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Software overview
The computer comes with a preinstalled operating system and several software programs provided by Lenovo.
Software provided with your Windows operating system
This section provides information about the software provided with your Windows operating system.
Software provided by Lenovo
The following software programs are provided by Lenovo to help you improve productivity and reduce the cost associated with maintaining your computer. Software programs provided with your computer might vary depending on your model type and preinstalled operating system.
Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools
The Lenovo ThinkVantage® Tools program guides you to a host of information sources and provides easy access to various tools to help you work more easily and securely. For more information, see “Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools” on page 31.
Lenovo Welcome
The Lenovo Welcome program introduces some innovative
Product Recovery
The Product Recovery program enables you to restore the contents of the hard disk drive to the factory default settings.
ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery
The ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery® program is a one button recovery and restore solution that includes a set of
Note: If the Enhanced Backup and Restore icon in the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program is dimmed, it indicates that you need to install the Rescue and Recovery program manually before enabling its features. To install the Rescue and Recovery program, do the following:
1.Click Start ➙ All Programs ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools, and
2.Follow the instructions on the screen.
3.When the installation process completes, the Enhanced Backup and Restore icon is activated.
Password Manager
The Password Manager program automatically captures and fills in authentication information for Windows applications and Web sites.
Note: If the Password Vault icon in the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program is dimmed, it indicates that you need to install the Password Manager program manually before enabling its features. To install the Password Manager program, do the following:
1.Click Start ➙ All Programs ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools, and
2.Follow the instructions on the screen.
3.When the installation process completes, the Password Vault icon is activated.
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