HP Pavilion TouchSmart 14-f000 User Guide - Page 8

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

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Cleaning the display (All-in-Ones or Notebooks 50 Cleaning the sides or cover 50 Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse 51 Traveling with or shipping your computer 51 9 Securing your computer and information 52 Using passwords ...52 Setting Windows passwords 53 Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords 53 Using Internet security software ...53 Using antivirus software ...54 Using firewall software ...54 Installing software updates ...54 Installing critical security updates 54 Installing HP and third-party software updates 54 Securing your wireless network ...55 Backing up your software applications and information 55 Using an optional security cable lock 55 10 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI 56 Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ...56 Updating the BIOS ...56 Determining the BIOS version 56 Downloading a BIOS update 57 Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI 57 Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device 58 11 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ...59 Creating recovery media and backups 59 Creating HP Recovery media 60 Restore and recovery ...61 Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery 62 Remove everything and reinstall Windows 62 Recovering using HP Recovery Manager 63 What you need to know 63 Using the HP Recovery partition to recover (select models only 63 Using HP Recovery media to recover 64 Changing the computer boot order 64 Removing the HP Recovery partition 64 viii

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Cleaning the display (All-in-Ones or Notebooks)
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50
Cleaning the sides or cover
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50
Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse
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51
Traveling with or shipping your computer
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51
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Securing your computer and information
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52
Using passwords
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52
Setting Windows passwords
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53
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords
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53
Using Internet security software
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53
Using antivirus software
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54
Using firewall software
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54
Installing software updates
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54
Installing critical security updates
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54
Installing HP and third-party software updates
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54
Securing your wireless network
..........................................................................................................
55
Backing up your software applications and information
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55
Using an optional security cable lock
.................................................................................................
55
10
Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
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56
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS)
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56
Updating the BIOS
.............................................................................................................................
56
Determining the BIOS version
...........................................................................................
56
Downloading a BIOS update
.............................................................................................
57
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
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57
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device
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58
11
Backing up, restoring, and recovering
.....................................................................................................
59
Creating recovery media and backups
...............................................................................................
59
Creating HP Recovery media
............................................................................................
60
Restore and recovery
.........................................................................................................................
61
Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery
.......................................................
62
Remove everything and reinstall Windows
........................................................................
62
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager
..........................................................................
63
What you need to know
.....................................................................................
63
Using the HP Recovery partition to recover (select models only)
.....................
63
Using HP Recovery media to recover
...............................................................
64
Changing the computer boot order
...................................................................
64
Removing the HP Recovery partition
.................................................................................
64
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