card WindowsApp folder
Note: Mine did not work first time as I mistakenly made the location as E:\ not D:\
It is recommended that you uninstall older apps and reinstall them as opposed to move over older apps. Hence I did this early on.
Now you can install without prejudice š
Andy