Software overview
The computer comes with a preinstalled operating system and several software programs provided by Lenovo.
Software provided by Lenovo
The following software programs are provided by Lenovo to help you improve productivity and reduce the cost associated with maintaining your computer. Software programs provided with your computer might vary depending on your computer model type and preinstalled operating system.
Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools
The Lenovo ThinkVantage® Tools program guides you to a host of information sources and provides easy access to various tools to help you work more easily and securely.
To access the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program, click Start ➙ All Programs ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools.
The following table lists the programs that you can access from the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program. To access a program,
Table 1. Program icon names in Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools
Program name | Icon name in Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools |
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Create Recovery Media | Factory Recovery Disks |
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Lenovo Solution Center | System Health and Diagnostics |
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SimpleTap | SimpleTap |
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ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery® | Enhanced Backup and Restore |
Lenovo Welcome
The Lenovo Welcome program introduces you to some innovative
Product Recovery
The Product Recovery program enables you to restore the contents of the hard disk drive to the factory default settings.
SimpleTap
The SimpleTap program provides you with a quick way to customize some basic computer settings such as muting the speakers, adjusting the volume, locking the computer operating system, launching a program, opening a Web page, opening a file, and so on. You also can use the SimpleTap program to access the Lenovo App Shop, from which you can download various applications and computer software.
To start the SimpleTap program in a quick way, do any of the following:
•Click the red SimpleTap launch point on the desktop. The red launch point is available on the desktop after you have launched the SimpleTap program for the first time.
•Press the blue ThinkVantage button if your keyboard has one.
Note: The SimpleTap program is only available on certain models preinstalled with the Windows 7 operating system. If your Windows 7 model is not preinstalled with the SimpleTap program, you can download it from http://www.lenovo.com/support.
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