In late 2018 I made a video about how to install Windows 10 on a Chromebook. The video was popular, but it missed several things and caused a fair amount of confusion. I made follow up videos that ended up leading people on a wild goose chase. I want to apologize for that so I created this new tutorial. It is more in-depth and, hopefully, easier to follow along with. The new video shows, again, hopefully, all of the steps to make this process as easy as possible.

With all that being said, let’s jump into this.

Timestamps

Step 1.

Watch this video in its entirety.

I cannot stress this enough. Please watch the video all the way through before starting for yourself. Also, read the description. This is equally as important. Itunes 11 64 bit for windows 7 free download pc. If you get stuck half way through because you didn’t read the description, that’s on you.

Please use the new guide available here: C740: C910/CB5-571: https://coolstar.org/chromebook/windows.

Step 2.

Mar 03, 2021 To install Windows 10 or 7 on Acer Chromebook you need to mess up with the operating system, firmware, and BIOS. These actions can result in some serious effects on your Laptop. Chromebooks are not officially designed for installing Windows Operating system and you can’t install Windows without any modifications in BIOS.
Oct 04, 2017 Feel free to partition the internal drive however you like. We deleted all the internal partitions and told Windows to install itself using the allocated space. Bear in mind that you don’t need a product key to install and use Windows 10. You can always add a product key or purchase a product key from Microsoft from within Windows 10 later.

Make sure your Chromebook is compatible

Look up the processor that your Chromebook has. Flip your Chromebook over and look at the sticker on the bottom. The sticker should tell you the exact model of Chromebook you have. Use that information to search on Google to see what processor your Chromebook has.

In order for this to work, you MUST have an Intel processor. If you don’t have an Intel processor, this tutorial will not work and is NOT for you.

Once you have determined that you have an Intel processor, make sure it is compatible with this process:

Go to https://coolstar.org/chromebook/windows-install.html
Select your Chromebook Manufacturer
Click Next
Select your Chromebook’s CPU*
Click Next
Select your Chromebook
Click Next

*If your Chromebook processor is NOT listed, then STOP. This will not work with your Chromebook.

Another way to see if your device is supported is to take a look at this link on MrChromebox’s website: https://mrchromebox.tech/#devices

Also, you need to make sure that you have at LEAST 32GB of hard drive space on your Chromebook. This is the minimum requirement per Microsoft. If you have less than that, you most likely won’t be able to install any of the updates when/if you get Windows 10 installed. Again, you need AT LEAST 32GB of hard drive space to install Windows 10.

Step 3.

Gather your supplies

Chromebook with supported Intel processor
Charging Brick
Internet Access
USB Mouse – (Affiliate Link)
USB Keyboard – (Affiliate Link)
USB with Windows on it – (Affiliate Link)
Empty USB to backup firmware – (Affiliate Link)

Step 4.

Create your Windows bootable USB

Insert an 8+GB USB drive into your computer**
Go to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
Under “Create Windows 10 installation media”, click “Download tool now”
Open the “MediaCreationTool****.exe” file that you just downloaded
Read the license terms and click the “Accept” button
Select “Create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) for another PC”
Click Next
Make sure that the Language is your language.
Make sure the Edition is Windows 10
Make sure the Architecture is 64-bit (x64)
Click Next
Select “USB flash drive”
Click Next
On the “Select a USB flash drive” screen, select your 8+GB USB drive
Click Next
This process will take several minutes
Once the process is complete, click “Finish” and remove your USB drive

**This process will remove EVERYTHING from your USB drive

Step 5.

Install Windows 10 On Acer Spin 11 Chromebook

Put your Chromebook into Developer mode

This will remove EVERYTHING from your Chromebook
Power on your Chromebook and immediately start tapping CTRL+D
Press Enter to put your Chromebook into Developer mode
This process will take several minutes to complete. Mine took nearly 20 minutes
When it completes, your Chromebook will reboot automatically
Go through the setup process enough to connect to the internet
You don’t need to sign in. You can “Browse as Guest”

Start Converting Your Chromebook

Open Chrome and then press Ctrl + Alt + T to open a terminal screen
Type: shell
- If you get a message saying that “shell isn’t a recognized command” then you aren’t in developer mode. Go back to step 5
If you don’t get an error, then proceed by typing the following:
- cd ~; curl -L -O https://coolstar.org/chromebook/setup-firmware.sh && sudo bash setup-firmware.sh
  - Please note that it is a ~ NOT a –
  - If you get the error message, “Firmware download checksum failed; Download corrupted, cannot flash.” then use the Alternate Method below
  - YOU DO NOT NEED TO INSTALL CURL. IT IS ALREADY INSTALLED.
You should get a screen that says “ChromeOS Firmware Utility Script” at the top
Press 1 to Install/Update Full ROM Firmware
Read the Standard disclaimer. If you wish to proceed, press Y and Enter
Read the next disclaimer. If you wish to proceed, press Y and Enter
When you get to the “Create a backup copy of your stock firmware” press Y
Insert your second/empty USB drive and then press Enter
Press the number that corresponds to your empty USB drive and press Enter
When the backup is complete, it will tell you to remove the USB drive and press Enter. Do that
The script will now download and install the Full ROM Firmware
When you see “Full ROM firmware successfully installed/updated” you can press Enter
You should be back at the “ChromeOS Firmware Utility Script” page
Insert your Windows 10 bootable USB
Press R and then Enter to reboot

Firmware Download Checksum Fail; Download Corrupted, Cannot Flash

There is another script that I hear is more current that can be run and is as follows:

cd; curl -LO https://mrchromebox.tech/firmware-util.sh && sudo bash firmware-util.sh
YOU DO NOT NEED TO INSTALL CURL. IT IS ALREADY INSTALLED.

If you use this script, you’ll still want to “Install/Update Full ROM Firmware”. This should be option 3 instead of option 1.

Installing Windows

At this point, 1 of 2 things will happen. Either the Windows 10 installer will start or you’ll get a screen with a lot of text on it that has a cursor blinking at you from the bottom.

If the Windows installer starts automatically, go to step 5a.

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