On the OS side, I am running Chrome OS Beta (.49). I have allotted 30GB to Linux disk space and my Chromebook does not support KVM. It comes with 8 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage. I am using HP Chromebook x360 Core i5 8th Gen. And the installation process will take a much longer time.īefore we move forward, I want to clarify my specs so that you get a good idea about running a Windows 10 virtual machine on a Chromebook. It’s not that non-KVM Chromebooks can’t run Windows 10, but it won’t be usable for even day to day task. So the bottom line is that if you have KVM support, go with Windows 10 and if your Chromebook does not support KVM then pick Windows 7. If you own any of these Chromebooks then the Windows performance will be much better and you can go ahead and install Windows 10 on your Chromebook. The following are some of the Hatch-based Chromebooks available in the market. In that case, I would recommend you to use Windows 7 as it’s bloat-free and much faster than Windows 10.Īccording to Chrome Unboxed, newly-launched Chromebooks (based on Hatch baseboard) are coming with built-in KVM support. You can, of course, run Windows but the performance won’t be that good. If you don’t have KVM support then there is nothing to worry about. I have mentioned the steps in the next section to find KVM support on Chromebooks. It allows your Chromebook to take full advantage of hardware acceleration using the built-in virtualization technology. To smoothly run Windows on a Chromebook, your Chromebook should have KVM support (Kernel-based Virtual Machine). Should You Install Windows 10 or Windows 7 on a Chromebook?īefore moving to the steps, you must know which Windows version would be a better pick for your Chromebook. (Settings -> Linux (Beta) on the left menu -> Turn on). So go ahead and check if you have Linux support. School Chromebooks tend to not have Linux support, but recently Google brought support for Linux containers on a few Chromebooks. You can download a fresh copy of Windows 10 for free from here.ģ.

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