How to Run Chromebook Chromium OS on a Standard PC
If you have a computer, one of the most important tasks is deciding which OS to install on it, or if your OS was OEM installed, deciding to keep your preloaded OS or to up/downgrade or change OS completely. In this tutorial, you will learn...
Part 1 of 3:
Downloading Chromium OS
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Picture 1 of How to Run Chromebook Chromium OS on a Standard PC Go the the Chromium OS website. Then scroll down to the "Nightly build links" section. -
Picture 2 of How to Run Chromebook Chromium OS on a Standard PC Click on the latest build of Chromium OS available (the one at the very top). -
Picture 3 of How to Run Chromebook Chromium OS on a Standard PC Click on the USB image next to the build number. -
Picture 4 of How to Run Chromebook Chromium OS on a Standard PC Check the checkbox and click "Download." A window will now pop up telling you things before you download. Just check the checkbox and download. Save somewhere on your hard drive. -
Picture 5 of How to Run Chromebook Chromium OS on a Standard PC Extract the files. Once the file has finished downloading to your HD, extract the files to somewhere easy to find, like your desktop.
Part 2 of 3:
Creating the bootable USB
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Picture 6 of How to Run Chromebook Chromium OS on a Standard PC Download Windows Image Writer. Download the program Windows Image Writer from the following link http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/. -
Picture 7 of How to Run Chromebook Chromium OS on a Standard PC Open the application once installed. Once you have installed the program, open it and you should see a screen as shown in the image accompanying this step. -
Picture 8 of How to Run Chromebook Chromium OS on a Standard PC Click the folder icon. Select the IMG file you downloaded earlier. Next to the white box under the text "Image File" there is a folder icon––click it and navigate to the IMG file downloaded earlier. -
Picture 9 of How to Run Chromebook Chromium OS on a Standard PC Select the device to write to. If you haven't done so already, insert a USB drive with a capacity of 4GB or greater. Select the appropriate drive letter mapped to your USB under the "Device" section. -
Picture 10 of How to Run Chromebook Chromium OS on a Standard PC Click "Write".
Part 3 of 3:
Booting into Chromium
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Picture 11 of How to Run Chromebook Chromium OS on a Standard PC Turn off your computer. Remove the USB device from your computer, then shut it down. -
Picture 12 of How to Run Chromebook Chromium OS on a Standard PC Boot from the USB. Once your computer has shut down, re-insert the USB. While your computer is on the BIOS splash screen, enter the boot device menu. (This is usually done by pressing F12.) -
Picture 13 of How to Run Chromebook Chromium OS on a Standard PC Select your USB drive from the list and press enter. Congratulations! If you have done everything correctly, your computer will now boot into Chromium OS.
Update 04 March 2020
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