Lenovo Bloatware
Manufacturer bloatware and trialware refer to Lenovos' (like most PC manufacturers) habit of loading crippled versions of commercial software and OEM proprietary utilities on a new computer.
Lenovo computers come pre-installed with software that you may not need. This often includes trial versions of anti-virus software, various security software such as facial-recognition, pc optimizations programs, backup apps, dvd burners and media players. This software, also known as bloatware, slows down your brand new computer and uses valuable resources.
Lenovo Smile Dock is a pre-installed software application available on some Lenovo computers. Users activate the dock by clicking an icon of a gray circle with a smile upon it. This the opens the...
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“Idea Central delivers News, Video, Shopping, Web Services and more right from your own desktop. Many products are available to try before you buy, and some are preloaded just waiting for you to...
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“Registration is required to activate the service you have purchased. It is highly recommended to register within 15 days from the date of purchase. ”
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“Restore from initial backup, you should click this option to restore C Drive into factory-default setting. Restore from user's backup, you should click this option to choose an established system...
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Lenovo’s Energy Management interface tool allows user-modification of system settings to make better use of available energy when running mobile versus stationary. Function also allows you to set...
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“PowerDVD 10 is a unique universal player that offers the best playback quality available. Whether it is 3D movie content, captured home videos, or your digital music files, PowerDVD 10 lets you access...
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The FullScreen Magnifier enables or updates the function to expand desktop screen using ThinkPad function keys. This program requires the environment that "On Screen Display"
program is running.
“PowerDVD 10 is a unique universal player that offers the best playback quality available. Whether it is 3D movie content, captured home videos, or your digital music files, PowerDVD 10 lets you access...
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“Lenovo Services let you get the most out of your Lenovo PC – no matter how you use it. Whether you have a thousand PCs or just one, Lenovo delivers the quality, reliability and peace of mind to get...
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Lenovo's OneKey Recovery program is activated by a button directly to the right of the power button, and provides a back up the system, or restore a previous image.
Lenovo System Update is the updater program which runs with Windows (in the background as a service) and automatically starts up when your computer boots. It checks for updates and automatically...
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This program installs Power Manager utility programs. With this program installed, Power Management Driver supports power management on Lenovo computers.
ThinkVantage Access Connections is a connectivity assistant program for your ThinkPad computer. It enables you to quickly switch the network settings and Internet settings by selecting a location...
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This program installs Power Manager utility programs. With this program installed, Power Management Driver supports power management on Lenovo computers.
This program provides the utilities (sub packages) related for the special keys and buttons on your computer. The special keys and buttons are designed on the accessibility and usability. The...
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This program installs the software (Modem driver) to enable the ThinkPad Modem Adapter.
This program provides a function to improve usability for window operation. Window position of the foreground application is automatically adjusted.
“The Create Recovery Media 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...
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This is the software driver package for the installed Lenovo System Interface. The driver package is required in order for the Lenovo System Interface to function properly and is the software that...
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Message Center Plus, which alerts you when conditions arise on your computer that require your attention.
VeriFace is a face-recognition software package that is a registered trademark of Lenovo and was the first Face Verification Technology on public computer. In lieu of passwords, VeriFace identifies...
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This is the software driver package for the installed ThinkPad UltraNav. The driver package is required in order for the ThinkPad UltraNav device to function properly and is the software that allows...
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ThinkVantage Communications Utility is a assistant program for video and voice over the internet (Video and Voice over IP) software. It enables you to change all settings for the integrated camera,...
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The Active Protection system is enabled by default whenever the computer and operating system are operating. The system will not be able to access the hard disk drive during the time that the Active...
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Lenovo System Update is the updater program which runs with Windows (in the background as a service) and automatically starts up when your computer boots. It checks for updates and automatically...
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“The Lenovo Solution Center is a new software application created by Lenovo for Think products that helps users get the most out of their PC experience. The new software allows users to quickly...
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WinDVD is a commercial video player and music player software for Microsoft Windows. It enables the viewing of DVD-Video movies on the user's PC. DVD-Video backups stored on hard disk (created using...
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