Instead, Windows RT tablets can only run apps downloaded from the Windows Store. If you need to install a desktop program on your Windows tablet, don’t buy one running Windows RT. The Surface with Windows Pro, by contrast, works just like a desktop PC that’s been flattened into a thin tablet.

Does Microsoft Surface run Windows programs?

Why you want the Surface Pro:

Full Windows compatibility: The tablet will run virtually all Windows programs, both for Windows 8, which is native, and for previous versions of Windows.

Does Surface Pro run full Windows?

And keep in mind that the Surface Pro X is running the full version of the Windows 10 operating system. It’s a full laptop, capable of running any Windows software.