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

Button
Component Description
Power button ● When the computer is o, press the button to turn on the
computer.
● When the computer is on, press the button briey to initiate
Sleep.
● When the computer is in the Sleep state, press the button briey
to exit Sleep.
● When the computer is in Hibernation, press the button briey to
exit Hibernation.
CAUTION: Pressing and holding down the power button results in the
loss of unsaved information.
If the computer has stopped responding and shutdown procedures are
ineective, press and hold the power button down for at least 5
seconds to turn o the computer.
To learn more about your power settings, see your power options:
▲ Right-click the Power icon , and then select Power
Options.
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