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Chromebook won't boot from USB stick


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#1 gib65

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Posted 01 November 2022 - 09:28 PM

Hello,
 
I created a bootable Windows 10 USB stick on my Chromebook using the Chromebook Recovery Utility. I created the iso files for it using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool downloaded from here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/software-download/windows10 and followed this guide for creating the bootable USB: https://technastic.com/create-a-bootable-usb-on-chrome-os/.
 
Now, when I plug the USB stick into my Chromebook and power it up, it doesn't boot from the USB. It seems to completely ignore it. When I look at the contents of the stick on the Chromebook, I see this:
 
Attached File  bootable USB content.png   96.69KB   0 downloads
 
Can someone tell me if this looks wrong? If there's an extra step I need to do to get it to boot from the USB stick? Thanks.


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#2 JohnC_21

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Posted 04 November 2022 - 08:03 AM

You can't boot a Windows 10 USB on a Chromebook because there is an OS verification that needs to be turned off.  Why are you attempting to boot a Windows 10 installer on a Chromebook? Does the USB flash drive boot on a Windows computer?

 

https://www.wikihow.com/Enable-USB-Booting-on-Chromebook






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