Make your old PC fly again - ChromeOS Flex is free

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Back up all your data before installing Flex because it completely wipes your drive!

I recently installed ChromeOS Flex on an older laptop and am amazed with the results. If you only need to do stuff within the Google Chrome web browser environment, this is the way to go. No need to throw away your old PC because the Microsoft cabal says it cannot be upgraded to Windows 11.


There are different ways to install Flex. I used a very popular third-party tool called Rufus to make a bootable ISO. If that doesn't make any sense to you, maybe try the first way. However, my gut told me the bootable ISO method would be easier for me.

Here's the instructions link from Google:


Seriously. This old 2012 laptop (entry-level i3, 8 GB RAM) I am writing on has never been faster. I've ran it with Windows 7, 10, and the Linux distros called Lubuntu and Bodhi Linux. And ChromeOS Flex kills them all!

Mind you, not all machines will work with Flex. I have an HP All-In-One that someone tossed to the curb. Flex did install with that PC but the wifi was cutting in and out. No good. 

As inflation soars and toxic e-waste becomes a hazard around the globe, it just makes sense to try to use our electronic devices for as long as possible before discarding them.

I guess I was once regarded as a bit eccentric in this way. But I bet posterity will see me as I am.

Sensible!😄

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