Hardware, Utilities and Options

Utilities and Applications

This section describes the pre-installed utilities that come with the computer and details how to start them. For further information on their operation, you may refer to each utility's online manual, help files or README.TXT file (if applicable).

You may not have all the utilities or applications listed below depending on the model you purchased.

TOSHIBA Power

TOSHIBA Power Saver provides you with the

Saver

features of more various power supply

 

managements.

TOSHIBA Zooming

This utility allows you to enlarge or reduce the

Utility

icon size on the Windows Desktop, or the zoom

 

factor associated with specific supported

 

applications.

TOSHIBA PC

The TOSHIBA PC Diagnostic Tool will display

Diagnostic Tool

basic system configuration information and allow

 

the functionality of some of the computer's built-

 

in hardware devices to be tested.

TOSHIBA Flash Cards The TOSHIBA Flash Cards provide a quick way to modify selected system functions and to launch applications.

 

Hot key function

 

TOSHIBA utility launcher function

 

 

HW Setup

This utility allows you to customize your

 

hardware settings according to the way you work

 

with the computer and the peripherals you use.

TOSHIBA

The TOSHIBA Accessibility utility provides

Accessibility

support to movement impaired users when they

 

need to use the TOSHIBA Hot-key functions. In

 

use, the utility allows you to make the FN key

 

'sticky', that is you can press it once, release it,

 

and they press one of the "Function" keys in

 

order to access its specific function. When set,

 

the FN key will remain active until another key is

 

pressed.

TOSHIBA Face

TOSHIBA Face Recognition uses a face

Recognition

verification library to verify the face data of users

 

when they log in to Windows. If the verification is

 

successful, the user will be logged into Windows

 

automatically. The user can thus avoid having to

 

enter a password or the like, which makes the

 

login process easier.

 

For more information, please refer to the Using

 

the TOSHIBA Face Recognition section in

 

Chapter 4, Operating Basics.

User’s Manual

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