Lenovo Energy Management broken under Windows 8 - Shortcuts don't work

I've noticed that the Energy Management tool does not work properly under Windows 8 on a U300S.
Especially stuff like the keyboard shortcuts don't work:
Pressing F7 to toggle the wireless and bluetooth settings doesn't bring up the usual onscreen-menu like it does in Windows 7
The buttons to toggle the display brightness bring up the Windows 8 style brightness indicator but doesn't work.

Anyone?

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Hello,
Today I installed a fresh Windows 8.1 Pro copy on my Lenovo G510 Notebook.
Everything went well and all drivers which I had downloaded from the support site installed successfully.
There was no Energy Management Software available for Windows 8.1, so I figured that Windows 8 version might work. So, I installed it but after a restart, Windows message center showed an error saying that Energy Management software was incompatible with this version of Windows.
So, what are your suggestions? I mainly use Energy Management to keep my battery at 50-60% charge because I always keep it plugged in and rarely take it outside with me on travels. When would you be releasing a software update? Or can I use Thinkpad's Windows 8.1 version of EM?
Side note: Just wanted to say/ask a few things. Didn't wanted to create a separate thread.
Is it okay to update Video drivers for Intel and/or AMD graphics directly from the website?
I saw that the AMD drivers were outdated and decided to update them from the AMD website, but after update there was an error reported in the log of Installer. I don't remember the error specifically but after the update, in device manager it would show AMD Radeon HD 8000M Series, instead of my specific model i.e 8570M.
So I rolled back. Also there used to be an easy access to Dolby Equilizer in the taskbar but the new drivers do not have that feature and I have to go in control panel to find the equilizer (I feel the sound quality has deterioated).
Please update the drivers, as there are a number of updated even after I installed all the latest drivers that are provided on the support site. Example, Realtek Card Reader (Windows reported different models than which were available on the official Realtek website but I installed anyway, they don't seem to misbehave), Conexant Audio driver of size 180MB, from Windows Update ( After this update, I cannot switch between Voice Recording and VOIP, VOIP is greyed out), Intel Video Driver update from Windows Update, which I didnot install because I play games on my laptop, and I fear this will ruin the Switchable graphics options, and AMD drivers from officlal AMD website for the same reasons that I did not install Intel's.
I am sorry for the long post. But any help and feedback will be greatly appriciated.

I have installed Lenovo Energy Management 8.0.2.4 for Windows 8 (G510), in compatibility mode on my G510 running Windows 8.1 Pro.
For now it is not giving a compatibility error.
I did a little searching and found out that G510s is very similar to G510 model, except the touchscreen and Nvidia Graphics. My G510 has AMD Radeon. I found Lenovo Energy Management 1.0.0.31 for Windows 8.1 (G510s). Going to install that.
Also, the Drivers CD which came with the box had Energy Management v1.0.0.24 and 32bit & 64bit were in different setups. I think this will be more compatible.
I need experts advice. Please reply.
EDIT: This works! v1.0.0.31 has that similar interface to the EM software that came in the CD. So far no compatibility errors as well.

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Hello everyone (I don't know if this post should be here or in the Windows 10 section, so apologies if it's in the wrong place). I have a Lenovo Z50-70 and the upgrade to Window 10 it's ready to install. I just downloaded all drivers for Windows 10 but I noticed that there is one that doesn't have a Windows 10 version: "Lenovo Energy Management". For me, this is the most useful thing Lenovo has preinstalled in my computer, especially the conservation mode... And it would be extremely annoying to lose this utility. So... Is Lenovo going to release a W10 version of the Energy Management tool? Either way, would the W8.1 version work anyway on Windows 10? Thanks.

eclank wrote:
Ok, I just finished doing the clean install and everything works smoothly. I had an issue with the drivers though (the Intel HD control panel didn't work, but I downloaded the most recent version from their website and now it works fine). I didn't have any problems with the Energy Manager with the upgrage nor with the clean installation though. However, what @dylan6994 says is true, until you reinstall the Energy Manager your battery will be stuck in the mode that it was before the update, so I would recommend to install W10 with the conservation mode disabled.Thank you for the information about Energy Manager as that would suck being stuck at 60%. Is there a thread for Y50-70 Windows 10 Upgrades? I keep seeing various posts about issues with drivers on the Y50-70 and I would like to know if any issues like a concise list. The Y50-70 is listed on the compatibility list but always nice to know what drivers will need to be manually installed. I know there was an issue with nVidia drivers has that been fixed? Anyways, thanks for the heads up!

