• Message Center Plus
The Message Center Plus program automatically displays messages to inform you about important notices
from Lenovo, such as alerts on system updates and alerts on conditions that require your attention.
• Mobile Broadband Connect
The Mobile Broadband Connect program enables your computer to connect to the mobile broadband
(3G) network through a supported wireless WAN card.
• Password Manager
The Password Manager program automatically captures and lls in authentication information for
Windows programs and Web sites.
• Power Manager
The Power Manager program provides convenient, exible, and complete power management for your
computer. It enables you to adjust your computer power settings to achieve the best balance between
performance and power saving.
• Recovery Media
The Recovery Media program enables you to restore the contents of the hard disk drive to the factory
default settings.
• Rescue and Recovery
The Rescue and Recovery program is a one-button recovery and restore solution that includes a set of
self-recovery tools to help you diagnose computer problems, get help, and recover from system crashes,
even if you cannot start the Windows operating system.
• SimpleTap
The SimpleTap program provides you with a quick way to customize some basic computer settings such
as muting the speakers, adjusting the volume, locking the computer operating system, launching a
program, opening a Web page, opening a le, and so on. You also can use the SimpleTap program to
access the Lenovo App Shop, from which you can download various programs and computer software.
To start the SimpleTap program in a quick way, do any of the following:
– Click the red SimpleTap launch point on the desktop. The red launch point is available on the desktop
after you have launched the SimpleTap program for the rst time.
– Press the black button on the keyboard (next to the volume control buttons).
Note: The SimpleTap program is only available on certain models preinstalled with the Windows 7
operating system. If your Windows 7 model is not preinstalled with the SimpleTap program, you can
download it from http://www.lenovo.com/support.
• System Update
The System Update program helps you keep the software on your computer up-to-date by downloading
and installing software update packages (Lenovo programs, device drivers, UEFI BIOS updates, and
other third party programs).
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