Table 2. Programs in Control Panel (continued)

Program

Control Panel section

Green text in Control Panel

 

 

 

Fingerprint Software

System and Security

Lenovo - Fingerprint Reader

 

Hardware and Sound

or

 

 

Lenovo - Notebook Fingerprint

 

 

Reader

 

 

 

Lenovo Solution Center

System and Security

Lenovo - System Health and

 

 

Diagnostics

 

 

 

Message Center Plus

Programs

Messages from Lenovo

 

 

 

Mobile Broadband Connect

Network and Internet

Lenovo - 3G Mobile Broadband

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

SimpleTap

Programs

Lenovo - SimpleTap

 

 

 

System Update

System and Security

Lenovo - Update and Drivers

 

 

 

Rescue and Recovery

System and Security

Lenovo - Enhanced Backup and

 

 

Restore

 

 

 

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 cursor to the bottom-right corner of the screen to display the charms. Then click the Search charm to search the desired program.

Depending on the model, your computer might support the following Lenovo programs:

Active Protection System

Fingerprint Software

Lenovo Cloud Storage

Lenovo Companion

Lenovo Mobile Access

Lenovo QuickLaunch

Lenovo QuickSend

Lenovo QuickSnip

Lenovo Settings

Lenovo Solution Center

Lenovo Support

Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools

Password Manager

System Update

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20AA, T431s, 20AA000MUS, 20AA000BUS specifications

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