How to Reinstall ChromeOS on a Chromebook

Oct. 10, 2024

ChromeOS has completely transformed over the past decade and it’s now one of the best operating systems to consider if you’re on a budget. However, like other operating systems, Chromebooks aren’t without their issues and sometimes require you to reinstall ChromeOS. Fortunately, there’s a pretty easy way to delete and reinstall ChromeOS on a Chromebook, and we’ll show you how to do it.

Reinstall ChromeOS on a Chromebook

If you are wondering whether you can install ISO on a Chromebook, well, Google doesn’t offer ChromeOS ISO images directly. It has a straightforward Chromebook Recovery Utility that lets you flash the image seamlessly. You need a 8GB (minimum) USB stick and a Chrome browser on Windows, macOS, or ChromeOS. Keep in mind that reinstalling ChromeOS willwipe out all the local data.

And that’s how you can easily reinstall ChromeOS using the Chromebook Recovery Utility tool and through the internet. These methods come handy if you are facing “ChromeOS is missing or damaged” error on your Chromebook. That said, you should use this as your last resort as reinstalling ChromeOS will always wipe your local data.