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Manually initiating and exiting Sleep You can initiate Sleep in any of the following ways: ● Close the display. ● From the Start icon, click Control Panel, and then click the Power Options icon. On the left panel, select Choose what the power button does, and select how you want the computer to perform for both battery mode and while plugged in. To exit Sleep: ● Briefly press the power button. ● If the display is closed, open the display. ● Press a key on the keyboard. ● Tap or swipe the TouchPad. When the computer exits Sleep, the power lights turn on and your work returns to the screen. NOTE: If you have set a password to be required on wakeup, you must enter your Windows password before the computer will return to the screen. Manually initiating and exiting Hibernation (select models only) You can enable user-initiated Hibernation and change other power settings and timeouts using Power Options. 1. From the Start icon, click Control Panel, and then select Power options. 2. In the left pane, click Choose what the power button does. 3. Click Change Settings that are currently unavailable. 4. In the When I press the power button area, select Hibernate. 5. Click Save changes. When the computer exits Hibernation, the power lights turn on and your work returns to the screen. NOTE: If you have set a password to be required on wakeup, you must enter your Windows password before your work will return to the screen. Setting password protection on wakeup To set the computer to prompt for a password when the computer exits Sleep or Hibernation, follow these steps: 1. From the Start icon, click Control Panel, and then select Power options. 2. In the left pane, click Require a password on wakeup. 3. Click Change Settings that are currently unavailable. 4. Click Require a password (recommended). NOTE: If you need to create a user account password or change your current user account password, click Create or change your user account password, and then follow the on-screen instructions. If you do not need to create or change a user account password, go to step 5. 5. Click Save changes. 36 Chapter 6 Managing power

Section	Page
Starting right	13
Best practices	13
Fun things to do	13
More HP resources	14
Getting to know your computer	15
Finding your hardware and software information	15
Locating hardware	15
Locating software	15
Right side	16
Left side	19
Display	22
Top	23
TouchPad	23
Lights	24
Buttons, speakers, and fingerprint reader	25
Keys	26
Bottom	27
Labels	28
Connecting to a network	29
Connecting to a wireless network	29
Using the wireless controls	29
Using the wireless button	29
Using HP Connection Manager (select models only)	29
Using operating system controls	30
Sharing data and drives and accessing software	30
Using a WLAN	30
Using an Internet service provider	31
Setting up a WLAN	32
Configuring a wireless router	32
Protecting your WLAN	32
Connecting to a WLAN	33
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only)	33
Connecting to a wired network (select models only)	33
Connecting to a local area network (LAN)	33
Enjoying entertainment features	35
Multimedia features	35
Using the webcam	36
Using audio	37
Connecting speakers	37
Connecting headphones and microphones	37
Using Beats Audio (select models only)	37
Accessing Beats Audio Control Panel	37
Enabling and Disabling Beats Audio	37
Testing your audio features	37
Using video	38
Connecting video devices by using an HDMI cable	38
Setting up HDMI audio	39
Navigating the screen	40
Using the TouchPad and gestures	40
Tapping	41
Scrolling	42
2-finger pinch zoom	42
2-finger click	43
Rotating	44
Using the keyboard and mouse	44
Using the keys	44
Using the action keys	44
Using the hot keys	45
Using ALT GR key combinations	46
Using the integrated numeric keypad	46
Managing power	47
Initiating Sleep and Hibernation	47
Manually initiating and exiting Sleep	48
Manually initiating and exiting Hibernation (select models only)	48
Setting password protection on wakeup	48
Using the power meter	49
Selecting a power plan	49
Running on battery power	49
Removing a User-replaceable battery (select models only)	49
Finding battery information	50
Conserving battery power	50
Identifying low battery levels	51
Resolving a low battery level	51
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available	51
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available	51
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation	51
Storing a user-replaceable battery	51
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery	51
Replacing a user-replaceable battery	52
Running on external AC power	52
Troubleshooting power problems	52
HP CoolSense	53
Shutting down the computer	53
Hybrid Graphics and AMD Dual Graphics (select models only)	54
Using Hybrid Graphics (select models only)	54
Using AMD Dual Graphics (select models only)	55
Maintaining your computer	56
Improving performance	56
Handling drives	56
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select models only)	56
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status	57
Using Disk Defragmenter	57
Using Disk Cleanup	57
Updating programs and drivers	57
Cleaning your computer	58
Cleaning procedures	58
Cleaning the display (All-in-Ones or Notebooks)	58
Cleaning the sides or cover	58
Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse	59
Traveling with or shipping your computer	59
Securing your computer and information	61
Using passwords	61
Setting Windows passwords	62
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords	62
Using the fingerprint reader (select models only)	62
Using HP SimplePass (select models only)	63
Registering fingerprints	63
Using your registered fingerprint to log on to Windows	63
Using Internet security software	63
Using antivirus software	63
Using firewall software	64
Installing software updates	64
Installing critical security updates	64
Installing HP and third-party software updates	64
Securing your wireless network	64
Backing up your software applications and information	65
Using an optional security cable lock	65
Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)	66
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS)	66
Updating the BIOS	66
Determining the BIOS version	66
Downloading a BIOS update	67
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)	67
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device	68
Backing up, restoring, and recovering	69
Creating backups	69
Creating recovery media to recover the original system	69
What you need to know	69
Creating the recovery media	70
Creating system restore points	70
What you need to know	70
Creating a system restore point	70
Backing up system and personal information	70
Tips for a successful backup	71
What you need to know	71
Creating a backup using Windows Backup and Restore	71
Restore and recovery	72
Restoring to a previous system restore point	72
Restoring specific files	72
Restoring specific files using Windows Backup and Restore	72
Recovering the original system using HP Recovery Manager	72
What you need to know	72
Recovering using HP Recovery partition (select models only)	73
Recovering using the recovery media	73
Changing the computer boot order	73
Specifications	75
Input power	75
Operating environment	75
Electrostatic Discharge	77

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Manually initiating and exiting Sleep

You can initiate Sleep in any of the following ways:

●

Close the display.

●

From the

Start

icon, click

Control Panel

, and then click the

Power Options

icon.

On the left panel, select

Choose what the power button does

, and select how you want the

computer to perform for both battery mode and while plugged in.

To exit Sleep:

●

Briefly press the power button.

●

If the display is closed, open the display.

●

Press a key on the keyboard.

●

Tap or swipe the TouchPad.

When the computer exits Sleep, the power lights turn on and your work returns to the screen.

NOTE:

If you have set a password to be required on wakeup, you must enter your Windows

password before the computer will return to the screen.

Manually initiating and exiting Hibernation (select models only)

You can enable user-initiated Hibernation and change other power settings and timeouts using Power

Options.

From the Start icon, click

Control Panel

, and then select

Power options

In the left pane, click

Choose what the power button does

Click

Change Settings that are currently unavailable

In the

When I press the power button

area, select

Hibernate

Click

Save changes

When the computer exits Hibernation, the power lights turn on and your work returns to the screen.

NOTE:

If you have set a password to be required on wakeup, you must enter your Windows

password before your work will return to the screen.

Setting password protection on wakeup

To set the computer to prompt for a password when the computer exits Sleep or Hibernation, follow

these steps:

From the Start icon, click

Control Panel

, and then select

Power options

In the left pane, click

Require a password on wakeup

Click

Change Settings that are currently unavailable

Click

Require a password (recommended)

NOTE:

If you need to create a user account password or change your current user account

password, click

Create or change your user account password

, and then follow the on-screen

instructions. If you do not need to create or change a user account password, go to step 5.

Click

Save changes

Chapter 6

Managing power