How to Install Chrome OS Flex: Make an Old PC New Again

In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to install Google Chrome OS Flex on your old laptop or desktop PC. Flex is a distribution of Chrome OS that can be installed on conventional PC hardware to replace other operating systems such as Windows. It’s a Linux based operating system that uses a web browser as its main user interface. Since most of the applications are web based, it works really well even on older computers.

• Additional resources
  • Differences between Chrome OS and Flex
  • Chromebook Recovery Utility
  • Official Installation Guide
• Timestamps
  • 0:00 Introduction
  • 0:29 What is Chrome OS Flex?
  • 1:19 How to get it & min system requirements
  • 1:58 Create USB installer
  • 3:04 Remove installation media
  • 3:30 Boot from installation media
  • 4:09 Try it first or install Flex
  • 4:52 Wrap up