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iSchool-issued Lenovo brand laptops come with an application named “Lenovo System Update” installed.

The Lenovo System Update application regularly runs in the background to install driver updates.

Every once in a while, you may be faced with a notification telling you updates that require a computer restart are available. See example message below.

If you see the message, follow the instructions to apply the updates. In general, you should apply the updates as soon as you are able. While you have the option of clicking “Cancel”, you will need to install the updates sooner or later.

While the Lenovo System Update application does run on a regular schedule, you have the option to run it on demand, to look for driver, BIOS, and firmware updates by following the instructions on this page:

Lenovo System Update driver, BIOS, and firmware updates search

If a specific hardware part of your computer is not working correctly, updating “drivers”, “BIOS”, or “firmware” is worth trying to attempt to fix the problem.

Before proceeding with the instructions, save whatever documents you are working on. You will likely need to restart your computer to install updates.

My computer is a:

iSchool issued Lenovo

update drivers on an iSchool issued Lenovo

1) Click the lower-left Windows icon to bring up the Start menu.

2) Start typing the words “system update.” Click the System Update icon to start the application.

3) Click Next, the application will search for updates applicable to your computer. If there is an update available for the Lenovo System Update application itself, follow the on-screen instructions to apply the update.

4) Once search results appear, for the “Critical updates” and “Recommended updates” sections, select only the items that have the words “Thunderbolt” or “Driver” or “BIOS” or “Firmware” in the title. Click Next.

note: The picture below is an example. The updates that appear for your specific computer will likely be different from what is pictured below. Select only the items that have the words “Thunderbolt” or “Driver” or “BIOS” or “Firmware” in the title.