Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox
The Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox is a diagnostic program that works through the Windows operating
system. It enables you to view symptoms of computer problems and solutions for them, and includes
automatic notication when action is required, computing assistance, and advanced diagnostics and
diagnostic history.
For further information about diagnosing problems, see Using Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox.
For additional information about running the Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox program, refer to the Lenovo
ThinkVantage Toolbox help system.
Message Center Plus
The Message Center Plus program displays messages to inform you about helpful software that has been
preinstalled on your computer. The software enables you to manage wired and wireless connections,
protect your data in the event of a problem and automatically diagnose and resolve potential problems with
your computer. The Message Center Plus can also provide messages about new updates available to
keep your computer current.
Password Manager
The Password Manager program enables users to manage and remember all their sensitive and
easy-to-forget application and Web site login information, such as user IDs, passwords, and other personal
information.
Power Manager
The Power Manager program provides convenient, exible, and complete power management for your
computer. By using the Power Manager program, you can adjust your power settings to give you the best
balance between performance and power saving.
Product Recovery
This program enables you to create recovery media to restore the contents of the system drive or hard disk
drive to the same state as when the computer was originally shipped from the factory.
For information about how to open and use this program, refer to Creating and using recovery media.
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.
For information about how to open and use this program, refer to Creating and using recovery media.
System Update
The System Update program helps you keep the software on your computer up-to-date by downloading and
installing software packages (ThinkVantage applications, device drivers, UEFI BIOS updates, and other third
party applications). Some examples of software that you should keep updated are programs provided by
Lenovo, such as the Rescue and Recovery program.
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