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Envy 17t-1000
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

 I am a handicap veteran who has no use of my arms or hands. I have a working HP  envy laptop. This may sound crazy, but, I was wondering if there was a way to be able to turn on my laptop without having to have someone else  press the power button. My power button is not broken. It works just fine. I would just like to be able to turn on my  laptop all by myself. I have been searching the Internet for solutions to this question. All I have found, is basically how to fix a broken power button. I was just wondering if this is a possibility. I currently have a head tracking system as well as Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Both have allowed me to do everything on my  laptop with the exception of powering   it on. Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thank you.

 

 William Kochevar

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Hello,
 
The following is provided:

- Your full name – William Kochevar
- Country location – US
- Telephone contact number - None
- Email address – kochevarw@gmail.com
- Model and Serial number of your unit = Hewlett-Packard HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC 097F110000405E00000620000
- Brief description of your problem - I was wondering if it is possible to be able to turn on my computer without using the power button. My power button is not broken. I am a handicap veteran who has no use of my legs or arms and it would be nice to not have to call somebody to turn on my laptop.
- Any HP Case numbers or HP Service Ticket numbers you may have been provided by HP – none
- HP Support Forum Username bkochevar
 
Thanks,
 
William Kochevar
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