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<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="how-do-i-reinstall-the-chrome-os-with-a-usb-recovery-flash-drive"><em>How do I reinstall the Chrome OS with a USB Recovery Flash Drive?</em></h2><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"height":270,"width":480,"photoUrl":"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/PqG0_yUdscM\/hqdefault.jpg","videoID":"PqG0_yUdscM","showRelated":false,"url":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PqG0_yUdscM","embedType":"youtube","name":"Chromebooks - How to Reinstall Chrome OS from a Recovery Drive","frameSrc":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PqG0_yUdscM?feature=oembed&autoplay=1"}"> <a href="https://youtu.be/PqG0_yUdscM" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://youtu.be/PqG0_yUdscM </a> </div><p><br></p><p>To reinstall Chrome OS using a USB flash drive, you must have a PC with internet access and a 4GB or larger USB flash drive. To create your USB flash drive, visit our <a href="https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/19-how-to-create-recovery-media-for-a-chromebook" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Create a USB Recovery Flash Drive for your Chromebook</a> article.</p><p>Use the following steps to reinstall your Chrome OS with a USB Recovery Flash Drive.</p><ol><li>Press and hold the <strong>Esc</strong> key and <strong>refresh (F3)</strong> key and then press the power button to turn on the Chromebook.</li><li>The Chromebook will boot to Developer Mode. Insert your Chromebook USB recovery flash drive.</li><li>The integrity of the recovery media is verified, then the system is recovered from the USB flash drive. This process takes about 10 minutes to complete.</li><li>Once the system recovery is complete, unplug the USB flash drive.</li><li>The Chromebook will restart automatically.</li><li>Follow the on-screen instructions on the <strong>Welcome!</strong> screen.</li></ol><p>Your Chromebook is now back to factory default settings.</p> </article> </main>
