

Hardware Scan This is the place to go if you’ve got a problem with your laptop. Most of these useful features can be found under the Device tab at the top of the screen. If you’ve got a problem with your laptop, Lenovo Vantage might well identify the cause. The best thing about Lenovo Vantage is that it includes a series of diagnostic tools that check on the health of your system and ensure that key software drivers are up to date. Lenovo Vantage: the good bits The hardware scan is handy So should you keep or get rid? Let’s look more closely at it’s good and bad points. Sadly, however, Lenovo has also bundled a whole load of other promotional garbage with it, reducing the usefulness of this utility and making it an occasional nuisance. It sounds like a pension scheme and an instant candidate for uninstallation, but it actually contains a useful set of utilities for keeping your laptop healthy and up-to-date. I had stopped the lenovo system update in task manager and now it started back up.If you’ve got a Lenovo laptop, you’ve probably noticed an app called Lenovo Vantage has popped on your PC. I don't think i need to install that, right? Noticed this is the only "optional windows update" not installed:

Should i be concerned? Should I just end lenovo system update again in taskbar (and potentially everytime I restart the laptop)? Ending in taskbar worked yesterday but am I vulnerable in any way?Īlso a new internet search on this issue found this reddit thread: What now? Do I have the updates for Bios or not, because lenovo vantage says up to date, but also says bios failed and lenovo system update is hanging and using CPU? Helps maximize your system performance and minimize security Provides a direct connection to Lenovo server and supportįor ThinkPad and ThinkCentre drivers, software and BIOS The benifit to help you keep your system up to date and secure are: Your system is up to date."Īfter downloading the first one above and trying to install, it says: Now the lenovo system update is trying to install again (cpu back to running high again 50%)ġ if i go to lenovo vantage (preinstalled on laptop) I find (from yesterday, ending taskbar presumably):īut it ALSO says "No updates available.

So today there was a windows update and i restarted the computer. If you aren't seeing that, I would start task manager (hold CTL-ALT-DEL) and either stop Lenovo System Update or restart your computer. ) or lines that move clockwise like the hands of a clock (\ | / - \ | - /). I have several Thinkpad laptops and when they update firmware, they prompt you with several warnings and then open a DOS command box and you can see the progress with a series of symbols moving forward such as periods that increase in number as the firmware updates (from.
