This improves the user experience by allowing them to visually identify current status and available options at time of selection, saving them time spent blindly moving between the hot-key options to find the one they need.

TOSHIBA Flash Cards provides additional Hotkey (Function Fn keys) functionality to Toshiba notebooks and includes an intelligent user interface (UI) in the form of a graphical drop-down invoked by hotkey operation. TOSHIBA Password Utility lets you set and maintain password security that restricts access to the computer. TOSHIBA HWSetup lets you customize your hardware settings according to the way that you work with your computer and the peripherals you use. Reduction in power consumption by switching to optimum power settings based on plugged-in or on battery power machine status, or remaining battery power percentage. TOSHIBA eco Utility provides extended power control options to our customers over devices in Toshiba notebooks. The Toshiba Value Added Package (TVAP) provides an essential link to system resources required by several TOSHIBA original program components for access to BIOS functions etc, such as: Click for silent/unattended installation instructions. Can also be unZIPped using WinZip, PKUnZip or equivalent.