Yoga 2 Pro/i7/8GB/512SSD Dragon Assistant and other (software) issues

Hi all,
I've been playing with my new Yoga 2 for a week now. I like how light, fast and quiet the machine is. I do however feel the machine is kind of buggy and wanted to see if anyone else was having similar issues. Windows 8.1 makes me feel like an idiot but I'm slowly learning how to customize everything to my liking. On to the issues:
1. I tried to download the Dragon Assistant installer and the installation didn't work properly. Now I can't find the installer anywhere on my computer to relaunch it. I am able to find it when I'm in control panel/uninstall program but I only have the option to uninstall from the machine, not repair it. Where the heck is the dang installer?!?
2. I wasn't able to download iTunes, after a few unsuccessful tries I went to an online forum and someone having the same issues posted an alternative link for the download and that seemed to have done the trick.
3. I have duplicate apps listed under my start pin, like the Lenovo phone compainon is listed under two different sections and it's driving me NUTS!
4. My screen seems to flicker everyonce in awhile, is this common with other Yoga 2 users?
I guess I'm trying to find out if others have had the same issues as I have, if there are solutions to the issues and if I should ultimately return the machine because it's faulty and try to get another one.
Any help/ advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

emeria wrote:
I am glad to hear this because I have screen flickering too. I also have a problem with my Dragon not working correctly.
emeria & Dream2300...
Would you describe the "flickering" as though the panel brightness was stepping up (or down) a number of steps in very small increments? If so, what you may be seeing is the adaptive brightness feature at work. I have disabled it on my Y2P and see no flickering.
If you go into the advanced settings of your power plan, look for the Display settings near the bottom. Expand the tree and check the Adaptive Brightness settings. You may also want to check the Power section under the Intel HD Graphics Control Panel. Check the Display Power Saving Technology item under the On Battery heading. Mine is set to Off.
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