And you’ll need a PC running Windows to create the USB installation media for your Chromebook.Įven after you install Windows, you won’t be out of the woods. You’ll need a USB keyboard and mouse just to install Windows, because your Chromebook’s built-in keyboard and mouse won’t work in the installer.
You’ll need some additional hardware as well. The replacement BIOS can only be installed on Chromebook models that it supports, so you can’t do this on every model of Chromebook. This will allow you to boot and install Windows. To do this, you’ll have to install a replacement BIOS for your Chromebook (technically it’s a UEFI firmware, which is the modern replacement to the traditional BIOS). We’ll say it again: this isn’t officially supported. But there are ways to install Windows on many Chromebook models, if you’re willing to get your hands dirty. You normally can’t even install Windows-Chromebooks ship with a special type of BIOS designed for Chrome OS.
Chromebooks don’t officially support Windows.
