His roundups of new features in Windows 10 updates have been called "the most detailed, useful Windows version previews of anyone on the web" and covered by prominent Windows journalists like Paul Thurrott and Mary Jo Foley on TWiT's Windows Weekly. Instructional tutorials he's written have been linked to by organizations like The New York Times, Wirecutter, Lifehacker, the BBC, CNET, Ars Technica, and John Gruber's Daring Fireball. The news he's broken has been covered by outlets like the BBC, The Verge, Slate, Gizmodo, Engadget, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, ZDNet, The Next Web, and Techmeme. Beyond the column, he wrote about everything from Windows to tech travel tips. He founded PCWorld's "World Beyond Windows" column, which covered the latest developments in open-source operating systems like Linux and Chrome OS. He also wrote the USA's most-saved article of 2021, according to Pocket.Ĭhris was a PCWorld columnist for two years. Beyond the web, his work has appeared in the print edition of The New York Times (September 9, 2019) and in PCWorld's print magazines, specifically in the August 2013 and July 2013 editions, where his story was on the cover. With over a decade of writing experience in the field of technology, Chris has written for a variety of publications including The New York Times, Reader's Digest, IDG's PCWorld, Digital Trends, and MakeUseOf. Chris has personally written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times-and that's just here at How-To Geek. If your Chromebook ever appears to freeze or become stuck during this process, bear in mind that you can force the Chromebook to shut down by pressing the Power button and holding it down for ten seconds or so.Ĭhris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek.
(You shouldn't, as Chrome OS usually syncs your data with Google.)
This will also, obviously, wipe your Chromebook, so make sure you don't have anything important stored on it. If you're lucky, you'll find third-party drivers that were hacked together to give Windows support for these components. Windows doesn't ship with hardware drivers for various pieces of hardware, like the touchpads incorporated into many Chromebooks (which makes sense, since Chromebook manufacturers never bothered creating Windows drivers for these components). And you'll need a PC running Windows to create the USB installation media for your Chromebook.Įven after you install Windows, you won't be out of the woods. You'll need some additional hardware as well. You'll need a USB keyboard and mouse just to install Windows, because your Chromebook's built-in keyboard and mouse won't work in the installer.
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