User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Welcome
- Components
- Network connections
- Screen navigation
- Entertainment features
- Using touch to share (select products only)
- Using a webcam (select products only)
- Using audio
- Using video
- Power management
- Shutting down (turning off) the computer
- Using HP Fast Charge (select products only)
- Setting power options
- Security
- Protecting the computer
- Using passwords
- Setting passwords in Windows
- Setting passwords in Computer Setup
- Managing a BIOS administrator password
- Using DriveLock Security Options
- Using Windows Hello (select products only)
- Using antivirus software
- Using firewall software
- Installing software updates
- Using HP Client Security (select products only)
- Using HP Touchpoint Manager (select products only)
- Using an optional security cable (select products only)
- Using a fingerprint reader (select products only)
- Maintenance
- Backup and recovery
- Computer Setup (BIOS), TPM, and HP Sure Start
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
- Specifications
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Accessibility
- Index
Finding additional battery information
To access battery information:
1. Type support in the taskbar search box, and then select the HP Support Assistant app.
– or –
Click the question mark icon in the taskbar.
2. Select My PC, select the Diagnostics and Tools tab, and then select HP Battery Check. If HP Battery
Check indicates that your battery should be replaced, contact support.
HP Support Assistant provides the following tools and information about the battery.
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HP Battery Check tool to test battery performance
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Information on calibration, power management, and proper care and storage to maximize battery life
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Information on battery types, specications, life cycles, and capacity
Using HP Battery Check
To monitor the status of your battery, or if the battery is no longer holding a charge, run HP Battery Check in
the HP Support Assistant app. If HP Battery Check indicates that your battery should be replaced, contact
support.
To run HP Battery Check:
1. Connect the AC adapter to the computer.
NOTE: The computer must be connected to external power for Battery Check to work properly.
2. Type support in the taskbar search box, and then select the HP Support Assistant app.
– or –
Click the question mark icon in the taskbar.
3. Select My PC, select the Diagnostics and Tools tab, and then select HP Battery Check. If HP Battery
Check indicates that your battery should be replaced, contact support.
Battery Check examines the battery and its cells to see if they are functioning properly, and then reports the
results of the examination.
Displaying the remaining battery charge
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Move the pointer over the Power meter icon .
Maximizing battery discharge time
Battery discharge time varies depending on features you use while on battery power. Maximum discharge
time gradually decreases as the battery storage capacity naturally degrades.
Tips for maximizing battery discharge time:
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Lower the brightness on the display.
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Select the Power saver setting in Power Options.
Setting power options 39