8. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the device drivers and necessary programs. See “Installing
device drivers” on page 51.
9. After installing the device drivers, apply Windows Update to get the latest modules, for example the
security patches.
10. Depending on your preference, install Lenovo programs. For information about Lenovo programs, see
“Lenovo programs” on page 11.
Note: After installing the operating system, do not change the initial UEFI/Legacy Boot setting in the
ThinkPad Setup program. Otherwise, the operating system will not start correctly.
For computer models that support the Intel Optane technology, continue to enable the Intel Optane memory
by doing the following:
1. Go to
http://www.lenovo.com/support. Download and install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology (iRST)
Console with Device Driver on your computer.
2. Run the iRST Console with Device Driver.
3. Click Intel
®
Optane™ Memory and then follow the instructions on the screen to enable it.
When you install the Windows 10 operating system, you might need one of the following country or region
codes:
Country or region Code Country or region Code
China SC
Netherlands NL
Denmark DK Norway
NO
Finland FI Spain SP
France FR
Sweden SV
Germany GR
Taiwan and Hong Kong
TC
Italy IT
United States US
Japan JP
Installing device drivers
Device drivers are programs that contain instructions for the operating system about how to operate or
“drive” a certain piece of hardware. Each hardware component on your computer has its own specific driver.
If you add a component, the operating system must be instructed on how to operate that piece of hardware.
After you install the driver, the operating system can recognize the hardware component and understand
how to use it.
Note: Because drivers are programs, like any other file on your computer, they are susceptible to corruption
and might not perform properly if corruption occurs.
It is not always necessary to download the latest drivers. However, you should download the latest driver for
a component when you notice poor performance from that component or when you added a component.
This action might eliminate the driver as the potential cause of a problem.
Getting the latest drivers from the Web site
You can download and install updated device drivers from the Lenovo Support Web site by doing the
following:
1. Go to
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
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