ChromeOS Flex does not support ARM architecture.

Only certified models are supported: You can run ChromeOS Flex on most computers with Intel or AMD processors.

Review the Certified models list to check if your models support Linux on ChromeOS Flex.

Linux development environment: Support for Linux development environment on ChromeOS Flex varies, depending on the specific model.

Parallels Desktop: ChromeOS Flex does not support running Windows virtual machines (VMs) using Parallels Desktop.

Google Play and Android apps: ChromeOS Flex does not support Android apps or Google Play.

Review the Certified models list to check if your models support TPM on ChromeOS Flex. Without a supported TPM, data is still encrypted, but might be more vulnerable to attack. However, not all ChromeOS Flex devices have a supported Trusted Platform Module (TPM) to protect encryption keys at a hardware level.

TPM and encryption: Like ChromeOS, ChromeOS Flex automatically encrypts user data.

Update procedures vary by model and need to be managed by device administrators.

Firmware updates: Unlike ChromeOS devices, ChromeOS Flex devices do not manage and automatically update their BIOS or UEFI firmware.

Google recommends that you turn on Secure boot on all your ChromeOS Flex devices Secure boot can’t provide the security guarantees of ChromeOS verified boot, but it can maintain the same boot security as Windows devices, preventing unknown third-party operating systems from booting on ChromeOS Flex devices. Because ChromeOS Flex devices don’t contain a Google security chip, the ChromeOS verified boot procedure is not available on them.Īs an alternative, Microsoft reviewed and approved ChromeOS Flex’s bootloader to optionally support UEFI Secure boot.

Verified boot and Google security chip: ChromeOS devices contain a Google security chip that helps to protect the system and verify that hardware and OS are trusted.

However, ChromeOS Flex has some important differences compared to ChromeOS, which is only available on Chromebooks, Chromeboxes, and Chromebases. When you install ChromeOS Flex on Windows, Mac, or Linux devices, you get most of the features and benefits of ChromeOS.

ChromeOS and ChromeOS Flex share underlying technology and management tools.

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