Manual

Updating programs and drivers .......................................................................................................... 56
Cleaning your computer ..................................................................................................................... 56
Cleaning procedures .......................................................................................................... 57
Cleaning the display (All-in-Ones or Notebooks) .............................................. 57
Cleaning the sides or cover ............................................................................... 57
Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse ................................................... 57
Traveling with or shipping your computer ........................................................................................... 58
9 Securing your computer and information .................................................................................................. 59
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 59
Setting Windows passwords .............................................................................................. 60
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords ............................................................................. 60
Using Internet security software ......................................................................................................... 60
Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................... 61
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................... 61
Installing software updates ................................................................................................................. 61
Installing critical security updates ...................................................................................... 61
Installing HP and third-party software updates .................................................................. 61
Securing your wireless network .......................................................................................................... 62
Backing up your software applications and information ..................................................................... 62
Using an optional security cable lock ................................................................................................. 62
10 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
11 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ..................................................................................................... 66
Creating recovery media and backups ............................................................................................... 66
Creating HP Recovery media ............................................................................................ 67
Restore and recovery ......................................................................................................................... 68
Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery ....................................................... 69
Remove everything and reinstall Windows ........................................................................ 69
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................... 70
What you need to know ..................................................................................... 70
Using the HP Recovery partition (select models only) ...................................... 70
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................... 71
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