Using Disk Cleanup
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33
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select products only)
................................................................................
33
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status
..............................................................................
34
Updating programs and drivers
..........................................................................................................................
34
Cleaning your computer
......................................................................................................................................
34
Cleaning procedures
..........................................................................................................................
34
Cleaning the display
........................................................................................................
35
Cleaning the sides or cover
.............................................................................................
35
Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse (select products only)
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35
Traveling with or shipping your computer
..........................................................................................................
35
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Securing your computer and information
.......................................................................................................
37
Using passwords
..................................................................................................................................................
37
Setting Windows passwords
.............................................................................................................
37
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords
.............................................................................................
38
Using Windows Hello (select products only)
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38
Using Internet security software
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39
Using antivirus software
...................................................................................................................
39
Using
firewall
software
.....................................................................................................................
39
Installing software updates
.................................................................................................................................
39
Using HP Touchpoint Manager (select products only)
........................................................................................
40
Securing your wireless network
..........................................................................................................................
40
Backing up your software applications and information
....................................................................................
40
Using an optional security cable (select products only)
.....................................................................................
40
9
Using Setup Utility (BIOS)
.............................................................................................................................
41
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS)
................................................................................................................................
41
Updating Setup Utility (BIOS)
..............................................................................................................................
41
Determining the BIOS version
...........................................................................................................
41
Downloading a BIOS update
..............................................................................................................
42
10
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
.....................................................................................................
43
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device
....................................................................
43
11
Backing up, restoring, and recovering
..........................................................................................................
45
Creating recovery media and backups
................................................................................................................
45
Creating HP Recovery media (select products only)
.........................................................................
45
Using Windows tools
...........................................................................................................................................
46
Restore and recovery
...........................................................................................................................................
47
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager
...........................................................................................
47
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