Change Chromebook to Win 10

[Belzebu]

hello, I have a laptop Asus C523NA (Babytiger) with the Chromebooks system, and I would like to remove it and install Win10. First I would like to know if it is possible to make the change.
Any suggestions on how to do it?, and what would be the first steps...

thanks salu2

[Fassou]

There is an application called Parallels Desktop that allows you to run W10 on Chrome OS

The option to hack a computer as underpowered as that to put W10 on it can be an exercise in entertainment and learning but I don't think it's worth the time needed to do it, nor the complications (warranty and so on).

Salu2!

[Belzebu]

hello Fassou, your suggestion is appreciated, although the aspect of power is very subjective...there are many more things to value.
Regarding the possible solution with the soft. that you indicate, as I see it, we have to pay...is there any way to obtain that soft. in another way?

Note: I have researched a little about this soft. and I already see that the hard. requirements are high...

salu2

[Fassou]

@belzebu You have the real requirements, detailed on their website

A Chromebook is nothing more than a tablet with a keyboard, and for that it has more than enough power, but to put W10 on it is barely enough, besides the fact that they usually come with specific configurations or physical limitations to prevent you from doing so.

If you are really interested in getting into the project, whether you really want to put Windows on it or if you are considering the Linux option, I recommend this website: https://mrchromebox.tech/

Salu2!

[cobito]

@Belzebu Has responded to the email notifying you of the reply in the forum. That response is not made public. I'm pasting it in the forum so that everyone can see it:

@belzebu said in Change Chromebook to Win 10

Hello Fassou,

Very grateful for your help and comments... and I must say that I have already considered it, but apart from wanting to help my sister, there is also the challenge of being able to carry out the process and more so of being able to bypass the obstacles imposed by SanGoo.

Anyway, if I succeed, I intend to install a win10 as light as possible.

Regarding the website you indicated, I must say that I have already visited it and with great difficulty with my English I have been able to follow the instructions that are in the section...

I have carried out all these processes. I have not seen any protective screw on the board. I have also visited the compatibility websites, my model is listed.

In the end, as it says, I wrote, I ACCEPT and pressed ENTER. I think I have also tried with ACCEPT alone.

and this is where the problem is because according to what I have been able to see on the net, these processes would be missing...

I am currently stuck in the process of recognizing the USB drive to install Win10.

If you have any new suggestions, I am delighted to receive them.
Best regards

[Belzebu]

I have news, in the end I was able to perform these processes:

and then it already recognizes the USB drive, although at startup I got this message

so I had to create it in "MBR" partition format

Then I started the Win10 installation and I got this message about the lack of a driver...

So now I'm stuck again, any ideas or suggestions on how to solve this problem.

[Fassou]

@belzebu If the drive is an M.2, check out this article

Salu2!

[Belzebu]

@fassou, No, the disk it carries is a 64 Gb eMMC. So you think the same process can be applied to it as the problem in the article you sent me?

[Belzebu]

After trying with 5 different Win10 and several Pendrives, only this one has worked for me...(which I don't understand because I've created them all in MBR) and the point where I am now is this...that I think is where it doesn't recognize the eMMC disk.

I've also tried loading the compatible drives and extracted from the.exe

[Fassou]

Many USB pendrives do not work well as a boot drive, personally I have ended up opting for card readers (not all work either) and using several MicroSD that I have been retiring from other uses to have several installation media available.

One that I usually recommend and have given away many times is the Transcend RDF5 which occasionally they offer it very discounted

Salu2!

[Belzebu]

I don't think it's because of the PEN....I've tried with 3 different ones, and on different PCs, and they work on them. It's very strange.
In any case, I'm going to try your idea.
It would be one like this:

[Belzebu]

Hello again... and with good news, I have finally been able to complete the installation process. The problem was that it must be in UEFI, instead of RW_Legacy.

I hope my experience can be useful to other users....