User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Welcome
- Components
- Network connections
- Connecting to a wireless network
- Connecting to a wired network
- Using HP MAC Address Pass Through to identify your computer on a network (select products only)
- Navigating the screen
- Entertainment features
- Using a camera (select products only)
- Using audio
- Using video
- Connecting a DisplayPort device using a USB Type-C cable (select products only)
- Connecting a Thunderbolt device using a USB Type-C cable (select products only)
- Connecting video devices by using a VGA cable (select products only)
- Connecting video devices using an HDMI cable (select products only)
- Connecting a Thunderbolt DisplayPort device
- Discovering and connecting wired displays using MultiStream Transport
- Discovering and connecting to Miracast-compatible wireless displays (select products only)
- Discovering and connecting to Intel WiDi certified displays (select Intel products only)
- Using data transfer
- Managing power
- Using Sleep and Hibernation
- Shutting down (turning off) the computer
- Using the Power icon and Power Options
- Running on battery 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
- Windows Hello (select products only)
- Using antivirus software
- Using firewall software
- Installing software updates
- Using HP Client Security (select products only)
- Using HP Device as a Service (HP DaaS) (select products only)
- Using an optional security cable (select products only)
- Using a fingerprint reader (select products only)
- Maintenance
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Using Windows tools
- 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)
- Computer Setup (BIOS), TPM, and HP Sure Start
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics
- Specifications
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Accessibility
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available ................................. 30
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation .................. 30
7 Security ...................................................................................................................................................... 31
Protecting the computer ..................................................................................................................................... 31
Using passwords .................................................................................................................................................. 31
Setting passwords in Windows ......................................................................................................... 32
Setting passwords in Computer Setup ............................................................................................. 33
Managing a BIOS administrator password ........................................................................................ 33
Entering a BIOS administrator password ....................................................................... 34
Using DriveLock Security Options ..................................................................................................... 35
Selecting Automatic DriveLock (select products only) ................................................... 35
Enabling Automatic DriveLock ..................................................................... 35
Disabling Automatic DriveLock .................................................................... 35
Entering an Automatic DriveLock password ................................................ 36
Selecting manual DriveLock ........................................................................................... 36
Setting a DriveLock master password ......................................................... 37
Enabling DriveLock and setting a DriveLock user password ......................................... 37
Disabling DriveLock ........................................................................................................ 38
Entering a DriveLock password ...................................................................................... 38
Changing a DriveLock password ..................................................................................... 38
Windows Hello (select products only) ................................................................................................................. 39
Using antivirus software ...................................................................................................................................... 39
Using rewall software ........................................................................................................................................ 39
Installing software updates ................................................................................................................................. 40
Using HP Client Security (select products only) .................................................................................................. 40
Using HP Device as a Service (HP DaaS) (select products only) .......................................................................... 40
Using an optional security cable (select products only) ..................................................................................... 40
Using a ngerprint reader (select products only) ............................................................................................... 41
Locating the ngerprint reader ......................................................................................................... 41
8 Maintenance ............................................................................................................................................... 42
Improving performance ....................................................................................................................................... 42
Using Disk Defragmenter .................................................................................................................. 42
Using Disk Cleanup ............................................................................................................................ 42
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select products only) ................................................................................ 43
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status .............................................................................. 43
Updating programs and drivers .......................................................................................................................... 43
Cleaning your computer ...................................................................................................................................... 43
Cleaning procedures .......................................................................................................................... 44
Cleaning the display ........................................................................................................ 44
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