Computers and laptops can get old sooner than you might think, and your experience will become inferior over time. While you can easily get a new work laptop with lucrative No-cost EMI options these days, your old laptop isn’t always old enough to be thrown into the trash. If your old system is running sluggish, and thus, isn’t efficient enough for a new version of Windows like Windows 10 or Windows 11, there’s still some hope.
With Chrome OS Flex that can run smoothly on very-low specs, you can do most tasks on your computer, as long as you have a good Wi-Fi network at your home or office. With Chrome OS Flex, you can turn your old PC into a Chromebook with minimal limitations. Chrome OS Flex is a custom version of Chrome OS capable of running on most regular PCs with x86 architecture.
So today on InkedFreedom, I will talk about how to create a bootable USB drive to get started with installing Chrome OS Flex on your old computer. Before you get started, here are the things that you will need.
Requirements to create Chrome OS Flex bootable flash drive
Here are a few basic things that you will need.
A computer with at least 4 GB of RAM
16 GB of storage on your PC to install Chrome OS Flex
A bootable flash drive (aka. Pen drive) with at least 8 GB of storage
A computer capable of booting from USB, with full administrator access
An x86-based CPU with support for 64-bit operating systems.
Here is a certified list of devices by Google capable of running Chrome OS Flex. But, if the name of your model is not on the list you can still run Chrome OS Flex without any issues at all, as long as the device is launched after 2010.
Creating Chrome OS Flex bootable flash drive
Now that you have the minimum requirements, here’s the step-by-step guide to creating a bootable Flash drive with Chrome OS Flex.
Step 1: Open Google Chrome on your PC, and search for Chromebook Recovery Utility from the Chrome Web Store. Download and install the utility.
Step 2: Now, open the Chromebook Recovery Utility from the Extensions bar on Chrome, as shown in the screenshot below. Now, click on ‘Get started’.
Step 3: As you are not using a Chromebook, select the link that says ‘Select a model from a list’.
Step 4: Now, you have to choose the manufacturer and the product name. Choose ‘Google Chrome OS Flex’ corresponding to the manufacturer, and ‘Chrome OS Flex’ corresponding to the product, as shown in the screenshot below. Once done, click on 'Continue'.
Step 5: Now select the USB drive where you want to flash Google Chrome OS Flex, from the drop-down menu. On selection, click on 'Continue'.
Step 6: Click on 'Create now' to start creating the flash drive with the Chrome OS Flex installer within it.
Step 7: The process will take some time, and once it is complete, click on 'Done'. To make the process faster, use a flash drive that supports USB 3 speeds, and connect the drive to a USB 3 port.
The flash drive is ready. Now connect the flash drive to the desktop or laptop where you want to install Chrome OS Flex. Boot from USB and you are ready to both install Chrome OS Flex or try it on your system.
With Chrome OS Flex, you can watch shows, check emails, do some basic office work with Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc., or use some online services to get your work done. Hope Google adds the ability to run full-fledged Android apps on Chrome OS Flex as that could easily break the limits of productivity for a bunch of users.
So, that was all about how you can create a bootable flash drive with Chrome OS Flex. Do you have any questions? Feel free to comment on the same below.
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