PS5 restock updates. Black Friday deals. Windows Windows. Most Popular. New Releases. Desktop Enhancements. Networking Software. Trending from CNET. Please note that because of the similarities between the Chrome-the-browser and the Chrome OS, parts of the Chrome review have been reproduced here where applicable. Installation Installation is not an issue for the Chrome OS since it comes preinstalled.
There is a simple setup procedure, however. When you start up your system, it's recommended that you sign in using a Google account. You're not required to, and if you'd prefer, you can opt for the Guest mode. Guest mode in Chrome OS cleverly uses the Chrome browser's trackless browsing mode, called Incognito.
Incognito prevents guest users from leaving any traces of their session, as well as keeping them from making any changes to your apps and other settings. After choosing your log-in method, you're asked to read through and accept the EULA. This will only appear for the initial log-in; it won't show up for subsequent uses and users.
Next, you can take a photo of yourself with the Webcam, use a provided icon, or use your current Google account avatar. Gone from previous versions is the mandated Webcam photo. It took our avatar about 30 seconds to synchronize our existing account avatar from the cloud.
Chrome then takes anywhere from 30 to 60 seconds to synchronize your Google settings, if any, and then the computer is ready to be used. There's no doubt that the EULA is annoying, but we've never seen another new, unused operating system start so quickly. Interface Google has clearly spent some serious time developing the new interface.
It looks and feels like a personal computer, finally, where before it was little more than a full-screen browser. There's an actual desktop that looks a bit cribbed from Windows 7, with Chrome-the-browser pinned to the far left of the Launcher, and other apps pinned right next to it.
The desktop itself shows only your background by default, but a Tic-Tac-Toe-style icon on the Launcher reveals all your installed apps over the desktop background. When you install an app, it'll appear here. The lower-right corner shows the time, Internet connection status, battery status, and shows your Google account avatar to indicate who's logged in.
Click the avatar to show shutdown options and reveal more information and settings. You can customize the background with one of several dozen options, or upload your own image.
However, it must be either locally stored or in your Google Drive -- it won't pull in an image from a service like Facebook. All the Settings have been moved to open in their own tabs, but you probably knew this from using Chrome-the-browser. Changes made in the browser tend to be reflected in Chrome OS about a month or so later. The look of Chrome has changed remarkably little since its surprise debut in September On Chrome OS, the upper-right corner of the browser hosts a square icon and an X.
The X is to close the browser window. Drag the box down to minimize the browser, drag it to the edges to "snap" it to the side and make it half the width of your screen, or click it to switch from windowed mode to full-screen mode. The window snap is another cue taken from Windows 7, but it's a clever and intuitive one, and works well in Chrome. The interface's strongest point is also its weakness.
What works well in the browser works well here, but the faults of one are reflected in the other, too. Some controls, such as page zoom, are readily available from the "wrench" options menu.
Only time will tell if Microsoft manages to stave off the Chrome OS onslaught, but Linux partisans were sure users would switch to Linux instead of Windows 8 when Microsoft stopped supporting XP. Whether Chrome OS is right for you depends on what you want to do with your computer. If you mainly work with web apps like Google Docs, Office , and Gmail, a Chromebook is a viable option.
Even if it's not your primary platform, a Chromebook is handy for these quick web tasks. Likewise, if you enjoy tinkering with Linux but don't want to fight with your system over drivers, you can install Crostini on your Chromebook. Likewise, if you do a lot of video or image editing, you're better served by a PC or Mac at the moment. Still, Chromebooks are quite useful, with the ability to run Android and even Linux apps. They've come a long way from the days when Chromebooks could effectively only use web apps.
If you've made the decision to buy a Chromebook, read on for some tips on getting the most out of it. New to Chromebook? It can take a while to adjust, so here are the first things you need to know for your Chromebook. David is a freelance writer based in the Pacific Northwest, but originally hailing from the Bay Area.
