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Don't want W10? Concerned about privacy? Make sure to kill/uninstall these updates...

Last post by taichi « Thu Mar 15, 2018 11:12 am
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by ajkula66 » Sun Aug 23, 2015 11:02 pm
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First and foremost, a big thank you goes to my friend known as Matrix Leader on NBR for all the work that he has put into isolating updates that are...
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Last post by taichi
Thu Mar 15, 2018 11:12 am
W10: FIX for Lenovo Power Manager

Last post by hellosailor « Mon Dec 04, 2017 1:31 pm
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by shawross » Sat Aug 13, 2016 7:34 am

Lenovo Power Manager doesn't work because the Setup file is blocked.
The blocking mechanism is a so-called hard block and is applied by the Program...

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Last post by hellosailor
Mon Dec 04, 2017 1:31 pm
Telemetry (spying) now introduced in W7 and W8.x through WU

Last post by Annecy « Thu Apr 19, 2018 11:00 am
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by ajkula66 » Sun Aug 23, 2015 5:33 pm

If you've chosen to stay away from W10 because of privacy concerns, you may want to be careful with Windows Updates these days, specifically one...

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Last post by Annecy
Thu Apr 19, 2018 11:00 am
Avoid Windows 10 crapware: get rid of Candy Crush etc.

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Apr 10, 2018 9:37 am

by RealBlackStuff » Tue Apr 10, 2018 9:37 am

Avoid Windows 10 crapware: How to get rid of Candy Crush and all the rest

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Tue Apr 10, 2018 9:37 am
If you have W10 and want ANTISPYware, read this

Last post by taichi « Sun Mar 11, 2018 11:36 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Feb 23, 2018 7:30 am

If you insist you want W10 and are looking for ways to (apparently) cut down on Micro$haft's spying, check this out:

(PS: I'm not using it, since...

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Last post by taichi
Sun Mar 11, 2018 11:36 am
How to disable trackpad Edge Swipe gestures

Last post by YoniG « Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:42 pm
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by YoniG » Sun Feb 25, 2018 6:36 pm

The leftward swipe (which opens the Windows Explorer) and the rightward swipe (which shows all open apps, similar to Alt-Tab) drove me *crazy*. I...

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Last post by YoniG
Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:42 pm
W10 occasional problems going to sleep / hibernating

Last post by wujstefan « Wed Feb 07, 2018 7:35 am
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by wujstefan » Wed Feb 07, 2018 5:15 am

I've got a T70 lately and cant really figure out whether its an OS or hardware problem.

I THINK it's OS since W10 is still very fussy system. NVMe +...

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Last post by wujstefan
Wed Feb 07, 2018 7:35 am
Windows 10, Last version of Windows for users

Last post by dr_st « Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:32 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Sun Sep 17, 2017 9:38 pm

I tried Windows 10 for a 2nd time, first was a few months after its release to just try it. I just installed a new install of Windows 10 Pro from the...

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Last post by dr_st
Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:32 am
Windows error code 0xc0000225

Last post by cfds « Sun Jan 28, 2018 10:07 am
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by cfds » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:42 am

Hello all,

I did it...have a Lenovo Yoga 910 2 in 1 for work with windows 10 education 64bit.
I merged several partitions and made the mistake I...

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Last post by cfds
Sun Jan 28, 2018 10:07 am
T61 T9300 w/ NVS 140M (NOS post defect) - Latest W10 Fall Update breaks video card

Last post by SaskFellow « Sun Jan 21, 2018 6:21 pm
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by dhenry » Fri Dec 29, 2017 12:34 pm

Guys,
I just had to roll back the latest Falll Creators Update for W10 because at bootup on that update, my NVIDIA Quaddro NVS 140M card (purchased...

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Last post by SaskFellow
Sun Jan 21, 2018 6:21 pm
T550 W10 Enterprise OS "notes"

Last post by WVZR1 « Fri Dec 29, 2017 2:06 am
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by WVZR1 » Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:35 pm

I've purchased a T550 with this note in the sell description. Would someone please explain what I need to be concerned about, if anything.

Windows...

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Fri Dec 29, 2017 2:06 am
Moving SSD from T520 to T470

Last post by dhave « Mon Dec 11, 2017 5:07 am
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by dhave » Wed Dec 06, 2017 8:52 am

(1) My wife runs Windows 10 Pro on her aging T520. It has a 500Gb SSD (SATA, of course).

(2) She's getting a new T470. We bought it with a SATA hd...

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Last post by dhave
Mon Dec 11, 2017 5:07 am
W7 is still safer than W10...

Last post by hellosailor « Thu Nov 30, 2017 4:24 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Nov 22, 2017 1:56 pm

I'm not surprised, W7 is still safer than W10...

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Last post by hellosailor
Thu Nov 30, 2017 4:24 pm
Intel vPro/AMT on Windows 10 on T410s?

