HP ENVY manual 7

Setting password protection on wakeup ............................................................................	37
Using the power meter .......................................................................................................................	38
Selecting a power plan .......................................................................................................................	39
Running on battery power ..................................................................................................................	40
Finding battery information ................................................................................................	40
Conserving battery power ..................................................................................................	40
Identifying low battery levels ..............................................................................................	40
Running on external power ................................................................................................................	41
HP CoolSense (select models only) ...................................................................................................	42
Refreshing your software content (select models only) ......................................................................	43
Shutting down the computer ...............................................................................................................	43
7 Managing and sharing information .............................................................................................................	44
Using a USB device ...........................................................................................................................	44
Connecting a USB device ..................................................................................................	44
Removing a USB device ....................................................................................................	45
Connecting a powered USB device ...................................................................................	45
Inserting and removing a digital storage card ....................................................................................	46
8 Maintaining your computer ..........................................................................................................................	47
Improving performance ......................................................................................................................	47
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select models only) ..................................................................	47
Using Disk Defragmenter ...................................................................................................	48
Using Disk Cleanup ...........................................................................................................	48
Updating programs and drivers ..........................................................................................................	49
Cleaning your computer .....................................................................................................................	50
Cleaning the display, sides, and cover ..............................................................................	50
Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard ..............................................................................	50
Traveling with or shipping your computer ...........................................................................................	51
9 Securing your computer and information ..................................................................................................	52
Locating your security software ..........................................................................................................	52
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................	53
Setting Windows passwords ..............................................................................................	53
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords .............................................................................	54
Using Internet security software .........................................................................................................	54
Using antivirus software .....................................................................................................	55
Using firewall software .......................................................................................................	55
Installing software updates .................................................................................................................	55
Installing Windows security updates ..................................................................................	55

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