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•ActiveProtectionSystem(Windows7andWindows8.1)
TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourharddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyour
computerdetectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,or
shock.Theharddiskdriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.Thisisbecausewhen
theharddiskdriveisnotoperating,thesystemstopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovetheread
andwriteheadsofthedrivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.Assoonastheshocksensorsenses
thattheenvironmentisstableagain(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnsonthe
harddiskdrive.
•LenovoFingerprintManager(Windows7andWindows8.1)
Ifyourcomputercomeswithafingerprintreader,theLenovoFingerprintManagerprogramenablesyouto
enrollyourfingerprintandassociateitwithyourpasswords.Asaresult,thefingerprintauthenticationcan
replaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.
•LenovoMicrophoneMute(Windows7andWindows8.1)
TheLenovoMicrophoneMuteprogramenablesyoutosetwhichrecordingdeviceswillbecontrolledby
themicrophone-mutekeyonyourcomputer.Bypressingthemicrophone-mutekey,youcanmuteor
unmutetherecordingdevicesthatyouhaveselectedintheLenovoMicrophoneMuteprogram.
•LenovoSHAREit(Windows7andWindows8.1)
TheLenovoSHAREitprogramenablesyoutosharefileseasilyandrapidlyacrossdevicessuchas
computersandsmartphones,evenwithoutanyInternetconnection.Youcanconnecttoyourfriendsand
sendphotos,folders,andotherfilesthroughLenovoSHAREit.Everysharingisquickandsimple.
•LenovoQuickControl(Windows7andWindows8.1)
TheLenovoQuickControlprogramenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerremotelyfromyoursmartphone.
Youcancontrolthemouse,entertext,controlmoviesandmusic,givepresentations,andmore.
•LenovoSolutionCenter(Windows7andWindows8.1)
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It
combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along
withhintsandtipsforoptimalsystemperformance.
•PasswordManager(Windows7andWindows8.1)
ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandfillsinauthenticationinformationfor
WindowsprogramsandWebsites.
•SystemUpdate(Windows7andWindows8.1)
TheSystemUpdateprogramenablesyoutokeepthesoftwareonthecomputerup-to-dateby
downloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,includingThinkVantageprograms,devicedrivers,Unified
ExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)updates,andotherthird-party
programs.
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