OCTOBER 2020 PCWorld 93default operating system after booting,
despite repeated button mashing? You likely
waited too long to start pressing the key, or
you aren’t pressing the right combination of
keys. (Example: Function keys may require
also holding the Fn key—or not.)
STEP 4: INSTALL
CLOUDREADY
When the welcome screen appears, you can
take one of two routes: Immediately wipe
your laptop’s drive and install CloudReady, or
configure CloudReady on the flash drive.
Choose the latter if you’d like to test drive
CloudReady for a short while—doing so
allows you to try out Neverware’s OS without
any destructive changes to your system.
Note: Neverware does not recommend
running CloudReady indefinitely from a USB
drive due to performance and storage
limitations, as well as a lack of OS updates.Option 1: Installation
After booting to the flash drive, wait for the
welcome screen to appear, then click on the
bottom right-hand part of the screen where
the time shows. In the menu that appears,
choose Install OS.
Confirm you’ve backed up your data, and
then proceed with the hard drive wipe and
CloudReady installation. Neverware says the
process will last between 5 and 20 minutes,
depending on the speed of your flash drive
and the size of your laptop’s hard drive.You’ll find the option for installing CloudReady to your laptop within this menu.