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HP EliteBook 845 G8: Security Privacy replacement of screen

Tue, 26 May 2026 08:54:47 -0700

My screen came with the "Security Privacy" option on this HP 845 G8. The touch screen function is disabled. By design, I've never liked the viewing angles that it forces on the user. Now that I don't require the privacy screen nearly as much in my work, is it possible to change this screen out for a "standard" and/or "touch screen" version? This might be better asked of HP. Otherwise all is working just fine but just am curious to know what my options are.

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I don't see a "HID - compliant touch screen" entry in Device manager. I don't believe the "Privacy Screen" function is integrated into a "touch screen" on this HP Notebook. This would then suggest that if I was to replace my screen there would have to be two different models for me to choose from.

Can anyone confirm this? What are the part #'s of each ?

Thanks for helping out.

Thanks for any help

Chuck

⟐ Commented May 26, 2026 at 8:54 MST

HP EliteBook x360 830 G6: What caused my touch screen not working due to wacon device drive

Tue, 26 May 2026 00:31:35 -0700

what caused my touch screen not working due to wacon device drive

⟐ Answered May 26, 2026 at 0:31 MST

HP EliteBook 840 G10: Why is my laptop automatically going on?

Tue, 12 May 2026 23:05:35 -0700

My laptop goes on automatically when I insert the power adapter

⟐ Answered May 12, 2026 at 23:05 MST

HP EliteBook 820 G4: I press power button but nothing happens, I tried to recharge is shows

Mon, 11 May 2026 12:50:00 -0700

i press power button but nothing happens, i tried to recharge is shows charging LED but still not starts at all. it started suddenwhen i tried to power on if failed like that without any fault

⟐ Edited by author May 11, 2026 at 12:50 MST

HP EliteBook 800 Series: Why is my laptop screen not working?

Wed, 06 May 2026 21:33:16 -0700

My laptop screen not working. I tried disconnecting on the cmos battery and disconnecting the battery then draining out all power for 40 seconds. Even after all this, nothing changed and my laptop`s screen is still black. What could be the problem?

⟐ Answered May 06, 2026 at 21:33 MST

HP EliteBook 845 G8: The laptop screen is not turning on.

Wed, 06 May 2026 00:46:20 -0700

The Caps Lock light is blinking 7 times, and the adapter light stays on what's the problem in motherboard or bios. askIFixitQuestion | device="HP EliteBook 845 G8" | title="Caps Lock blinks 7 times, screen won't turn on, charging light is on" | text="My HP EliteBook 845 G8 is not turning on. The screen remains black, the charger light stays on, and the Caps Lock key blinks 7 times. I have already consulted a technician who has been trying to fix it all day without success. We have likely checked basic RAM issues and hard resets. Could this be a corrupted BIOS that needs external flashing, an EC (Embedded Controller) failure, or a more serious motherboard/CPU issue? Any specific guidance for this model would be greatly appreciated." }}

⟐ Answer edited May 06, 2026 at 0:46 MST

HP EliteBook 840 G3: Windows 11 software upgrade. From 10 to 11

Mon, 04 May 2026 21:52:38 -0700

Can I run windows 11 on my hp elitebook 840 g3

⟐ Commented May 04, 2026 at 21:52 MST

HP EliteBook 845 G8: Why is does my pc consume much data

Sun, 03 May 2026 11:20:23 -0700

My pc consumes so much data

⟐ Answer accepted May 03, 2026 at 11:20 MST

HP Elitebook 840 G8: How to fix EliteBook 840 G8

Fri, 01 May 2026 11:03:28 -0700

How to fix EliteBook 840 G8:
The keyboard light is not working, and how to fix any problem with it

⟐ Commented May 01, 2026 at 11:03 MST

HP EliteBook 840 G3: Laptop wont turn on but laptops button lights up once and turns off

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:35:20 -0700

My hp laptop isn't turning on, the caps lock is lighting up once and turning off. Any suggestions? Ive tried basic things to reset it.

