HP Pavilion TouchSmart 11-e040ca User Guide - Page 8

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

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Updating programs and drivers ...56 Cleaning your computer ...56 Cleaning procedures ...57 Cleaning the display (All-in-Ones or Notebooks 57 Cleaning the sides or cover 57 Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse 57 Traveling with or shipping your computer 58 9 Securing your computer and information 59 Using passwords ...59 Setting Windows passwords 60 Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords 60 Using Internet security software ...60 Using antivirus software ...61 Using firewall software ...61 Installing software updates ...61 Installing critical security updates 61 Installing HP and third-party software updates 61 Securing your wireless network ...62 Backing up your software applications and information 62 Using an optional security cable lock 62 10 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI 63 Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ...63 Updating the BIOS ...63 Determining the BIOS version 63 Downloading a BIOS update 64 Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI 64 Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device 65 11 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ...66 Creating recovery media and backups 66 Creating HP Recovery media 67 Restore and recovery ...68 Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery 69 Remove everything and reinstall Windows 69 Recovering using HP Recovery Manager 70 What you need to know 70 Using the HP Recovery partition (select models only 70 Using HP Recovery media to recover 71 viii

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Updating programs and drivers
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56
Cleaning your computer
.....................................................................................................................
56
Cleaning procedures
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57
Cleaning the display (All-in-Ones or Notebooks)
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57
Cleaning the sides or cover
...............................................................................
57
Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse
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57
Traveling with or shipping your computer
...........................................................................................
58
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Securing your computer and information
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59
Using passwords
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59
Setting Windows passwords
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60
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords
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60
Using Internet security software
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60
Using antivirus software
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61
Using firewall software
.......................................................................................................
61
Installing software updates
.................................................................................................................
61
Installing critical security updates
......................................................................................
61
Installing HP and third-party software updates
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61
Securing your wireless network
..........................................................................................................
62
Backing up your software applications and information
.....................................................................
62
Using an optional security cable lock
.................................................................................................
62
10
Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
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63
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS)
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63
Updating the BIOS
.............................................................................................................................
63
Determining the BIOS version
...........................................................................................
63
Downloading a BIOS update
.............................................................................................
64
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
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64
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device
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65
11
Backing up, restoring, and recovering
.....................................................................................................
66
Creating recovery media and backups
...............................................................................................
66
Creating HP Recovery media
............................................................................................
67
Restore and recovery
.........................................................................................................................
68
Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery
.......................................................
69
Remove everything and reinstall Windows
........................................................................
69
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager
..........................................................................
70
What you need to know
.....................................................................................
70
Using the HP Recovery partition (select models only)
......................................
70
Using HP Recovery media to recover
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71
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