How to install Chrome OS on PC?!

Walid
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2 min readSep 11, 2017

Chrome OS has became one of the most popular and used systems especially for students, with it’s simplicity and rapidity, it makes it a perfect OS to use, you can at least give it a shot, so what’s Chrome OS exactly??

Chrome OS is an operating system developed by Google, it’s based on the Chrome Browser and Web Applications, it’s crazy fast and undemanding OS, yes that’s true i think that Chrome OS is one of the best operating systems actually with its simplicity, and it do the job that you need, because people now spend all their time on the web, then if you have an old PC or you want to change your current OS why not !!!

Now before we get started, Chrome OS is a closed source operating system. There is no way that you are going to be able to run that on any hardware (expect if you have a ChromeBook). Its open source counter-part is called Chromium OS.

What We Need Before Starting:

  1. Chrome OS
  2. Win32 Disk Imager
  3. USB Driver (8 GB at least)

Step 1 : Bootable USB

  • Download and extract the Chrome OS image file. Then burn it to your USB using Win32Disk imager.

Step 2 : Booting

  • On your computer , make sure to boot from the USB. After it will take you into the Chromium setup screen. From this, you can set up your account and keep Chromium running from your USB.

Install to your Hard Drive (optional):

  • On the Chrome Login screen your four account, type in CRTL + ALT + F2 (forward arrow) to bring up the console window. For the login, type in chronos. Then type in the following: /usr/sbin/chromeos-install That should install Chromium to your hard drive. It will ERASE EVERYTHING. If the above command fails, try typing in sudo bash then retyping in the command.

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