User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Welcome
- Components
- Network connections
- Connecting to a wireless network
- Connecting to a wired network
- Using HP MAC Address Pass Through to identify your computer on a network (select products only)
- Navigating the screen
- Entertainment features
- Using a camera (select products only)
- Using audio
- Using video
- Connecting a DisplayPort device using a USB Type-C cable (select products only)
- Connecting a Thunderbolt device using a USB Type-C cable (select products only)
- Connecting video devices by using a VGA cable (select products only)
- Connecting video devices using an HDMI cable (select products only)
- Connecting a Thunderbolt DisplayPort device
- Discovering and connecting wired displays using MultiStream Transport
- Discovering and connecting to Miracast-compatible wireless displays (select products only)
- Discovering and connecting to Intel WiDi certified displays (select Intel products only)
- Using data transfer
- Managing power
- Using Sleep and Hibernation
- Shutting down (turning off) the computer
- Using the Power icon and Power Options
- Running on battery power
- Security
- Protecting the computer
- Using passwords
- Setting passwords in Windows
- Setting passwords in Computer Setup
- Managing a BIOS administrator password
- Using DriveLock Security Options
- Windows Hello (select products only)
- Using antivirus software
- Using firewall software
- Installing software updates
- Using HP Client Security (select products only)
- Using HP Device as a Service (HP DaaS) (select products only)
- Using an optional security cable (select products only)
- Using a fingerprint reader (select products only)
- Maintenance
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Using Windows tools
- Creating HP Recovery media (select products only)
- Restoring and recovery
- Restoring, resetting, and refreshing using Windows tools
- Restoring using HP Recovery Manager and the HP Recovery partition
- Recovering using HP Recovery Manager
- Recovering using the HP Recovery partition (select products only)
- Recovering using HP Recovery media
- Changing the computer boot order
- Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only)
- Computer Setup (BIOS), TPM, and HP Sure Start
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics
- Specifications
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Accessibility
Using a ngerprint reader (select products only)
Integrated ngerprint readers are available on select products. In order to use the ngerprint reader, you
must enroll your ngerprints in HP Client Security's Credential Manager. Refer to the HP Client Security
software Help.
After you enroll your ngerprints in Credential Manager, you can use HP Client Security's Password Manager to
store and ll in your user names and passwords in supported websites and applications.
Locating the ngerprint reader
The ngerprint reader is a small metallic sensor that is located in one of the following areas of your computer:
● Near the bottom of the TouchPad
● On the right side of the keyboard
● On the upper-right side of the display
● On the left side of the display
● On the back of the display
Depending on your product, the reader may be oriented horizontally or vertically.
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