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7. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the device drivers and necessary programs. See “Installing

device drivers” on page 63.

8. After installing the device drivers, apply Windows Update to get the latest modules, for example the

security patches.

9. Depending on your preference, install Lenovo programs. For information about Lenovo programs, see

“Lenovo programs” on page 12.

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.

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

Finland FI Spain SP

France FR

Sweden SV

Germany GR

Taiwan and Hong Kong

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.

2. Select the entry for your computer and then follow the instructions on the screen to download and install

necessary software.

Getting the latest drivers using preinstalled programs

ThinkPad notebook computers provide the following preinstalled programs that you can use to download

and install updated device drivers.

• For Windows 7: System Update

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