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
Connecting headphones .................................................................................................................... 21
Connecting headsets ......................................................................................................................... 22
Using sound settings ......................................................................................................................... 22
Using video .......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Connecting video devices using an HDMI cable (select products only) ............................................ 22
Setting up HDMI audio .................................................................................................... 23
Discovering and connecting to Miracast-compatible wireless displays (select products only) ...... 24
5 Navigating the screen .................................................................................................................................. 25
Using TouchPad and touch screen gestures ........................................................................................................ 25
Tap ..................................................................................................................................................... 25
Two-nger pinch zoom ..................................................................................................................... 26
Two-nger slide (TouchPad only) ..................................................................................................... 26
Two-nger tap (TouchPad only) ........................................................................................................ 26
Four-nger tap (TouchPad only) ....................................................................................................... 27
Three-nger swipe (TouchPad only) ................................................................................................. 27
One-nger slide (touch screen only) ................................................................................................. 27
Using an optional keyboard or mouse ................................................................................................................. 28
Using an on-screen keyboard (select products only) .......................................................................................... 28
6 Managing power .......................................................................................................................................... 29
Using Sleep and Hibernation ............................................................................................................................... 29
Initiating and exiting Sleep ............................................................................................................... 29
Initiating and exiting Hibernation (select products only) ................................................................. 30
Shutting down (turning o) the computer .......................................................................................................... 30
Using the Power icon and Power Options ............................................................................................................ 31
Running on battery power ................................................................................................................................... 31
Using HP Fast Charge (select products only) .................................................................................... 31
Displaying battery charge ................................................................................................................. 32
Finding battery information in HP Support Assistant (select products only) .................................. 32
Conserving battery power ................................................................................................................. 32
Identifying low battery levels ........................................................................................................... 32
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................................................ 33
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ................................... 33
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available ................................. 33
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation .................. 33
Factory-sealed battery ...................................................................................................................... 33
Running on external power ................................................................................................................................. 33
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