title: Running Win32 apps compiled for ARM on Windows RT
body: <p>Say I have a desktop program that uses the Win32 API, but is compiled for the ARM architecture. How do I get it to run on Windows RT (the restricted version of Windows 8 for ARM tablets)? Windows RT refuses to run such apps without a Microsoft signature.</p>
  
  <p>I know there is no official way to do it, but say it is for an in-house deployment, or just for testing purposes. What are my options?</p>
  
  <p>(See <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/8259020/143091">this answer</a> for the availability of Win32 API on Windows RT (not neccessarily for Metro apps, but present on the system), and <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/12347035/143091">this answer</a> for how to compile Win32 programs for ARM using VS2012.)</p>