0ct0pu5
/
tutorials


			
				
					
						
						
							123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384
							    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <head>
        <title>Install ChromeOS Flex (CloudReady 2.0) on a Laptop or Desktop</title>
        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
        <meta charset="UTF-8">
        <meta name="keywords" content="How To Install ChromeOS Flex,How To Run ChromeOS Flex,How To Run ChromeOS,How To Install CloudReady,How To Run CloudReady,Install Guide,ChromeOS,ChromeOS Flex,CloudReady 2.0,Chromebook,Chromebox,How To,Tutorial,i12bretro">
        <meta name="author" content="i12bretro">
        <meta name="description" content="Install ChromeOS Flex (CloudReady 2.0) on a Laptop or Desktop">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
        <meta name="revised" content="03/20/2022 12:20:41 PM" />
				          <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="includes/favicon.ico">
				  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.min.js"></script>
				        <script type="text/javascript" src="includes/js/steps.js"></script>
        <link href="css/steps.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
      </head>
      <body>
        <div id="gridContainer">
          <div class="topMargin"></div>
          <div id="listName" class="topMargin">
            <h1>Install ChromeOS Flex (CloudReady 2.0) on a Laptop or Desktop</h1>
          </div>
          <div></div>
          <div id="content">
          <h2>What is ChromeOS Flex?</h2>

<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&rsquo;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>

<h2>Things You Will Need</h2>

<ul>
	<li>A USB flash drive, at least 16 GB <a href="https://amzn.to/3wkR5ju" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3wkR5ju</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/3qkrJ1p" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3qkrJ1p</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/3Nhu9b9" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3Nhu9b9</a></li>
</ul>

<h2>Creating the Installation Media</h2>

<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&#39;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>

<ol>
	<li>Open a Chromium based browser, install the Chromebook Recovery Utility extension</li>
	<li>In Brave Browser, open a new tab and navigate to https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions</li>
	<li>Search for Chromebook Recovery</li>
	<li>Click on Chromebook Recovery Utility</li>
	<li>Click the Add to Brave button &gt; Click Add Extension to confirm</li>
	<li>After the extension installs, click the puzzle piece next to the hamburger menu &gt; Click Chromebook Recovery Utility to launch it</li>
	<li>Inside the Chromebook Recovery Utility click the Get started button</li>
	<li>Click the Select a model from a list link</li>
	<li>Select Google Chrome OS Flex from the manufacturer dropdown</li>
	<li>Select Chrome OS Flex from the product dropdown &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Select the USB flash device to write ChromeOS Flex to &gt; Click Continue &gt; Click Create now</li>
	<li>Wait while Chrome OS Flex is written and verified</li>
	<li>Once the flash drive is setup, remove it and plug it into a USB port on the target device</li>
</ol>

<h2>Installing ChromeOS Flex</h2>

<ol>
	<li>Power on the target device and boot to the ChromeOS Flex flash drive</li>
</ol>

<ol>
	<li>After the Chrome splash screen displays, click the Get started button</li>
	<li>Click Install CloudyReady 2.0 to select it &gt; Click Next</li>
	<li>Click Install CloudyReady 2.0</li>
	<li>Click Install to confirm erasing the hard drive</li>
	<li>After about two minutes the installation will complete and the PC will reboot</li>
	<li>Remove the USB flash drive during the reboot to avoid booting back into the installation media</li>
	<li>Once ChromeOS has rebooted, click the Get started button</li>
	<li>ChromeOS should detect an Ethernet connection, otherwise connect to a Wifi network &gt; Click Next</li>
	<li>Uncheck the Help improve ChromeOS option &gt; Click Accept and continue</li>
	<li>At the Who&#39;s using this Chrome device screen, select You &gt; Click Next</li>
	<li>Login with Google account credentials</li>
	<li>At the Sync your Chrome device screen, click Accept and continue</li>
	<li>Uncheck the Let Google use your hardware data option &gt; Click Accept and continue</li>
	<li>Select whether to use Google Assistant</li>
	<li>Select whether to connect to your phone</li>
	<li>Click Get started to complete setup</li>
	<li>Welcome to ChromeOS Flex</li>
</ol>
          </div>
        </div>
      </body>
    </html>