HP ENVY TouchSmart 14-k020us User Guide - Page 8

Securing your computer and information, Using Setup Utility BIOS and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI

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Cleaning your computer ...51 Cleaning the display, sides, and cover 51 Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard 52 Traveling with or shipping your computer 52 9 Securing your computer and information 54 Using passwords ...54 Setting Windows passwords 55 Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords 55 Using Internet security software ...55 Using antivirus software ...56 Using firewall software ...56 Installing software updates ...56 Installing Windows updates 56 Installing HP and third-party software updates 57 Securing your wireless network ...57 Backing up your software applications and information 57 Using an optional security cable lock 57 10 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI 59 Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ...59 Updating the BIOS ...59 Determining the BIOS version 59 Downloading a BIOS update 60 Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) (select models only 60 Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device 61 11 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ...62 Creating recovery media and backups 62 Creating HP Recovery media 63 Restore and recovery ...64 Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery 65 Remove everything and reinstall Windows 65 Recovering using HP Recovery Manager 66 What you need to know 66 Using the HP Recovery partition to recover (select models only 66 Using HP Recovery media to recover 67 Changing the computer boot order 67 Removing the HP Recovery partition 67 viii

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Cleaning your computer
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51
Cleaning the display, sides, and cover
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51
Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard
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52
Traveling with or shipping your computer
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52
9
Securing your computer and information
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54
Using passwords
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54
Setting Windows passwords
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55
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords
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55
Using Internet security software
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55
Using antivirus software
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56
Using firewall software
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56
Installing software updates
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56
Installing Windows updates
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56
Installing HP and third-party software updates
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57
Securing your wireless network
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57
Backing up your software applications and information
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57
Using an optional security cable lock
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57
10
Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
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59
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS)
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59
Updating the BIOS
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59
Determining the BIOS version
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59
Downloading a BIOS update
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60
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) (select models only)
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60
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device
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61
11
Backing up, restoring, and recovering
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62
Creating recovery media and backups
...............................................................................................
62
Creating HP Recovery media
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63
Restore and recovery
.........................................................................................................................
64
Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery
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65
Remove everything and reinstall Windows
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65
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager
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66
What you need to know
.....................................................................................
66
Using the HP Recovery partition to recover (select models only)
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66
Using HP Recovery media to recover
...............................................................
67
Changing the computer boot order
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67
Removing the HP Recovery partition
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67
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