Overview
- Google and refurbished retailer Back Market are offering a reusable USB stick preloaded with ChromeOS Flex for about $3 on Back Market.
- The kit installs Google’s web-first operating system on older PCs or Macs, giving owners a simple path off unsupported Windows 10.
- The package includes step-by-step guides and video tutorials, so users do not need to download or build the installer themselves.
- Devices receive ongoing security updates with ChromeOS Flex, though there is no Android app support, no Google Play Store, fewer security chip features, and no Parallels Windows virtual machines.
- Google pitches the effort as a sustainability move that extends device life, citing 19% lower energy use on average and a partnership with Closing the Loop, with GB News noting many PCs still run Windows 10.