Energy Management software keeps making shortcuts in the Start Menu

I just recently reformatted my laptop and installed Windows 7 Ultimate. I got the drivers from my laptop model's download page in the Lenovo support website, and everything was working fine - except for when the Lenovo Energy Management software would keep making shortcuts in the Start Menu every time I reboot the system.
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Hi Pommy,
Welcome to Lenovo Community!
I’m sorry to hear that a shortcut is automatically getting created, I would suggest you to re-install the LEM (Lenovo Energy Management) in the computer and while installing the driver right click on the downloaded file and select “Run as administrator” option to get it installed without any error.
Do post us back if the issue persists.
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Hello!
I bought Lenovo G710 laptop only few months ago, but now it is complaining that my battery is illegal. I have still the original battery in the laptop, so how can this be? I tried to remove the battery, uninstalling also the battery from Device Manager. I have also updated to the latest Energy Management. Nothing works. It is still "illegal"? What can I do to resolve this issue? Please help...
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Welcome to the Lenovo Community !
First try doing a reset of the BIOS. This can be useful in some situations to resolve hardware conflicts. Here's how......
1. Unplug the charger / adapter.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Press and hold the Power Button for 15 seconds.
4. Re-install the battery, plug in the charger / adapter if needed and power up the system to see if the problem was resolved.
If that didn't work then uninstall the Lenovo Energy Management driver, reboot the computer and then install a fresh copy of the Energy Management driver.
If the problem still continues, I suggest that you contact Lenovo Support for further warranty service. Some folks that have had a similiar problem reported here that Lenovo Support sent them a replacement battery. You can find the phone number for Lenovo Support in your country or area by using the link below....
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/supportphonelist_alt1
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G710 Win 7 64 bit Lenovo Energy Manager

I can't find a working drivers for G710 for the battery thing (ACPI\VPC2004\0).
Currently on the product page there's only the windows 8 version available and it doesn't work correctly on windows 7.
All other drivers for windows 7 are provided and work flawlessly.
Could someone point me in the right direction?

hi andrewgk,
Welcome to Lenovo Community Forums!
Please make sure that the previous Lenovo Energy Management is Uninstalled under Control Panl / Uninstall a Program
Then Install this
Lenovo Energy Management
Hope this helps
Cheers!
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Energy Management Driver causes windows to crash

I installed Win 7 Ultimate x64 and was installing drivers. Energy Management made the blue screen appear after restarting. So i reinstalled windows and same problem continues.
I try to download a new copy of Energy Management from official site and i cannot download it. I can download anything else but the energy management.
The window pops, i click "I Agree" nothing happens after that. Tried it on different machines, no go,
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[Yoga 11s] When is the Win 8.1 update to Lenovo Energy Management Driver coming out?

Till now, the driver for Lenovo Energy Management Driver is only available for Win 8.0. Using this driver on Win 8.1, I kept getting the error:
Compatibility issue between your power management system and Windows
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The model name of your power management system is Lenovo ACPI-Compliant Virtual Power Controller.
The latest version is 8.0.2.4, but it is only for Win 8.0. Is Lenovo going to support Win 8.1 for the Yoga 11s?

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Your power management system isn't compatible with this version of Windows.
The model name of your power management system is Lenovo ACPI-Compliant Virtual Power Controller.
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Lenovo Energy Management - Where is my Dust Removal button?

Hello. After installation my Windows 8.1 which i downloaded from Microsoft DreamSpark i installed all drivers from a CD which came with my laptop in a box.
I installed Lenovo Energy Management and I had button to remove dust. After updating my system via WindowsUpdate this button dissapeared. It's gone.
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I want to emphasize that after fresh installation of Win 8.1 without any uptates (Windows 8.1 Pro - Build 9600) i had that "remove dust" button.
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If this is the Dust removal that you are saying.
If your system is Windows 8.1
Open Control Panel / Uninstall a program and uninstall the Lenovo Energy Management that is currently installed.
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Will there be a Lenovo Energy Management software version for Windows 8.1? I have install Win 8.1 last week from MSDNA an can't activate WLAN. All Drivers are working fine.
When I try to activate WLAN via the Lenovo FN-Key on my S205, Windows just enaybles or disables Airplane Mode.

Dear H4NN1BAL,
Welcome to Lenovo Community,
Unfortunately sir, the official release date of windows 8.1 and its support will start on 18-10-2013, so until then we will not be able to provide you with a release date of the Energy Management for Windows 8.1.
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B570e Energy Management Driver for Windows 8.1

Hi ,
Recently , I installed Windows 8.1 on my B570e laptop .
Some problems I faced , such as touchpad scrolling and inverted scrolling and I solved it by installing the old driver , because the new driver does not include advanced settings.
However , there is no energy management driver for my laptop.
The energy management driver for windows 7 has no effect.
I tried installing energy driver in this link and it is not working at all.
My laptop still work and does not sleep automatically after 25 miutes.
What is the solution for energy management ?

Hi Revo,
Welcome to Lenovo Community Forums!
I’m sorry to hear that sleep, touchpad and other power management feature are not working as expected after upgrading to Windows 8.1; I suggest you re-install the LEM (Lenovo Energy Management) driver available, while installing the drivers right click on the downloaded file and select “Run as administrator” option to get it installed without any error. The issue should resolve if the latest display driver is installed in the computer, below are the link to automatically scan the computer and install the relevant driver from Intel and NVIDIA:
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Below is an image which will explain why some of the drivers are not available in support site for Windows 8.1:
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Hi,
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I’m sorry to inform you that Energy Management program is designed for Ideapads and ThinkPads are supported with a set of applications called Lenovo Think Vantage Toolbox.
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