User's Manual

Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords
Password Function
Administrator password
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Must be entered each time you access Setup Utility (BIOS).
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If you forget your administrator password, you cannot
access Setup Utility (BIOS).
Power-on password
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Must be entered each time you turn on or restart the tablet.
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If you forget your power-on password, you cannot turn on or
restart the tablet.
To set, change, or delete an administrator or power-on password in Setup Utility (BIOS):
CAUTION: Use extreme care when making changes in Setup Utility (BIOS). Errors can prevent the tablet from
operating properly.
NOTE: If you have tablet with a detachable keyboard or keyboard dock, attach it before beginning these
steps.
1. Turn o the tablet.
2. Hold the Volume down button.
3. While continuing to hold the Volume down button, press the power button to turn on the tablet.
The Startup menu is displayed.
4. Select Security, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Your changes take eect when the tablet restarts.
Using Internet security software
When you use your tablet to access email, a network, or the Internet, you potentially expose your tablet to
viruses, spyware, and other online threats. To help protect your tablet, Internet security software that
includes antivirus and rewall features may be preinstalled on your tablet as a trial oer. To provide ongoing
protection against newly discovered viruses and other security risks, security software must be kept up to
date. It is strongly recommended that you upgrade the security software trial oer or purchase the software
of your choice in order to fully protect your tablet.
Using antivirus software
Viruses can disable programs, utilities, or the operating system, or cause them to function abnormally.
Antivirus software can detect most viruses, destroy them, and in most cases, repair any damage they have
caused.
To provide ongoing protection against newly discovered viruses, antivirus software must be kept up to date.
An antivirus program may be preinstalled on your tablet. It is strongly recommended that you use the
antivirus program of your choice in order to fully protect your tablet.
For more information about viruses, type support in the taskbar search box, and then select the HP
Support Assistant
app.
– or –
Tap the question mark icon in the taskbar.
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