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What's the best CloudReady device? The one you already have.
CloudReady: Home Edition is the free, easy way to transform your old PC or Mac into a high-performing Chrome device.
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CloudReady Media Accolades
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CloudReady Media Accolades
CloudReady Home Edition Overview
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CloudReady Home Edition Overview
Whether you're a parent, a student, a teacher, or someone who needs to work from home—if you need a reliable, high-performing device, the CloudReady Home Edition is for you.
(If you're interested in finding out how the paid Enterprise or Education editions of CloudReady can help your organization at scale, we suggest you check out our free trial instead.)
The tools and instructions below will help you install the latest stable version of CloudReady: Home Edition.
What's included in the Home Edition?
What's not included?
- Same OS and experience as our paid versions
- Automatic security & feature updates
What's not included?
- Access to Tech Support
- No management capabilities
Install the Home Edition
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Install the Home Edition
Installing CloudReady
Before you begin
Review CloudReady’s critical requirements.
Test your network compatibility.
Check if your device is certified.
What you need
An 8GB (or greater) USB stick
20 minutes for USB installer creation
To create the USB installer: a PC, Mac or Chromebook running the Chrome browser.
Build your CloudReady installer
There are two ways to do this:
If you have access to a Windows 7 or newer computer, we recommend you download the CloudReady USB Maker. It's a wizard-based tool that will guide you through the process of making a CloudReady USB installer. The USB Maker will prevent issues and save time.
Approx. download size: 48MB
Note: The machine you use to create your USB installer does not need to be the computer you plan to install CloudReady on, so even if you are a Mac or Chrome OS user, we recommend temporarily switching to a Windows computer to create your CloudReady USB installer.
If you don’t have a Windows 7 or newer computer, download the 64-bit CloudReady image below to your Downloads folder (not to the USB stick) and then click the appropriate OS link below for instructions on how to manually create a USB installer.
Next: Finish Building Your Installer
If you're using a Mac, click here to proceed →
If you're using a Chromebook, click here to proceed →
If you're using Windows, click here to proceed →
Looking for additional install options?
Where can I find instructions using Linux?
Read our Knowledge Base article.
Where can I find 32-bit images?
As of August 2019, Neverware no longer provides updates or support for 32-bit CloudReady images.
2. Use the new USB installer to live boot & install CloudReady.
Follow these steps in our Install Guide to continue installing CloudReady using your USB installer.
CloudReady Home Edition: Resources
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CloudReady Home Edition: Resources
Additional resources
We don’t offer access to our technical support team for Home Edition users, but if you have questions or need assistance, there are several ways you can get help.