W530, Windows 8, and Thinkvantage 'Black' Button'

After upgrading to Windows 8 (from 7), I can't seem to get the black Thinkvantage button  to work or do anything.  
Can someone point me in which piece of software I need to install to get it to work?  I have looked through the drivers/software list and seemingly installed everything (including the Hotkey Features integration drivers).  
All of the other function keys, volume, mute, etc. work fine, just not that button.
thanks
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Black button has no function on Win8, except in the Lenovo preload, in which cases it launches Device Experience which is a preload-only thing.
On Win7 it was possible to modify registry to make the black (or formerly blue) button launch anything you want, but this just isn't possible on Win8 with the Lenovo tools.
Black button has been phased out (it doesn't exist on 2013 systems like T431s) and admittedly the product teams did not handle this transition well, as shown by the fact that the button isn't even labeled on your system.
Sorry for this inconvenience.

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