Moreover, the process to install Chrome OS Flex on Windows is extremely easy and seamless. In fact, we revived our 12-year-old Sony Vaio laptop by installing Chrome OS Flex on it. Here’s how we did.

Chrome OS Flex is an operating system that can help revive old PCs and MacBooks. If your PC or MacBook doesn't run well anymore, you can erase the OS and replace it with Chrome OS Flex.

Chrome OS Flex was made possible by Google’s acquisition of Neverware, which previously sold an application called CloudReady that allowed users to convert old PCs into Chrome OS systems.

If you're switching to Chrome OS Flex from Windows, you may need to clear your TPM and then re-enable it so that Chrome OS can use it. For testing, I used many of the same aging PCs I used when ...

Chrome OS Flex is a lightweight, versatile operating system developed by Google, known for transforming old hardware into a Chromebook-like device.

Although the Chrome OS Flex installation will erase your Mac’s internal drive, consider booting into macOS Recovery to wipe the internal drive before installing. On my first installation attempt with ...

Chrome OS Flex is in the early stages of testing. Screenshot: Google Chrome. That said, you can try it. Google has a list of computer models that it plans to eventually certify for Chrome OS Flex ...

The Chrome OS Flex muscle. If you’ve been reading this column and following the Chrome OS ecosystem for long, the concept behind Chrome OS Flex might sound familiar.

Google has launched Chrome OS Flex, a new way of turning your older PC into a Chromebook running Chrome OS. It's a free way of recycling an old PC, though it comes with a number of caveats.

Chrome OS Flex won’t age as poorly and won’t accrue that baggage over time,” Forrest Smith, a product manager for Chrome OS, told Gizmodo. Image: Google.

Chrome OS Flex is also more capable than the CloudReady product it will eventually replace. It uses the same code base as Chrome OS, and Flex devices will get software updates simultaneously ...

I threw Chrome OS Flex on a cheap Mini PC with a Celeron 4 core. Mostly because Windows 11 just is awful on such a weak CPU. Chrome OS Flex is certainly a less impactful OS for weak or older hardware.