Table2.ProgramsinControlPanel(continued)
ProgramControlPanelsectionGreentextinControlPanel
SimpleTapProgramsLenovo-SimpleTap
SystemUpdateSystemandSecurityLenovo-UpdateandDrivers
Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.
AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8operatingsystem
IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows8operatingsystem,youcanaccessLenovoprogramsby
doingeitherofthefollowing:
•ClicktheLenovoQuickLaunchiconfr omthetaskbar.Alistofprogramsisdisplayed.Double-clicka
Lenovoprogramtolaunchit.Ifadesiredprogramisnotinthelist,clicktheplusicon+.
•PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickaLenovoprogramtolaunchit.Ifyoucannotnd
theprogramyouneed,movethecursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.
ThenclicktheSearchcharmtosearchforthedesiredprogram.
YourcomputersupportsthefollowingLenovoprograms:
•ActiveProtectionSystem
•FingerprintSoftware
•LenovoCompanion
•LenovoCloudStorage
•LenovoSettings
•LenovoMobileAccess
•LenovoSolutionCenter
•LenovoQuickLaunch
•LenovoSupport
•LenovoThinkVantageTools
•PasswordManager
•SystemUpdate
Note:ThePasswordManagerprogramisnotpreinstalledonyourcomputer.Youcandownloaditfromthe
LenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
Foranintroductiontotheseprograms,see“ AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms”onpage18.
AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms
ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprograms.
Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.
•AccessConnections
TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocation
proles.EachlocationprolestoresallthenetworkandInternetcongurationsettingsneededfor
connectingtoanetworkinfrastructurefromaspeciclocationsuchasahomeoranofce.
Byswitchingbetweenlocationprolesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplacetoplace,youcanquickly
andeasilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedtorecongureyoursettingsmanuallyandr estartthe
computereachtime.
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