User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Welcome
- Components
- Network connections
- Connecting to a wireless network
- Connecting to a wired network
- Using HP MAC Address Manager to identify your computer on a network (select products only)
- Screen navigation
- Entertainment features
- Managing power
- Using Sleep and Hibernation
- Shutting down (turning off) the computer
- Using the Power icon and Power Options
- Running on battery power
- Running on external power
- 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
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Computer Setup (BIOS), TPM, and HP Sure Start
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
- Specifications
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Accessibility
- Index
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Computers or tablets with keyboards:
▲ Turn on or restart the computer, and when the HP logo appears, press f10 to enter Computer
Setup.
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Tablets without keyboards:
▲ Turn o the tablet. Press the power button in combination with the volume down button until
the Startup menu is displayed, and then tap f10 to enter Computer Setup.
2. Enter your current BIOS administrator password.
3. Select Security, select Change BIOS administrator Password or Change Password (select products
only), and then press enter.
4. When prompted, type your current password.
5. When prompted, type your new password.
6. When prompted, type your new password again to conrm.
7. To save your changes and exit Computer Setup, select the Save icon, and then follow the on-screen
instructions.
– or –
Select Main, select Save Changes and Exit, and then press enter.
Your changes go into eect when the computer restarts.
Deleting a BIOS administrator password
1. Start Computer Setup.
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Computers or tablets with keyboards:
▲ Turn on or restart the computer, and when the HP logo appears, press f10 to enter Computer
Setup.
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Tablets without keyboards:
▲ Turn o the tablet. Press the power button in combination with the volume down button until
the Startup menu is displayed, and then tap f10 to enter Computer Setup.
2. Enter your current BIOS administrator password.
3. Select Security, select Change BIOS administrator Password or Change Password (select products
only), and then press enter.
4. When prompted, type your current password.
5. When prompted for the new password, leave the eld empty, and then press enter.
6. When prompted to type your new password again, leave the eld empty, and then press enter.
7. To save your changes and exit Computer Setup, select the Save icon, and then follow the on-screen
instructions.
– or –
Select Main, select Save Changes and Exit, and then press enter.
Your changes go into eect when the computer restarts.
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