HP ENVY Sleekbook 6-1168ca User Guide - Windows 8 - Page 8

Removing the HP Recovery partition, To create HP Recovery media

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9 Securing your computer and information 51 Using passwords ...51 Setting Windows passwords 52 Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords 52 Using Internet security software ...53 Using antivirus software ...53 Using firewall software ...53 Installing software updates ...53 Installing Windows security updates 53 Installing HP and third-party software updates 54 Securing your wireless network ...54 Backing up your software applications and information 54 Using an optional security cable lock 54 10 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics 56 Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ...56 Updating the BIOS ...56 Determining the BIOS version 56 Downloading a BIOS update 57 Using System Diagnostics ...58 11 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ...59 Creating recovery media and backups 60 Creating HP Recovery media 60 What you need to know 61 To create HP Recovery media 61 Restore and recovery ...62 Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery 63 Remove everything and reinstall Windows 63 How to remove everything and reinstall Windows on your computer 63 Recovering using HP Recovery Manager 64 What you need to know 64 Using the HP Recovery partition to recover a minimized image (select models only) ...64 Using HP Recovery media to recover 65 Changing the computer boot order 65 Removing the HP Recovery partition 66 12 Specifications ...67 Input power ...67 viii

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9
Securing your computer and information
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51
Using passwords
................................................................................................................................
51
Setting Windows passwords
..............................................................................................
52
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords
.............................................................................
52
Using Internet security software
.........................................................................................................
53
Using antivirus software
.....................................................................................................
53
Using firewall software
.......................................................................................................
53
Installing software updates
.................................................................................................................
53
Installing Windows security updates
..................................................................................
53
Installing HP and third-party software updates
..................................................................
54
Securing your wireless network
..........................................................................................................
54
Backing up your software applications and information
.....................................................................
54
Using an optional security cable lock
.................................................................................................
54
10
Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics
...............................................................................
56
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS)
...............................................................................................................
56
Updating the BIOS
.............................................................................................................................
56
Determining the BIOS version
...........................................................................................
56
Downloading a BIOS update
.............................................................................................
57
Using System Diagnostics
..................................................................................................................
58
11
Backing up, restoring, and recovering
.....................................................................................................
59
Creating recovery media and backups
...............................................................................................
60
Creating HP Recovery media
............................................................................................
60
What you need to know
.....................................................................................
61
To create HP Recovery media:
.........................................................................
61
Restore and recovery
.........................................................................................................................
62
Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery
.......................................................
63
Remove everything and reinstall Windows
........................................................................
63
How to remove everything and reinstall Windows on your computer
...............
63
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager
..........................................................................
64
What you need to know
.....................................................................................
64
Using the HP Recovery partition to recover a minimized image (select
models only)
......................................................................................................
64
Using HP Recovery media to recover
...............................................................
65
Changing the computer boot order
...................................................................
65
Removing the HP Recovery partition
.................................................................................
66
12
Specifications
..............................................................................................................................................
67
Input power
.........................................................................................................................................
67
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