How To Restore Chromebook To Factory?

Back up any important files to Google Drive or an external device

Sign out of your Chromebook

Turn off the Chromebook

Press and hold Esc + Refresh, then press and hold Power

Release Power when the Chromebook turns on, then release Esc + Refresh when you see a recovery screen

Insert a USB recovery drive (created using another computer) into the Chromebook

Follow the on-screen prompts to reinstall ChromeOS

When complete, remove the USB recovery drive

Select your language and sign in with the owner account

If prompted, confirm the device name and complete setup

After setup, open Settings

Select Advanced

Select Reset settings

Select Powerwash

Confirm Powerwash and restart

Sign in and complete setup

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