Table2.ProgramsinControlPanel(continued)
ProgramControlPanelsectionGreentextinControlPanel
RecoveryMediaSystemandSecurityLenovo-FactoryRecoveryDisks
RescueandRecoverySystemandSecurityLenovo-EnhancedBackupand
Restore
SimpleTapProgramsLenovo-SimpleTap
SystemUpdateSystemandSecurityLenovo-UpdateandDrivers
ViewManagementUtilitySystemandSecurityLenovoViewManagementUtility
AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms
ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeL enovoprograms.
Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.
•CommunicationsUtility
TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramprovidesacentrallocationforintegr atedcameraandmicrophone
settings.Itcontrolsadvancedsettingsfortheintegr atedmicrophoneandcamer atooptimizeWeb
conferencingandVoiceoverIP(VOIP)experience.
•FingerprintSoftware
Theintegratedngerprintreaderprovidedonsomekeyboardsenablesyoutoenr ollyourngerprint
andassociateitwithyourpower-onpasswor d,harddiskpasswor d,andWindowspassword.Asa
result,ngerprintauthenticationcanreplacepasswordsandenablesimpleandsecur euseraccess.A
ngerprintreaderkeyboardisavailablewithselectcomputersorcanbepurchasedforcomputersthat
supportthisoption.
•LenovoCloudStorage
6ThinkCentreUserGuide
Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.
AccessingL enovoprogr amsontheWindows8operatingsystem
IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows8operatingsystem,youcanaccessLenovoprogramsby
doingeitherofthefollowing:
•ClicktheLenovoQuickLaunchiconfromthetaskbar.Alistofprogramsisdisplayed.Double-clicka
Lenovoprogramtolaunchit.Ifadesiredprogramisnotinthelist,clicktheplusicon+.
•PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickaLenovoprogramtolaunchit.Ifyoucannotnd
theprogramyouneed,movethepointertothebott om-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
ThenclicktheSearchcharmtosearchforthedesiredprogram.
YourcomputersupportsthefollowingLenovoprograms:
•FingerprintSoftware
•LenovoCompanion
•LenovoSettings
•LenovoSolutionCenter
•LenovoQuickLaunch
•LenovoSupport
•PasswordManager
•SystemUpdate