HP Write Manager - Administrator Guide

HP Write Manager management overview
You can use two tools to manage HP Write Manager: a notication icon and a Control Panel app. Some
commands can be performed using either of the tools, but other commands might be exclusive to one or the
other.
Notication icon
The HP Write Manager notication icon is located in the Windows notication area. The following commands
can be executed by right-clicking the notication icon and selecting the desired option:
● Enable HPWF—Enables HP Write Manager (requires a system restart)
● Disable write lter—Disables HP Write Manager (requires a system restart)
The following table describes the possible states of the HP Write Manager notication icon.
Table 1-1 Identifying HP Write Manager notication icons
Icon Description
HP Write Manager is enabled, and no boot command is set.
HP Write Manager will be disabled (requires a system restart).
HP Write Manager is disabled, and no boot command is set.
HP Write Manager will be enabled (requires a system restart).
The memory usage of the HP Write Manager overlay cache has reached a warning level.
The memory usage of the HP Write Manager overlay cache has reached a warning level, and HP Write Manager will
be disabled (requires a system restart).
The memory usage of the HP Write Manager overlay cache has reached a critical level.
The memory usage of the HP Write Manager overlay cache has reached a critical level, and HP Write Manager will be
disabled (requires a system restart).
HP Write Manager is corrupted.
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