Accessing Lenovo Programs On The Windows 8 Or Windows 8.1 Operating System - Lenovo 30A0 Hardware Maintenance Manual

1. Click the Start button and then type the program name or the icon name into the search box.
2. Locate the program by the program name or the icon name and then click the program to launch it.
To access Lenovo programs from Control Panel, do the following:
Note: Some Lenovo programs might not be displayed in Control Panel. To find these programs, use
Windows Search.
1. Click Start ➙ Control Panel. Change the view of Control Panel from Category to Large icons or Small
icons.
2. Locate the program by the icon name and then click the program to launch it.
The following table lists the programs available on the Windows 7 operating system.
Note: Depending on your computer model, some of the Lenovo programs might not be available.
Table 1. Lenovo programs available on the Windows 7 operating system
Program name
Lenovo Reach
Lenovo SHAREit
Lenovo Solution Center
Recovery Media
®
Rescue and Recovery
System Update
Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 operating
system
If your computer is preinstalled with the Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 operating system, you can access
Lenovo programs by doing one of the following:
• On the Windows 8 operating system, press the Windows key
program to launch it. If you cannot find the program you need, move the pointer to the bottom-right corner
of the screen to display the charms. Then click the Search charm to search for the desired program.
• On the Windows 8.1 operating system, press the Windows key
Lenovo program to launch it. If you cannot find the program you need, click the arrow icon
bottom-left corner of the screen to go to the Apps screen. Find the desired program in the apps list or
search for it in the search box in the top-right corner of the screen.
Depending on your computer model, your computer supports some of the following Lenovo programs:
• Lenovo Companion
• Lenovo Reach
• Lenovo SHAREit
• Lenovo Solution Center
• Lenovo Support
• Lenovo Tools
Icon name
Lenovo Reach
Lenovo SHAREit
Lenovo - System Health and Diagnostics
Lenovo - Factory Recovery Disks or Create Recovery Media
Lenovo - Enhanced Backup and Restore
Lenovo - Update and Drivers
to go to the Start screen. Click a Lenovo
to go to the Start screen. Click a
.
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