You own a Chromebook and you want to make a DualBoot Windows 11/ChromeOS? It’s now possible thanks to research from coolstarorg, which posted it on Reddit on Monday.
The news caused a stir in the Chromebook world: it would now be possible under certain conditions to have a Windows operating system on the Chromebook without using applications such as Cameyo or Parallels Desktop.
A conclusive test, but which requires special conditions
As shared on the coolstarorg Reddit account, three Chromebooks have passed the tests for this integration: the HP Chromebook 14b, the HP Chromebook Pro c645 Enterprise as well as the Lenovo Yogo c13. The list of compatible devices could grow following the success of these tests.
Although the tests are a success, there are some conditions to respect if you too want to take advantage of this Dualboot. First, your Chromebook must have an SSD drive. As coolstarorg points out: “ eMMc can be read and written from Windows, but UEFI can’t boot from it yet “. Then, only a handful of processors can carry out this operation:
AMD Athlon 3015ce
Ryzen 3 3250C
Ryzen 5 3500C
Ryzen7 3700
The guide to achieving DualBoot Windows 11/Chrome OS
If the requirements are met, then you will first need to partition Chrome OS using a chrx (extremely popular tool for dual booting Linux on Chromebook). Then, you will need to update the RW_LEGACY firmware on your PC using the script provided by MrChromeBox and finally use the script developed by coolstarorg to configure dual boot.
A technical and complex process to finally arrive at DualBoot Windows 11/Chrome OS. Here are the features that will be operational following the process:
Windows startup
The NVMe SSD is bootable and functional.
Keyboard
Keyboard backlight
track pad
Touchscreen
Graphics acceleration
HDMI and USB-C video output
Brightness control
Sleep/Wake and Power Management
Audio (speakers, headphones, microphones)
Wi-Fi + Bluetooth
webcam
USB-A and USB-C ports
SD card slot
This integration can be interesting for your Chromebook, however our colleagues from Windows Central remember that it is not officially supported and that it is better to know a little about it before starting.
Source : Windows Central
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