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It’s been a while since we’ve touched on CrossOver. It’s a commercial product from CodeWeavers, the developers behind Wine and Proton, which allows Windows applications and games to run natively on Linux and macOS. Thankfully the janky old days of CrossOver running on Chromebooks through limited Android integration is now behind us. They have moved […]
The time has come: welcome to our exclusive guide on how you can use Vulkan in Crostini! This unlocks the full gaming power of Chromebooks by allowing more modern games to work. More importantly, it also allows Steam’s Proton compatibility layer to work at its full potential, which means the majority of Windows games will […]
I’m going to be honest: we’ve put this post off for a very long time. You see, there are certain folks who will undoubtedly get upset when I publish this information because by sharing it, I come across as flippant about the greater Chrome OS community and the issues and trials the Canary Channel (and […]
Just today, I had an Android app go a bit wonky on me. Google Analytics was open on one of my displays and after moving it to my second screen, it just vanished. It was still open, still running, and still visible in the overview mode, but there was no way for me to actually […]
With the announcement of the HP Chromebook X2 11, HP also revealed that it would be launching this unique Chromebook/tablet/detachable with a couple unique apps on board. We already dug in and found HP QuickDrop and showed everyone how they can start using it right now. It’s a great service for quickly moving files from […]
Posts online began cropping up over the past couple weeks outlining the issue users are having with the new Chromecast with Google TV and it’s minute, head-scratchingly small 8GB of onboard storage. When I first saw these, I had a few thoughts. First, I figured those being plagued with the problem of low storage likely […]
![How to fix your Chromebook with a reset and firmware revert [VIDEO]](https://chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/RevertChromebookFactoryResetPowerwashHowTo.jpeg)
If you’ve been following along this week, you likely have heard all about the issues with the incremental update Google pushed out to Chrome OS 91. It was a nasty bug and the only way forward was to figure out a way to get your Chromebook wiped and reverted to the previous version of Chrome […]
Recently, I’ve been test-driving Windows 11 to draw as many comparisons and contrasts from it as I can to Chrome OS both for fun and for research. I’ve concluded that Windows 11 borrowed more than a few things from Chrome OS, and the fact that that is not such a bad thing after all. Recently, […]
Google Chrome’s new tab page (NTP) is a sacred space. It’s where you go as a starting point for a Google Search (unless you’re using a Chromebook) and where you quickly access recent websites. Aside from that, it’s become understood that this space is not to be messed with in any way, shape, or form. […]
Last week, numerous Chromebook users reported a CPU-crippling bug had arrived in the latest incremental update to version 91 of Chrome OS. Shortly thereafter, Google pumped the brakes on the update and paused the server which essentially reverted the most current version of Chrome OS to the previous 91.0.4472.114 that rolled out in mid-June. For […]
While we all impatiently wait for official support for Steam via Borealis, let’s talk about how you can start playing Windows games today with Steam Play (Proton) using Crostini (Linux on Chrome OS). The experience isn’t the best, but it’s frankly better than nothing. This article will assume that you have Linux installed on your […]
![Here’s how to adjust the action on your Chromebook trackpad [VIDEO]](https://chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/TrackpadAdjustmentChromebookHowTo.jpeg)
DISCLAIMER: Right off the top I want to make it very clear that anything you do to your Chromebook that involves opening up the chassis will result in a void of your warranty. If you have any issues with your trackpad and don’t want to lose your manufacturer’s warranty, this process is not for you. […]
