RECOMMENDED:A recent study by the NDP Group reveals that a whopping 1.76 million Chromebook units have been sold in just ten months. The study also reports that Chromebook accounts for the 26 percent of all notebook sales in 2014.As most of you know, Google has been updating its Chrome operating system with new features ever since its first release but it’s not even remotely close to Windows, Mac or even some Linux distributions. A lot of computer users who have used Windows or Mac before making the jump to Chrome OS or Chromebooks agree that it can’t be used as a replacement to PC or Mac, at least for now.Because of this, majority of Chromebook or Chromebox users want to install Windows or Linux on their Chromebooks. Since most of the Chromebooks out there ship with powerful processors, they meet the minimum hardware requirements for installing Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7. For instance, Google’s own Chromebook Pixel features an i5 processor, 4GB of RAM, 32 or 64 GB SSD.
A quick search on the web reveals that there are plenty of guides available to load Linux on Chromebooks but there are very few guides that can help you install Windows operating system on Chromebook or Chromebox. The good news is that there are a couple of good and working guides out there to install Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7 on popular Chromebooks such Google’s own Chromebook Pixel and Acer A7.Installing Windows on a Chromebook isn’t a straight-forward job, but there are guides and video tutorials to help you install Windows on Chromebook. Install Windows 10 on Chromebook with easeIt turns out that installing Windows on Chromebook Pixel is relatively easier when compared to other models. Dave has uploaded the following video to YouTube explaining the instructions you need to follow in order to install Windows 10 on a Chromebook.As per the above video, installing Windows 10 on Chromebook is fairly easy and should be able to install in less than an hour. Install Windows 8.1 or Windows 7 on ChromebookChromebook Pixel users can follow the simple instructions on to successfully install Windows 8/8.1 on Pixel and then install necessary drivers.A video guide has been uploaded on YouTube by Johnny Phung showing steps you need to follow in order to install Windows 7 on Acer C7 Chromebook.
Watch the below video guide to install Windows on Acer C7 Chromebook. I tried to install Windows, but I must have done something wrong. It was either that I didn’t use an external disc or forgot to actually install the file before the terminal rebooted, but I do not know what to do to either restore it back to Chrome OS or Windows. All that my computer will do is show a terminal, it will not start as usual. It uses an unfamiliar list of commands. I type help in the box, and the commands show, but they scroll too fast to read. My Chromebook is in developer mode, so Google customer support would not help.Krysto says.
Get Kodi on your Chromebox in a flash using LibreElec! A is a pretty cool and inexpensive way to get yourself (or your kids!) online with. They're easy to use and keep you safer than most computers while you work or play around. But they're also just a regular compact-form PC when it comes to the hardware. That means it's easy to slap another operating system on one if you take a little time to find the right directions. That's what we're going to talk about right here and get you started with installing LibreElec on your Chromebox. What is LibreElec?
According to the, LibreELEC is 'Just enough OS' for Kodi; it's a Linux distribution built to run Kodi on current and popular media center hardware — like a Chromebox. It's a very slim Linux OS that's built for running Kodi without any extra overhead so everything runs as well as possible on low-powered hardware.
That means you can use less hardware to do everything or you can get better performance out of the type of hardware that's inside a Chromebox. In other words, everything will be really fast when you're moving through the menus and looking for something to listen to or watch. Setting up the hardware There is a LibreElec installation file for every Chromebox that's been made so far. Since we can't cover them all, we're going to focus on the. It's probably the most popular Chromebox and one of the cheapest. If you are using a different Chromebox, the instructions are very similar but not exactly that same. Don't use these directions on anything besides an ASUS Chromebox M004U (either the 2GB or 4GB version)!
You'll need to prepare your Chromebox and get it into developer mode and (optionally) disable the write-correct on the hardware to swap out the OS. It's not difficult but usually involves opening the case.
To get into developer mode (this erases all the existing data!):. Insert a paperclip into the small home icon next to the SD card slot to press the recovery button. Turn on the Chromebox and then remove the paperclip. At the recovery screen press Ctrl + D to enter Developer Mode. Press the recovery button again to confirm.
Give it a few minutes and you'll see the developer mode boot screen. When everything is finished booting, shut it all off.
Image: Kodi Wiki Disabling the firmware write-protect involves opening the case and removing a screw on the mainboard. We're going to replace Chrome with LibreElec so this is a necessary step. It's not hard and the has complete instructions for every Chromebox along with photos. Take a minute to gather up a screwdriver and have a look. Installing the software You'll need two to backup Chrome OS and get your installation media during this step. Any thumb drive that's 8GB or larger will work here, and you need to know that you will lose any data on it once we get started.
We're using the Chromebox EZ-Script to do this the easy way. Make sure you are connected to the internet and boot to Chrome OS, but don't log in.
Press Ctrl + Alt + F2 to open a command line. Log in as chronos with no password. Download the Chromebox EZ-Script using this command: curl -L -O. Run the script with this command: sudo bash setup-kodi.sh The installer.
Press 5 to start a Standalone Setup. This updates and overwrites the coreboot firmware so we can replace Chrome. Don't use this file if you do not have an ASUS Chromebox M004U!.
Insert one of your thumb drives when prompted to back up the factory software. When prompted again, remove that thumb drive.
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Label it Chrome OS and store it somewhere. Then insert the second thumb drive to build the LibreElec installer. Reboot with the thumb drive inserted.
When you get to the boot menu, press the Escape key and choose the thumb drive as the boot device. Pressing Escape a second time will skip the boot menu and force your Chromebox to try and boot from the hard drive. Select Run Installer. Choose Quick Install. Follow the easy wizard to install LibreElec to the Chromebox storage. Here are the recommended settings for the ASUS M004U using the default skin (called Confluence):.
System OpenELEC System: Automatic Updates: Auto. System OpenELEC Services: Enable Bluetooth: Selected if you're using Bluetooth. Unselected if not.
System Settings System: Settings Level: Expert (Don't worry, expert in this case only means you can see all the settings). System Settings System Video Output: Vertical blank sync: Enabled during video playback.
System Settings System Power Saving: Shutdown function: Suspend (This sets IR 'switch' to suspend/resume instead of on/off). System Settings Videos Acceleration: Use VC-1 VAAPI: Selected. System Settings Videos Acceleration: Use SW Filter for VAAPI: Selected When you're done, reboot one last time. You'll start up running LibreElec and Kodi will be front and center, waiting for you to and fine tune your new media center!