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First Edition: August 2013
Document Part Number: 740688-001
Product notice
This guide describes features that are
common to most models. Some features
may not be available on your computer.
Not all features are available in all editions
of Windows 8. This computer may require
upgraded and/or separately purchased
hardware, drivers and/or software to take
full advantage of Windows 8 functionality.
See
http://www.microsoft.com for details.
Software terms
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otherwise using any software product
preinstalled on this computer, you agree to
be bound by the terms of the HP End User
License Agreement (EULA). If you do not
accept these license terms, your sole
remedy is to return the entire unused
product (hardware and software) within 14
days for a full refund subject to the refund
policy of your seller.
For any further information or to request a
full refund of the price of the computer,
please contact your seller.
Table of contents
1 See what's new ................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Navigating the Start screen ............................................................................................................................... 2
Locating the Start button and the Start menu ....................................................................................... 3
Shutting down the computer ................................................................................................................. 3
Displaying all apps ............................................................................................................................... 3
Closing apps ......................................................................................................................................... 4
Enhanced search feature ..................................................................................................................... 4
Enhanced snap feature ........................................................................................................................ 4
Discovering and connecting to a Miracast-certified wireless display (select models only) ................... 4
Opening to the Windows desktop instead of the Start screen .............................................................. 5
This PC ................................................................................................................................................. 5
3 Backup, restore, and recovery updates ............................................................................................................ 6
Using Windows backup and restore ..................................................................................................... 6
Checking for recovery partitions ........................................................................................................... 6
Using HP Software Setup (select models only) .................................................................................... 6
Using other backup, restore, and recovery tools .................................................................................. 6
4 Specifications update ........................................................................................................................................ 7
Input power ........................................................................................................................................... 7
5 More HP resources ........................................................................................................................................... 8
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