Re: ThinkPad software for Windows 8
To any ThinkPad customer who is considering upgrading from Win7 to Win8, I want to let you know that the following Windows 7 software does not exist for Windows 8:
1. Access Connections
2. Power Manager
3. Rescue and Recovery
4. Communications Utility
If you rely on any of the above software, then you may want to consider whether upgrading from Win7 to Win8 makes sense for you. With a few exceptions, all of the functions of the above apps are replaced by native features of Win8. Other functions are replaced by Lenovo-specific Metro Windows Store applications, but due to how the Windows store is implemented, these apps are not available to Win7->Win8 upgrade customers. We are currently investigating the possibility to make the Metro Windows Store applications available to all customers, but nothing has been finalized as of now.