It’s likely that many devices won’t be able to run Windows apps or they’ll be too slow for practical use. To realistically run a virtual machine on a Chromebook will need a powerful CPU, plenty of memory and disk space. This future release is planned for Chromebook Enterprise only – not consumers. They’ll be using technology from Parallels, who have virtual machine options for Mac computers. The ‘half’ option is the tantalizing announcement from Google that they are working on a way to run Windows programs on a Chromebook. There’s a Remote Desktop client app for Chromebook.įor connection to Mac or linking over the Internet there are two main options:

If the Windows computer is in the same place (i.e same local network) then Microsoft’s Remote Desktop is enough. Use the Chromebook screen, keyboard and pad to operate another computer remotely. The Office apps and browser options have enough features for most needs but not the complete range of options in Office for Windows or Mac.Ĭhromebooks can remotely access any Windows or Mac computer.

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