Thinkvantage button remapping problems

Question

Since the update to Lenovo Solution center my thinkvantage button has been opening Simpletap, a completely useless program since my x220 is not a tablet. Once I uninstalled simpletap AND the Thinkvantage toolbox, I wanted the blue key to start Lenovo Solution Center. I went to regedit and changed the "File" string to C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Lenovo Solution Center\LSC.exe and I even changed the Default string to the same exe. I know this works because I can open other programs like notepad with the button, just not LSC. How can set it to open LSC? Is the location wrong?

Answer 1

Hello BrandonK,
The ThinkVantage blue button can be programmed to run any executable file as long as you have the ‘hotkey utility’ installed. It’s owned by the hotkey features located in the registry at: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\TPHOTKEY
Notepad.exe is the easiest to set up to open because you don't need to create batch files. You are only creating registry key (8001) that doesn't exist anymore because you performed a clean install.
1. Open notepad (Start > Accessories > Notepad)
2. Paste the following text:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\TPHOTKEY\8001]
"File"="C:\\Windows\\notepad.exe"
3. Save the file anywhere and name it whatever you want, but change the file extension from “.txt” to “.reg”
4. Open the .reg file you just saved, use the big blue button to open the notepad program.
Best Regards,
Tanuj
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