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•ActiveProtectionSystem(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)
TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourharddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyour
computerdetectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,or
shock.Theharddiskdriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.Thisisbecausewhen
theharddiskdriveisnotoperating,thesystemstopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovetheread
andwriteheadsofthedrivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.Assoonastheshocksensorsenses
thattheenvironmentisstableagain(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnsonthe
harddiskdrive.
•LenovoFingerprintManager(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)
Ifyourcomputercomeswithafingerprintreader,theLenovoFingerprintManagerprogramenables
youtoenrollyourfingerprintandassociateitwithyourWindowspassword.Asaresult,thefingerprint
authenticationcanreplaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.
•LenovoQuickCast(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)
TheLenovoQuickCastprogramprovidesyouwithaquickandeasywaytosendfilesanduniform
resourcelocators(URLs)betweentwodevices.
•LenovoQuickControl(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)
TheLenovoQuickControlprogramenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerremotelythroughyour
smartphone,suchascontrollingthecursor,changingprojectionsettings,andmanagingforeground
applicationsandwindows.
•LenovoSolutionCenter(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It
combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along
withhintsandtipsforoptimalsystemperformance.
•PasswordManager(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)
ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandfillsinauthenticationinformationfor
WindowsprogramsandWebsites.
•SystemUpdate(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)
TheSystemUpdateprogramenablesyoutokeepthesoftwareonthecomputerup-to-dateby
downloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,includingThinkVantageprograms,devicedrivers,Unified
ExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)updates,andotherthird-party
programs.
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