User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Getting started
- Getting to know your computer
- Connecting to a network
- Enjoying entertainment features
- Navigating the screen
- 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
- Maintaining your computer
- Securing your computer and information
- Using passwords
- Using Windows Hello (select products only)
- Using Internet security software
- Installing software updates
- Using HP Managed Services (select products only)
- Securing your wireless network
- Backing up your software applications and information
- Using an optional security cable (select products only)
- Using Setup Utility (BIOS)
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Using Windows tools for backing up, restoring, and recovering your computer
- Creating HP Recovery media (select products only)
- Restoring and recovery
- Restoring, resetting, and refreshing using Windows tools
- Restoring using HP Recovery Manager and the HP Recovery partition
- Recovering using HP Recovery Manager
- Recovering using the HP Recovery partition (select products only)
- Recovering using HP Recovery media
- Changing the computer boot order
- Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only)
- Specifications
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Accessibility
- Index
2 Getting to know your computer
Your computer features top-rated components. This chapter provides details about your components, where
they're located, and how they work.
Locating hardware
To nd out what hardware is installed on your computer:
▲ Type device manager in the taskbar search box, and then select the Device Manager app.
A list displays all the devices installed on your computer.
For information about system hardware components and the system BIOS version number, press fn+esc
(select products only).
Locating software
To nd out what software is installed on your computer:
▲ Select the Start button.
‒ or –
▲ Right-click the Start button, and then select Apps and Features.
To add software to your computer, use the Windows Store app.
1. Select Start, and then select Store.
2. Type your search term in the search box, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
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