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Recently, Lenovo has completed moving the old IBM Thinkpad Support site (usually at the www-307.ibm.com domain) onto the support.lenovo.com domain....

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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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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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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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Mon Dec 04, 2017 1:31 pm
Using Windows 7 key on Windows 10 and still using Windows 7?

Last post by GomJabbar « Wed Nov 14, 2018 4:35 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sun Sep 02, 2018 11:06 pm

I have a Windows 7 key on the bottom of my ThinkPad T400. I bought a new 1TB HDD for the ultrabay to have a dual boot of Windows 7 Pro and Windows 10...

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Wed Nov 14, 2018 4:35 pm
T400 and Windows 10: My experience

Last post by kiterunner « Sun Nov 04, 2018 11:46 am
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by jmcafee » Sun Aug 02, 2015 3:17 pm
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Upgrading to Win 10 Pro RTM (not the beta) on a T400 was definitely more painful than any other recent Windows upgrade that I've experienced on...
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Sun Nov 04, 2018 11:46 am
Cursors refuse to animate on ThinkPad X230

Last post by SurrealMustard « Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:54 pm
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by SurrealMustard » Tue Aug 14, 2018 7:09 pm

I've been working with this new ThinkPad X230 and am pretty happy with where everything is at now. Unfortunately, I've encountered a weird bug where...

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Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:54 pm
Micro$haft is $hafting W10 users again! Beware of Update 1809

Last post by madicetea « Thu Oct 18, 2018 12:27 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Thu Oct 04, 2018 11:30 am

Windows 10 October update problems: Wiped docs, plus Intel driver warning

Back up files before upgrading to Windows 10 1809 , and if you get a...

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Last post by madicetea
Thu Oct 18, 2018 12:27 am
T430s SD Reader on Windows 10

Last post by ecojournalist « Wed Oct 03, 2018 1:51 pm
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by ecojournalist » Sat Sep 01, 2018 2:28 am

I'm wondering if anyone has managed to get the SD Reader working on Windows 10. Lenovo's Windows 10 bug list shows it as not fixed, but I'm wondering...

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Wed Oct 03, 2018 1:51 pm
Dolby Home Theater option gone after Win10 update

Last post by GrifterGuru « Mon Sep 24, 2018 8:45 am
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by astroidea » Mon Sep 24, 2018 8:02 am

My T420s volume is barely audible without Dolby Home Theater on. Is there any way to make it louder without needing this feature or how do I get it...

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Mon Sep 24, 2018 8:45 am
Another slimy trick from Micro$haft: don't install anything but Edge browser...

Last post by TonyJZX « Sat Sep 15, 2018 3:51 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:36 am

Yet another slimy trick from Micro$haft: don't install anything but Edge browser...
In latest Windows test builds, Microsoft discourages alternate...

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Last post by TonyJZX
Sat Sep 15, 2018 3:51 am
wifi only works in airplane mode

Last post by syrahnose « Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:39 am

by syrahnose » Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:39 am

Wifi only connecting through airplane mode, windows 10

After working normally for months, suddenly my Thinkpad X1 Yoga’s wifi stopped seeing my...

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Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:39 am
Micro$haft is readying to $haft W10 users even more!

Last post by TonyJZX « Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:14 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:54 am
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Microsoft's got a new plan for managing Windows 10 devices for a monthly fee

So, essentially, you could argue that MS has been deliberately making...
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Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:14 pm
Windows 10 on X201 - Successful install

Last post by shawross « Tue Aug 14, 2018 5:46 pm
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by larango » Wed Mar 23, 2016 4:59 pm

I am writing this post for those of you owning a ThinkPad x201 since I couldn't find a similar post anywhere, confirming a successful installation of...

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Last post by shawross
Tue Aug 14, 2018 5:46 pm
Win10 upgrade failed on both my X40 and T43p?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:22 am
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by Pan-optical » Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:50 pm

Both are running Win7 and I wanted to find the oldest TP that can support Win10. Both have Pentium-M Dothan CPUs and more than 1GB RAM which is...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:22 am
no sound after windows 10 coincidence?

Last post by packardbell « Tue Jul 03, 2018 7:11 pm

by packardbell » Tue Jul 03, 2018 7:11 pm

I have installed a clean copy of windows 10 into my X200s and now I got no sound.
coincidence or is there a driver I need to install as well.
cheers.

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Tue Jul 03, 2018 7:11 pm
Windows 10 problems on Thinkpad Helix 1gen

Last post by DanielHelix « Fri Jun 29, 2018 2:59 pm

by DanielHelix » Fri Jun 29, 2018 2:59 pm

Hello:)
I was a happy user of Thinkpad Helix 1gen since 2013. Sadly, since several months, I struggle a lot of issues. Lenovo said that the device is...

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Last post by DanielHelix
Fri Jun 29, 2018 2:59 pm
TP X300 - help needed - scroll in win10?

Last post by Insomniac1971 « Thu Jun 28, 2018 7:24 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
Thu Jun 28, 2018 7:24 am
Windows 10: Shut Up!

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jun 25, 2018 6:03 am

by RealBlackStuff » Mon Jun 25, 2018 6:03 am

This may reek of spamming, but it's not!
I noticed this program that just may be helpful to those, who have made the plunge into despicable W10.
It's...

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Mon Jun 25, 2018 6:03 am
W10, 1803 and VNC remote

Last post by thinkquan « Fri Jun 15, 2018 3:12 pm

by thinkquan » Fri Jun 15, 2018 3:12 pm

W10 1803 just got pushed out to my T420, and it seems VNC remote connection no longer works with the lid closed. Open the lid, and the remote...

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Last post by thinkquan
Fri Jun 15, 2018 3:12 pm
Lenovo Settings (Power Manager) for Windows 10 on T500

Last post by SKA « Wed May 30, 2018 10:53 am
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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 SKA
Wed May 30, 2018 10:53 am
Unusually high CPU and RAM usage

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Tue May 29, 2018 7:17 pm
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by barryalen1992 » Mon May 28, 2018 10:42 pm

After recent Windows 10 updates. My computer started to use more and more CPU, RAM. After today, it's almost 100% for both starting from around 40%...

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Last post by thinkpadcollection
Tue May 29, 2018 7:17 pm
[WARNING] Latest Spring Creator's Update (1803 and 1804) Messes with Display Brightness Adjustment on X2001 Frankenpads

Last post by madicetea « Tue May 15, 2018 9:30 pm
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by madicetea » Thu May 10, 2018 3:48 pm

As posted on another forum by a different user, but his story matches mine almost to the dot:

Hi guys, so I love my wee x201 and use it as my daily...

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Last post by madicetea
Tue May 15, 2018 9:30 pm
T25 update win10 1803 IR camera issue

Last post by latheliao « Fri May 04, 2018 10:08 pm

by latheliao » Fri May 04, 2018 10:08 pm

Hi everyone
Anybody update win10 from 1709 to 1803
Then IR camera false?
Windows hello fail
In device manager IR camera doesn’t see?
Anyone has the...

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Last post by latheliao
Fri May 04, 2018 10:08 pm
T61 T9300 w/ NVS 140M (NOS post defect) - Latest W10 Fall Update breaks video card

Last post by TuuS « Sun Apr 29, 2018 3:44 am
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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 TuuS
Sun Apr 29, 2018 3:44 am
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
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
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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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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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
Replies: 9
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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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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