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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
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