I skipped the secure boot step because it was not there in my laptop. Have the same. Laptop with older amd processor. I installed this on my Asus T Transformer Book and works great now. Especially since a Win10 update blue screened it. Sorry,I have a problem to install chromeos on my Asus T Can you teach me,please. Please add some details here for others.
That makes way too many assumptions about your hardware. I found this out after running the installer and after it seemingly succeeded, I rebooted only to find that the Linux distro I had running on the laptop was still there.
And that my boot key, with an Ubuntu based distro and the Chrome OS files on it, had been overwritten. With a bunch of partitions that looked like something out of an Android phone..
Also any script that just wipes out your sda without making this explicit is horribly negligent at best. Do we have any article on that? Or Will you please help me on this? Kedar has a video on dual and triple boot with ChromeOS, Windows 10, and popular Linux distros, just go to his channel and you will find it keep in mind that they should all be the same OS architecture if you have a bit CPU, all OS need to be 64bit.
Thanks for the great article. Can I install the Chrome OS with playstore on my macbook. I am using late macbook. Also, I am using apple thunderbolt display LCD with macbook.
Will it work when with chrome os? I downloaded Youtube app and youtube music app from playstore but when I open youtube app it loads for a second and says connect to the internet, when I click on retry it loads and come back to the same screen. Similarly, in youtube music, it asks me to sign in but when I click on sign in, nothing happens. I am not sure whst is the issue, my internet is working fine. I want to use real youtube app instead of chrome youtube.
Hi everyone. I believe I followed every step to the last letter but I could be wrong. It never does. Instead I get the following error I also tried typing out the commands in the install file manually in the terminal : chromeos-install. I am at a loss here. This is probably much too late to help you but may be of use to anyone else who, like me, had the same problem and a Google search sends them to your post. I then created one partition using all the space on the HDD in ext4 format.
I think this was in the Partition drop-down as New. Everthing works fine except chrome failed to detect the sound card of Lenovo Yoga Tab 2 f. Could you please tell me how to fix it? Hello Sayan Maji, share info about installing Shrome os without uefi. Thanks for article, works greate on my dell with rummus image.
I need chrome os in my acer acpire one pav70 non uefi laptop! Help if you know pls? When I try to boot to mint live USB it recognizes the install. Anybody knows why? Hello, updates are not installing as mine is running Chrome OS 83 and the latest is Is there a fix for this? Have you any tips?? A few questions: 1. Is it as simple as using the correct ChromeOS image to match the hardware you have?
I understand that I would have to change the install. Is there a discussion board that I can read for more information instead of bothering you? Still having issues on a HP laptop G Everything works until install then after all looks ready in the terminal I get: Chromeos-install.
Finally got it to install. I have an nVidia and a 4k monitor. What version to try there? I installed chrome Os in my laptop Dell Inspiron After installation it was running smoothly. Then i shut it down and later turned it on but when i tried to open any play store installed app then it started loading on shelf.
I tried by restarting but nothing happened. Only chrome is working fine. I also tried to install apk files by coping through flash but the package installer app was also missing. Then I reset chrome os after that device was ok and running but again when i turned it on after shutting it down the result was same. I have an old mini laptop that has an Intel Atom processor and only a legacy bios. Is there a way to get this with a legacy bios and no UEFI?
Refer to the Brunch link where your download the framework for the build and click on the Code link and look for the reference to MBR for details on the step to do this for a non UEFI device. Is it not a good idea for my kid to login with their school google account? This would enable Chrome to sync everything settings, saved documents, etc. It might be trying to install to the USB. Open the install. Deleting all partitions and creating one single ext4 partition before running install.
Another question: You never gave a size for the flash drive to be used. I assume that 8GB is sufficient since you are only loading about 2. I hope questions are acceptable. Can you install Chrome OS to a flash drive with this method if you have another one connected at the same time?
