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•LenovoPCExperience(Windows8.1)

TheLenovoPCExperienceprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasyaccessto

variousprograms,suchasActiveProtectionSystem,UserGuide,andLenovoSolutionCenter.

•ActiveProtectionSystem(Windows7andWindows8.1)

TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourharddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyour

computerdetectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,or

shock.Theharddiskdriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.Thisisbecausewhen

theharddiskdriveisnotoperating,thesystemstopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovetheread

andwriteheadsofthedrivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.Assoonastheshocksensorsenses

thattheenvironmentisstableagain(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnsonthe

harddiskdrive.

•FingerprintManagerProorLenovoFingerprintManager(Windows7andWindows8.1)

Ifyourcomputercomeswithaﬁngerprintreader,theFingerprintManagerProprogramorLenovo

FingerprintManagerprogramenablesyoutoenrollyourﬁngerprintandassociateitwithyourpasswords.

Asaresult,theﬁngerprintauthenticationcanreplaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecure

useraccess.

•LenovoMicrophoneMute(Windows7andWindows8.1)

TheLenovoMicrophoneMuteprogramenablesyoutosetwhichrecordingdeviceswillbecontrolledby

themicrophone-mutekeyonyourcomputer.Bypressingthemicrophone-mutekey,youcanmuteor

unmutetherecordingdevicesthatyouhaveselectedintheLenovoMicrophoneMuteprogram.

•SHAREit(Windows7andWindows8.1)

TheSHAREitprogramenablesyoutoshareﬁleseasilyandrapidlyacrossdevicessuchascomputersand

smartphones,evenwithoutanyInternetconnection.Youcanconnecttoyourfriendsandsendphotos,

folders,andotherﬁlesthroughSHAREit.Everysharingisquickandsimple.

•LenovoQuickControl(Windows7andWindows8.1)

TheLenovoQuickControlprogramenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerremotelyfromyour

smartphone.Youcancontrolthemouse,entertext,controlmoviesandmusic,givepresentations,and

more.

•LenovoSolutionCenter(Windows7andWindows8.1)

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It

combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along

withhintsandtipsforoptimalsystemperformance.

•PasswordManager(Windows7andWindows8.1)

ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandﬁllsinauthenticationinformationfor

WindowsprogramsandWebsites.

•SystemUpdate(Windows7andWindows8.1)

TheSystemUpdateprogramenablesyoutokeepthesoftwareonthecomputerup-to-dateby

downloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,includingThinkVantageprograms,devicedrivers,Uniﬁed

ExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)updates,andotherthird-party

programs.

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