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.

Your computer supports the following Lenovo programs:

Fingerprint Software

Lenovo Companion

Lenovo Settings

Lenovo Solution Center

Lenovo QuickLaunch

Lenovo Support

Password Manager

System Update

An introduction to Lenovo programs

This topic provides a brief introduction to some Lenovo programs.

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

Communications Utility

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Lenovo 3496, 3493DFU manual Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows 8 operating system, An introduction to Lenovo programs

3493, 3496, 3493DFU specifications

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