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Re:Lenovo: researchers find 'massive security risk' by minot on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @12:25PM (#9499805)
I have a Yoga Y 510 p. Windows barked at me after a few weeks of installing Windows 8.1 from scratch. It said I should get the latest version of the power utility from Lenovo. The power utility lets me spin up the fan which apparently can help get rid of dust. It also lets me select battery health mode as opposed to battery performance mode. When in battery health mode, the power supply does not charge the battery beyond about 60% and will not start charging before the power gets drained to about below 40%.

As far as I know, the power utility is the only thing I installed from Lenovo. The graphics drivers from nVidia came directly through Windows Update.

Should I be concerned? Should I uninstall the power management tools?

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Re:Lenovo: researchers find 'massive security risk' by throwawayaway on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @01:25PM (#9500278)
Windows told you to install a power utility from Lenovo?

How would such a message come about? Do Lenovo pay Microsoft to put in error messages? Did it look for the answer to your problem online?

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Re:Lenovo: researchers find 'massive security risk' by nandhp on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @02:26PM (#9500762)
I haven't used Windows much recently, but wouldn't it just be delivered as a driver through Windows Update?
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Re:Lenovo: researchers find 'massive security risk' by throwawayaway on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @03:22PM (#9501171)
which driver would tell you to install a power utility? how would that happen? what driver, could possibly get installed by windows update that would tell you to do that?
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Re:Lenovo: researchers find 'massive security risk' by cmdrfred on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @02:39PM (#9500853)
Driver updates have been a part of windows update since 7.
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Re:Lenovo: researchers find 'massive security risk' by nandhp on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @05:51PM (#9502028)
Windows Update has offered driver updates since Windows 98.
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Re:Lenovo: researchers find 'massive security risk' by throwawayaway on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @06:38PM (#9502232)
that will install bare bones drivers and services, but not startup daemons, control panel software or anything that could give you a message telling you you need to install a power utility.
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Re:Lenovo: researchers find 'massive security risk' by minot on Thursday May 07, 2015 @01:37PM (#9506822)
I can attest that the little white flag in my notification tray linked me to lenovo support website telling me to get the power management utility.
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