Last post by Brainer « Wed Nov 29, 2017 3:45 pm

by Brainer » Wed Nov 29, 2017 3:45 pm

Hi everyone:

So...I asked in another thread if Windows 10 could run properly on a T410S, 2924-WF9. I was told at least the basics would run. Is...

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Last post by Brainer
Wed Nov 29, 2017 3:45 pm
Driver Update Recommendations

Last post by WizardOfBoz « Wed Nov 29, 2017 12:13 pm
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by WizardOfBoz » Wed Nov 15, 2017 9:08 pm

Apologize for cross-posting - I will try to delete same note in the Windows 10 subforum.

All,

I recently had an issue with the Windows 10 Fall...

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Last post by WizardOfBoz
Wed Nov 29, 2017 12:13 pm
TP X300 - help needed - scroll in win10?

Last post by Insomniac1971 « Mon Nov 06, 2017 5:51 am
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by Insomniac1971 » Thu Oct 26, 2017 2:03 pm

Hi folks, I'm back with an old problem - this concern my X300 with ALPS Ultranav touchpad/trackpoint and scroll in win10.

Link to the R500 page...

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Last post by Insomniac1971
Mon Nov 06, 2017 5:51 am
Thinkpad USB 2.0 Port Replicator Windows 10 issue

Last post by leonwu « Wed Oct 18, 2017 6:55 pm
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by leonwu » Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:15 pm

I have a Lenovo Thinkpad USB 2.0 Port Replicator with digital video. I can't use it now in Windows 10 environment such as Ethernet and display. Can...

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Last post by leonwu
Wed Oct 18, 2017 6:55 pm
Better late than never: Windows 10 has Ubuntu in the Windows Store

Last post by mydreamlaptop « Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:03 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Sep 04, 2017 7:48 am

For those of you despairing about Windows 10, here's the (unexpected) solution.

Just came across this item:
Ubuntu Linux now on Windows Store (for...

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Last post by mydreamlaptop
Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:03 am
Windows 10 Upgrade

Last post by kane0316 « Mon Sep 25, 2017 3:02 pm

by kane0316 » Mon Sep 25, 2017 3:02 pm

I am upgrading computer from Windows 7 to Windows 10 using a bootable USB with Win10 version 1703 or creator's update. Some of my X1 Carbons gen 1...

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Last post by kane0316
Mon Sep 25, 2017 3:02 pm
And another reason to avoid Micro$haft's W10

Last post by hellosailor « Sat Aug 19, 2017 1:36 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Jul 17, 2017 4:35 pm
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And here's another reason to avoid Micro$haft's crapware W10:
Microsoft cuts off Windows 10 support early for some PCs :twisted:

If Microsoft...
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Last post by hellosailor
Sat Aug 19, 2017 1:36 pm
Stuck in Win10 ver. 1511

Last post by hellosailor « Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:29 pm
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by hellosailor » Mon Jul 31, 2017 5:44 pm

I upgraded from Win7/64 Pro, which shiped on my W530, to Win10 close to the free cut-off date. And manually updated every couple of weeks after that,...

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Last post by hellosailor
Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:29 pm
System Update fails to install WLAN driver

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Aug 13, 2017 8:40 am
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by pgoelz » Sun Aug 13, 2017 7:06 am

Thinkpad X1C, gen 3, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Win10 15063.540

For some reason, Lenovo System Update repeatedly fails to install the WLAN driver for the...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Aug 13, 2017 8:40 am
Uninstall non-existant power manager PWMTR64V.DLL?

Last post by hellosailor « Sun Jul 30, 2017 2:41 pm
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by hellosailor » Tue Jul 25, 2017 1:16 pm

I rarely cold boot my system, so I have no idea what change (a Win10 update patch or a Lenono patch presumably) did this, but now every time it cold...

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Last post by hellosailor
Sun Jul 30, 2017 2:41 pm
Win10 64bit, T61 - Suddenly a mere 1-fingered swipe on trackpad causes window tiling!

Last post by Muse « Fri Jul 21, 2017 10:47 am

by Muse » Fri Jul 21, 2017 10:47 am

I never had seen this but for the last week almost this T61 laptop has had this peculiarity. Sometimes (don't know why it's inconsistent -- it...

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Last post by Muse
Fri Jul 21, 2017 10:47 am
Compare installing one W10 with seven(7) Linux distros

Last post by dr_st « Wed Jul 19, 2017 6:08 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed May 17, 2017 11:37 am

Before you go the W10 way, check this:

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Last post by dr_st
Wed Jul 19, 2017 6:08 am
numlock on bitlocker thinkpad L570

Last post by w0qj « Mon Jul 17, 2017 10:08 am
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by vanger_44 » Mon Jul 17, 2017 2:48 am

Hi,
ik have several thinkpad L570 (windows 10) encrypted with bitlocker.
these laptops are all configured to unlock bitlocker with pin code.

my...

