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+ <h1>Install ChromeOS Flex (CloudReady 2.0) on a Laptop or Desktop</h1>
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+ <h2>What is ChromeOS Flex?</h2>
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+<blockquote><em>Try the cloud-first, fast, easy-to-manage, and secure Chrome OS for PCs and Macs. Chrome OS Flex is a free and sustainable way to modernize devices you already own. It’s easy to deploy across your fleet or simply try it to see what a cloud-first OS has to offer. -<a href="https://chromeenterprise.google/os/chromeosflex/" target="_blank">https://chromeenterprise.google/os/chromeosflex/</a></em></blockquote>
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+<h2>Creating the Installation Media</h2>
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+<p>PRO TIP: I repeatedly had issues booting the flash drive created by the Chromebook Recovery Utility. I found that the utility downloads ChromeOS Flex to the user's local temp directory (%temp% or %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Temp). Browse through the scoped_dir directories to find the compressed ChromeOS Flex image. I grabbed the file and used Balena Etcher to write it to a flash drive to correct the booting issue</p>
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Open a Chromium based browser, install the Chromebook Recovery Utility extension</li>
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+ <li>In Brave Browser, open a new tab and navigate to https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions</li>
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+ <li>Search for Chromebook Recovery</li>
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+ <li>Click on Chromebook Recovery Utility</li>
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+ <li>Click the Add to Brave button > Click Add Extension to confirm</li>
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+ <li>After the extension installs, click the puzzle piece next to the hamburger menu > Click Chromebook Recovery Utility to launch it</li>
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+ <li>Inside the Chromebook Recovery Utility click the Get started button</li>
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+ <li>Click the Select a model from a list link</li>
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+ <li>Select Google Chrome OS Flex from the manufacturer dropdown</li>
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+ <li>Select Chrome OS Flex from the product dropdown > Click Continue</li>
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+ <li>Select the USB flash device to write ChromeOS Flex to > Click Continue > Click Create now</li>
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+ <li>Wait while Chrome OS Flex is written and verified</li>
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+ <li>Once the flash drive is setup, remove it and plug it into a USB port on the target device</li>
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+</ol>
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+<h2>Installing ChromeOS Flex</h2>
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Power on the target device and boot to the ChromeOS Flex flash drive</li>
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+</ol>
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+<ol>
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+ <li>After the Chrome splash screen displays, click the Get started button</li>
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+ <li>Click Install CloudyReady 2.0 to select it > Click Next</li>
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+ <li>Click Install CloudyReady 2.0</li>
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+ <li>Click Install to confirm erasing the hard drive</li>
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+ <li>After about two minutes the installation will complete and the PC will reboot</li>
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+ <li>Remove the USB flash drive during the reboot to avoid booting back into the installation media</li>
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+ <li>Once ChromeOS has rebooted, click the Get started button</li>
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+ <li>ChromeOS should detect an Ethernet connection, otherwise connect to a Wifi network > Click Next</li>
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+ <li>Uncheck the Help improve ChromeOS option > Click Accept and continue</li>
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+ <li>At the Who's using this Chrome device screen, select You > Click Next</li>
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+ <li>Login with Google account credentials</li>
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+ <li>At the Sync your Chrome device screen, click Accept and continue</li>
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+ <li>Uncheck the Let Google use your hardware data option > Click Accept and continue</li>
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+ <li>Select whether to use Google Assistant</li>
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+ <li>Select whether to connect to your phone</li>
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+ <li>Click Get started to complete setup</li>
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+ <li>Welcome to ChromeOS Flex</li>
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+</ol>
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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