Table 1. Programs in the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program (continued)

Program

Icon name

 

 

System Update

Update and Drivers

 

 

View Management Utility

Screen Layout

 

 

Note: Depending on your computer model, some of the programs might not be available.

Accessing Lenovo programs from Control Panel

To access Lenovo programs from Control Panel, click Start Control Panel. Then depending on the program you want to access, click the corresponding section and then click the corresponding green text.

Note: If you do not find the program you need in Control Panel, open the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program navigation window and double-click the dimmed icon to install the program you need. Then, follow the instructions on the screen. When the installation process completes, the program icon will be activated, and you can find the program in Control Panel.

The programs and the corresponding sections and green texts in Control Panel are listed in the following table.

Table 2. Programs in Control Panel

Program

Control Panel section

Green text in Control Panel

 

 

 

Communications Utility

Hardware and Sound

Lenovo - Web Conferencing

 

 

 

Fingerprint Software

System and Security

Lenovo - Fingerprint Reader

 

Hardware and Sound

 

 

 

 

Lenovo Solution Center

System and Security

Lenovo - System Health and

 

 

Diagnostics

 

 

 

Password Manager

System and Security

Lenovo - Password Vault

 

User Accounts and Family Safety

 

 

 

 

Power Manager

Hardware and Sound

Lenovo - Power Controls

 

System and Security

 

 

 

 

Recovery Media

System and Security

Lenovo - Factory Recovery Disks

 

 

 

Rescue and Recovery

System and Security

Lenovo - Enhanced Backup and

 

 

Restore

 

 

 

SimpleTap

Programs

Lenovo - SimpleTap

 

 

 

System Update

System and Security

Lenovo - Update and Drivers

 

 

 

View Management Utility

System and Security

Lenovo View Management Utility

 

 

 

Note: Depending on your computer model, some of the programs might not be available.

Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows 8 operating system

If your computer is preinstalled with the Windows 8 operating system, you can access Lenovo programs by doing either of the following:

Click the Lenovo QuickLaunch icon from the taskbar. A list of programs is displayed. Double-click a Lenovo program to launch it. If a desired program is not in the list, click the plus icon +.

Press the Windows key to go to the Start screen. Click a Lenovo program to launch it. If you cannot find the program you need, move the pointer to the bottom-right corner of the screen to display the charms. Then click the Search charm to search for the desired program.

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Lenovo 3329 Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows 8 operating system, Accessing Lenovo programs from Control Panel

3324, 3342, 3314F2U, 3293, 3280 specifications

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