Software Overview; Software Provided By Lenovo - Lenovo ThinkStation 1096 User Manual

Software overview

The computer comes with a preinstalled operating system and several software programs provided by
Lenovo.

Software provided by Lenovo

The following software programs are provided by Lenovo to help you improve productivity and reduce the
cost associated with maintaining your computer. Software programs provided with your computer might
vary depending on your computer model type and preinstalled operating system.
Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools
The Lenovo ThinkVantage
access to various tools to help you work more easily and securely.
To access the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program, click Start ➙ All Programs ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage
Tools.
The following table lists the programs that you can access from the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program. To
access a program, double-click the corresponding icon.
Table 1. Program icon names in Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools
Program name
Create Recovery Media
Lenovo Solution Center
SimpleTap
ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery
Lenovo Welcome
The Lenovo Welcome program introduces you to some innovative built-in features of Lenovo and guides you
through a few important setup tasks to help you make the most of your computer.
Product Recovery
The Product Recovery program enables you to restore the contents of the hard disk drive to the factory
default settings.
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 file, and so on. You also can use the SimpleTap program to access the
Lenovo App Shop, from which you can download various applications 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 first time.
• Press the blue ThinkVantage button if your keyboard has one.
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.
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Tools program guides you to a host of information sources and provides easy
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Icon name in Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools
Factory Recovery Disks
System Health and Diagnostics
SimpleTap
Enhanced Backup and Restore
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