9 Securing your computer and information ....................................................................................................... 54
Using passwords .................................................................................................................................................. 54
Setting Windows passwords ............................................................................................................. 54
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords ............................................................................................. 55
Using Windows Hello (select products only) ....................................................................................................... 55
Using Internet security software ......................................................................................................................... 56
Using antivirus software ................................................................................................................... 56
Using rewall software ..................................................................................................................... 56
Installing software updates ................................................................................................................................. 56
Using HP Touchpoint Manager (select products only) ........................................................................................ 57
Securing your wireless network .......................................................................................................................... 57
Backing up your software applications and information .................................................................................... 57
Using an optional security cable (select products only) ..................................................................................... 57
10 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) ........................................................................................................................... 58
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ................................................................................................................................ 58
Updating Setup Utility (BIOS) .............................................................................................................................. 58
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................................... 58
Downloading a BIOS update .............................................................................................................. 59
11 Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ..................................................................................................... 60
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device .................................................................... 60
12 Backing up, restoring, and recovering .......................................................................................................... 62
Creating recovery media and backups ................................................................................................................ 62
Creating HP Recovery media (select products only) ......................................................................... 62
Using Windows tools ........................................................................................................................................... 63
Restore and recovery ........................................................................................................................................... 64
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager ........................................................................................... 64
What you need to know before you get started ............................................................. 64
Using the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ................................................. 65
Using HP Recovery media to recover .............................................................................. 65
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................................ 66
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ......................................... 67
13 Specications ............................................................................................................................................ 68
Input power .......................................................................................................................................................... 68
Operating environment ....................................................................................................................................... 69
14 Electrostatic Discharge .............................................................................................................................. 70
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