Install Google's Chrome OS Flex to breathe new life into your crusty old computer.

Chrome OS Flex is the standard Chrome OS that runs on Chromebooks, in a form that you can install on computers that aren’t Chromebooks.

Chrome OS is extending beyond Chromebooks Getty Images Google has released Chrome OS Flex, a version of its Chromebook operating system that can be installed on PCs and Macs.

Download Chrome OS Flex And then install ChromeOS on your ancient laptop The first step is replicating Chrome OS on your old laptop by downloading Chrome OS Flex.

There's no reason you can't install (or dual-boot!) Chrome OS on a desktop PC, incidentally. To perform the Chromium OS install process, you'll need a 2GB USB memory stick.

Earlier this week, Google announced Chrome OS Flex, its official solution for breathing new life into aging Macs and Windows PCs with the help of the lightweight operating system. The software is ...

But anyone can create a bootable USB flash drive that will install Chrome OS Flex. Over 400 computers are officially supported, and the software will most likely work on many other PCs as well.

To back up a bit, CloudReady is a Chrome OS-like operating system that you can install on any computer, basically allowing you to turn old devices into de facto Chromebooks.

Unfortunately, just like on Android, Google has a specific process and system for "blessed" Chromebooks and it doesn't exactly make it easy to install Chrome OS on anything else.