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•LenovoSolutionCenter
•LenovoSupport
•LenovoThinkVantageTools
•LenovoTools
•PasswordManager
•SystemUpdate
Lenovoprogramsoverview
ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutsomeLenovoprograms.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.
•AccessConnections(Windows7)
TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocation
profiles.EachlocationprofilestoresallthenetworkandInternetconfigurationsettingsneededfor
connectingtoanetworkinfrastructurefromaspecificlocationsuchasahomeoranoffice.
Byswitchingbetweenlocationprofilesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplacetoplace,youcanquickly
andeasilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedtomanuallyreconfigureyoursettingsandrestartthe
computereachtime.
•ActiveProtectionSystem(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)
TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourharddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyour
computerdetectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,or
shock.Theharddiskdriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.Thisisbecausewhen
theharddiskdriveisnotoperating,thesystemstopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovetheread
andwriteheadsofthedrivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.Assoonastheshocksensorsenses
thattheenvironmentisstableagain(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnsonthe
harddiskdrive.
•ClientSecuritySolution(Windows7)
TheClientSecuritySolutionprogramprotectsyourcomputerbysecuringclientdataanddeflecting
securitybreachattempts.Italsocanhelpmanageyourpasswords,recoveraforgottenpassword,
monitorsecuritysettingsonyourcomputer,andsuggesthowtoenhancethecomputersecurity.
•CommunicationsUtility(Windows7)
TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramenablesyoutoconfiguresettingsfortheintegratedcameraand
audiodevices.
•LenovoFingerprintManager(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)
Ifyoursystemcomeswithafingerprintreader,theLenovoFingerprintManagerprogramenablesyou
toenrollyourfingerprintandassociateitwithyourWindowspassword.Asaresult,thefingerprint
authenticationcanreplaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.
•LenovoCompanion(Windows8andWindows8.1)
ThroughtheLenovoCompanionprogram,youcangettheinformationabouttheaccessoriesforyour
computer,viewblogsandarticlesaboutyourcomputer,andcheckforotherrecommendedprograms.
•LenovoMobileAccess(Windows8andWindows8.1)
TheLenovoMobileAccessprogramenablesyoutomanageyourmobilebroadbandconnection.You
cancreateanaccount,addmoneytotheaccount,andpurchasemobilebroadbandsessionsusing
youraccount.
•LenovoQuickControl(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)
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