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ChromeOS

Chrome OS is a lightweight operating system developed by Google, primarily designed for Chromebook devices. It is based on the Linux kernel and primarily revolves around the Google Chrome web browser. Chrome OS is known for its simplicity, speed, and security. It focuses on cloud-based computing, with most applications and data stored and accessed through the Chrome web browser and cloud services. Chromebooks running Chrome OS offer a streamlined user experience, automatic updates, and integration with Google services such as Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Docs. With its emphasis on web-centric usage and cloud-based productivity, Chrome OS provides an efficient and secure computing environment for users who primarily rely on web-based applications and services.

Chromebook Management

FileWave has support for Chromebook management with the data that syncs from the Google Admin Con...

Chrome OS: FileWave Inventory Extension Behavior (FAQ)

What The FileWave Chromebook Inventory extension provides abilities to manage your devices beyon...

Chrome Troubleshooting Guide

You have already: Enrolled devices into your Google Suite (https://support.google.com/chrome/a...

Chrome OS: FileWave Inventory Extension Capabilities

What An optional add-on for Chromebook management in FileWave is the FileWave Inventory extensio...

Disable Chrome OS in FileWave

These steps will walk you through the process of disabling Chrome OS in FileWave Open Prefer...

Powerwash / Wipe Users on ChromeOS (15.3+)

What Powerwash and Wipe Users are features on ChromeOS that allow users to reset their Chromeboo...

Reboot for ChromeOS (15.3+)

What For an MDM (Mobile Device Management) administrator managing ChromeOS devices, the ability ...

Google Admin Sync Interval for ChromeOS (15.3+)

What As an administrator managing ChromeOS devices you may want to change the frequency that Fil...

Custom Field Annotated Field Sync for ChromeOS (15.3+)

What As an administrator managing ChromeOS devices you want to update the Annotated Custom field...

Forcing wiped ChromeOS devices to re-enroll (15.3+)

What By default, wiped ChromeOS devices automatically re-enroll into your account without users ...

Confirming Firebase APIs are enabled for Chromebooks (15.4+)

What When setting up Chromebooks you need to ensure that the right APIs are enabled. In FileWave...