Install Windows 11 (Or Any OS) on a Chromebook (2023)

it's no secret that Chromebooks are a fantastic option for a budget laptop especially when compared to similarly priced Windows computers there are decent build quality and honestly the trackpad and keyboard are actually somewhat usable one thing that I can't appreciate however is Chrome OS it's meant to be a lightweight and easy to run OS but that comes at the cost of not being able to run well most apps that you might want to run luckily there is a way to install Windows 11 or any other OS on your Chromebook you'll need a Chromebook obviously a USB with your OS of choice mine is Windows 11. an internet connection a USB mouse and if you're planning to install Windows 11 you'll also need a keyboard one with function keys lastly you'll also need a 64 gigabyte drive at minimum for Windows 11 which you can buy online if you don't have a large enough drive if you enjoy this video consider subscribing and following me on Twitch at realbrand and Yen I do gaming and IRL streams there thank you now not all Chromebooks are supported by this process so the first step is to check if your Chromebook is actually supported check the developer information Link in the description and search for your specific model of Chromebook the main thing that we're looking for is the code name write it down somewhere because we'll be using this towards the end of the video check to see if your model is supported along with the specified code name if it's supported great if it's not don't try to attempt this as it will break your device now before we get started I do just want to give a couple of disclaimers first you'll likely be avoiding your warranty by doing this process and you also won't be able to revert back to Chrome OS once you're done you will have to erase all the data on your drive and there is a possible chance that it could break your device while flashing the firmware and with that out of the way let's get started the first thing that you'll need to do is disable Hardware write protect on your device on models made between 2012 and 2013 there's a jumper or a switch to disable Hardware write protection on models made between 2014 and 2017 there's a screw that you have to remove on the motherboard of the laptop on Chromebooks newer than 2017 the cr50 security chip can be temporarily disabled by removing the battery and running off of the power adapter if you're not sure what you'll need to do check the link in the description that will give you a list of devices and how to disable Hardware write protect for each one foreign the next step is to put your device in developer mode you can do this by holding the Escape refresh and power button on your keyboard for a few seconds to enter recovery mode press Ctrl D then enter when you see the screen and your device will turn OS verification off and restart after it restarts press Ctrl D again to enter Chrome OS in developer mode [Music] now we need to flash the new firmware to allow us to boot Windows after going through the setup process open a Chrome tab and press Ctrl alt T to open a crash window type shell and press enter for this process you'll need to be connected to the internet now type the following command that's on screen this will download the script we need to flash the firmware [Music] then type this command finally type sudo firmware util.sh and press enter foreign you should see a screen like this if Hardware write protect is disabled the line that says fwwp should say disabled to flash the firmware select option 2 and press enter if it asks you to save the current ROM to a flash drive you can plug in a flash drive and then save the file to the USB drive in case you need to reflash the ROM [Music] once the flashing is successful return to the main menu and shut off your laptop we're now ready to upgrade the drive if you have a bigger one or install Windows if you don't [Music] [Music] to install Windows just plug in your USB drive and your USB mouse and start up your laptop if you see some sort of command line just type exit and hit enter and then you can use your arrow keys to navigate to the boot menu and select your USB drive to boot off of now the problem with Windows 11 is that there are a lot of requirements that most Chromebooks just don't meet in order to bypass them press shift and F10 and type reg edit this will open up the registry editor navigate to hkey local machine then system then setup then right click create a new key and name it lab config then right click again and add five d word values with value data one bypass CPU check bypass a ram check bypass secure boot check bypass storage check and bypass TPM check then close the registry editor and command prompt continue and choose the custom install when you get to a section with a list of drives make sure that you delete every option until there's only one option left that's named unallocated space and then install Windows on it foreign it'll restart on its own unplug your USB drive after it shuts down and you can continue with the installation of windows here's a quick tip to install Windows 11 without internet press shift and F10 again and type oobe forward slash bypass nro press enter and you'll be able to install without internet foreign browser and go to coolstar.org and navigate to Chromebooks and then install enter the code name of your Chromebook here and it will give you a list of drivers to install start with the Microsoft Visual C plus Library a lot of the other drivers depend on this then install the necessary drivers one by one everyone should install the EC keyboard and touchpad drivers the optional drivers are the touchscreen if you have touch screen and Intel rapid storage technology if you have your drives in a raid configuration [Music] now depending on which model of Chromebook that you have there will be three different options for audio the first is if there are no audio drivers at all great you're good to restart and use your Chromebook the second option is if there is a direct download link for audio drivers all you need to do is download and run the installer restart and you're good to use your Chromebook the last option is if you get a message like this and it means that you'll need to pay for audio drivers a lot of work has been done by cool start to develop these drivers so it's only fair that they're compensated a little bit the price is ten dollars for audio drivers and similarly Thunderbolt 4 drivers are 25 when you join their Discord please remember that it's not my community so please be respectful when asking for help thank you if you have any issues with installation I'll leave a bunch of links to guides and documentation for things used in this guide alright I hope your installation goes well stay safe and I'll see you next time foreign [Music]

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Published: Sun Jan 15 2023