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Last post by w0qj
Mon Jul 17, 2017 10:08 am
Windows 10 on the T43 - Nice!

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Mon Jul 10, 2017 8:52 am
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by Xenomorph » Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:33 pm

I've been running the final build of Windows 10 on my T43, and it so far has been working well. Even the fingerprint scanner works!

One issue:...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Mon Jul 10, 2017 8:52 am
Create bootable GPT partition for windows 10?

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Fri Jun 23, 2017 12:39 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Thu Jun 22, 2017 6:07 pm

My workstation computer is HP z220 which is EFI capable means can handle large storage than 2TB but there is questions not answered in other...

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Last post by thinkpadcollection
Fri Jun 23, 2017 12:39 pm
Win10Pro, SSD hardware encryption. How do I enable it?

Last post by slowmail « Thu Jun 15, 2017 11:41 am
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by slowmail » Wed Jun 14, 2017 1:56 am

I recently received an X270, with Win10Pro, Hardware dTPM, and 1TB Solid State Drive, PCIe-NVMe OPAL2.0.

Is it possible to enable bitlocker on the...

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Last post by slowmail
Thu Jun 15, 2017 11:41 am
T61 running W10 64bit -- Two problems (SOLVED!)

Last post by Muse « Wed Jun 14, 2017 8:20 am
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by Muse » Wed Feb 22, 2017 4:50 am
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1. I've been getting BSODs. They are sporadic and without warning and seemingly out of nowhere. They started maybe 6 months ago and I've had a...
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Last post by Muse
Wed Jun 14, 2017 8:20 am
ThinkPad Ultranav driver issue wit WIN 10

Last post by luca9903 « Mon Jun 12, 2017 6:52 am

by luca9903 » Mon Jun 12, 2017 6:52 am

Hi,

I used to use a TP X61 and a T60, the trackpoint had the press to select and the central button locked the scroll and I could go up and down...

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Last post by luca9903
Mon Jun 12, 2017 6:52 am
T60 freezes while in operation - Windows 10

Last post by teppy « Sun May 21, 2017 1:25 pm
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by teppy » Sun May 14, 2017 1:22 pm

Hi,

New to forum. Hope all are well. Looking for advice.

I've had my wonderful T60 for 10 years. Upgraded with no trouble from WinXp to Win 8.1....

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Last post by teppy
Sun May 21, 2017 1:25 pm
Battery Cycle Count on Windows 10

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Fri May 19, 2017 8:29 am
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by umern » Thu May 18, 2017 5:56 am

Hi all,

Maybe I am not using the right search criteria but I cannot find the answer on this forum..

I have a T440P which I know has a very low...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Fri May 19, 2017 8:29 am
Windows 10 driver for for WiFi card

Last post by chzuck « Thu Apr 27, 2017 6:57 am
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by chzuck » Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:37 am

Is there a driver for the WiFi card other than what Windows 10 installs? I have a 11b/g/n wireless LAN mini-PCI Express Adapter II in my T410s. If...

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Last post by chzuck
Thu Apr 27, 2017 6:57 am
Update from Anniversary to Creators Error: 0x8007001F - 0x2000D The installation failed in the SAFE_OS phase with an err

Last post by RichardWilling « Sat Apr 22, 2017 12:40 pm
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by RichardWilling » Wed Apr 19, 2017 6:57 pm

Update from Anniversary to Creators
Error:
0x8007001F - 0x2000D
The installation failed in the SAFE_OS phase with an error during MIGRATE_DATA...

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Last post by RichardWilling
Sat Apr 22, 2017 12:40 pm
Wifi suddenly don't work -x230

Last post by deeptia452 « Wed Apr 12, 2017 2:27 am
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by murak » Sun Sep 11, 2016 12:44 pm

All of a sudden WiFi is not working on my X230 win 10. When I try to turn it on the lever instantly goes to off position. WiFi does work on my phone...

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Last post by deeptia452
Wed Apr 12, 2017 2:27 am
Full charge battery alarm on T430s

Last post by Temetka « Wed Apr 12, 2017 1:28 am
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by Temetka » Mon Apr 03, 2017 11:45 pm

So I really love my new laptop (still adjusting to the keyboard).

That being said, one thing that really annoys me is that Windows 10 does this...

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Last post by Temetka
Wed Apr 12, 2017 1:28 am
Possible to migrate Win10 installation between machines?

Last post by LegendaryKA8 « Thu Apr 06, 2017 7:31 pm
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by LegendaryKA8 » Thu Apr 06, 2017 2:56 pm

Hopefully kind of a short, sweet question here. I have a fully working Win10 setup on my current X230. I have a broken T430 I'm bringing back to life...

