Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E440 - Lenovo Programs Overview

•LenovoQuickDisplay
•LenovoSettings
•LenovoSolutionCenter
•LenovoSupport
•LenovoThinkVantageTools
•PasswordManager
•SystemUpdate
Foranintroductiontoeachprogram,see“Lenovoprogramsoverview”onpage19
.
Lenovoprogramsoverview
ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutsomeLenovoprograms.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.
•AccessConnections
TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocation
proles.EachlocationprolestoresallthenetworkandInternetcongurationsettingsneededfor
connectingtoanetworkinfrastructurefromaspeciclocationsuchasahomeoranofce.
Byswitchingbetweenlocationprolesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplacetoplace,youcanquickly
andeasilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedtomanuallyrecongureyoursettingsandrestartthe
computereachtime.
•ActiveProtectionSystem
TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourharddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyour
computerdetectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,or
shock.Theharddiskdriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.Thisisbecausewhen
theharddiskdriveisnotoperating,thesystemstopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovetheread
andwriteheadsofthedrivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.Assoonastheshocksensorsenses
thattheenvironmentisstableagain(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnsonthe
harddiskdrive.
•ClientSecuritySolution
TheClientSecuritySolutionprogramprotectsyourcomputerbysecuringclientdataanddeecting
securitybreachattempts.Italsocanhelpmanageyourpasswords,recoveraforgottenpassword,
monitorsecuritysettingsonyourcomputer,andsuggesthowtoenhancethecomputersecurity.
•CommunicationsUtility
TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramenablesyoutoconguresettingsfortheintegratedcameraand
audiodevices.
•LenovoFingerprintManager
Ifyoursystemcomeswithangerprintreader,theLenovoFingerprintManagerprogramenablesyou
toenrollyourngerprintandassociateitwithyourWindowspassword.Asaresult,thengerprint
authenticationcanreplaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.
•LenovoCloudStorge
TheLenovoCloudStorageprogramenablesyoutouploadandstoreyourlocallestoaremoteLenovo
server.Youcanviewanddownloadthestoredlesatanytime.
•LenovoCompanion
ThroughtheLenovoCompanionprogram,youcangettheinformationabouttheaccessoriesforyour
computer,viewblogsandarticlesaboutyourcomputer,andcheckforotherrecommendedprograms.
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