HP EliteBook 845 G7: My hp 840 does not turn on. It just blinks and the fan whizzes. Fix it

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:29:56 -0700

My hp 840 does not turn on. It blinks and the fan whizzes when power button is pressed... how do I fix that

⟐ Answered April 13, 2026 at 3:29 MST

HP EliteBook 840 G3: Why is my data draining so fast

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:42:29 -0700

Why is my data draining so fast

⟐ Commented April 12, 2026 at 19:42 MST

HP Elitebook 840 G8: Laptop won't start up after I opened the back

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:28:50 -0700

I shut my 840 G8 down. turned it over to open the back. I unscrewed the screws and gently pryed the back panel open. I pulled off the cover over the nvme ssd. All I wanted was to see how it looked like. After that I put the metal cover back over the ssd and put the back panel in place and screwed the screws in place.

After this the laptop won't start.

What can I have done?

⟐ Commented April 05, 2026 at 11:28 MST

HP EliteBook 840 G2: Hardware Diagnostics Error UEFI

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:38:44 -0700

Everytime I am turning on my HP elitebook it is showing HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI. Why it is showing it and also some of my keyboard keys including ENTER key is malfunctioned

HP EliteBook 840 G4: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7200U CPU @ 2.50GHz 2.71 GHz, 16.0 GB (15.9 GB

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:58:15 -0700

Dear IFIXIT

reference mentioned subject, my computer run very slow ?

Any APP to test the system?

⟐ Answered April 02, 2026 at 17:58 MST

HP EliteBook 850 G6: My hp elitebook 850 g6 powers on but no display

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:10:11 -0700

My laptop turns on but does not display anything. Also has the caps lock led blinking 5 times. I have disconnected and drain residual power by pressing the power button for 30 seconds twice disconnect and connected the display cord from the screen still no display. I keenly a fixing support. Thank you to any support in advance.

⟐ Answered April 01, 2026 at 6:10 MST

HP EliteBook 840 G2: Keyboard is not working and beep noise is coming

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:02:54 -0700

When I type sometimes the keyboard start typing and sometimes it iis making noise of beeping like beep beep beep continuesly

HP EliteBook 850 G1: My laptop heats up and shutdown

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:18:51 -0700

My HP EliteBook 850G1 is over heating, it starts with HP logo showing and that loading circle spins the fan starts to spin faster but it doesn't boot to windows desktop. But at times it boots like nothing is wrong with it, but during normal use at times it goes blank with fan spinning very fast and shuts down.

I've checked the windows event viewer and found that excessive heat event is causing that, so I opened it checked the heat sink it was clean, I refreshed the thermo paste, cleaned the fan, which wasn't very dirty to began with, I used the thermo paste Maxtor CTG8 it's Thermal Conductivity is 12.8 W/m-k, Temperature Stability: -50C -+ 250C, Specific Gravity: 2.8g/cm3, any idea what's wrong?

⟐ Commented March 31, 2026 at 13:18 MST

HP EliteBook 850 G2: How can I reset BIOS password?

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 07:24:01 -0700

I have purchased a second-hand laptop and found the BIOS is password protected?

Is there a way to reset/remove BIOS password on this particular laptop?

I have tried removing CMOS battery but this has no effect (I believe BIOS password is held in NVRAM on this model).

HP say the only way to remove the BIOS password is to replace the motherboard which I am not willing to do as apart from being able to access the BIOS, the laptop is running fine.

⟐ Commented March 29, 2026 at 7:24 MST

hp elitebook 830 g8: a strange, system disabling issue.

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:03:06 -0700

when i plug it in, power/charge light alternates between amber/orange and blue/white whilst the caps lock light glows. lasts a few seconds before going dark again. when i try to power it on when unplugged, the light just blinks orange/amber. is my laptop screwed up? power/mainboard issue? i cant even use this thing cause of what's been going on.