LenovoThinkVantageToolbox
TheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxisadiagnosticprogramthatworksthroughtheWindowsoperating
system.Itenablesyoutoviewsymptomsofcomputerproblemsandsolutionsforthem,andincludes
automaticnoticationwhenactionisrequired,computingassistance,andadvanceddiagnosticsand
diagnostichistory.
Forfurtherinformationaboutdiagnosingproblems,seeUsingLenovoThinkVantageT oolbox.
ForadditionalinformationaboutrunningtheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogram,refertotheLenovo
ThinkVantageToolbo xhelpsystem.
MessageCenterPlus
TheMessageCenterPlusprogramdisplaysmessagestoinformyouabouthelpfulsoftwarethathasbeen
preinstalledonyourcomputer.Thesoftwareenablesyoutomanagewiredandwirelessconnections,
protectyourdataintheeventofaproblemandautomaticallydiagnoseandresolvepotentialproblemswith
yourcomputer.TheMessageCenterPluscanalsoprovidemessagesaboutnewupdatesavailableto
keepyourcomputercurrent.
PasswordManager
ThePasswordManagerprogramenablesuserstomanageandrememberalltheirsensitiveand
easy-to-forgetapplicationandWebsitelogininformation,suchasuserIDs,passwords,andotherpersonal
information.
PowerManager
ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,exible,andcompletepowermanagementforyour
computer.ByusingthePowerManagerprogram,youcanadjustyourpowersettingstogiveyouthebest
balancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving.
ProductRecovery
Thisprogramenablesyoutocreaterecoverymediatorestorethecontentsofthesystemdriveorharddisk
drivetothesamestateaswhenthecomputerwasoriginallyshippedfromthefactory.
Forinformationabouthowtoopenandusethisprogram,refertoCreatingandusingrecoverymedia.
RescueandRecovery
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaonebuttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthatincludesasetof
self-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,
evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.
Forinformationabouthowtoopenandusethisprogram,refertoCreatingandusingrecoverymedia.
SystemUpdate
TheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-datebydownloadingand
installingsoftwarepackages(ThinkVantageapplications,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOSupdates,andotherthird
partyapplications).Someexamplesofsoftwarethatyoushouldkeepupdatedareprogramsprovidedby
Lenovo,suchastheRescueandRecoveryprogram.
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