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HP Pavilion 11-h010nr x2 PC User Manual

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8 Securing your computer and information .................................................................................................. 57

Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 57

Setting Windows passwords .............................................................................................. 58
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords ............................................................................. 58

TPM Embedded Security device (select models only) ....................................................................... 58
Using Internet security software ......................................................................................................... 59

Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................... 59
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................... 60

Installing software updates ................................................................................................................. 60

Installing critical security updates ...................................................................................... 60
Installing HP and third-party software updates .................................................................. 60

Securing your wireless network .......................................................................................................... 60
Backing up your software applications and information ..................................................................... 60

9 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ...................................................... 61

Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................... 61
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 61

Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 61
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 62

Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ...................................................................................... 62

Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device ............................... 63

10 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ..................................................................................................... 64

Creating recovery media and backups ............................................................................................... 64

Creating HP Recovery media ............................................................................................ 65

Restore and recovery ......................................................................................................................... 66

Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery ....................................................... 67
Remove everything and reinstall Windows ........................................................................ 67
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................... 68

What you need to know ..................................................................................... 68
Using the HP Recovery partition (select models only) ...................................... 69
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................... 69
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................... 69

Removing the HP Recovery partition ................................................................................. 70

11 Specifications .............................................................................................................................................. 71

Input power ......................................................................................................................................... 71
Operating environment ....................................................................................................................... 71

12 Electrostatic Discharge .............................................................................................................................. 72

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