Lenovo ThinkCentre E73z - An Introduction to Lenovo Programs

•LenovoCompanion
•LenovoReach
•LenovoSettings
•LenovoSHAREit
•LenovoSolutionCenter
•LenovoSupport
•LenovoTools
•PasswordManager
•PCCloudManager(Windows8.1only)
•PowerManager
•SystemUpdate
AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms
ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprograms.
Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.
•CommunicationsUtility(Windows7)
TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramprovidesacentrallocationforintegratedcameraandmicrophone
settings.ItcontrolsadvancedsettingsfortheintegratedmicrophoneandcameratooptimizeWeb
conferencingandVoiceoverIP(VOIP)experience.
•FingerprintManagerProorThinkVantageFingerprintSoftware(Windows7,Windows8,and
Windows8.1)
Theintegratedfingerprintreaderprovidedonsomekeyboardsenablesyoutoenrollyourfingerprint
andassociateitwithyourpower-onpassword,harddiskpassword,andWindowspassword.Asa
result,fingerprintauthenticationcanreplacepasswordsandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.A
fingerprintreaderkeyboardisavailablewithselectcomputersorcanbepurchasedforcomputersthat
supportthisoption.
•LenovoBluetoothLock(Windows7andWindows8.1)
TheLenovoBluetoothLockprogramenablesyoutouseaBluetoothdevice(suchasyoursmartphone)as
aproximity-basedunitforlockingorunlockingyourcomputerautomatically.Bydetectingthedistance
betweenyourcomputerandthepredefinedBluetoothdevicethatyouarecarrying,theLenovoBluetooth
Lockprogramautomaticallylocksyourcomputerwhenyouwalkawayandunlocksyourcomputerwhen
youcomeback.Thisisasimplewaytoprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccessincase
thatyouforgettolockyourcomputer.
•LenovoCompanion(Windows8andWindows8.1)
ThroughtheLenovoCompanionprogram,youcangettheinformationabouttheaccessoriesforyour
computer,viewblogsandarticlesaboutyourcomputer,andcheckforotherrecommendedprograms.
•LenovoReach(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)
UsetheLenovoReachprogramtoenhanceyourcloudexperience.LenovoReachkeepsyouconnected
atalltimesandenablesyoutoaccessallyourfavoriteitemsfrompersonalcomputers,smartphones,or
tablets.WithLenovoReach,youcanaddyourfavoriteWebservicestoyourclouddesktop;staylogged
intoWebsiteswiththecloudpasswordmanager;andaccess,edit,andshareyourfilesfromanywhere.
•LenovoSettings(Windows8andWindows8.1)
UsetheLenovoSettingsprogramtoenhanceyourcomputingexperiencebyturningyourcomputerintoa
portablehotspot,configuringcameraandaudiosettings,optimizingyourpowerplansettings,and
creatingandmanagingmultiplenetworkprofiles.
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