5 Managing power .............................................................................................................................................

14

 

Initiating and exiting Sleep and Hibernation .......................................................................................

14

 

Manually initiating and exiting Sleep ..................................................................................

15

 

Manually initiating and exiting Hibernation (select models only) .......................................

15

 

Setting password protection on wakeup (exiting Sleep or Hibernation) ............................

15

 

Running on battery power ..................................................................................................................

16

 

Factory-sealed battery .......................................................................................................

16

 

Finding battery information ................................................................................................

16

 

Conserving battery power ..................................................................................................

16

 

Running on AC power ........................................................................................................................

17

 

Troubleshooting power problems ......................................................................................

17

 

Shutting down (turning off) the tablet .................................................................................................

18

6

Maintaining your tablet ....................................................................................................................................

19

 

Improving performance ......................................................................................................................

19

 

Using Disk Cleanup ...........................................................................................................

19

 

Updating programs and drivers ..........................................................................................................

19

 

Cleaning your tablet ...........................................................................................................................

20

 

Cleaning procedures ..........................................................................................................

20

 

Cleaning the display ..........................................................................................

20

 

Cleaning the sides or cover ...............................................................................

20

 

Traveling with or shipping your tablet .................................................................................................

20

7

Securing your tablet and information ..............................................................................................................

22

 

Using passwords ................................................................................................................................

22

 

Setting Windows passwords ..............................................................................................

22

 

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

23

 

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

23

 

Using antivirus software .....................................................................................................

23

 

Using firewall software .......................................................................................................

24

 

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

24

 

Installing critical security updates .......................................................................................................

24

 

Securing your wireless network ..........................................................................................................

24

 

Backing up your software applications and information .....................................................................

24

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

25

 

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

25

9 Backup and recovery ......................................................................................................................................

27

 

Backing up your information ...............................................................................................................

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