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HP Pavilion Sleekbook 14-b015dx User Manual

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9 Securing your computer and information .................................................................................................. 51

Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 51

Setting Windows passwords .............................................................................................. 52
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords ............................................................................. 52

Using Internet security software ......................................................................................................... 52

Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................... 53
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................... 53

Installing software updates ................................................................................................................. 53

Installing Windows updates ............................................................................................... 53
Installing HP and third-party software updates .................................................................. 54

Securing your wireless network .......................................................................................................... 54
Backing up your software applications and information ..................................................................... 54
Using an optional security cable lock ................................................................................................. 54

10 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ............................................................................... 56

Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................... 56
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 56

Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 56
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 57

Using System Diagnostics .................................................................................................................. 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 a minimized image (select
models only) ...................................................................................................... 63
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................... 64
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................... 64

Removing the HP Recovery partition ................................................................................. 64

12 Specifications .............................................................................................................................................. 65

Input power ......................................................................................................................................... 65
Operating environment ....................................................................................................................... 65

13 Electrostatic Discharge .............................................................................................................................. 66

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