User guide

8 Securing your computer and information ........................................................................................................ 59
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 59
Setting Windows passwords .............................................................................................. 60
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords ............................................................................. 60
TPM Embedded Security device (select models only) ....................................................................... 60
Using Internet security software ......................................................................................................... 61
Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................... 61
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................... 62
Installing software updates ................................................................................................................. 62
Installing critical security updates ...................................................................................... 62
Installing HP and third-party software updates .................................................................. 62
Securing your wireless network .......................................................................................................... 62
Backing up your software applications and information ..................................................................... 62
9 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ............................................................ 63
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................... 63
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 63
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 63
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 64
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ...................................................................................... 64
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device ............................... 65
10 Backing up, restoring, and recovering .......................................................................................................... 66
Creating recovery media and backups ............................................................................................... 66
Creating HP Recovery media ............................................................................................ 66
Restore and recovery ......................................................................................................................... 67
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................... 68
What you need to know ..................................................................................... 68
Using the HP Recovery partition (select models only) ...................................... 68
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................... 69
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................... 69
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select models only) ................................................ 69
11 Specifications ................................................................................................................................................ 70
Input power ......................................................................................................................................... 70
Operating environment ....................................................................................................................... 70
12 Electrostatic Discharge ................................................................................................................................. 71
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