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Last post by LegendaryKA8
Thu Apr 06, 2017 7:31 pm
W530 incommunicado under W10 1607

Last post by Non-Thinker « Sun Apr 02, 2017 5:02 pm
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by Non-Thinker » Fri Mar 31, 2017 9:17 pm

I upgraded my W530 from Win7Pro to Win10Pro/1607, and most everything worked fine, including both wireless and wired network connections, once I...

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Last post by Non-Thinker
Sun Apr 02, 2017 5:02 pm
does windows 10 run well on a T500?

Last post by micrex22 « Wed Mar 08, 2017 9:34 am
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by skm67 » Tue May 10, 2016 12:36 pm

Hi Everyone, I'm interested to know peoples experiences running windows 10 on the T500 (2242-7uu)? Is it worth upgrading? Does the T500 run win10...

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Last post by micrex22
Wed Mar 08, 2017 9:34 am
T60 and Windows 10

Last post by Muse « Fri Mar 03, 2017 12:12 pm
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by djones18 » Wed Aug 05, 2015 3:05 pm

As an experiment I just loaded Windows 10 on my T60 which breathes new life into it. I've had it packed away with it's docking station and...

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Last post by Muse
Fri Mar 03, 2017 12:12 pm
X220T Windows 10 auto rotate

Last post by marlinspike « Wed Mar 01, 2017 7:24 am
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by marlinspike » Tue Feb 28, 2017 9:07 am

Anybody get this working? I already tried installing tablet shortcut menu (did nothing, can install it but can't open it in Windows 10) and screen...

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Last post by marlinspike
Wed Mar 01, 2017 7:24 am
T440p Touchpad and Trackpoint not working on Windows 10

Last post by jdrou « Tue Feb 21, 2017 5:08 pm
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by Sempiternum » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:36 am

Hi!

I've a t440p and it's been a week since my trackpad / touchpad and trackpoint has stopped working.
I'm very very sure it is not an hardware...

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Last post by jdrou
Tue Feb 21, 2017 5:08 pm
P70 - need (34mm) ExpressCard reader (board) 'Device description' & 'Hardware ID' in Win 10 Pro 64-bit OS

Last post by Frankenstien « Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:35 pm

by Frankenstien » Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:35 pm

Hey all ... Lenovo slipped me a 'dummy' ExpressCard reader board (and I don't mean the black plastic insert that serves to protect the slot opening...

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Last post by Frankenstien
Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:35 pm
Yoga constantly defaults back to Microsoft edge

Last post by isabelbrooks « Thu Feb 02, 2017 12:09 am
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by NorthVanDan » Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:39 pm

I keep setting my default web browser and Google Chrome. However more often then not it resets its self back to Window Edge. This has been happening...

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Last post by isabelbrooks
Thu Feb 02, 2017 12:09 am
Unsolvable Login Loop WIN 10

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sun Jan 01, 2017 8:22 pm
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by luca9903 » Fri Dec 30, 2016 2:49 pm

Hi everybody,

I have many Computers with Win 10, 4 ThinkPads and 2 Tower PC.

As I say in subject, when I login in windows typing password or pin...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Sun Jan 01, 2017 8:22 pm
OSD no volume when volume up/down buttons pressed

Last post by radiator « Tue Dec 06, 2016 12:55 am
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by radiator » Sat Dec 03, 2016 4:32 am

I don't know how to deal with the problem. I installed all the software needed to make my volume buttons on screen display work but it all failed. I...

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Last post by radiator
Tue Dec 06, 2016 12:55 am
Lenovo Settings (Power Manager) for Windows 10 on T500

Last post by jcvjcvjcvjcv « Fri Dec 02, 2016 7:49 pm
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by fje » Mon Feb 29, 2016 4:37 am

Hi, I found that Power Manager doesn't work anymore in Windows 10 and that it is included in something called Lenovo Settings that has to be...

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Last post by jcvjcvjcvjcv
Fri Dec 02, 2016 7:49 pm
No volume from Helix 2 tablet after upgrade to Windows 10

Last post by Rotherhaven « Mon Nov 28, 2016 5:39 am

by Rotherhaven » Mon Nov 28, 2016 5:39 am

Just upgraded my Helix 2 (20CH) to Windows 10 (from factory installed 8.1). All fine apart from the fact that the volume is incredibly quiet when the...

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Last post by Rotherhaven
Mon Nov 28, 2016 5:39 am
Touchpad Scroll work in Firefox, Explorer but not in Store, Edge

Last post by shawross « Tue Nov 22, 2016 7:10 pm
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by Insomniac1971 » Thu Aug 13, 2015 6:28 pm

Hi guys, hope someone can fix this:

Lenovo Thinkpad R500 - Touchpad scroll works in Internet Explorer, Firefox, File Explorer, Device manager, Help...

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Tue Nov 22, 2016 7:10 pm

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