HP 256 G3 Notebook PC - Manual (Page 8)

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