Updating programs and drivers
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62
Cleaning your computer
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62
Cleaning the display, sides, and cover
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63
Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard
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63
Traveling with or shipping your computer
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63
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Securing your computer and information
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65
Using passwords
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65
Setting Windows passwords
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66
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords
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66
Using Internet security software
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67
Using antivirus software
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67
Using firewall software
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67
Installing software updates
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67
Installing Windows updates
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67
Installing HP and third-party software updates
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68
Securing your wireless network
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68
Backing up your software applications and information
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68
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Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics
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69
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS)
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69
Updating the BIOS
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69
Determining the BIOS version
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69
Downloading a BIOS update
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70
Using System Diagnostics
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71
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Backing up, restoring, and recovering
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72
Creating recovery media and backups
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73
Restore and recovery
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74
Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery
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75
Remove everything and reinstall Windows
........................................................................
75
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager
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76
What you need to know
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76
Using the HP Recovery partition to recover a minimized image (select
models only)
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76
Changing the boot order
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77
Removing the HP Recovery partition
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77
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Specifications
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78
Input power
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78
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