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ChromeOS System Administrator's Guide

You're reading from   ChromeOS System Administrator's Guide Implement, manage, and optimize ChromeOS features effectively

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803241050
Length 262 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Dr. Willie Sanders, Jr. Dr. Willie Sanders, Jr.
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1:Working with ChromeOS
2. Chapter 1: ChromeOS Basics FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Getting Connected 4. Chapter 3: Exploring Google Apps 5. Part 2:Security and Troubleshooting
6. Chapter 4: ChromeOS Security 7. Chapter 5: Recovering from Disasters 8. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting 101 9. Part 3:Advanced Administration
10. Chapter 7: The Linux Development Environment 11. Chapter 8: Working with the Chrome Shell (Crosh) 12. Chapter 9: Google Workspace Admin Console 13. Chapter 10: Centralized Administration of OUs, Users, Groups, and Devices 14. Index 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Crashing and freezing

System crashing and freezing are among the most annoying issues that you’ll encounter on any computer system. Crashing is the sudden and abrupt shutting down of your computer system’s operating system and hardware. Freezing is a locking up of your computer’s software. In both cases, your system becomes unusable while the issue persists.

Even though crashing and freezing affect your system differently, both issues typically have the same root cause: corruption in your software code. Try the following options to fix the issue:

  • Reboot your system:
    • Performing a restart of your computer system is a tried and true method of clearing corrupt software code from your system’s RAM. This allows your machine to return to a clean state.
    • In the event that the normal reboot options aren’t accessible (for example, your system is frozen), you can perform a hard reset of a ChromeOS device by pressing the keyboard combination Ctrl +...
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