They do a sorta softlock on the bootloader to maintain OS consistency and security, but you can override it by putting the machine into "developer mode". Getti

They do a sorta softlock on the bootloader to maintain OS consistency and security, but you can override it by putting the machine into "developer mode". Getting Windows up natively on Chromebooks is possibly possible depending upon the machine. ARM based Chromebooks are obviously a non-starter for running x86/x64 Windows. For Intel systems it can be made to work using coreboot firmware to boot into Windows but the install process tends to be fairly involved and non-user-friendly and device specific, sort of like building a hackintosh.