Installing software updates ................................................................................................................................. 59
Using HP Client Security (select products only) .................................................................................................. 59
Using HP Managed Services (select products only) ............................................................................................ 59
Using an optional security cable (select products only) ..................................................................................... 59
Using a ngerprint reader (select products only) ............................................................................................... 60
Locating the ngerprint reader ......................................................................................................... 60
8 Maintenance ............................................................................................................................................... 61
Improving performance ....................................................................................................................................... 61
Using Disk Defragmenter .................................................................................................................. 61
Using Disk Cleanup ............................................................................................................................ 61
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select products only) ................................................................................ 62
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status .............................................................................. 62
Updating programs and drivers .......................................................................................................................... 62
Cleaning your computer ...................................................................................................................................... 62
Cleaning procedures .......................................................................................................................... 63
Cleaning the display ........................................................................................................ 63
Cleaning the sides or cover ............................................................................................. 63
Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse (select products only) ............................. 63
Traveling with or shipping your computer .......................................................................................................... 63
9 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ........................................................................................................... 65
Using Windows tools ........................................................................................................................................... 65
Creating HP Recovery media (select products only) ........................................................................................... 65
Using HP Recovery Manager to create recovery media .................................................................... 66
Before you begin ............................................................................................................. 66
Creating the recovery media ........................................................................................... 66
Using the HP Cloud Recovery Download Tool to create recovery media .......................................... 67
Restoring and recovery ........................................................................................................................................ 67
Restoring, resetting, and refreshing using Windows tools .............................................................. 67
Restoring using HP Recovery Manager and the HP Recovery partition ........................................... 67
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager ........................................................................................... 67
Recovering using the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ................................................ 68
Recovering using HP Recovery media ............................................................................................... 68
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................................................... 69
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ............................................................ 69
10 Computer Setup (BIOS), TPM, and HP Sure Start ............................................................................................ 70
Using Computer Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 70
Starting Computer Setup .................................................................................................................. 70
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