User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Getting started
- Getting to know your computer
- Connecting to a network
- Enjoying entertainment features
- Navigating the screen
- Using touchpad and touch screen gestures
- Tap
- Two-finger pinch zoom
- Two-finger slide (touchpad and precision touchpad)
- Two-finger tap (touchpad and precision touchpad)
- Three-finger tap (touchpad and precision touchpad)
- Four-finger tap (touchpad and precision touchpad)
- Three-finger swipe (touchpad and precision touchpad)
- Four-finger swipe (precision touchpad)
- Using an optional keyboard or mouse
- Using touchpad and touch screen gestures
- 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 Device as a Service (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
- Specifications
- Electrostatic discharge
- Accessibility
- Index
7 Maintaining your computer .......................................................................................................................... 34
Improving performance ....................................................................................................................................... 34
Using Disk Defragmenter .................................................................................................................. 34
Using Disk Cleanup ............................................................................................................................ 34
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select products only) ................................................................................ 34
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status .............................................................................. 35
Updating programs and drivers .......................................................................................................................... 35
Updating using Windows 10 .............................................................................................................. 35
Updating using Windows 10 S ........................................................................................................... 35
Cleaning your computer ...................................................................................................................................... 36
Using HP Easy Clean (select products only) ...................................................................................... 36
Removing dirt and debris from non-HP Easy Clean computers ....................................................... 36
Caring for wood veneer (select products only) ................................................................................. 37
Traveling with or shipping your computer .......................................................................................................... 37
8 Securing your computer and information ...................................................................................................... 39
Using passwords .................................................................................................................................................. 39
Setting Windows passwords ............................................................................................................. 39
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords ............................................................................................. 40
Using Windows Hello (select products only) ....................................................................................................... 41
Using Internet security software ......................................................................................................................... 41
Using antivirus software ................................................................................................................... 41
Using rewall software ..................................................................................................................... 41
Installing software updates ................................................................................................................................. 42
Using HP Device as a Service (select products only) ........................................................................................... 42
Securing your wireless network .......................................................................................................................... 42
Backing up your software applications and information .................................................................................... 42
Using an optional security cable (select products only) ..................................................................................... 42
9 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................................. 43
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ................................................................................................................................ 43
Updating Setup Utility (BIOS) .............................................................................................................................. 43
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................................... 43
Downloading a BIOS update .............................................................................................................. 44
10 Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics .............................................................................................................. 45
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows (select products only) ................................................................. 45
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows ....................................................................... 45
Downloading the latest HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows version ....................... 46
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