Accessing Lenovo programs from the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program

To access Lenovo programs from the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program, click Start All Programs Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools. Then double-click a program icon to access the program.

Note: If a program icon in the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program navigation window is dimmed, it indicates that you need to install the program manually. To install the program manually, double-click the program icon. Then, follow the instructions on the screen. When the installation process completes, the program icon will be activated.

Table 1. Programs in the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program

Program

Icon name

 

 

Communications Utility

Web Conferencing

 

 

Fingerprint Software

Fingerprint Reader

 

 

Lenovo Solution Center

System Health and Diagnostics

 

 

Password Manager

Password Vault

 

 

Power Manager

Power Controls

 

 

Recovery Media

Factory Recovery Disks

 

 

Rescue and Recovery®

Enhanced Backup and Restore

SimpleTap

SimpleTap

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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