Personal Computer User Manual
Softwareoverview
Thecomputercomeswithapreinstalledoperatingsystemandseveralsoftwareprogramsprovidedby
Lenovo.
SoftwareprovidedwithyourWindowsoperatingsystem
ThissectionprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprovidedwithyourWindowsoperatingsystem.
SoftwareprovidedbyLenovo
ThefollowingsoftwareprogramsareprovidedbyLenovotohelpyouimproveproductivityandreducethe
costassociatedwithmaintainingyourcomputer.Softwareprogramsprovidedwithyourcomputermight
varydependingonyourmodeltypeandpreinstalledoperatingsystem.
LenovoThinkVantageTools
TheLenovoThinkVantage®Toolsprogramguidesyoutoahostofinformationsourcesandprovideseasy
accesstovarioustoolstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.Formoreinformation,see“Lenovo
ThinkVantageTools”onpage31
.
LenovoWelcome
TheLenovoWelcomeprogramintroducessomeinnovativebuilt-infeaturesofLenovotoyouandguidesyou
throughsomeimportantsetuptaskstohelpyoumakethemostofyourcomputer.
ProductRecovery
TheProductRecoveryprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrivetothefactory
defaultsettings.
ThinkVantageRescueandRecovery
TheThinkVantageRescueandRecovery®programisaonebuttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthat
includesasetofself-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfrom
systemcrashes,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.
Note:IftheEnhancedBackupandRestoreiconintheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogramisdimmed,it
indicatesthatyouneedtoinstalltheRescueandRecoveryprogrammanuallybeforeenablingitsfeatures.To
installtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools,anddouble-clickEnhancedBackup
andRestore.
2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
3.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theEnhancedBackupandRestoreiconisactivated.
PasswordManager
ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandllsinauthenticationinformationforWindows
applicationsandWebsites.
Note:IfthePasswordVaulticonintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramisdimmed,itindicatesthat
youneedtoinstallthePasswordManagerprogrammanuallybeforeenablingitsfeatures.Toinstallthe
PasswordManagerprogram,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools,anddouble-clickPasswordVault.
2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
3.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,thePasswordVaulticonisactivated.
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