I assume that you would have to change the script so that it writes to whatever name Linux designates to the second flash drive. If you can install the Chrome OS to a flash drive, would you be able to run it from that drive, thus keeping your Windows installation untouched? I used the updated version of Brunch and Crome version It has not updated to version 85 as yet.
Should I simply be patient for the OTA to roll out or will I need to manually update every month or so? Is there a way to fix that? I am a noob on this, but it seems to me that: 1. Hi there, I did install, and it showed the installation was a sucess. When i restarted the system it went back straight to my windows. Im trying this on an avita 2in1 pc which is called the magus lite, it has a celron dual core running at 1.
Why after showing it has sucessfully installed is it reverting back to windows. Please advice. Kimd regards, RN. I have been trying to install it on a flash drive to try it out a bit before wiping out my Windows install. I notice a few issues that may pertain to your problem:. The procedure apparently installs correctly, but when I try to use it, the OS is missing.
If it is not correct, the script tries to install to a phantom target. There is apparently no message in the program to indicate when this happens.
Instead, it gives a false success message. I think this stems from the fact that the drive designation is not permanent, but changes depending on which drive is attached where, and when.
Also, repeat this after you have changed it and replaced the installation media onto the target PC, just to be doubly sure. Old laptop stuck on Processing triggers for man-db 2. I have successful install it on my laptop Acer Aspire , but it keep booting to chrome os and I have no chance to log into the OS. Please anybody help to fix the problem? Hi guys, I need to install in a tablet.
It has a bluetooth keyboard and touch screen. The first problem is that it has only one usb interface. There is nothing can touch or no time countdown. How can I do? Hello, I have an HP Omni All-In-One that, after installing Chrome OS, shows a bunch of garbled characters continuously on the top half of the screen, and after about 30 seconds, it reboots and repeats that process. We also had to edit the code inside the install. Other than that, we followed every instruction written here, and it showed this.
Can you help? Good news! Family Link works perfectly. Once installed, the first Google account I logged in with was one that was under management with Family Link. All worked as it should for a ChromeBook. Thanks Arjun! Thanks for this article. Is the Chrome OS is free to use? Please clear my doubt so i can continue to install chrome os on my old PC, which is running on Windows xp.
Now what to do please help me. This is due to there bring windows carriage lines within the chromeos-install file. Hi GC. I got the same error and followed your instructions. I did notice there was an empty line under the last command. I doubt that will help because I entered the commands manually in the terminal and got the same error. EFI path. In example, when I first log in, the login screen is stuck on the display.
Hitting F5 it shows all open apps, and gets rid of the stuck graphics of the login screen. This happens any time I close an app, having to hit F5 to see the screen.
I think I need to do the same. Where have you inserted, in grub, the uefi boot path? Thx, Paolo. After running into what looks like the most common problem in the thread Which is that Chrome OS keeps installing to the wrong device or Hard Drive after you run the install.
The issue is that in the scripting to install. I then had to modify the script install. This will allow you to modify and save the document without losing the file extension. I actually followed all steps and it shows me, in the linux terminal, at the end, that Chrome OS has been installed.
But when i reboot my screen goes black and nothing happens. Can you or someone help me, please. My notebook is an older Acer Aspire One Atom processor. Thx for a great article. Makes em want to buy a windows Ultrabook and make it my new Chromebook…. I am mainly wondering if everything would work as intended or the touchscreen might be broken or like Bluetooth would not work, HDMI output would be messed up or similar things.
It will install, reboot, repair itself and still be recognized as my device, which it is. Also, the nice thing about it is that I still have the Chrome splash screen and it still boots in a hurry.
Does installing the chrome os wipe the entire disk or the selected partition? I want to dual boot. I installed chrome os and set it up, shut it down. When I restarted it I had to go through the set up again. How can I fix that? I was able to install this on a USB thumb drive, but it fails to install on an external hard drive. I get an out of space error on partitions 4 and 8 — 12 which makes no sense since the drive is bigger than the thumb drive it install in.
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