Accessing Lenovo Programs; An Introduction To Lenovo Programs - Lenovo ThinkPad E450 User Manual

Accessing Lenovo programs

To access Lenovo programs on your computer, do the following:
• For Windows 7 and Windows 10:
1. Click the Start button to open the Start menu. Locate a program by the program name.
2. If the program is not displayed on the Start menu, click All programs or All apps to display all
programs.
3. If you still do not find the program in the program list, search for the program in the search box.
• For Windows 8.1:
1. Press the Windows key to open the Start screen. Locate a program by the program name.
2. If the program is not displayed on the Start screen, click the arrow icon
3. If you still do not find the program on the Apps screen, search for the program in the search box.
Some Lenovo programs are ready to be installed. You cannot find these programs through the above
methods unless you have installed them first. To install these Lenovo programs, go to Lenovo PC
Experience ➙ Lenovo Tools and follow the instructions on the screen.

An introduction to Lenovo programs

This topic provides a brief introduction to Lenovo programs. Depending on your computer model, some of
the programs might not be available.
Access Connections™
(Windows 7)
Active Protection System™
(Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and
Windows 10)
Auto Scroll Utility
(Windows 7 and Windows 8.1)
Communications Utility
(Windows 7)
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User Guide
The Access Connections program is a connectivity assistant program for
creating and managing location profiles. Each location profile stores all the
network and Internet configuration settings needed for connecting to a network
infrastructure from a specific location such as a home or an office.
By switching between location profiles as you move your computer from place
to place, you can quickly and easily connect to a network with no need to
manually reconfigure your settings and restart the computer each time.
The Active Protection System program protects your internal storage drive (such
as hard disk drive) when the shock sensor inside your computer detects a
condition that could damage the drive, such as system tilt, excessive vibration,
or shock.
The internal storage drive is less vulnerable to damage when it is not operating.
This is because when the internal storage drive is not operating, the system
stops it from spinning, and might also move the read and write heads of the
drive to areas that do not contain data.
As soon as the shock sensor senses that the environment is stable again
(minimal change in system tilt, vibration, or shock), it turns on the internal
storage drive.
This program enhances your experience with window operation. The window
position of a foreground application is automatically adjusted. The scroll bar on
a user interface is also automatically adjusted.
The Communications Utility program enables you to configure settings for the
integrated camera and audio devices.
to open the Apps screen.